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Gulfport, Mississippi. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Harrison. Associated ZIP codes: 39501, 39502, 39503, 39505, 39506, 39507.
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Restaurateur Robert St. John plans to open a beach burger joint in Gulfport on the Mississippi Coast that resembles Ed’s Burger Joint in Hattiesburg. It wi...
Nearly a dozen new hotels and vacation rental properties have opened or are under construction in cities including Gulfport, Biloxi and Ocean Springs.
A fire broke out in the engine room of the Captain Pete ferry during a regular excursion trip to Ship Island in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Redfin Real Estate compiled data on the housing marking in 2026 in Gulfport, MS.
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, is hosting Sensory Sundays beginning June 21.
The Harrison County coroner identified the two people shot dead in a targeted attack outside the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Gulfport off Highway 49.
Health officials warn of elevated fecal bacteria levels at the beaches in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport and Biloxi.
History is taking center stage in Gulfport this weekend at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Historical and Cultural Exposition.
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — The Mississippi Gulf Coast Historical and Cultural Exposition will take place Friday and Saturday in Gulfport.
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Acclaimed restaurants in Bay St. Louis, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi and across the Gulf Coast are turning to specials, pizza nights, value deals and more.
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi wildlife rescue gives abandoned and injured baby raccoons their best chance of survival through a program they c...
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi wildlife rescue gives abandoned and injured baby raccoons their best chance of survival through a program they c...
Gulf Coast Equality, a nonprofit composed of LGBTQ+ team members and allies dedicated to unifying the Mississippi Gulf Coast through outreach and support, is...
This Michelin-recommended restaurant on the Mississippi Coast is now serving pizza one day a week. Here’s what to know.
Loved ones, community members and church leaders are gathering in Biloxi, Mississippi, for a prayer rally to mark Nolan Wells' 19th birthday.
A Mississippi Coast casino dealer was charged after a cheating incident at Boomtown Casino Biloxi. He allegedly showed cards early and did not collect losing...
Desireé Paige’s daughter Alora was born at 27 weeks with four heart conditions and has already undergone open-heart surgery
Rain moves outdoor vendors inside, but organizers say plenty of Mother’s Day gift options remain
Saturday’s rainy weather put a damper on a lot of outdoor events happening across South Mississippi, but CPR Fest 22 was in full swing at the Coast Coliseum.
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — Special Olympics swimmers from across Mississippi competed at the Biloxi Natatorium as part of the Special Olympics Mississippi Summ...
Biloxi nonprofit serves over 500 families annually with education resources
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Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s election as the state’s first Black governor marks a historic milestone for Nevada and for a large part of the count...
Many voters in Mississippi's close Senate race said they were caught by surprise when they learned they would have to vote by affidavit because their registr...
With 99% of precincts reporting as of Wednesday morning, DeSoto County went blue, backing Democrat nominee Scott Colom over incumbent Republican Senator Cind...
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Gulfport is in Harrison County, Mississippi.
Region: Mississippi Gulf Coast
39501, 39502, 39503, 39505, 39506, 39507
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Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s election as the state’s first Black governor marks a historic milestone for Nevada and for a large part of the count...
Many voters in Mississippi's close Senate race said they were caught by surprise when they learned they would have to vote by affidavit because their registr...
With 99% of precincts reporting as of Wednesday morning, DeSoto County went blue, backing Democrat nominee Scott Colom over incumbent Republican Senator Cind...
Gulfport was built as the terminus of a railroad. Two older villages came first: Handsboro, on the bayous to the north, and Mississippi City, on the Gulf, which was laid out by the Mississippi City Company, formed in 1837 to serve as the end of the planned Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. A depression stopped the railroad, but Mississippi City was built anyway and became the seat of Harrison County when the county was created in 1841.
The railroad company was later revived under William H. Hardy, founder of Hattiesburg, who wanted deeper water than Mississippi City offered. He chose the site of Gulfport in 1887, and in 1888 the town got its name from R. H. Henry, editor of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, after a conversation with Hardy. The cost bankrupted Hardy in 1893, and the town nearly emptied, until Philadelphia oil man Joseph T. Jones bought the company and paid for the railroad, much of the town, the harbor and the dredging of its channel. Gulfport was incorporated on July 28, 1898, the railroad was finished in 1900, and the port opened in 1902, the same year the county voted to move its seat to Gulfport. On April 28, 1904, the Treasury Department moved the district's port of entry to Gulfport from Shieldsboro (Bay St. Louis). The harbor soon made Gulfport the largest lumber-exporting city in the United States, shipping more than 293 million feet in 1906, until the yellow pine forests ran out. The population grew from about 1,000 in 1900 to more than 6,000 by 1910, and Gulfport is now the second-largest city in Mississippi. Sources Wikipedia: Gulfport, Mississippi
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