According to our media partner, the Sun Herald, a former Hancock County official has been appointed as the new executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority by Governor Tate Reeves. Bill Cork previously served as the deputy director of the…
Gautier, Mississippi; December 15, 2023 – The Martin Bluff Road Widening Project is set to recommence work under a supplemental agreement to be approved at the Gautier City Council Meeting on Tuesday, December 19th. Unforeseen conditions in the field, particularly…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A jury has awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict a police officer who responded to a call, and shot and wounded an unarmed 11-year-old boy inside the home. The grand jury found that Indianola Police…
The Ocean Springs Police Department arrested Andrew Steele of Ocean Springs today for two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes. The assault was reported to police by the victim's mother on December 6, the victim was known by…
The Singing River Health System's Board of Trustees announced today the immediate appointment of Laurin St. Pe’ as its Chief Executive Officer. “We are thrilled to announce Laurin St. Pe' as the new CEO of Singing River,” said Steve Ates,…
More than 200 employees and passengers at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport were evacuated this morning for about two hours after an email threat was received. Chaille Munn, spokesperson for the airport,…
Don't forget, the deadline to sign up to have a Christmas Day meal delivered through the 34th Christmas Gulf Coast Public Safety Feed the Needy Program is 10 a.m. Friday. Anyone who…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government has approved the first part of Mississippi’s plan to help some of the state’s financially strapped hospitals receive more Medicaid money, Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday. The Centers for Medicare and…
A man wanted in connection to a November homicide is behind bars and another is being sought. Biloxi Police say 27-year-old Tymos Carter was arrested Tuesday at his…
On December 12, 2023, at approximately 9:09 a.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 1500 block of 21st Street in reference to a welfare check. A passerby advised a male, later identified as Cameron Fitzpatrick Hall, had been sitting…
GAUTIER, MS – December 12, 2023 – Four Waste Pros are being hailed as heroes. As Dartavis Covan drove co-workers Cory Thomas, Jalan Mitchell, and Jonathan Cooper to their morning shift, the four men noticed a house fire. First responders arrived shortly…
A Biloxi Junior High student has been arrested for bringing weapons to campus, the district said in a press release. Superintendent Marcus Boudreaux sent a note out to parents this afternoon notifying them that a student reported that another student…
A woman who had served as treasurer of the Ocean Springs Middle School cheer booster club is accused of taking money from that account for personal use. Ocean Springs Police Chief Ryan Lemaire said 48-year-old Kasi McDaniel was charged with…
For decades, Mississippi Power has donated bikes to children during the holidays. Children across the Gulf Coast are having their wishes granted this Christmas thanks to Mississippi Power and The Salvation Army. They…
The Dixie Mafia boss who ordered a judge and his wife killed in Biloxi is asking for compassionate release from federal prison. Kirksey McCord Nix was convicted of orchestrating the deaths of Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife Margaret --…
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Crews are making progress, and work is on schedule to repair the I-110 bridge near Bayview Ave. following a fire under the bridge in September. Damaged concrete has been removed and replaced with new concrete. Bridge columns…
On Sunday, December 10, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 63 in Jackson County. A 2005 Jeep Wrangler driven by 74-year-old Alice Haydock of Vancleave, MS, traveled west onto Wade…
STARKVILLE, Miss.— Madison Brode, a senior biological sciences major at Mississippi State, is the university’s first recipient of the Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious award annually providing a select 50 American students graduate-level study in the United Kingdom. “Gifted and accomplished scholars…
Gautier police have made an arrest on a man wanted since mid-November on an aggravated assault charge. Thirty-three-year-old Skyler Overstreet was wanted on an outstanding warrant stemming from a…
A Gautier man is behind bars, charged with sexual battery. Gautier Police Chief David Bever says 38-year-old Zavoktron Reddix was arrested after a traffic stop showed he was wanted on…
Runners from across the country and the world descended on the Coast over the weekend for the 8th annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon. The action kicked off…
Graduates of the inaugural cohort from The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Accelerated BSN (ABSN) pathway initiative were honored on Thursday, Dec. 7 during a special pinning ceremony held at the University’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. The initial…
Good things happen when we work together! Pascagoula Police and Fire departments teamed up Wednesday to recue a tiny kitten. First responders were called out to help…