What services are available Thanksgiving Day 2025? Coast garbage pickup, libraries, more
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- County services and libraries close or reduce operations across the coast.
- Garbage collection shifts: Thursday routes picked up Friday, Friday moved to Saturday.
- Essential services operate; most government offices and libraries remain closed.
To give staff time off during the Thanksgiving holiday, garbage service is suspended on Thanksgiving Day and libraries and government offices will be closed.
Here are the holiday schedules this week:
Garbage Collection
Hancock County
Coastal Environmental Services: Diamondhead, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, unincorporated areas of Hancock County: Garbage pick up will run regular routes from Monday to Wednesday and will not run Thursday. Thursday routes will run Friday and Friday routes will run Saturday. Have carts out the night before or by 4 a.m. on pick-up day.
Harrison County:
Waste Management is closed on Thanksgiving. Thursday’s regular routes will be collected Friday and the Friday regular routes will be collected Saturday. Put carts out the night before new collection date to ensure they are collected.
Waste Pro: Garbage, trash and recycling will not run Thursday. Thursday routes will be picked up Friday and Friday routes will be picked up Saturday.
Jackson County:
The Jackson County landfill will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The landfill will reopen Monday, Dec. 1.
Waste Pro: Garbage, trash and recycling will not run Thursday. Thursday routes will be picked up Friday and Friday routes will be picked up Saturday.
Government offices
All government offices will be closed Thursday and most will be closed Friday. Essential services like police and fire will be working.
Libraries
Hancock County Library System: All five branches will be closed Thursday and Friday. The libraries have a free online service with access to audiobooks, periodicals, movies and general information. Online services are available 24/7.
Harrison County Library System: All branches will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
Jackson-George Regional Library System: All branches close at 5 p.m. Tuesday and will be closed Wednesday through Saturday. Branches reopen Monday, Dec. 21 Book drops will be open for returning items, and online services will be available for cardholders’ renewals, holds, and e-services.
Pearl River County Library System: Closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Branches return to regular schedules on Monday, Dec. 1.
Other operating changes
Coast Transit Authority: All fixed route buses will operate on a Sunday time schedule on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27. Bus service will resume regular schedule on Friday.
Bethesda Free Clinic on Washington Avenue in Ocean Springs will be closed Nov. 24-28 and will reopen Monday, Dec. 1.