A traffic stop made by Hancock County Sheriff's deputies turned into a drug bust of marijuana and fentanyl. Sheriff Ricky Adam said Criminal Interdiction Agents made a traffic stop Monday on I-10 of a…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving Meridian Police Department that happened about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday near Bonita Lakes Drive. Meridian Police officers responded to a call of a person barricaded inside a residence when the…
Scott Berry, the school's all-time winningest coach in Southern Miss baseball history, said he will retire from coaching following the end of the 2023 season. USM said a search for Berry's successor is already under way and that person should…
As the 2022-2023 school year draws to a close, local seniors are finalizing the next steps in their academic journey. For one West Harrison High…
Harrison County sheriff candidates will enter into a debate tomorrow as the election nears. Sheriff Troy Peterson will step down at the end of the year and a…
Singing River Electric is warning its clients of scam calls. You may receive a call from someone who claims to be an employee at Singing River Electric who needs…
A two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 Monday morning claimed the life of one of the drivers. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said one lane is still blocked in the eastbound lanes of I-10. One vehicle rear-ended another and an elderly…
Two people were injured in a one-vehicle accident overnight on Interstate 10. Harrison County Fire Rescue, CRTC and Gulfport Fire Department responded to the accident at the 30 mile…
Three people were charged last week with trafficking of a minor. 39-year-old Frances Dawson of Jackson was arrested on May 1 at the CPS office, charged with two counts of procuring sexual servitude of a minor. Her bond was set…
Teachers from across the state met at Hancock Whitney in Gulfport for the 2023 Leo W. Seal Teacher Grant Awards. Eight of South Mississippi’s most accomplished and creative…
A chancery court judge granted a temporary injunction to close the Scratch Kitchen in Ocean Springs. It is a temporary victory for the City of…
GAUTIER, MS – Thomas Guy Rogers, 27-years-old, the suspect in a fatal shooting in Gautier, was arrested today at a residence in Mobile, AL. He will be held at the Mobile Metro Jail until extradited back to MS. On May…
Eight of South Mississippi’s most accomplished, creative teachers earned 2023 Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grants for their commitment to educational excellence and to pay for original teaching projects designed to enrich students’ education with hands-on learning opportunities. Here are…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Hodding Carter III, a Mississippi journalist and civil rights activist who as U.S. State Department spokesman informed Americans about the Iran hostage crisis and later won awards for his televised documentaries, has died. He was…
A Chancery Court judge on Friday granted the city of Ocean Springs a temporary injunction against The Scratch Kitchen. Judge Neil Harris ordered The Scratch Kitchen and Bar to cease all operations. The permanent injunction hearing will be held next…
The Biloxi City Council will hear changes Tuesday to several ordinances designed to keep events from getting out of hand. The changes, which will have their first readings Tuesday, were made in response to the violence that broke out during…
A Moss Point man is in jail, charged with a sex crime against a female juvenile. 58-year-old Eddie Booker was arrested Thursday and is charged with touching a child for lustful purposes. He is in the Jackson County jail under…
Eight people have been detained by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for illegal drug activity and stolen property. Terrell Joseph Ladner, 68, Kiln (Homeowner) – Arrested and…
A Picayune man is charged with murder after two bodies were discovered in a burned building last week. Maurice Perkins is charged with two counts of first-degree murder.…
The suspect in the Black Spring Break shooting is now in custody in Harrison County. Twenty-two-year-old Dontavis Magee of Gulfport was captured in Covington County yesterday. He’s…
The City of Ocean Springs has filed a lawsuit in Chancery Court asking for an injunction to keep The Scratch Kitchen from re-opening following a deadly shooting last weekend. The city filed the lawsuit today in Jackson County Chancery Court.…
On May 10, 2023, School Resource Deputies of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office were assisting school personnel at Bay High School. During the course of their work, Deputies located a shotgun contained within a student’s vehicle. Although there was no…
Hard on the heels of news out of Ocean Springs that the shooting at the Scratch Kitchen may be gang-related, Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight released…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS A longtime Mississippi lawmaker has been charged with willfully making a false statement on a tax return for allegedly failing to report more than $500,000 of income from the 2018 sale of real estate. Democratic Rep.…