Justin Glowacki

Hattiesburg, Long Beach

Assignment Editor at Nexstar Media Group

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MDEQ says no sewage violations on Pascagoula River

1 week ago | rhcjcnews.com | Justin Glowacki

Categories: VANCLEAVE — Despite public concern and warnings from the state’s marine resources department director, officials at Mississippi’s top environmental agency said they hasn’t received a single complaint in the past five years about houseboat sewage on the Pascagoula River and have taken no enforcement action as a result.
Raw sewage and little oversight on the Pascagoula River. 'It's a huge issue'

2 weeks ago | sunherald.com | Justin Glowacki

A boater passes houseboats at Poticaw Boat Landing in Vancleave, where residents have adopted their own sewage rules. "You can't park a houseboat here unless you have the system," said longtime resident Wake Inabinette. RHCJC News Raw sewage is leaking into the Pascagoula River - at least, that's the concern raised by the leader of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
A South Mississippi child care crisis

1 month ago | sunherald.com | Justin Glowacki

On a Monday afternoon, a mother arrived at Bettie's ABC Advanced Child Care Center with paperwork in hand, hoping to enroll her child. Instead, she was added to a growing waitlist - a familiar outcome for many families in the area. In Greene County, this scenario has become commonplace. Bettie's ABC is the sole licensed child care facility serving the entire county - an area with nearly 2,600 children, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Battle between rural life and growing suburbs taking root in South Mississippi

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Justin Glowacki

Tucked behind fields, farms and winding creeks, a quiet stretch of rural land could soon give way to a new conservation-style subdivision — if the county approves a developer’s rezoning request. But longtime residents argue it’s more than zoning lines on a map; it’s about preserving the character of their community.
Battle between rural life and growing suburbs taking root in South Mississippi

1 month ago | sunherald.com | Justin Glowacki

Recently built homes in a Vancleave subdivision reflect the area's changing landscape. As Jackson County considers future development, residents are weighing the benefits of growth against the desire to preserve open space. RHCJC News Tucked behind fields, farms and winding creeks, a quiet stretch of rural land could soon give way to a new conservation-style subdivision - if the county approves a developer's rezoning request.
Pascagoula diners help serve up parks, fields, fun

1 month ago | wlox.com | Justin Glowacki

PASCAGOULA — Charlotte Jerde remembers her granddaughter’s first birthday at Beach Park — watching her run through the splash pad, laughing and chasing water jets. “There were a lot of people there,” Jerde said. “(It was) just fun to watch her experience that for the first time and interact with other kids. She really enjoyed it.”That splash pad — and the memories that come with it — wouldn’t exist without a small city restaurant tax that brings in big benefits.
Restaurant tax pours $1M into Pascagoula's Parks and Recreation Department

2 months ago | sunherald.com | Justin Glowacki

Charlotte Jerde remembers her granddaughter's first birthday at Beach Park - watching her run through the splash pad, laughing and chasing water jets. "There were a lot of people there," Jerde said. "(It was) just fun to watch her experience that for the first time and interact with other kids. She really enjoyed it."That splash pad - and the memories that come with it - wouldn't exist without a small city restaurant tax that brings in big benefits.
Restaurant tax pours $1M into Pascagoula’s Parks and Recreation Department

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Justin Glowacki

Charlotte Jerde remembers her granddaughter’s first birthday at Beach Park — watching her run through the splash pad, laughing and chasing water jets. “There were a lot of people there,” Jerde said. “(It was) just fun to watch her experience that for the first time and interact with other kids. She really enjoyed it.”That splash pad — and the memories that come with it — wouldn’t exist without a small city restaurant tax that brings in big benefits.
Volunteers don't just fight fires in MS, they fight their own equipment, too

2 months ago | sunherald.com | Justin Glowacki

The jacket Thomas Muffler wears to fight fires is 13 years old. Many hanging on the rack at the McHenry-Sunflower Volunteer Fire Department in Stone County are even older. "This is from the first grant that we got in 2003," Muffler said as he picked through the rack of protective gear. "This one is to the point that you can't even read (the date)."Muffler leads a fire department with 41 volunteers.
Volunteers save the day for many across South MS. But some units struggling to survive

2 months ago | sunherald.com | Justin Glowacki

Coiled fire hoses sit on shelves inside the South Central Fire District station in Perkinston. The volunteer fire department is one of many in rural areas that maintain equipment with limited funding and staff. RHCJC News In Stone County, it's not just career firefighters who race toward danger - volunteers do, too, leaving behind jobs, dinner tables and daily routines when the alarm sounds. Anna Mills, a registered nurse and volunteer firefighter, joined the service after a personal emergency.

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