Necaise Shelter to open in Perkinston as South Mississippi braces for Hurricane Isaias
An emergency shelter is opening in Hancock, County Mississippi ahead of impacts from Hurricane Isaias.
Oct 9, 2026Open source
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Perkinston, Mississippi. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Stone. Associated ZIP codes: 39573.
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Aaron Ford’s election marks a historic milestone for Nevada and states west of the Mississippi
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...
Nov 7, 2026Open source
As Mississippi’s vote count drags on, voters say they were marked inactive in error
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...
Nov 7, 2026Open source
Mississippi Democrats seek injunctive relief for alleged voting issues in DeSoto County
With 99% of precincts reporting as of Wednesday morning, DeSoto County went blue, backing Democrat nominee Scott Colom over incumbent Republican Senator Cind...
Nov 6, 2026Open source
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Perkinston is in Stone County, Mississippi.
Region: Mississippi Gulf Coast
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39573
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Aaron Ford’s election marks a historic milestone for Nevada and states west of the Mississippi
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...
Nov 7, 2026Open source
As Mississippi’s vote count drags on, voters say they were marked inactive in error
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...
Nov 7, 2026Open source
Mississippi Democrats seek injunctive relief for alleged voting issues in DeSoto County
With 99% of precincts reporting as of Wednesday morning, DeSoto County went blue, backing Democrat nominee Scott Colom over incumbent Republican Senator Cind...
Nov 6, 2026Open source
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Perkinston, about five miles south of Wiggins, is named for John C. Perkins, a Confederate veteran who homesteaded the area; its name is short for "Perkins Town." Wikipedia calls it the oldest settlement in Stone County, established in 1880. A state marker says that in 1860 Perkins, his wife and two daughters were already living in a square-timber cabin on a nearby hill, and that he was killed by a Gulf and Ship Island Railroad locomotive on November 21, 1901; Wikipedia instead gives his dates as 1840 to 1928.
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Thick forests made timber and turpentine the first industries. The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad was built through the area in the 1890s, and by the mid-1890s a small community had formed, with a depot and post office both named Perkinston. Beginning in 1911, Perkinston became home to the Harrison County Agricultural High School, which grew into Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, whose main campus is still here. The village itself stayed small, with a post office, general store, churches and a service station. The WLOX television tower at Perkinston, a guyed mast 1,319 feet tall, is among the tallest structures in the United States. Sources The Historical Marker Database: John Perkins (Mississippi Department of Archives and History) Wikipedia: Perkinston, Mississippi
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30.7668600, -89.1399850
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