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List of MS Coast business and government closings, reopenings after Hurricane Zeta

Hurricane Zeta brought widespread power outages and damage to the Mississippi Coast.

Cities, counties and other government agencies closed ahead of the storm, as did some major businesses. Events also were canceled.

A list of closings, cancellations and curfews is below.

Public and military facilities, services

Keesler Air Force Base and Keesler Medical Center will resume operations Friday.

Harrison County buildings, including both courthouses, are closed Friday with the exception of access to the Circuit Clerk’s office in Gulfport for absentee voting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The Circuit Clerk’s office is on the second floor of the Gulfport courthouse, and voters must enter through the west entrance on 24th Avenue and go through security.

Jackson County government officers are closed Friday with the exception of access to the Circuit Clerk’s Office for absentee voting, which is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Hancock County Circuit Clerk’s office is open for absentee voting 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday. However, the phones are not working yet.

Jackson County recreation facilities, including parks, ball fields and arenas are closed. All practices and games have been canceled or postponed.

Biloxi-Gulfport International Airport was operational as of 10 a.m. Thursday. Passengers are encouraged to continue checking in with their airline as flight schedules may be impacted.

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Healthcare

The following Memorial Physician Clinics are open Friday:

  • Memorial Physician Clinics Family Medicine at Cedar Lake Drive, 1756 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi: Includes COVID-19 testing site, Walk-In services for other injuries and ailments
  • Memorial Physician Clinic Medical Park at Cedar Lake, 1759 Medical Park Drive, Biloxi
  • Memorial Physician Clinic Pascagoula - Walk-In, 4603 Hospital Road
  • Ocean Springs Primary Care, Dr. Lee and Dr. Maddox, 90 Industrial Park Circle, Ocean Springs
  • Memorial Infusion Clinic at Cedar Lake, 920 Tommy Munro Drive, Suite 100, Biloxi
  • Memorial Physician Clinic Cedar Lake Multispecialty, 920 Tommy Munro Drive, Suite 100, Biloxi
  • Memorial Medical Office Building, 1340 Broad Ave, Gulfport
  • Memorial Physician Clinics — Memorial Bruni Pediatric Clinic 9454 Three Rivers Road, Suite A, Gulfport
  • All other Memorial Physician Clinic locations remain closed.

Businesses

Ingalls suspended shifts Thursday and and will resume operations Friday for all employees who are able to safely commute at that time.

Mississippi Aquarium will be closed until further notice.

Trash pickup

Waste Pro offices at Gautier and Gulfport will reopen Friday, and scheduled pickups will resume, with a one-day delay in service, if routes are passable.

Events

Long Beach State of the City Address has been postponed to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4.

Walter Anderson Museum of Art announced the postponement of the virtual program “Southern Art/Wider World” Wednesday due to possible power outages. It was rescheduled to 6 p.m. on Nov. 5

This story was originally published October 27, 2020 at 11:38 AM.

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