Pearl River County officials have opened self-serve sandbag sites across the county as residents prepare for potential impacts from Tropical Storm Bertha, the county said on Facebook.
The county listed the following locations as open: Pearl River County Emergency Operations Center, 810 Hwy. 11 South, Poplarville; Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department station 71, 86 Pine Grove Road, Picayune; South East Volunteer Fire Department station 122, 298 Salem Road, Picayune; Nicholson Volunteer Fire Department station 131, 1981 Hwy. 11 South, Picayune; and Carriere Volunteer Fire Department station 111, 7414 Hwy. 11 South, Carriere.
Residents must bring a shovel and fill their own sandbags, the county said. Sand and bags are supplied at each location.
Sandbags are a temporary measure used to divert water and reduce localized flooding; they do not guarantee protection from major storm surge or extensive flooding. Local officials commonly make sandbags available ahead of tropical systems to help homeowners protect low-lying property. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
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."
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