Personnel may apply to the Harrison County Tax Collector for the military license plate tax exemption. Forms are available at the Navy Legal Service Office, DET Gulfport, Bldg. Personnel who have applied for homestead exemption must pay the Mississippi automobile personal property tax and may not claim the military license plate tax exemption. When a person in the military enters Mississippi with a license issued by a state other than his state of legal residence, or Mississippi, he must secure a Mississippi driver's license or one from his state of legal residence within 60 days and a license plate within 30 days. The Mississippi general retail sales and service tax is six percent on most items purchased within the state.
Some local areas have additional sales taxes.
Coast Weather During severe weather, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association broadcasts weather reports from Gulfport and Biloxi on frequency 162.400. The hottest month on the Coast is July, with an average maximum temperature of 98.7 degrees. The coolest month is February, with an average low of 49.3 degrees. Relative humidity ranges from an average of 52 percent in May to a maximum of 96 percent in July. About 75 percent of all hurricanes that have struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast since the turn of the century have been Category 3 or higher.