To see updated projection maps related to the oil spill in ... Oil could reach Mississippi's barrier islands, including Cat, Ship or Horn islands, today. "Originally they were projecting a ...

Both Florida and Mississippi have idyllic barrier islands here, each of which has its own flair (Ship Island included). But Gulf Islands National Seashore is more than just Ship Island.

OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- Gulf Islands National Seashore has closed the Mississippi barrier islands including Petit Bois, Horn, Cat, East and West Ship Islands due to the approach of tropical ...

Debris from Mississippi River flooding is washing up on barrier islands and beaches along the Mississippi Coast, forcing a popular tourist attraction to partially relocate right before the summer ...

Two barrier islands off the coast of Mississippi have been recognized as sites of historical significance in the Underground Railroad network. Documentation uncovered by researchers with the ...

In December 1863, at least eight freedom seekers reached Horn Island and were picked up by the USS Calhoun, a gunboat participating in the U.S. Navy’s blockade of the passes between the Mississippi ...

Mississippi has six barrier islands, some of which are accessible by ferry. Southern Living has highlighted one Mississippi beach town as having the whitest sand in the state. Biloxi, on the coast ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Two Mississippi barrier islands have been recognized as an important part of history as sites in the Underground Railroad. Ship Island and Horn Island were accepted into the ...