News - Local

Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009

AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI

Recycled cell phones help military

This week, Advanced Disposal Services will be placing a Cell Phones for Soldiers donation envelope inside the recycling containers of customers in the Harrison County area in hopes of garnering cell-phone donations in honor of Veterans Day.

Residents can simply place an old, unwanted cell phone inside the envelope, seal it up and leave it in their mailbox.

There is no postage necessary and no charge to the participant.

Each cell phone donated provides a soldier overseas with 30 minutes of prepaid calling service so they may phone their families back home.

Advanced Disposal will be coordinating in-office drop boxes at all Advanced Disposal locations in the Biloxi area.

It will also be working with various businesses and organizations around the city to provide them with envelopes and drop boxes for their offices and employees.

— Sun Herald

Sign up for food boxes at Back Bay Mission

BILOXI — The Back Bay Mission’s Emergency Assistance program will accept applications for Christmas food boxes from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Thursday.

For more information on this project, contact Jill Cartlege at 432-0301 or jcartledge@thebackbay mission.org.

— Sun Herald

Legion post will present Veterans Day program

BILOXI — American Legion Post 33 will present its annual Veterans Day program Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor.

The location is the War Memorial Park at the corner of Main Street and U.S. 90.

The colors will be posted by the Air Force Junior ROTC from St. Martin High School.

The featured speaker is Brig. Gen. Ian Dickinson, commander of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base.

A reception with refreshments will follow the ceremony at the legion at 131 Lameuse St.

Details: 806-4519.

— Sun Herald

Veterans invited to parade and breakfast Tuesday

ST. MARTIN — The St. Martin High School Air Force Junior ROTC invites all veterans to a Veterans Day parade and breakfast Tuesday.

The events will begin at 8:30 a.m. at St. Martin High, 10800 Yellowjacket Blvd.

Veterans who wish to attend should call the school at 875-4751.

— Sun Herald

Stone County veterans invited to breakfast

PERKINSTON — Stone County veterans are invited to a breakfast in their honor at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

The breakfast will be at Heidelberg Hall at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

The breakfast is hosted by Stone Middle School Student Council and is sponsored by the Bank of Wiggins.

— Sun Herald

Hot meals planned for Thanksgiving delivery

The Harrison County Volunteers to Feed the Needy will be delivering hot meals on Thanksgiving Day.

Names of anyone in need of a meal in Harrison County on Thanksgiving are being accepted by calling the Harrison County Sheriff’s office, 896-0606; Biloxi Police Department, 435-6133; the Gulfport Police Department, 868-5703; or the D’Iberville Police Department, 396-4252.

Thanksgiving meals can be picked up or delivered to those who live Harrison County.

Volunteers who wish to help prepare, package or deliver meals should report to the Harrison County Work Center, 10045 Lorraine Road, Gulfport, in the cafeteria, on Thanksgiving.

The doors will open at 9 a.m. for volunteers to help package meals. Those who would like to deliver should be there at 10 a.m.

— Sun Herald

Veterans Day garbage collection is on schedule

For Veterans Day, the following garbage collection offices are open and routes are on schedule: Advanced Disposal, Delta Sanitation and Waste Management of South Mississippi.

The Harrison County Landfill off Menge Avenue is scheduled to be open.