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After being awake for pretty much all but one hour the last 35 hours, it's time for me to shut down near continuous blogging. Thank everyone for participating in this new experience for The Sun Herald. I hope it was beneficial to folks out there. I'll be updating ocassionally as conditions warrant in the near future. Please continue to visit The Sun Herald for continuing coverage of recovery

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The Popp's Ferry drawbridge is being raised for 10 minutes every hour to allow boats to return to their slips in harbors along the Mississippi Sound. This will continue for several hours, possibly until Friday morning.

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Hurricane Ivan left a mark on Gulf Coast Medical Center, but it's being called temporary and the facility will open Thursday night at 7. The 144-bed acute care hospital located on DeBuys Road just down the street from our paper, closed Tuesday as everyone anticipated a potentially large impact from Hurricane Ivan. Patients transferred at that time will start returning Friday.

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Linda Eaton Grouell (now of Everett, Wash.) writes: (i)I graduated from Pass High in the 60s and was married in Trinity Church while we lived there before Camille hit. It’s still a special place for me. We went through Betsy while there and I watched with angst as Ivan headed towards the shores. Your website and constant updates gave me valuable info to help me know what was happening beyond

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I'm trying to catch up on the flurry of e-mails earlier today with questions about specific areas of the Coast. There were only a few in Harrison County. A couple of folks asked about Orange Grove and all reports from there are encouraging. As stated elsewhere, there have been very few flooding issues in the area and Orange Grove should be clear. Roads are generally open everywhere, although

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An e-mailer inquires: I live in Southwest Florida and have just cleaned up after Charley. I had planned to stay in Biloxi this weekend and was glad to hear the eye of the storm did not hit you as hard as we all thought, however no news ever tells us how the casinos have made out and we cannot get through on any of the phone lines. I thought maybe you could give us some advice on how Treasure Bay

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Anne Greer writes: As an old alum of Gulf Park College, I'm concerned about Friendship Oak. Any news? Thanks! Sonny, a very friendly security guard on duty at the Long Beach campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, reports that initial inspections indicate the majestic 500-year-old Live Oak tree survived the storm well. It lost the usual small limbs for a storm like this but appears

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Scott Sands here — formerly of The Big Show with Scott, Darren, & Virginia on LIVE 95.3 FM, now in Indianapolis. I've been tracking the storm through national news channels and WLOX / Sun-Herald websites. I'm homesick after my bouts with Georges, Elena, Andrew, Hugo, Frederick, etc. But, this time, it looks like the Coast was mostly spared. Please pass along my regards to those affected and

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Tom Zanfardino has a couple of questions: First and foremost I would like to wish your community the very best in these trying times. I am a south west Florida resident and know what its like to clean up after a strong hurricane. Now on a more self searving note. I had planed to go to the Beau Rivage this weekend. I would still like to go do you have any updated information as to when the

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From Laura Jaudon-Booth: Well, it was a restless night for us parents, but thank you Jesus, that our kids slept thru the worst of it. They woke up disappointed that it was over -- kids!!! Fortunately, we lost nothing. Our neighbor lost cable, but not having cable for over 15 years, we don't miss it. Drove thru town before noon and saw very little damage -- few trees down, but only one house

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Danny Smith shares a tip that might come in handy for future evacuations: Have been reading about all the horror stories of the drive to Jackson ... 12 hours one of your reports said. For future reference for those living in Jackson County, especially eastern Jackson County: take 63 to Lucedale, 98 to Beaumont, 15 through Laurel to Bay Springs, 18 to Brandon, 80 to Jackson Airport road, jog

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From Sun Herald freelancer Kay Grafe: Ask anybody in Lucedale who experienced Frederic in 1979 and they will say, "It was no Frederic ... thank goodness." George County’s hurricane damage is mild, compared to the extensive damage of 25 years ago. Most citizens are breathing a sign of relief. Yet, the county has its share of power outages, downed trees and debris that will take weeks to repair

