List of MS Coast closings and cancellations for the winter storm
After temperatures dropped to a record 22 degrees overnight in Biloxi and Gulfport, a few more closures were announced Tuesday across the state.
State Department of Health offices and vaccination sites will be open Wednesday on the Coast, but not in other parts of Mississippi
▪ Vaccination sites in in Harrison, Jackson, Forrest and Jones counties will be open Wednesday. All others will be closed.
▪ County health departments, WIC centers and offices also will be open in South Mississippi and the Hattiesburg area, but those further north will remain closed.
▪ Harrison County will open a cold weather shelter at 5 p.m. at D’Iberville Civic Center, 10395 Auto Mall Pkwy. in D’Iberville.
Monday updates:
Winter weather continues in South Mississippi as temperatures are forecast to drop into the teens Monday night.
Most local schools are already closed for Mardi Gras break, but a number of businesses and government offices are closing early Monday evening and in some cases staying closed on Tuesday.
Here are the latest closures announced in South Mississippi.
- The Mississippi Department of Public Safety announced that all Driver Service Bureaus will be closed on Tuesday.
- All Mississippi State Health Department drive-through COVID-19 vaccination sites were closed Monday. Appointments scheduled for Feb. 15 in Jackson and Harrison counties have been automatically rescheduled for the same time on Feb. 20.
- With the exception of the Coast Coliseum in Harrison County, all MSDH vaccination sites will also be closed Tuesday. Appointments will automatically be rescheduled for the same time on an alternate day.
- The Coast Transit Authority will end all routes early on Monday evening. On Tuesday, the CTA will run a Sunday schedule, with routes starting at 8:30 a.m.
Memorial Hospital locations
- Stone County Medical Center closing at 1 p.m. Monday, opening at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16.
- Beatline COVID Testing Site closing at 1:30 p.m. Monday, opening at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16.
- D’Iberville Respiratory Clinic closing at 1:30 p.m. Monday, opening at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16
- The following locations will be closed all day Tuesday: Bridgewater Family Medicine Clinic, Courthouse Walk-In Clinic, Diamondhead Walk-In Clinic, Diamondhead Family Medicine Clinic, Hancock Family Medicine Clinic, Gautier Walk-In Clinic & COVID-19 Testing Site, St. Martin Family Medicine Clinic, Ocean Springs Primary Care/Lobrano and Rubenstein, Broad Avenue Family Medicine Clinic, Broad Avenue COVID clinic, Internal Medicine BSL (Koskan), Internal Medicine-Crittenden
Hancock County
- Bay St. Louis City Hall will be closed Tuesday and will reopen Wednesday, weather-permitting.
Harrison County
- Harrison County Board of Supervisors announced a delayed start for Tuesday. All county buildings, offices, and courthouses will open at 11 a.m. Tuesday because of the possibility of ice and winter weather.
- City of Biloxi non-emergency municipal offices will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
- City of Gulfport offices will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Edgewater Mall closed at 5 p.m. Monday. The mall will reopen Tuesday.
Kroc Center in Biloxi closed at 3 p.m Monday and will be closed on Tuesday. Normal business hours will resume Wednesday “depending on future weather conditions.”
- Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport is closed Monday and Tuesday. “We will reopen as soon as the weather conditions are safe,” the aquarium posted on its Facebook page. The aviary will remain closed until Saturday.
William Carey University’s Tradition campus, along with its Hattiesburg campus, will be closed until noon Tuesday. The university’s Baton Rouge campus will be closed until noon Wednesday.
Jackson County
Ingalls Shipbuilding suspended 2nd, 3rd, and 4th shifts on Feb. 15 and 1st shift on Feb. 16 for all work sites in Mississippi and Louisiana.
- Pascagoula Country Club is closing Monday and will not reopen until Wednesday.
- WastePro will be delaying trash pick-up for a few hours on Tuesday in Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.
This story was originally published February 15, 2021 at 3:32 PM.
