Biloxi is looking for solutions after Deer Island caught fire twice in as many years during the annual Fourth of July ...

The island is not inhabited by people but is close enough to the coastline that it can be seen from Highway 90. Photos of the ...

The thousands of people viewing Biloxi's Fourth of July fireworks show got more than they bargained for Friday night, as a ...

Deer Island caught fire again in Biloxi, Mississippi, during Fourth of July fireworks celebrations. MS Coast leaders are considering fire prevention solutions.

Leaders promised this week to discuss solutions and said fires on Deer Island pose little risk. Friday’s flames burned between 2 and 3 acres of brush on the island, which is uninhabited.

Deer Island is not inhabited by people but is close enough to the coastline that it can be seen from Highway 90. The fireworks show started at 9 p.m. and the fire was blazing about 30 minutes later.

The Department of Marine Resources officials have reopened Deer Island trails. This comes following a fire that flared up on ...

DEER ISLAND – Walking along the beach as the waves lap at the sand, there are few signs of the civilized world on the island. A battered sailboat beached by a hurricane and pilings from a pier ...