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Comment by Darryl Musick on December 16, 2013 at 11:23am

On a brand-new report and video at The World on Wheels, we're on the Elvis Trail and we're starting where it all started, his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi.

Comment by David Paul Appell on November 5, 2010 at 11:49am

Here's an interesting cultural development: The new digs for the Smithsonian-affiliated Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art is finally opening tomorrow in Biloxi, Mississippi, with a design by Frank Gehry. OK, by now Gehry's done his schtick even my dinky hometown in upstate NY, but nonetheless should add a little more heft/depth to the area's touristic offerings. http://georgeohr.org.

Comment by Northeast News on July 13, 2010 at 1:40pm

Mississippi coast update:

• The state government, in conjunction with local officials, has closed the sand beach in Hancock County from Nicholson Avenue, west to the Silver Slipper Casino. The beaches are closed to public use until further notice. Security to ensure non-essential personnel stay off the beach is being provided by local law enforcement.
• The beach advisories for Jackson and Harrison counties remain in effect. The following areas had significant amounts tar mats and tar patties on the shoreline:

o Harrison County: from Third Avenue in Pass Christian to Azalea Avenue in Biloxi.
o Jackson County: Main Street in the Belle Fountain area west to Seashore Avenue.
o The public is asked to avoid contact with oil-related materials and stay out of the water if these materials are visible.

Comment by Tripatini on July 4, 2010 at 4:33pm

Now on the Tripatini blog: a post about great vacation stuff to do on the Gulf coast of Mississippi (and it....