GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Harrison County employees soon will begin removing 30,000 yards of sand from the beach between Espy and Menge avenues in an effort to keep sand from blowing on U.S. Highway 90.

The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/ViOCtp ) a representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the project at Monday’s meeting of the Board of Supervisors in Gulfport. The Corps must approve any changes on the beach.