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Hiring a sure sign the newest Chick-fil-A is opening soon in South Mississippi
Nearly four months after South Mississippi's newest Chick-fil-A opened in Ocean Springs, the drive-thru lanes are still busy most times of the day and night. Now Biloxi is about to see the "cult following" of Chick-fil-A customers, as the new location at 2356 Pass Road, near Rouses Market, is nearly ready for its fall opening.
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Lumberton Flea Market Aims to Help Small Vendors Grow
LUMBERTON, Miss. — Lumberton residents looking to turn their skills and products into small businesses will soon have a low-cost place to sell their work. The Lumberton Flea Market is set to open Sept. 12 at 100 Industrial Parkway, offering weekend booth spaces starting at $30. Organizers say the market is intended to give vendors an alternative to the cost of opening a traditional storefront while putting a largely unused 150,000-square-foot industrial building back to work.
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80-year-old Gautier marina now under new ownership
Mary Walker Marina is the oldest continually operating business in Gautier and this year, it’s celebrating 80 years of service.
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UPDATE: Multiple Gulfport restaurants temporarily close as crews address gas leak at Channel South construction site
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — Multiple restaurants are closed as crews continue working to plug a gas leak at the Channel South construction site in downtown Gulfport. Officials said there is no immediate danger to the surrounding area, but some nearby businesses may be impacted when gas is shut off for repairs.
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Gulf Ship Expands Gulfport, Mississippi, Operations
Shipbuilding company Gulf Ship plans to expand its operations in Gulfport, Mississippi. The more than $43.81 million project is expected to create 121 jobs. The investment will include upgrades to the company’s existing shipbuilding and steel fabrication facilities and the installation of new automated manufacturing equipment. “There is a...
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Business Spotlight: Riemann Family Funeral Home’s care is personal for its community
In the midst of the somber, black-clothed crowd stands an artificial tree decorated with bright pink flowers. A few months ago, its boughs were draped with purple, yellow and green streamers in celebration of Mardi Gras. “It’s almost a happy theme, and people comment that it’s not a dreadful, dreary...
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New antique mall opens in Downtown Wiggins
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- Shoppers and antiques enthusiasts have a new destination in South Mississippi. Old Town Relics cut the ribbon on its new location Thursday morning, marking the start of what owners hope will be a long-term investment in Wiggins. Located just outside historic Downtown Wiggins, Old Town Relics is...
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Wealthy Homebuyers Are Flocking to Louisiana’s ‘Old Money’ Northshore
Some waterfront luxury markets are so under the radar that you likely won't recognize their names, despite their thriving high-end sales. Take St. Tammany Parish, LA, which includes the cities of Slidell, Mandeville, and Covington. Dubbed the "Northshore" of Lake Pontchartrain, the area is about a 40-minute commute from New Orleans (part of the lake's "Southshore").
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10 Affordable Beach Towns For Homebuyers In 2026
Homebuyers and travelers can have diverging priorities — at least sometimes. Things like school systems, affordable public transport, healthcare, and housing costs often don't factor into vacation plans. But occasionally, prospective property owners and tourists look for the same things, especially when scoping out beach towns. It makes researching affordable coastal options a rare chance to satisfy both classes.
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City Officials Approve Worker Raises, Reject Tax Hike and Own Pay Bumps
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS - City employees will receive bigger pay bumps this year after city officials took the rare step of surrendering their own scheduled pay hikes. Ocean Springs aldermen rejected a proposed one-mill property-tax increase Tuesday and removed themselves and the mayor from a pay-raise proposal while approving a new employee pay scale and 2.9% cost-of-living adjustment for city workers.
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Gulf Ship to modernize Gulfport facilities, creating 121 jobs
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – Gulf Ship, a shipbuilding company, will expand operations in Gulfport. Officials said the project represents a corporate investment of more than $43.81 million and will create 121 jobs. Gulf Ship, an Edison Chouest Offshore company, has operated in Gulfport for more than two decades and is undertaking a major modernization of […]
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Popps Barbershop marks one year in D’Iberville
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) — Popps Barbershop is celebrating its one year anniversary of serving the Gulf Coast as construction on Popp’s Ferry Road clears up nearby. The barbershop had a front-row seat to the Popp’s Ferry Road construction project in D’Iberville. Those with the barbershop say customers had a difficult time getting in and out while construction was happening.
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27 Coastal Towns With Housing Prices Below the National Average
The national median home price crossed roughly $398,000 in 2026, and most towns within sight of open water sit well above that number. But not all of them. A working port economy, a lack of resort-driven demand, or simply an undiscovered stretch of coastline can keep prices meaningfully below the national median even with a ... Read more
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Gas leak reported at Channel South construction site in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — Crews are working to plug a gas leak at the Channel South construction site in downtown Gulfport. Fire Chief Billy Kelley said workers ruptured a large gas line with a piece of heavy equipment on Friday morning. Kelley said the gas smell is lingering due...