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Harbor projects in full swing across Coast

Associated Press — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:42:22 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Commercial and recreational boat slips are under construction or repair in almost every city across South Mississippi. The Sun Herald reports the biggest projects are new harbors being built in Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian that will add a total of 348 new boat slips to the Coast. Pass Christian [...]

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After lengthy restoration, harbor finally reopens

Associated Press — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:11:03 +0000

BILOXI — Delays are over and the Biloxi Commercial Harbor has re-opened in time for the 2013 shrimp season. WLOX TV reports that shrimpers are glad the harbor is back in business. The harbor has 55 slips, along with concrete piers and new pilings. It’s also deeper than before. The harbor was badly damaged by [...]

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City awards contract for harbor project; repairs piers

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:53:53 +0000

PASS CHRISTIAN —The city of Pass Christian has awarded a $13.8 million contract for the final phase of its harbor expansion project. The Sea Coast Echo reports the board of aldermen awarded the contract to Silverton Construction of Jackson. Mayor Chipper McDermott says work on the 10-month contract is expected to begin immediately since Silverton [...]

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Coast city begins dredging for harbor project

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:40:26 +0000

BAY ST. LOUIS — Dredging has begun on the Bay St. Louis Harbor and Marina project The Sea Coast Echo reports a barge began dredging sand this week from the Mississippi Sound about 500 yards from the foot of Main Street. The dredging is the first phase of the $22 million harbor project. City officials [...]

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Boat facility to be razed after land swap proposal fails

Associated Press — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:47:10 +0000

OCEAN SPRINGS — The state Department of Marine Resources is going to tear down and remove the large boat storage shed it owns in Ocean Springs Harbor. The Sun Herald reports it will not be swapped for land on Back Bay in Biloxi. Bill Walker, head of the DMR, said Wednesday they couldn’t work out [...]

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Officials delay decision on contract for marina/harbor

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:36:18 +0000

BAY ST. LOUIS — Officials have delayed for at least two weeks a decision on awarding a contract for a $21 million marina and harbor project. The Sea Coast Echo reports the bids for the harbor project were accepted six weeks ago. The low bidder was Gill’s Crane and Dozer Service of Slidell, La., with [...]

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Supervisors OK plan for Ocean Springs Harbor

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:02:26 +0000

OCEAN SPRINGS — Jackson County supervisors have approved a plan for the Harbor Commission to manage and lease parking and boat slips that will be created when the state removes a boat shed and restaurant from the county’s Ocean Springs Harbor. County leaders said the Department of Marine Resources will need to first remove the [...]

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Judge dismisses family’s lawsuit over marina construction

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:01:06 +0000

BAY ST. LOUIS — A judge has dismissed a Bay St. Louis family’s lawsuit it filed against the city and the state over the future use of their property as a marina. Kenneth F. Murphy, Ray J. Murphy and Audie R. Murphy, who own the beachfront site where the popular Dan B.’s tavern and restaurant [...]

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Coast harbor expansion to get underway next month

Associated Press — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:39:05 +0000

PASS CHRISTIAN — Dredging for a $33-million harbor expansion begins Dec. 15, a year after Pass Christian received the grant to make the project possible. Yesterday, the Commission of Marine Resources voted unanimously to allow a permit for harbor modifications, the last hurdle for the project. When bids came in $4 million to $5 million [...]

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Another property owner sues state over waterfront property

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:39:37 +0000

BAY ST. LOUIS — A second waterfront owner has filed a lawsuit against the state seeking return and restoration of his beachfront property in Bay St. Louis. Some downtown waterfront owners have been at odds with the city and the state over the plans widen Beach Boulevard and build a downtown harbor. They say it [...]

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