Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Mississippi

09/11/2026

Join us for one of our monthly area council meetings!

09/11/2026

✂️ Celebrating AlphaCare Wellness in Ocean Springs! ✂️

What a wonderful day celebrating the ribbon cutting of AlphaCare Wellness in Ocean Springs! We’re excited to welcome this new addition to our community and celebrate the vision, dedication, and commitment behind bringing wellness-focused services to our area.

Congratulations to the entire team! We’re wishing you continued growth, success, and many years of serving the community.

AlphaCare Urgent Care

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

🔥 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🔥

On November 12, join us at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino for the 17th Annual John R. Blossman Humanitarian Luncheon!

We're honored to recognize Clay Williams as our 2026 Humanitarian Award recipient. 👏

✨ Celebrate a community leader
🔨 Bid in the Silent Auction
💰 Take your shot at the 50/50 Raffle starting at $2,500!

🎟️ Reserve your seat today:
https://bit.ly/26humanitarian

💰 Get your raffle tickets:
https://bit.ly/YMCA5050Raffle

Your ticket supports the YMCA's mission and helps make a difference across the Gulf Coast. Don't miss out!

09/08/2026

Join us to cut the ribbon and celebrate AlphaCare Wellness!

Join us for a Ribbon Cutting Celebration! ✂️

We’re excited to celebrate the opening of AlphaCare Wellness Clinics in Ocean Springs! Come celebrate with us and get a FREE body scan on our InBody machine to learn more about your body composition and your health.

📅 Thursday, September 10th
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 1113 Bienville Blvd., Ste. E, Ocean Springs, MS

09/06/2026

🦪 FROM OYSTER SHELLS TO WALLS

One of the most recognizable features of the La Pointe-Krebs House is its tabby construction. Oyster shells are still plainly visible in portions of the walls today.

But creating tabby involved much more than simply mixing shells into mortar.

It began with lime.

Before Portland cement became widely available in the 19th century, lime was an essential ingredient in mortar, plaster, limewash and materials like tabby. Along the Gulf Coast, one readily available source of that lime was oyster shell.

To produce it, hardwood and oyster shells were carefully arranged in a structure called a lime rick. Once fired, the intense heat caused a chemical transformation in the shells, converting their calcium carbonate into calcium oxide, or quicklime.

The quicklime was then slaked with water. This created another chemical reaction, producing heat and eventually forming the lime needed for construction.

That lime could then be combined with sand, water and oyster shells to create tabby. The mixture was poured into wooden forms and allowed to harden into substantial walls.

It was a process requiring local materials, knowledge, skill, and a tremendous amount of labor.

And we don't have to imagine the result.

At the La Pointe-Krebs House, portions of those approximately 12-inch-thick tabby walls still stand today, nearly 270 years after the house was constructed in 1757.

The photographs here document the process recreated at the La Pointe-Krebs House, from building the lime rick and burning the shells to preparing the lime, mixing the tabby and seeing the historic walls themselves.

It is one thing to read about an 18th-century building technique. It is another to stand beside the walls it created. ❤️

Want to see more? For additional information, images and video of the process from start to finish, watch “LaPointe Krebs House – Making Shells into Tabby.”

👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZdULKAEup0

🏛️ La Pointe-Krebs House & Museum

🕙 Monday–Saturday: 10 AM–5 PM | Sunday: 12–5 PM

🎟️ Adults $5 | Military, Students, Teachers & Seniors $4 | Children $2 | Ages 4 & under FREE

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

Congratulations to Mary Walker Marina on your ribbon cutting and 80-year celebration!

Thank you for allowing the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce to be part of such a special day. We are honored to celebrate this incredible milestone with you and look forward to many more successful years ahead!

Congratulations, Mary Walker Marina! Here’s to 80 years of serving the Gautier community! 🌊

The City of Gautier
Mary Walker Marina