Gautier, Mississippi

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Gautier

Fair
Temperature: 48.8 °F

Humidity: 74 %
Wind Speed: 3 mph ENE
Pressure: 30.06 "

Dew Point: 41 °F
Gusts: 7 mph NE
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Paving projects near in Gautier
  

  GAUTIER As asphalt prices drop, the city anticipates paving more roads than previously planned, according to City Manager Sidney Runnels.

• South MISSISSIPPIa S Most Wanted
  

  A son accused in the beating death of his 68-year-old mother in Gautier is among those featured on the latest list of South Mississippi's most wanted criminal suspects.

• Not all city officials to seek re-election
  

  As most of Jackson County's city officials begin crafting campaign signs, not all are planning to pursue re-election. Filing for elected municipal positions begins today, and of 30 current city politicians, ...

• CELEBRATING 105 YEARS
  

  GAUTIER The party was a lively one Friday afternoon at River Chase Village as Booker T. Gatlin celebrated his 105th birthday.

• Take free sandhill crane tour
  

  Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge will offer guided wildlife observation tours during January and February.

• Runners on trek to visit refuge
  

  GAUTIER Two runners jogging across North America while trying to inspire people to commit to environmentally friendly habits will stop this week at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge.

• South MS fugitive profiled on national television
  

  South Mississippi's search for an accused murderer is getting national attention.

• Jackson County Group brightens the spirits of a needy family with large donation
  

  Christmas Surprise Gautier, MS - The ladies from Divine Women in Action are excited and eager to bring more than five hundred dollars worth of Christmas toys and goodies to four special kids in Jackson County ...

• Protect yourself from holiday crime
  

  GAUTIER, MS - From shopping to parties, holidays could be the busiest time of the year.

• 'Ruff, ruff, meow'
  

  Orphan animals with high hopes and big hearts, from their point of view, are just a home away from happiness any day of the year, whether it's Christmas or the week after.

• Gautier senior center nearly ready Facility has been shut down since Hurricane Katrina flooded it
  

  GAUTIER The Gautier Senior Citizens Building in the city park, closed since Hurricane Katrina washed 5cm HALF feet of water into the structure, is expected to reopen in January, according to Harry Will- iams, ...

• Gautier sees increase in tax revenue
  

  Gautier is the only city in Jackson County showing an increase in sales tax revenue and beating a downward trend locally and in the state, according to the latest report from the Mississippi State Tax ...

• Recycling programs taking off Jackson County processed 317,780 pounds of garbage last month
  

  Jackson County recycled 317,780 pounds of garbage in November, the first month that households in all municipal and unincorporated areas participated in the program.

• Plan will give cranes new home
  

  A 15-year plan for the Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge includes a $7 million visitors center, repopulated Mississippi sandhill cranes and a cleaner Escatawpa River bank.

• Animals need holiday cheer
  

  As I write today's pet column, it's been a bad day for three pet owners that I know of.

• Christmas season arrives
  

  Cameron Anderson found the bike he intends to ask Santa for this year during one of the numerous holiday events throughout Jackson County on Saturday.

• 3 local schools on list of best in nation
  

  Gautier, Pascagoula and St. Martin were listed among America's best high schools in an article in U.S. News and World Report.

• I-10 Drug Bust Gautier K-9 officer discovers pot in tire
  

  An interstate traffic stop resulted in the seizure of 28 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of a Texas man, authorities said Sunday.

• Millage Rates Different locales have different tax rates on real...
  

  Millage Rates Different locales have different tax rates on real property, and those rates can fluctuate from year to year.

City Description

Gautier is a city along the Gulf of Mexico, west of Pascagoula, in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,681 at the 2000 census. Locally, the name is pronounced as "GO-shay." Descendants of the Gautier family, for whom it was named, still live in the area. Gautier is located at 30°22′54″N 88°38′39″W / 30.38167, -88.64417 (30.381536, -88.644169), along Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the West Pascagoula River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.5 km²), of which, 12.2 square miles (31.7 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²) of it (5.19%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,681 people, 4,260 households, and 3,233 families residing in the city. The population density was 954.2 people per square mile (368.5/km²). There were 4,597 housing units at an average density of 375.5/sq mi (145.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.19% White, 27.65% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more

City Contained By:

• Jackson County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 33.4108466233 km squared

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