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I've taken another break from blogging while relocating from the Harrison County courthouse to The Sun Herald offices on DeBuys Road on the Biloxi-Gulfport line. I'll continue doing what I've been doing over the past 1,000 hours (well, it seems that long to me) and try to get back to folks who have e-mailed me with specific questions about people, places and things. Bear with us while I shift

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Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Robert Latham praised South Mississippians for heeding Tuesday's evacuation order and pledged to continue public education efforts to prove it was not done in vain. "We have to be ready for Mother Nature to do something we don't expect," said Latham, who adamantly stated the state had "no apologies" for its order. He arrived in Gulfport late

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Stella Schramm asks: Is there any news on Hancock county (especially the beach front communities)? Are roads from Hattiesburg to Waveland and Bay St. Louis open? Business editor Lisa Monti lives in Bay St. Louis says there is insignificant damage there. She is currently driving to the paper on DeBuys Road between Gulfport and Biloxi. She's passed a couple traffic lights in Long Beach and

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Tommy Clifford e-mails: This Blog has been invaluable in reducing anxiety for all who read this from afar. I am in Central PA attending med school and have been starved for information concerning friends and relatives. Even though not specifically mentioning my neighborhood (Gulf Park Estates - South of the Bayou any info would be appreciated), I have read enough to be reasonably sure that

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Matt Baldwin, of Winston-Salem, N.C., sent in a question about the status of Keesler, then followed up before I could answer or post the original. Here's his report: A follow up to an email I sent a bit ago -- just talked to my sister @ keesler AFB, and all is well. my brother in law is part of the recovery team, and he's out surveying damage. lots of limbs down, power is on on the base, but

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Sun Herald military reporter Patrick Peterson reports: About 70 National Guardsmen from the 223rd Engineer Battalion in North Mississippi will arrive in Jackson County before noon to help with traffic control. Little flooding or debris in roads was reported in Jackson County. Mississippi Guardsmen will likely have a short stay in South Mississippi, since electric power will be restored

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A friend of mine who evacuted to Starkville has heard about her home and that of another friend who lives in Diamondhead: friends called to say that i have a decent (6-inch diameter) branch down on my fence but that it has not damaged the fence and they were even nice enough to move it off the fence for me. other than that the roof and the house are fine, the clematis bloom even stuck around.

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Quick snippets from Sun Herald reporters in the field: From Patrick Peterson: A quick tour of Biloxi showed only minor damage to trees, roofs and business signs, and scattered power outages. Treasure Bay casino, the most vunerable barge, was unscathed, said an employee. The north wind caused by being on the west side of the storm prevented major beach erosion and flooding. From photograher

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Sun Herald reporter Patrick Peterson reports: "We were so lucky, I can't complain," said Dot Strangi, 1537 Miller St. in Biloxi, who rode out the storm in her home two blocks off the beach. She was not afraid in the home, where she's lived since 1958. It has withstood "Camille and all the others." "Usually, I have the whole family here," she said. A tree in her front yard was one of the few

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I wish that everyone would have the news I got at my house and that of my folks. Our property appears to be OK and I hope everyone else can be as fortunate, although I know that won't be the case. Back to work ...

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I'm going to run and take care of some personal business, so I'll be away for the next hour or so. I'm going to check on my house and my parents' house. Sorry I can't do the same for each of you, but we're trying to get as much information out as we can as quickly as we can. Thanks for checking in and I'll be back shortly.

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Sun Herald reporter Margaret Baker reports from Jackson County: Ocean Springs police were releasing little information about hurricane damage Thursday morning, saying only that they'd had power outages in some areas and not in others. A police spokeswoman said the city was busy fielding calls from wayward residents wanting to know if it was safe to return home. The spokeswoman said there were

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Harrison County Civil Defense Director Linda Rouse, like the rest of the county, is breathing a sigh of relief. "We dodged the bullet," she said this morning about 7:15. "We came through real well and we're thankful. We could have been like Pensacola." Early reports indicate damage in the county is low for the size and scope of the storm Hurricane Ivan was presenting to the area just 24 hours

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