City of Ocean Springs

Ocean Springs, MS – Celebrate Ocean Springs’ 312th birthday with a Weekend of Discovery, April 29 – May 1.  The annual event, courtesy of the 1699 Historical Society of Ocean Springs and its sponsors, celebrates the historic landing of city father Pierre Le Moyne Sieur d’Iberville.  This year’s event features a fireworks display set for [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – An Earth Day communty-wide picnic and ecology-friendly activities are scheduled for Saturday, April 16, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., at Fort Maurepas Park on Front Beach Drive.  In the event of rain, Earth Day will be held the following weekend, Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sponsored by Delta Sanitation, [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – The City of Ocean Springs Parks & Leisure Services will host the 2011 Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 16 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Little Children’s Park on Washington Avenue. 
Egg hunt times are 10:00 a.m. for ages 1 and 2 and 10:30 a.m. for ages 3 and 5.  Children between [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – Irish eyes will be smiling on March 17 in Ocean Springs with the annual pub crawl and this year’s addition, a parade featuring the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales, rolling through downtown, beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Staging for the floats, Ocean Springs High School Band and Ocean Springs Middle School Band begins at 4:00 [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – Summer camp registration for children ages 5 – 12 will begin March 14 for children who are currently enrolled in the city’s Parks & Leisure after school care program or were attendants of the 2010 summer camp.  March 28 is the registration date for children new to the program.  Space is [...]

Ocean Springs, Ms – On Saturday, February 26 at 9:30 a.m., city officials and the Ocean Springs Garden Club will celebrate Arbor Day by giving away trees following a brief ceremony at the Ocean Springs Civic Center, 3730 Bienville Boulevard.
Parking for the event will be to the rear of the Civic Center.  No trees will [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony on the Halstead Tennis Pavilion at the Halstead Road Tennis Complex on February 24 at 1 p.m.  The 2,000 sq. ft. pavilion, designed by local architect Henry Furr of HH Furr Architecture and Development PLLC, will feature bathrooms, office/meeting room, and a [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – The City of Ocean Springs is currently accepting applications from local citizens to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission.  Individuals who are interested should submit a completed candidate profile by February 23, 5:00 p.m. to the Office of the Mayor at City Hall, 1018 Porter Avenue.  There is a four year [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – Murville Alleman, City of Ocean Springs Arborist, has been appointed to serve with the Professional Arborist Association of Mississippi.  Alleman will serve a two year term as the association’s Municipal Representative.
“I am honored to have been selected to represent municipal arborists from around the state on the PAAM Board,” said Mr. [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – The Ocean Springs Carnival Association has set Friday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. to roll out its Mardi Gras parade.  The annual parade will line-up on Front Beach Drive at Jackson Avenue.  Front Beach Drive will be closed to parking at 4:00 p.m. for the line-up.
From the line-up, the parade will [...]