Pearlington, Mississippi

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• We're Off
  

  We fly out first thing tomorrow morning, traveling through 3 states in 9 days. From New Orleans, LA to Pearlington, MS to Hattiesburg, MS to Jasper, AL to Hattiesburg, MS to New Orleans, LA were trying to be as ...

• Five projects to be funded in Hancock County
  

  Only a handful of people showed up Monday for public hearings on how millions of federal dollars will be spent on five long-term hurricane recovery projects planned by county officials.

• Willis-Fenner
  

  Miranda Fenner of Hattiesburg and Gabriel Willis of Waveland were married at 3:30 p.m. on October 25, 2008, at St.

• Getting around still a chore
  

  Getting around this county's southern reaches these days requires some daring, extra time, and lots of patience.

• Picayune woman beaten in Harrison County jail
  

  A verbal altercation turned physical when a Picayune woman stood up for an older inmate.

• Inmate charged with assault of fellow inmate
  

  An inmate at the Harrison County jail was charged with aggravated assault this week after an altercation with another inmate, Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said Thursday.

• New elementary opens
  

  Big smiles and wide eyes were everywhere as students at West Hancock Elementary saw their new school for the first time Monday.

• Diamondhead/Kiln News
  

  Alcohol, speed blamed in fatal Diamondhead car accident Updated: Hancock County Sheriff's investigators now say speed and alcohol were contributing factors in a fatal single car accident Tuesday in Diamondhead.

• Carriere man dies in car accident
  

  A one vehicle accident in the Pearlington area led to the death of Carriere resident, Charles Arthur Colton.

• Crash victim identified
  

  Authorities have identified a man who died in a car crash near Pearlington on Wednesday night as a resident of Pearl River County.

• Three die in Diamondhead car accident
  

  Three people died late Tuesday afternoon and a fourth person is hospitalized after a single car accident in the Diamondhead community.

• Potholes next up on road to recovery
  

  It seemed like it would never come, but residents of a large swath in the county's southern region soon will see work begin on roads that have remained in desperate shape since Hurricane Katrina.

• Man accused of trying to hire someone to kill wife
  

  St. Tammany Parish authorities say they've arrested a man on accusations he tried to hire someone to kill his wife.

• United Way agency honors volunteers
  

  Several small Colorado communities banded together to help a Mississippi community recover from Katrina's devastation.

• Miss. Highway 604 opens after repairs
  

  HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. a ' State Highway 604 one mile south of Highway 607 in Pearlington, Miss., has reopened following the completion of work to replace culverts and make other roadway improvements, according ...

• Moscow church is raising funds for mission trip to help Missippi hurricane victims
  

  The Moscow First Presbyterian Church invites interested Palouse area residents to visit the church between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday, October 5, to purchase homemade pies and cakes and other confections at ...

• Harmony Happenings
  

  Breden United Methodist Church is hosting the Operation Packing Day. The volunteers will pack boxes of school supplies to send to needy children around the world.

• Land-buyout idea resurfaces
  

  Residents of homes that have been repeatedly flooded from hurricanes may have a chance to sell out and get out under a $10 million program pitched to county supervisors this week by state officials.

• Stubborn, proud keep hanging on
  

  Charles Russ is a stubborn old cuss. From the front porch of his house near the banks of the Pearl River, he has watched life, hurricanes, and high water pass by for more than 40 years.

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City Description

Pearlington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on U.S. Route 90, along the Pearl River, at the Louisiana stateline. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,684 at the 2000 census. On August 29, 2005, at 10 a.m. Hurricane Katrina made landfall just south of Pearlington. Pearlington is located at 30°15′0″N 89°36′18″W / 30.25, -89.605 (30.249994, -89.604939). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.8 km²), of which, 9.1 square miles (23.6 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (4.91%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,684 people, 648 households, and 460 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 184.9 people per square mile (71.4/km²). There were 830 housing units at an average density of 91.1/sq mi (35.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.55% White, 20.43% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population. There were 648 households out of which 31.5%

City Contained By:

• Mississippi
• Hancock County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 24.8638858592 km squared

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