OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - Horn Island is not only one of Mississippi’s crown jewels, but it is also a national treasure. Back in the 1960s, a well-known conservationist took brilliant photos of the ...

HORN ISLAND, MS (WLOX) - If you're looking for a way to get away from the stress and strain of everyday life, if only for a day, a visit to one of Mississippi's barrier islands just might be the ...

Most divers never see this huge, 15-inch-long marine snail except in the roadside shell stands. Hawai‘i has the largest helmet shells in the world, and I have seen divers swim right over them only two ...

OCEAN SPINGS, Miss. (AP) — About 30 acres of Horn Island around an area known as “The Chimney” will be closed to the public indefinitely. The announcement came Monday after BP cleanup workers ...

No traces of a chemical quarantine station remain on today's Horn Island in the Mississippi Sound. This is a recent photo of the south side. Horn Island played a significant, if not disturbing, part ...

The recent announcement that 96 acres of Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi could be sold for development has made quite a stir and has many people wondering if it's actually true. After all, ...

Yes, a small part of Horn Island is owned by private individuals, the National Park Service confirmed after 96 acres were listed by a real estate company. This list price is $25 million. Many people ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — A large conch shell ...