Christmas closings

AMANDA McCOY/SUN HERALD
One of the many light displays at Jones Park shines as the sun sets, kicking off the first night of the inaugural Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival on Friday, November 27, 2015. It is South Mississippi's biggest holiday light show and sponsor Island View Casino Resort agreed to spend $2.5 million on the show over five years. The show will run nightly through Jan. 3. — AMANDA McCOY/SUN HERALD One of the many light displays at Jones Park shines as the sun sets, kicking off the first night of the inaugural Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival on Friday, November 27, 2015. It is South Mississippi's biggest holiday light show and sponsor Island View Casino Resort agreed to spend $2.5 million on the show over five years. The show will run nightly through Jan. 3. AMANDA McCOY SUN HERALD

CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS

GARBAGE COLLECTION

Waste Pro

Harrison County: Garbage will not be picked up Christmas Day. If your service day is Friday, it will be skipped and run on the next service day. Recycle and bulk pickup will run one day behind.

Jackson County: Garbage and recycling services will run one day behind.

Waste Management

Poplarville: Tuesday garbage pickup will be on normal schedule. Friday pickup will run one day behind.

Bay St. Louis, Wiggins and Waveland: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday garbage pickups will be on a normal schedule. Friday pickup will run one day behind.

Leakesville: Wednesday garbage pickup will be on normal schedule.

Hancock County and Diamondhead: Monday through Thursday garbage pickups will be on normal schedule. Friday pickup will run one day behind.

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Closed Thursday and Friday, and reopens Monday: Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Diamondhead, D'Iberville, Gautier, Gulfport, Hancock County, Harrison County, Jackson County, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Stone County Courthouse, U.S. District Court, Waveland and Wiggins.

Closes Wednesday at 1 p.m., closed Thursday and Friday: Pass Christian

Closes Wednesday at noon, closed Thursday and Friday: Long Beach

LIBRARIES

Hancock County Library System: Closed Thursday-Sunday and reopens Monday

Harrison County Library System: Closed Thursday-Sunday, reopens Monday

Jackson/George Regional Library System: Closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, reopens Monday

Long Beach Library: Closed from noon Wednesday-Sunday, reopens Monday

TRANSPORTATION

Coast Transit Authority: CTA office will close at noon Thursday and reopen at 8 a.m. Monday. All fixed-route service operates on a Sunday time schedule on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day. Normal service will resume Saturday.

UTILITIES

Closed Thursday and Friday: West Jackson County Utilities, Mississippi Power Co., Gautier Utility District and Coast Electric Power Association

OTHERS

Closed Thursday and Friday: Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties' health departments

Sun Herald business offices: Closed Friday

This story was originally published December 18, 2015 at 8:40 PM with the headline "Christmas closings ."

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