The Jackson County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a “Declaration of Local Emergency” Tuesday on June 20th, in advance of Tropical Storm Cindy.
This list of road closures has been reported to the Jackson County Office of Emergency Management:
City of Ocean Springs
- Washington @ Front Beach (the Triangle)
- Ocean Springs Harbor
- Halstead
- Inner Harbor at Kensington
- Boat ramp @ Bristol
- Pine Drive and Holcomb
- Eagles Nest
Escatawpa/Hurley/Wade
- Cumbest Bluff Road
- Pascagoula River Road
- East End Big Point Road
- Cochran Road
- East End of Druey Avenue
- Cedar Creek Ridge @ Old Americus Rd
Orange Grove
- Pecan Road (near Hwy. 90)
- Bayou Heron Road
- Bayou Cumbest Road
- Tracy Street (Bayou Cumbest Area)
St. Martin
- Rose Farm Road & Jessie Street
- Bienville Road & Pear Road
- Bayview Circle South of Fairway Drive
- Dismuke Street
- Cresent Shore Street
- Racetrack Street
- Beach Bayou Street
Gulf Park Estates/St. Andrews
- Lake Mars Road (by bridge)
- North 18th Street (between Edgewater/Springs)
- North Street (between Laura & Elizabeth)
Helena
- Greenfield Road
Vancleave
- Kenneth Cole Road
Sandbags:
The County is now offering free sand bags (self-serve) at the following locations:
- West Division Road Department on N. Washington Ave. (Hwy. 609)
- St. Andrews Fire Department – 1401 Elm St.
- Old Americus Road Fire Department – 24321 Old Americus Road
- East Division Roads Department – 10825 Hwy. 63 in Escatawpa
- Central Division Roads Department on 8500 Jim Ramsey Rd. in Vancleave
- Escatawpa Volunteer Fire Department – 3801 Sentinel Drive, Moss Point
Sandbags are also available in the municipalities at the following locations:
- Ocean Springs – Public Works Dept. at 712 A Pine Drive
- Moss Point – Central Fire Station – 4204 Bellview Avenue
- Gautier – 3330 Highway 90 (behind City Hall on Highway 90)
- Pascagoula – Pascagoula Recycling Center – 4011 14th Street