Pass Christian

Pass Christian (pronounced "kris-CHAN" or "kris-chee-ANN", rather than "KRIS-chin"), nicknamed The Pass, is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,613 at the 2010 census.

Geographically, the town of Pass Christian is peninsular, with water on three sides: the Gulf of Mexico to the south, the Bay of St. Louis to the west and a long stretch of bayou to the north. The unincorporated area north of the bayou, known as DeLisle (pronounced "duh LILL" or "duh LEEL"), shares a zip code with Pass Christian, but is not within the city limits. DeLisle was formerly known as Wolf Town or Wolftown.

Pass Christian was named for a nearby deepwater pass, which in turn was named for Nicholas Christian L'Adnier, who lived on nearby Cat Island beginning in 1746. In 1781 all of Pass Christian peninsula was owned by Julia de la Brosse (Widow Asmard). Upon her death in 1799, Widow Asmard deeded 800 arpents - the entire downtown Pass Christian - to Charles Asmar, her freed slave, who upon his death left the property to his heirs. Pass Christian was officially charted as a town in 1848.

The town was a famous resort prior to the American Civil War and the site where the first yacht club of the South (and second in the US) was established in 1849. The town was a favorite location for the beach and summer homes of the wealthy of New Orleans. The row of historic mansions along the town's shoreline, especially Scenic Drive, was one of the country's notable historic districts.

During the Civil War, the Battle of Pass Christian occurred when the USS Massachusetts (1860) began shelling the town. The 3rd Mississippi Regiment, which was stationed in Pass Christian, had marched toward Biloxi expecting a Union landing there, leaving Pass Christian completely unprotected.

A housewife dashed to her upper floor balcony and waved a white bed sheet, the flag of surrender, and the bombardment ceased. Union soldiers plundered the town before withdrawing, there being little of value, including food, for them to confiscate. This skirmish became known as the Bedsheet Surrender.

In 1884, Wolf Town - so named for the preponderance of wolves in the area - was renamed as Delisle. Delisle is a stretch of land north of the Pass Christian bayou.

Pass Christian was in the path of two of the most intense hurricanes ever to hit the United States--Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969, and Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. Each hurricane caused the near total destruction of the city.

Cruisin the Coast

16th Annual Cruisin' The Coast will be October 7-14, 2012.

Cruisin the Coast

Be THERE!

Name change for Mississippi Man

JACKSON, MS (AP) -

A Mississippi man has been allowed to change his last name on his driver's license by using his marriage certificate after the ACLU complained state authorities were discriminating against him.

Robert Everhart of Pascagoula, born Robert McCarthy, says he changed his license to take his wife's last name Wednesday after being turned away several times previously.

The ACLU sent a letter Tuesday to Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Albert Santa Cruz. It said DPS was violating state and federal law because women are routinely allowed to use marriage certificates to change their names.

DPS says it notified employees that men can use marriage certificates, too.

Everhart says he took his wife's name because she was the only surviving child in her family and people mispronounced his old name.

Nice weather

It has been cool in the mornings 60s, and warmer during the day.

We have had no rain in weeks which was good because it allowed ALL the rain from Hurricane Isaac to dry, but now we need some rain.

Saturday we have a good chance of getting some, of course its because the kids have so many outdoor events.

Tchoutacabouffa River

Tchoutacabouffa River

How do you pronounce Tchoutacabouffa River?
The word, the French spelling of an Indian name, is pronounced "CHOO-tah-kah-BUH-fuh", or locally as "CHOO-tah-kah-buff".

The Tchoutacabouffa River is a stream located in Harrison County, Mississippi. The river's mouth is located just north of the city of Biloxi at Biloxi Bay and south of Interstate 10, and it flows approximately 31 miles to the north.

Southern Mississippi art potter George E. Ohr, who worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, dug much of the clay he used for his works locally from the Tchoutacabouffa River. Tchoutacabouffa is the Biloxi tribe's word for "broken pot."

Isaac still causing grief!

MS (WLOX) - Just when South Mississippi thought Isaac was behind us, the remnants of that storm are pounding the coast.

Overnight rains have topped the six inch mark. And that's caused a variety of problems, especially in Jackson County.

Sporadic power outages have been reported. Soggy neighborhoods once again look like lakes.
Cars are flooded. So are streets. And in Ocean Springs, school will start two hours late today.

Forecasters say the heavy rain is a storm that's linked to the remnants of Hurricane Isaac.

Nutria clean up operation begins in Bay St. Louis

BAY ST. LOUIS, MS (WLOX) -

Clean up has begun in Bay St. Louis where thousands of dead nutria washed up ashore in the wake of Hurricane Isaac.

Officials with the Hancock County Emergency Management Agency say that parts of Beach Boulevard from Lakeshore Road to Washington Street have been closed while workers in hazardous materials suits try and pick up the carcasses.

Hancock County EMA officials estimate more than 15,000 dead swamp rats washed up on the beach.

Authorities now worry about a potential health issue because of the stench from the animals and the possibility that they might bake and explode in the heat.

Residents have been advised to avoid that part of the beach for the time being