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- Former Moss Point High students share college experience
The transition from high school to college can be pretty difficult if you're not prepared.
- NAACP clashes with Moss Point administration
Jackson County NAACP leaders are not happy with some elected officials in Moss Point.
- Moss Point osmosis plant delayed again
Moss Point's reverse osmosis water plant wasn't turned on Monday as city leaders anticipated, and it likely won't be fully operational until the middle of next week because of a delivery delay, according to a ...
- Local Briefing
An alcohol sale to minors led Ocean Springs police to a convenience store clerk in possession of crack cocaine, authorities said Monday.
- Two killed in Moss Point traffic accident
Two Pascagoula residents died in a two-vehicle accident early Saturday morning at the intersection of Mississippi 63 and Gregory Street.
- Underage alcohol sale leads to cocaine bust
A weekend "buy bust" in Ocean Springs led officers to an even bigger arrest. Joseph Moore of Moss Point was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute after officers say they ...
- Moss Point's year for rebuilding
"This is where people would stand if they had a complaint or a question or to get a burn permit," said Captain Rodger Mann of the Moss Point Central Fire Station's main lobby.
- Southeast Mississippi: the Top Stories of 2008
Jail was a common thread in many of southeast Mississippi's top local news stories in 2008.
- Moss Point steel fabrication company sold
A Moss Point steel and pipe fabrication company has been sold to Atlantic Marine Holding Co., which operates shipyards in Alabama and Florida.
- Woman lost all to Katrina, now to fire
Three-and-a-half years after Hurricane Katrina filled the first floor of her house with water, a Moss Point woman has lost the entire house to fire.
- Chase, wreck, escape, lockup
After briefly evading police, a 29-year-old Moss Point man crashed his Chevrolet Tahoe and was headed to jail Saturday on several charges including felony evading, driving under the influence, driving with a ...
- Holidays bring heightened needs
PASCAGOULA More than a dozen volunteers were serving food Monday at Our Daily Bread at 3502 Old Mobile Highway.
- Festival of Lights begins
South Mississippi's Congregation Beth Israel gathered Sunday at Florence Gardens' Magnolia Hall in Gulfport to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.
- Lawmaker wants to ban cell phone use in cars
State representative Billy Broomfield of Moss Point, says he sick and tired of seeing people driving recklessly while talking on their cell phones and text messaging.
- East Central students join Moss Point NJROTC
When Lily George saw a group of Moss Point High School NJROTC members performing drills at her middle school last year, she knew that's something she wanted to do when she got to high school.
- Missing teenager, small dog sought
Moss Point resident David Brown asked that Coast residents be on the lookout for his son, 16-year-old Jeffery Brown, who disappeared after last being seen at their home.
- Summit seeks to change statistics
Summit seeks to change statistics Family art day in North Gulfport BILOXI, MS - The statistics are alarming.
- Two drivers busted for pot
A traffic stop by the Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force late Tuesday led to the arrests of Jesus Tijerina of Pascagoula and Wilbert Ratlift of Moss Point.
- Jackson County Drug Court Winning the fight
PASCAGOULA Just like his father, Wayne Ladnier was a teenage drug-abuser who watched his addiction strip away everything important in his life.
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City DescriptionMoss Point is a city, north of Pascagoula, in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,653 at the 2000 census.
On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of Moss Point was flooded or destroyed (see details below).
Moss Point is located at 30°24′40″N 88°31′31″W / 30.41111, -88.52528 (30.410999, -88.525140). Though very small this city is populated by many people. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.8 square miles (69.3 km²), of which, 25.0 square miles (64.7 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it (6.61%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,653 people, 6,714 households, and 5,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 634.0 people per square mile (344.8/km²). There were 6,237 housing units at an average density of 249.4/sq mi (96.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 28.04% White, 70.56% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Jackson County
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