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    Winging it

    Jeff Impey of Ocean Springs took pictures Tuesday of black skimmers on the beach near the Biloxi Lighthouse. The birds had gathered on the beach along with gulls and terns, and attracted Impey’s attention. He said he was trying to catch one of the birds in mid-flight, but was finding they were faster than his shutter finger.

    • Jury limits additional payment to contents

      GULFPORT — After deliberating for 80 minutes Tuesday, a jury said Reginald Bossier isn’t entitled to any additional money for damage to his Biloxi home during Hurricane Katrina, but State Farm does owe him $52,300 for damage to its contents.

    • Oceanographer reined in at wind trial

      GULFPORT — An oceanographer testified in federal court Tuesday that water was 10 times as destructive as wind during Hurricane Katrina, but he was disqualified from saying how those forces impacted the Bossier home.

    TRAIN IN VAIN

    Amtrak recently offered Congress three options to return to passenger rail service to South Mississippi for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, but the government would have to approve funding for the plans, all of which have projected annual revenue losses.

    Officials call Ida a good practice run

    Emergency officials in South Mississippi said Tuesday that Tropical Storm Ida gave them a chance to test their hurricane plans without the threat of serious, widespread damage.

    • Eat wild on the river this weekend

      MOSS POINT — The Pascagoula River Audubon Center and the nonprofit group Edible Gulf Coast are hosting a Wild Foods Festival on Saturday at the nature center along the river, just north of Interstate 10.

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