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- Hurley growing by leaps and bounds
More people means more businesses for the historically quiet communities of northeast Jackson County, and locals have supported the slow but steady growth, community leaders say.
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Honor our returning heroes There was a short clip of a Canadian service man killed in Iraq being brought back home.
- Slide is great, 'but the horseys are fun, too'
PASCAGOULA The 87th annual Jackson County Fair kicked off Sunday with a sunshiny day of family fun.
- Alpacas Aplenty
BIG POINT For alpaca devotees and the curious, the Kuska Paku Farm off Mississippi 613 in the Big Point community was the place to be on Saturday and Sunday.
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Cartoon writing is cursive, not Arabic --About the editorial cartoon the other day: I also saw it was Arabic writing, but it turned out it was just cursive.
- Around South Mississippi
Biloxi has one of the lowest combined water and sewer rates in the country, according to survey of 51 markets by NUS Consulting Group.
- Two jailed and another sought in burglary, stolen property case
Jackson County sheriff's deputies had two people in custody Wednesday and were searching for a third in a case involving stolen property, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said.
- Hurley man charged with home repair fraud
A Hurley man jailed for home repair fraud is accused of bilking a family of $110,000 to build a home in the Big Point community that was never constructed, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said today.
- Busby-Baronich wedding
Rachel Anna Busby and Victor Louis Baronich, both of Vancleave, were married Aug.
- Group to fight utility
The attorney for a newly formed organization that opposes portions of the Gulf Regional Water and Wastewater plan said Thursday night he will use the law as a sledge hammer against proposed projects in the ...
- Davis-Brister wedding
Heather Leigh Davis of Hurley and Nicholas Chase Brister of Moss Point were married June 21, 2008, at the Hermitage Rippy Estate in Mobile.
- Davis-Brister wedding
Heather Leigh Davis of Hurley and Nicholas Chase Brister of Moss Point were married June 21, 2008, at the Hermitage Rippy Estate in Mobile.
- Owen-Parker engagement
The engagement of Ashley Santanna Owen of Caledonia and Michael O'Neal Parker of Big Point has been announced.
- Home sales plummet despite lower prices
From January to May, Jackson County homes sold for an average of 20 percent less compared to that same time period last year, local Realtors and Multiple Listing Service data say.
- Brown couple celebrates 50th wedding anniversary
Harold and Sue Brown of Big Point recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at the Hurley Community Center.
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I'm a resident of Jackson County. I live in Pascagoula. Since the gas prices have gone up so high, the public buses will be patronized more.
- Second JCUA meeting
The second presentation to local officials of a proposed countywide utility plan was well attended Tuesday, but prompted only one question and that was from a mayor.
- Meeting offers update on utilities
The first of the new projects to come out of the governor's multimillion-dollar push to have central water and sewerage installed north of Interstate 10 in Jackson County is expected to be in operation in two ...
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It's a sign of progress. There are lots of folks who don't want progress up here but, let's face it, this is 2008 not 1960.
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City DescriptionBig Point is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 115 at the 2000 census.
Big Point is located at 30°35′13″N 88°28′55″W / 30.58694, -88.48194 (30.586925, -88.481968).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 115 people, 41 households, and 38 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,059.0 people per square mile (403.7/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 386.8/sq mi (147.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.13% White, and 0.87% from two or more races.
There were 41 households out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 4.9% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the CDP the population was spread ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Jackson County
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Timezones:Size:- 0.258998811034 km squared
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