What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Day: MS Coast garbage pickup, libraries, more
Government offices and services are closed on Thursday to observe the Thanksgiving holiday.
Here’s what you need to know about trash pickup and more in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties, as well as cities including Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Ocean Springs and Biloxi.
GARBAGE COLLECTION
Harrison County:
Waste Management household trash and recycling, Pelican Waste - debris piles will not run on Thanksgiving Day. Thursday customers will be serviced Friday and Friday customers will be serviced Saturday.
Jackson County:
Most Jackson County offices will be closed. The County Landfill on Seaman Road and the Animal Shelter in Gautier will also be closed on Saturday, November 26.
Waste Pro:
Garbage, trash and recycling will not run Thursday. For those who receive twice a week garbage collection, Thursday’s collection will be skipped. For recycling and those who receive once a week garbage collection, service will run a day behind for the remainder of the week.
Coastal Environmental Services:
Diamondhead, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, unincorporated areas of Hancock County: Residents normally served Thursday will be served Friday. Residents normally served Friday will be served Saturday. The office will be closed Thursday and Friday. Office hours and regular routes will resume Monday.
George County: Thursday routes will be picked up Friday.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Closed Thursday and Friday, reopens Monday: Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Diamondhead, D’Iberville, Gautier, Gulfport, Hancock County, Harrison County, Jackson County, Long Beach, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Pass Christian, Stone County Courthouse, U.S. District Court, Waveland and Wiggins.
LIBRARIES
Hancock County Library Library System: Closed Thursday and Friday, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and reopens Monday
Harrison County Library System: Closed Thursday-Sunday, reopens Monday
Jackson/George Regional Library System: Closed 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, reopens Monday
Long Beach Library: Closed noon Wednesday-Sunday, reopens Monday.
Pearl River County Library System: closed Thursday and Friday
TRANSPORTATION
Coast Transit Authority: All fixed-route service operates on a Sunday time schedule on Thanksgiving Day. Normal service will resume Friday. The CTA office will close at 3 p.m. Wednesday and reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.
UTILITIES
Closed Thursday and Friday (crews will be on call and dispatchers on duty for outages): West Jackson County Utilities, Harrison County Utility Authority, 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 Thursday
This story was originally published November 23, 2022 at 10:34 AM.
