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2 • THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2000
THE SEA COAST ECHO • HANCOCK TOR
The voice of Hancock County since 1892
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BY ELLIS C. CUEVAS Publisher/Editor
As the mid-point of the first year of the new millennium approaches, Hancock County h> r..= ! tremon-
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tion, tourism, health, recreation and infrastructure have all been in the forefront for the past year.
New homes are under construction from one end of the county to the other.
Many new businesses have opened, while others are under construction, and plans are under way for still others.
New schools have been completed and in both the Bay-Waveland and Hancock County School Districts.
Students from both public and private schools are very competitive academically as well as in the field of sports on a state level.
The new library at Kiln is sec-ond-to-none for a community of its size. We can all take pride in saying, "We are looking to the future for our county.”
A tremendous economic impact on our county continues to come from the John C. Stennis Space Center.
The opening of the StenniSphere over the Memorial Day weekend is another ‘star’ for Hancock County. The StenniSphere is a unique partnership between Stennis and the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development’s Tourism Division.
The testing of new components and engines at Stennis, in addition to the many agencies located there, are all a big plus for Hancock County.
Supercomputing continues to have a large presence at Stennis
with the upgrade to the Na> Oceanographic Office’s DoD Ma Resource Center. Mississippi ran third nationally in supercomputi power.
The Hancock County Equine a Livestock Arena in Kiln is up a running and was recently tak control of by the Board Supervisors from the state. T arena will pay dividends to t' county for many years to come.
Hancock County has joined t] world of semi-professional spor with the formation of the Gi Coast StingRays in the Nation American Football League. T1 first home game is scheduled f August 5 at St. Stanislai Stadium, Bay St. Louis, again Memphis.
Hancock County continues 1 move forward in an area many m£ not want to talk about, but is vei important, and that is sewerag expansions. The county is movin at a rapid pace, and if anything wi ' the? construction .:f ne'
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Progress is being made in stvei al areas on making water available too.
The City of Bay St. Louis is i. the midst of a super major drainag program. Drainage has been . problem for several areas of the cit; for many years, and never ha there been such an aggressiv attack on the problem.
The City of Waveland is in th< process of extending water servici and bringing sewer service to areai passed over in prior years.
The Diamondhead community continues to express concerns abou its appearance with a recent beau tification effort at its entrance bj the Diamondhead Business anc Professional Association and the Diamondhead Property Owners Association.
Litter for many years has been a serious problem in Hancock County. Many concerned citizens and a few political leaders have dedicated years of work in trying to address litter problems and appeared to be moving very slowly to a solution.
During the past year, ‘A light has been turned on,’ is a remark one beautification enthusiast made recently about how our political leadership as a whole is realizing the importance of a litter-free community.
The continuation of so many working together in Hancock County will enable us to reach for the stars and more in the years to come.
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