Law enforcement officials are looking for a man who went missing Sunday from the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The Department of Corrections said 40-year-old Arthur Lestrick escaped on foot from a work camp called Unit 28. Lestrick was sentenced…
We have an update from the fatal hit and run that happened in Pass Christian Saturday night. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified the pedestrian as 56-year-old Michelle Kates from Tampa, Florida. Switzer says Kates was crossing Hayden Avenue onto…
The Black Lives Matter mural painted on the road in front of Moss Point City Hall was vandalized. The word ‘black’ was painted over and replaced with ‘blue’ in a reference to the police. Saturday, the city was notified of…
The Hancock County School District has released a three-part School Reopening Plan for the 2020-2021 school year. The three-part plan encompasses three different learning blueprints, a Traditional Schedule, a Hybrid Schedule and a Distance Learning Schedule. The plan takes into…
A Vancleave woman is in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center charged with stabbing her father multiple times around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4th. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 58-year-old Hazelon Rich and her father were passengers in a car…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 357 new coronavirus cases in our state and three new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 31,257 confirmed cases and 1,114 deaths. Here are the numbers for our…
After a few Pascagoula city employees tested positive for COVID-19, the city decided to mandate the wearing of face masks in all city buildings. Refusal to wear a mask will mean that person will not be allowed inside. Pascagoula Police…
Florence Gardens has been selected as “The Nicest Place in Mississippi” by Reader’s Digest and is a “Nicest Places in America 2020” finalist. Nominated by resident Hope Goldin, Florence Gardens is being recognized for the way neighbors and friends have…
The Fourth of July is a day to celebrate the independence of our nation, a group of people that have fought for this country may associate stress more than fun with the holiday. Some veterans experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder triggered…
Thursday the Mississippi Gaming Commission announced all casinos in the state must enforce that guests and visitors must wear masks. The new state-wide policy came just in time for the holiday weekend as the rule goes into effect at 8…
A third grade teacher at St. Martin East Elementary School is now a published author of a children’s book. Samantha Richardson is a lifelong Biloxi resident and now the published author of “Tip your Tooth Fairy: A Classroom Tooth Hunt.”…
This morning, the City of Biloxi gave out 27,000 face masks in four hours during their drive-thru mask giveaway. Earlier this week, Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich announced the city’s new campaign ‘Mask up, Biloxi’ in efforts to get everyone…
An autopsy will be done on an inmate who died at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. The State Department of Corrections says 55-year-old Craig Brown was found unresponsive in his bed Wednesday. Efforts to resuscitate him were not successful. The department…
On July 3, 2020, the Biloxi Police Department received a 911 call in reference to a shooting at the Super 8 Motel, located at 1870 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased male in the east parking lot…
Governor Reeves signed an animal cruelty bill into law in an effort to protect cats and dogs and to increase penalties for abuse. Now, each act of cruelty or abuse that is committed against more than one animal will count…
A temporary funding solution has been found for the Department of Marine Resources to operate over the holiday weekend, but the battle for funding still continues. The state department responsible for everything marine-related on the Coast continues to face a…
The Long Beach School District will begin classes as scheduled on August 6th, 2020 in a traditional manner. Until further notice, all students will follow the 2020-2021 school calendar as adopted by the LBSD Board of Trustees in February 2020.…
Fire departments throughout South Mississippi are going above and beyond the call of duty to help protect people as we head into the holiday weekend. The skies light up each Fourth of July as we celebrate Independence Day and like…
Since 2001, the Kolloff family has been living off 22nd Street in Gulfport. The huge ditch in front of their home makes them feel like they’re living next to a mosquito breeding ground. “We’ve been trying to get a culvert…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 870 new coronavirus cases in our state and ten new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total now stands at 28,770 confirmed cases and 1,092 deaths. Here are the numbers for…
From the Mississippi Gaming Commission: Based on guidance from the State Health Officer and in order to help reduce the spread of COVID – 19, all persons in indoor public areas of a casino property shall be required to wear…
Over in Hancock County, community leaders are also making sure their residents are safe by giving out free masks. The Hancock County Community masks drive thru giveaway will take place Saturday July 11th across multiple locations around Hancock County including…
The mayor of Biloxi is getting serious about having everyone wear a mask. Last night, Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich took to Facebook to voice his concerns and he launched a new campaign called ‘Mask up Biloxi,’ encouraging all citizens to…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories Thursday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach) and Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach). Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained…