The Pascagoula Gautier School District Board of Trustees announced this morning that Billy Ellzey will be the next superintendent of the Pascagoula-Gautier School District. Ellzey has served as superintendent of Kosciusko School District…
A 16-year-old is behind bars after Gautier Police charged him in connection with the March 31 drive-by shooting on Louis Alexis Trail. Steven Michael Watson of Gautier was arrested during a traffic stop and charged as an adult Friday with…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — One of the most recognizable attractions in Alabama is getting an upgrade after more than eight decades in the water. The battleship USS Alabama, which draws thousands of visitors annually at its berth just east of…
An Army private who died in World War II was finally laid to rest on the Coast on Saturday after 80 years. Private Andrew J. Ladner was killed in…
By BARRY WILNER Scott Hamilton is back in action. No, the figure skating icon won’t be lacing up. He’ll be sitting atop a bike and cycling 444 miles Erase the Trace, a five-day ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway. The…
Today, the public got to preview Ocean Springs city property up for auction tomorrow. Ever wanted to buy a police-issue Crown Vic? The Ocean Springs Public Works Department is…
Black Beach Spring Break Weekend has returned to South Mississippi with a major influx in visitors anticipated. Local law enforcement is offering safety and traffic tips to keep events…
The kindergarten team at Pass Christian Elementary School turned an annual event into a lesson in sharing while the children had fun. Each year, the team organizes an Easter Egg Hunt. This year, parents and family members donated more than 1,200…
An Arkansas man was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today. Victor Cody Rosillo, 26, was traveling through Mississippi on October 6, 2020 when he…
Four people are dead as a result of an apparent murder-suicide arising from a domestic incident that happened overnight in the Latimer community, Sheriff Mike Ezell said. Ezell identified the murder victims…
Students at St. Stanislaus are taking class outside and to the water with oyster farming, an elective offered at the high school. The hope is they walk away with valuable knowledge…
A Picayune man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison for producing a video of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, the FBI said in a press release. Court records show that Joshua Christopher Stockstill, 29,of Carriere,…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden…
A suspect in a shooting case at a Forts Lake home in Jackson County turned himself in to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office on Thursday morning. Sheriff Mike Ezell said the shooting happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday after two man…
An 81-year-old Alabama man died this morning in a crash on Interstate 10 near D'Iberville. Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the scene about 8 a.m., responding to a call about a collision just east of the D'Iberville exit on I-10…
DOBSON, N.C. (AP) — A Mississippi man arrested for the murder of a woman whose body was found on an interstate 30 years ago has been extradited to North Carolina, authorities said Wednesday. The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation said…
A Chick-Fil-A employee was given a big surprise when he found out he had won something only he and a few others can say they received. A Long Beach student…
After having to cancel and postpone many Spring Break events due to COVID the past two years, Black Beach Spring Break Weekend is back in…
For the first time, the Surface Transportation Board is hearing the case for bringing Amtrak back to the Coast. The Mississippi Coast hasn’t been connected to Mobile and New Orleans…
The Bayside Park community in Hancock County mourns the loss of a young girl who died in an accidental shooting Tuesday night. On social media, family members describe…
The Gautier City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night authorizing its attorneys to file condemnation proceedings against Belk Stores of Mississippi in order to acquire the development rights to the property for the city. The council recognized that the property…
By JAY REEVES A federal board began hearing testimony Monday on whether to let Amtrak resume passenger train service linking New Orleans and Alabama’s main port city over the objections of freight companies. The hearing, conducted virtually by the Surface…
Enviva has a new home. The large sustainable wood company specializing in making wood pellets is coming to Stone County. The highly anticipated announcement came this morning during an…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi residents will pay lower income taxes in coming years as the state enacts its largest-ever tax cut. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed a bill that will reduce the state income tax over four…