The Gulfport Police Department announced a Cops, Pops & Pups Adoption Event scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Jones Park’s Barksdale Pavilion.
The event will include a free pet vaccine clinic offering DAPP or HCP vaccinations, as well as adoptable pets seeking homes.
Handmade popsicles will also be available during the event, according to the department’s announcement.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
