TRADITION, Miss. (WLOX) - The finishing touches are getting done on the Harrison County Fire Station 15 in Tradition.

A needed fire station is nearing completion as the community north of I-10 continues to grow. Opening mid-October, this Harrison County Fire Station 15 is in the final stages of building.

Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan says as Tradition continues to boom, the need for a fire station is even greater.

Chief Sullivan says, “I like to say there’s not as many rural areas in Harrison County as there used to be. The growth north of I-10, a lot of that has to do with the insurance and affordable properties. The growth in Harrison County is phenomenal.”

Located down the street from the new Mississippi Veterans Home, Chief Sullivan says putting the fire station there was

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