Harrison County Board of Supervisors

We are hiring. If you ever considered a career in law enforcement, now is the time to act on it. Join the HCSO and be the difference!

Link to the application is in the comments.

Coast Transit Authority (CTA) would like to thank those who ride to work on CTA buses. CTA is allowing riders wearing a work ID or work uniform to ride free all day on any CTA bus on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Learn more online at https://bit.ly/485Rq9u or call 228-896-8080 x 234!

A cold front will be moving into the area tomorrow, bringing showers and storms. A few showers are possible today, but the bulk of the rain will be tomorrow especially later in the day. A few storms could be strong to possibly severe, so keep an eye on the latest forecast.

Important update on the pork butt fundraiser.
The pickup date has been moved from December 13th to December 20.

⚠️With the risk of severe weather on Saturday (12/9/23), some power outages could occur.
Here are some tips on how you can prepare for a power outage:
📲 Charge mobile devices before the storm
🔦🔋Have flashlights and batteries ready
🥫🥤Check your disaster go-kit

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone! Premier Women's Health provided Christmas gifts for Harrison County Advocacy Center to warm the hearts of a family in need. Thank you Premier Women's Health for your generosity!

Looking for a career change? Harrison County, Board of Supervisors has some great job opportunities! Please view and apply on the following link, http://harrison2.co.harrison.ms.us/employment/

Retirement is an exciting time in a person’s life. They have worked hard to build their career and can step back and appreciate how far they’ve come. On Tuesday, we celebrated Pam Ulrich, Board of Supervisors County Administrator, who has been employed by Harrison County for 34 years! Congratulations Pam! You will be greatly missed and enjoy your retirement with the people you love. 😊

Feed the Needy is now taking orders.

9PM 12/5/23: 👉 We've got some cold mornings ahead, but good news is we'll see a warming trend in temps thru late-week/weekend. You know what that means, the next round of showers/storms Saturday Night ☔️ followed by another big cooldown late weekend into early next week.

THE BURN BAN FOR HARRISON COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. I can assure you that we are all very happy with this news. With that being said, please be very cautious with burning. You are always responsible and liable if a fire that you started damages someone else’s property. We are still in a drought so large fires are not advised. You can only burn natural materials and each city has their own rules regarding burning. Once again please be very cautious.

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Looking for Volunteer opportunities? This is a great organization for anyone interested in law , social work or wanting to help out in the community. The Advocacy Center, Friends of Court, support and assist vulnerable adults, protect children and Veterans. Please call Jeannie Herrin at (228) 241-1837 to inquire!

Thursday morning could see several areas with freezing temperatures for a few hours in southern Mississippi and adjacent parishes in Louisiana. Most of the area will be in the mid 30s to the mid 40s.

**********Phone Scam Alert *********
Numerous calls are coming in about telephone scams. The Sheriff's Office does not call demanding money....ever. Harrison County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Collins does not exist. They do have an official sounding voicemail at phone number 228-332-8940 requesting that you leave a name and number. This is not a Harrison County Sheriff's phone number. Please do not leave your information on this machine.
They have also used the names of deputies Robert Lincoln, Joe Decker, Ed James and Chris Sexton. Feel free to contact us at 228-896-3000 if you are unsure of the validity of a phone call.

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.!

A Flood Watch is in effect through 3PM for parts of southeast LA and coastal MS. We are watching the final line of showers and a few storms move across the watch area now. If you had flooding last night, especially in Coastal MS and the NOLA metro, please send us your reports and pictures! Thank you!

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of SE Louisiana and coastal Mississippi roughly along and south of the I-10/I-12 corridor through 4 AM Saturday.

****Update*****
Because of your tremendous generosity, all the the stars have been taken. Thank you for supporting our deputies and their families. We are so proud of this community that we get to serve!
Our Christmas Star Tree is back up for the holidays. Each of the twenty seven Sheriff's Stars on this tree represent a child of a HCSO employee who could use a little help this year. To participate, you simply pick a star off the tree, which has the child's s*x, age, clothing sizes and what they hope to get for Christmas. Once you have purchased gifts, you return them to the jail, unwrapped, by December 15th. We make sure they are delivered before the big day. If you have any questions, please call 896-0677.