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Plan to use $600 million in Katrina money for port expansion criticized...Dead whale washes up near Pascagoula's Chevron refinery...Sen. Wicker says efforts to get an all perils amendment for disaster aid continues despite Senate rejection...Coast victim of the West Nile Virus needs help...Gulfport City Council approves grant for rebuilding Grass Lawn... Biloxi City Council approves zoning change for waterfront-zoned property...SS Camille demolished Tuesday in Gulfport...Harrison County delays plan to demolish Gulfport Library...Coliseum expansion leaves out offices for the Tourism Commission that were initially part of the plan...MEMA's Mississippi Cottage program ending, program never meant to replace FEMA trailers...More restaurants coming back to Biloxi Beach areas...Former President Jimmy Carter to visit Pascagoula to help build Habitat homes...Company announces major land acquisition and shopping center for D'Iberville... Harrison County to soon rebuild beach boardwalk with concrete...As of April 30, there were 7,361  FEMA trailers and mobile homes in use in South Mississippi 5/9/08 8:34 AM.

GCN Special Reports:

GCN Recovery News Report - Updated 5/5/08

Boat Ramp Etiquette: Area Boat Ramps in Short Supply and Parking Misused - GCN

Keesler A.F.B. Open to Talks on a New Bridge Across Back Bay at Rodenberg Ave. - GCN

Slowing Economy Slows Down Biloxi Condo Developers, Permits Expiring - GCN Special Report

Still No Official Word on Status of Warr Investigation - GCN

MEMA/FEMA Latest Katrina Updates and News
 

GCN Opinions and Special Features

Gulfport: Government in Chaos - GCN Opinion

Study Finds Sharp Increase in School Discipline Problems After Katrina - usatoday.com

Energy Costs Begin to Shape New Economic Reality - canada.com

Is God on the Side of Illegal Immigration? - tehachapinews.com

Biloxi Needs a New Bridge, Not a Bigger Popps Ferry Bridge - GCN Opinion

Letters to the Editor - GCN

Read What People are Talking About on GCN's Message Board - GCN

Area News Links

Biloxi Mailing Flood Insurance Reminders to Residents, More City News - GCN

Plan to Spend $600 Million in Katrina Recovery for Port Expansion Criticized - Sun Herald

Dead Whale Washes Ashore Near Pascagoula's Chevron Refinery - Mississippi Press

Sen. Wicker Says Senate Vote on  Insurance All Perils Amendment Disappointing - GCN

Gulfport Police Make Arrest in Washington Ave. Shooting Case - Sun Herald

Waveland Police Say Woman Found in Ditch with Throat Cut Near Nightclub - Sea Coast Echo

Gulfport City Council Approves Grant for Grass Lawn - Sun Herald

Biloxi City Council Approves Zoning Changes for Waterfront Zoned Property - Sun Herald

Coast Victim of the West Nile Virus Needs Help - GCN

Seminar on How to Comply with New Immigration Law to be Held - Hattiesburg American

SS Camille Landmark Demolished Following Brief Ceremony - WLOX

Harrison County Supervisors Delay Demolition of Katrina-Destroyed Gulfport Library - WLOX

Waveland Hopes Team Up with Mississippi Main Street Organization Will Help Downtown - WLOX

McDonald's Reopens in Biloxi, More Restaurants to Return to Biloxi Beach Area - GCN

Former President Carter to Help Build Habitat Homes in Pascagoula - Mississippi Press

Coliseum Expansion Leaves Out Offices for Tourism Commission Initially Included in Plan - Sun Herald

Mississippi Cottage Program to End, Program Never Meant to Replace FEMA Trailers - Mississippi Press

Major New Shopping Center to be Built in D'Iberville, Promenade Center to Add 1,000 Jobs - GCN

Senate Committee Approves Major Military-Related Projects for Mississippi - GCN

Harrison County to Soon Replace Katrina-Destroyed Beach Boardwalk with Concrete - GCN

Biloxi to Host Preservation Thursdays Throughout May - GCN