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Ocean Springs, Mississippi Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Ocean Springs! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Ocean Springs restaurants just failed their latest health inspections?
  • Ocean Springs firefighters help stop Jackson County house fire from spreading
  • Why Biloxi visitors are urged to cross the bridge to Ocean Springs

Also on today's calendar: DISCUSSIONS FOR THE COLLOQUIUM SERIES “The Populating of the Americas; The Architectural Legacy” — The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 71.
  • Sunday: Some sun, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 5 Mississippi Coast restaurants fail health inspections, all for the first time (sunherald.com) — Several Ocean Springs restaurants, including China Bistro, Empanola Ocean Springs, and Simply Donuts, recently received C grades on state health inspections for issues like handwashing facilities, missing certified managers, and posting requirements. Most problems were corrected during or soon after inspections, and prior scores for these spots were consistently high. Coastwide, most eateries still earned As, but these new grades are important for local diners to know.
   

• Jackson County house fire sends flames through roof, everyone inside escapes safely (wlox.com) — A Jackson County home in the South Pointe subdivision caught fire Wednesday evening, but everyone inside escaped safely and nearby houses were ultimately protected. The Ocean Springs Fire Department joined other local crews to contain flames that had spread to the roof and nearby woods, with only one firefighter suffering minor burns treated on scene.
   

• 20 things to do in Biloxi MS for casinos beaches and more (travel2next.com) — Ocean Springs gets a spotlight here as the home of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, highlighted as a must-see stop just across the Biloxi Bay Bridge. The broader piece is a Biloxi-centered travel guide, covering casinos, beaches, museums, and family attractions around the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with Ocean Springs mentioned as a nearby arts destination.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning Jackson County.
    I hope everybody’s up and about grab your coffee grab your energy drink grab your tea time to go to work. I’ll be running up and down big Ridge today… (Nextdoor Quail Creek)
  • anyone play tennis or KFB or pickle ball.
    Any ladies want to do lunch let me know. Elaine (Nextdoor Jordan Road Farms)
  • Jackson-George Regional Library System posted a job opening for Custodian I (Part-time) in Ocean Springs. Apply here.
  • Ocean Springs School District posted a job opening for Bookkeeper - Business Office in Ocean Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ocean Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Biloxi

  • MDES hosts first energy-focused job fair in Biloxi (wlox.com)
  • Biloxi council tables plan to sell D'Anella Park for apartments (wlox.com)
  • Woman charged in Biloxi embezzlement case had prior arrest in booster club theft (sunherald.com)

Ok Ocean Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Footprints. (Thank you LAURIE T. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ocean Springs

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ocean Springs

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.