What’s open and closed on New Year’s: MS Coast garbage pickup, libraries, more
Several offices and services will be affected by the holiday.
Here’s what to expect over the following week.
GARBAGE COLLECTION
Harrison County:
Waste Management household trash and recycling, Pelican Waste - debris piles will not run on New Year’s Day. Garbage services will run one day behind: Monday routes will operate Tuesday, Tuesday routes will operate Wednesday, Wednesday routes will operate Thursday, Thursday routes will operate Friday and Friday routes will operate Saturday. Please, have carts at the curb by 6 a.m.
Jackson County:
Most Jackson County offices will be closed. .
Waste Management will be closed on New Year’s Day. Garbage collection will be delayed by one day for the week of Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Waste Pro:
Garbage, trash and recycling will not run Monday and will run a day behind for the rest of the week.
Coastal Environmental Services:
Diamondhead, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, unincorporated areas of Hancock County: Garbage pick up will run a day behind for the next two weeks. Please, have carts out by 4 a.m. on the pick up day. The office will be closed Thursday and Friday.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
All government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 1.
LIBRARIES
Hancock County Library Library System: All five branches will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, and reopen Tuesday.
Harrison County Library System: Closed Saturday, Dec. 30 through Monday, Jan. 1, and reopen Tuesday.
Jackson-George Regional Library System: All branches will be closed Monday, Jan. 1. Branches will reopen Tuesday.
Pearl River County Library System: Closed Saturday, Dec. 30 and Monday, Jan. 1. Branches will reopen Tuesday.
TRANSPORTATION
Coast Transit Authority: All fixed route buses will run their regular Sunday schedule on New Year’s Eve and repeat the Sunday schedule for Monday, New Year’s Day. Regular bus service will resume regular schedule on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
The CTA office closed at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 29, and reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2. For additional information, call 228-896-8080 or visit www.coasttransit.com.
This story was originally published December 22, 2023 at 3:07 PM.
