The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations is involved in an officer-related shooting Monday that occurred during a call about another shooting in Pearlington. According to the Sea Coast Echo, deputies who were dispatched to Kelly Road early Monday about a shooting…
The Louisiana Department of Transportation on Tuesday closed the U.S. 90 bridge near Pearl River to make emergency repairs on the East Pearl River Bridge. The LADOTD issued the advisory just before noon, advising motorists to find an alternate route…
Standing in her grandparents’ backyard in the small town of Cocoa Beach, Florida, 13-year-old Nyla Trumbach watched NASA’s space shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island. “Not only could I hear it, but I could ‘feel’ it,”…
Waveland is closing city hall to visitors unless they have an appointment, according to a notice posted on the city's Facebook page. "Starting today, August 12, 2021, City Hall will be limited to visitors and will require an appointment," the…
Hancock High School is dismissing at 11:30 a.m. today and will be closed for 14 days as a precaution, officials said in a press release. According to the state Department of Health, the high school last week had 9 students…
A second school has announced a two-week closure because of a COVID-19 outbreak at its campus. South Hancock Elementary announced its 14-day closure on Tuesday via a telephone messaging system sent to parents, according to media reports. Stone High School…
Come celebrate all caregivers and heroes at the Mississippi Heroes Celebration in Bay St. Louis, the first weekend in November at the Historic Train Depot. The Nov. 6 celebration is sponsored by MSH, the Alice Moseley Folk Art Museum and…
After almost a week on the run, a suspect in a shooting in Bayside Park is now behind bars in Hancock County. Deputies with the Hancock County Sheriff's Department found Cody Joseph Necaise, 23, of Pass Christian, was booked into…
DIAMONDHEAD, MS –The Diamondhead School of Fine Arts says tickets are still available for their first children’s dinner theater program on Saturday, August 14 at 6 p.m. at The Club of Diamondhead. The children of DSFA will be performing “The…
Jeff Hair, who ran against Jim Faulk for Hancock County coroner last year, is again throwing his hat in the ring for the position. Hair narrowly lost in a Republican party runoff to Faulk, who announced Monday that he resigned…
Pearl River County Community College, in partnership with Hancock County officials, are announcing a scholarship program to help residents of the county pursue a higher education degree. Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission, through Hancock County Board of Supervisors and…
Hancock County Sheriff's Office has identified a suspect wanted in connection with a Wednesday evening shooting that left one man injured. The shooting occurred about 6:45 p.m. on West Holmes…
WAVELAND, Miss. (WXXV) — Escape Addiction in Waveland is an outpatient counseling center that aims to help individuals do just that. News 25's Lorraine Weiskopf caught up with the founder to learn more about the center and a new project…
A Hancock County Sheriff's deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the September 2020 shooting of Raymond Keith Miller. A partial grand jury report was filed on July 8 and released today. It said in the report that "after…
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — A weekend car crash killed a Mississippi police officer just a day after she graduated from the police academy, the city's police chief said. Chief Mike Prendergast’s post Sunday on the City of Waveland’s Facebook page…
By JEFF BELCHER Courtesy of the Sea Coast Echo Long-time Sea Coast Echo Publisher Ellis C. Cuevas died late on Monday, July 12, after a long illness. He was 87 years old. “Teacher, mentor and role model of the highest…
The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with Mississippi Humanities Council, came together to showcase the ‘Crossroads: Change in Rural America” exhibit…
MDOT sent out a traffic advisory for Hancock County as police activity on Interstate 10 eastbound is causing delays. Drivers are advised to use an alternative route and avoid…
Residents driving on Interstate 10 eastbound past MS 607/NASA/Waveland Exit 2 in Hancock County should be aware. According to MDOT, police activity is causing delays on I-10 eastbound; drivers are advised to use an alternate route and avoid this area.…
The Mississippi state Supreme Court on Thursday agreed with a lower court that Prestige Oysters was wrongly denied an application to use land zoned C-4 as a marina. Tazz Halili Trust, doing business as Prestige Oysters, in 2015 bought property…
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ron Piret will take over as the new commander of the Naval Meteorology Oceanography Command at Stennis Space Center on Friday. Piret will be relieving Rear Admiral John A Okon in a 10 a.m. ceremony. U.S.…
During Tropical Storm Claudette, rain was one of the biggest concerns for residents in Bay St. Louis. Parts of Shoreline Park were flooded, leaving those to bring their belongings to higher…
We’re talking to local emergency management and city leaders this morning to see how they’re preparing for this weekend’s weather. Now on the line we’ve got Brian Adam with Hancock…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A large New Orleans-based health system with hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi plans a merger that will deepen its presence in Mississippi. Ochsner Health and Rush Health Systems said in a news release Thursday that officials…