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- Christmas tree recycling set to start in Jackson County
Your old Christmas tree is still beautiful to the Jackson County Solid Waste Department, even without its sparkling lights and colorful decorations.
- Sound Off
This is Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all can be published.
- 3 Doors Down
Why join? About the artist Hailing from the small town of Escatawpa, MS, near Biloxi, 3 Doors Down forged a major-label contract using popular live shows and the reputation of a single song.
- Police: Man tried to sell stolen firearm
A Pascagoula man charged is being held at the Jackson County jail on a charge of attempting to sell a stolen firearm, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said.
- 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.
- Talons Motorcycle Club's Toy Run set
The Pascagoula-based Talons Motorcycle Club is holding its third annual motorcycle Toy Run on Dec.
- Sheriff: Man tried fleeing
A Moss Point man was arrested after a high-speed chase with county officers that included him flinging bags of crack cocaine from his vehicle's window, authorities said Friday.
- Sewage nightmare ends for Escatawpa residents
Backhoes removing debris and men working on Elder Ferry Road is a sight Myrna Lewis thought she would never see.
- Helena Community %%head%%Forestry official estimates blaze affected...
HELENA A woods fire bounded by Greenfields and Lily Orchard roads threw a plume of smoke west across Jackson County on Wednesday afternoon.
- 1 worker dead, 6 injured
Mississippi Power Co. officials say the body of a worker has been found hours after he was buried underneath scaffolding that collapsed at a Jackson County plant.
- Boys & Girls in Moss Point
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson and George counties will begin offering in Moss Point a limited version of its regular after-school program, beginning by the end of November.
- Moss Point/Escatawpa News
Moss Point High students take a stand against violence Updated: Some Moss Point students say it's time to change the teenagers in their community.
- Woman injured in SUV accident
A Moss Point woman was injured late Saturday night when the SUV she was driving left Mississippi 63 and turned over, according to firefighters.
- Supreme Court rejects appeal in Coast slaying
The Mississippi Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a Jackson County man, despite concerns about whether prosecutors made a false statement to keep a black man off ...
- Broken sewer line makes a mess in Escatawpa
Some Escaptawpa residents say they're being neglected by the Moss Point Public Works Department.
- 3 Doors Down
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- New food booths ready in time for fair
Officials of the Jackson County Fair held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning at the fairgrounds in Pascagoula for the new $2 million food booth pavilion, just in time for the fair that kicks off Sunday.
- Mullet Festival 2008 kicks out the jams
You didn't really expect much. This year, however, the 18th annual Gautier Mullet and Music Fest takes its place among the top tier of South Mississippi parties.
- Churches helping members avoid financial trouble
People in church congregations everywhere are feeling the pain of the economic crisis.
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City DescriptionEscatawpa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,566 at the 2000 census.
Small clusters of people have inhabited the area now known as Escatawpa since well before the Civil War. At various points in its history, the town has been known as Dog River, Dutch Bayou, and Tugas. The name Escatawpa comes from the Choctaw Indian name for the area "Oestcatawpa"; which literally translates to "trim cane", with the word "uska" meaning "cane" and "tapa" meaning "cut" in Choctaw. In the early 1800s, settlers adopted the Indian name and eventually changed the spelling to its current form. The name Escatawpa is believed to have become official when Henry Ehlers opened the Escatawpa Post Office in 1855.
Escatawpa is located at 30°29′21″N 88°33′4″W / 30.48917, -88.55111 (30.489200, -88.551168).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.0 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.83%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,566 people, 1,310 ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Jackson County
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