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Memorial Hospital vaccinates 1,200 Coast residents in Biloxi
Memorial Hospital vaccinates 1,200 Coast residents in Biloxi By Desirae Duncan | March 5, 2021 at 2:51 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 6:31 PM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Memorial Hospital vaccinated around 1,200 Coast residents Friday in East Biloxi at the Dr. Frank Gruich Sr. Community Center. It was Memorialâs largest vaccine distribution to date.
Many Coast residents are now breathing a sigh of relief after getting their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
âItâs awesome. Itâs really awesome,â said Jesse Davis. âWeâve been trying for a long time to get it and I finally got it, so itâs awesome.â
Black businesses once thrived here. Is a revival coming?
ISABELLE TAFT, The Sun-Herald
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1of5Olivers Grocery was the only white-owned business in Soria City, where commercial enterprises once thrived. Residents hope to bring business back to the historic community with support from urban planners and others. (The Sun Herald via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of5This two-story building stands empty on 1801 Kelly Ave. in Gulfport, Miss. Ronnie Matthew Harris, a community developer, hopes to revive the run-down building to something that will benefit the community. (Alyssa Newton/The Sun Herald via AP)Alyssa Newton/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Constant Payne poses in Gulfport, Miss. Constant Payne has returned to the Soria City area of Gulfport to open a restaurant in his childhood neighborhood. (William Colgin/The Sun Herald via AP)WILLIAM COLGIN/APShow MoreShow Less
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