Harrison County Cold-Weather Shelters Opening Sunday, January 2nd
In anticipation of a freeze Sunday night, two cold weather shelters will open on Sunday, January 2nd. One will be located at Kenny Fournier Multipurpose Center at 10395…
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Top Five Stories of 2021 in South Mississippi
2021 was a year punctuated by COVID, masking up, the delta variant and the omicron variant, vaccines, and boosters. But there were a lot more stories in South…
Additional charges for suspect in Harrison County homicide
One of the suspects in the shooting death of 16-year-old Lazairus Smith in Harrison County earlier this month is now facing additional charges for a separate incident that…
Mississippi receives over $500M for K-12 school support
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is receiving $543 million from the federal government to implement health measures to keep K-12 schools open during the ongoing pandemic and provide internet access, tutoring and mental health support to students. The money is…
Halter Marine awarded contract for second Coast Guard polar security cutter
The Navy has awarded Halter Marine of Pascagoula as the prime contractor a fixed-price incentive-firm contract for a second U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (formerly the Heavy Polar Icebreaker). Initial efforts under this option will target the purchase of…
Sandra Jaffe, co-founder of Preservation Hall, dies
By REBECCA SANTANA NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sandra Jaffe, who co-founded Preservation Hall in New Orleans, introducing countless people to jazz through the intimate French Quarter venue over six decades, has died. Jaffe died Monday, her son Ben Jaffe, creative…
Tucker, who prosecuted Mississippi corruption, dies at 82
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James B. Tucker, an attorney who prosecuted corrupt Mississippi public officials during a 30-year career with the Justice Department, died Tuesday. He was 82. His death was announced Wednesday by the Butler Snow law…
High level of COVID cases lead Mississippi into the fifth wave
Mississippi nursing homes are experiencing COVID outbreaks from the omicron variant. COVID cases in assisted living facilities have doubled in the last week. According to…
Woman injured in drone attack in Gautier
In Gautier, neighbors in the area of Dolphin Drive say a prankster has been menacing residents with a drone. Now, someone’s been injured after it reportedly dropped a decorative…
Neighbors react to Biloxi toddlers’ death
Neighbors are shocked to hear of the death of a two-year-old boy who lived on their street in Biloxi. On Monday morning, a woman called 911 saying her son was…
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein. The verdict capped a monthlong trial…
Georgia slot player takes 7 minutes to hit big at Beau Rivage
Christmas definitely came big and came early for one lucky guest at Beau Rivage Casino Resort. The player, who declined to be identified, hit a Progressive Wheel of Fortune jackpot on a 25 cent machine for a cool $642,012.23. The…
Governor Reeves urges lawmakers to make changes to medical marijuana bill
Medical or recreational? That’s the question Governor Tate Reeves is asking as Mississippians who voted to legalize medical marijuana anxiously wait for it to happen.…
MSDH reports 3,594 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 3,594 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 19 deaths. Twelve of these deaths occurred between December 23 and December 28. An additional seven deaths occurred between August 28 and December 20, identified from death…
Powerball jackpot grows to $441 million; Mega MIllions reaches $221 million
The coming New Year has not slowed the roll for the Powerball® or Mega Millions® jackpots as they continue to gain momentum. The jackpot for the tonight's Powerball drawing is up to $441 million; while the jackpot for the Friday's Mega Millions…
Anger management ordered for officer who knelt on man’s back
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been ordered to take an anger management class after a video showed him pushing a man down during an arrest and forcefully pressing his knee into the man’s back. Vicksburg police…
Department of Marine Resources 2022 calendars now available
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ 2022 Marine Information Calendars are now available at locations along the Coast. The agency held a photo contest earlier this year, and those chosen are featured each month, as well as on photo pages…
NASA’s Stennis Space Center promotes Mississippian to leadership post
NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, announced that longtime employee Rodney McKellip is the new associate director. McKellip, a native of Picayune, and resident of Slidell, has been serving as director of…
Gautier woman injured when drone drops object over neighborhood
Gautier Police are investigating an incident on Monday in which a drone dropped an item and struck a woman. Officers responded to a medical emergency call on Periwinkle Drive about 7:30 p.m. An adult female had been hit be a…
George Ohr piece to go on auction block
Two years ago, a woman found a pleasant surprise when she discovered five George Ohr pieces in a storage unit she had just purchased. Now, one of the…
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the league said. He…
Flu, cold, or COVID-19? Memorial physician explains the differences
With the recent spike in the omicron variant, the team at Memorial is here to explain the differences between the common cold, the flu, or COVID-19. Dr.…
Biloxi Police investigating the Monday death of a toddler
Biloxi Police and other agencies are investigating the Monday death of a 2-year-old. Police said in a press release that the department received a 911 call about 6 a.m. Monday from a residence on St. Mary Boulevard. A female at…
Holiday Bowl scrapped as virus issues hit UCLA before kickoff
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Holiday Bowl became the fifth postseason college football game to be canceled when UCLA was forced to pull out just hours before Tuesday’s kickoff because of COVID-19 issues with the team. The game was scheduled…