An old Waveland eyesore is coming down in Hancock County, but not everyone is happy about it. The old animal feed store has been sitting vacant on Highway 90 since Hurricane Katrina. Workers began demoing the building today after city…
On January 2, 2018, Deputy John Schmidt was injured by an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Deputy Schmidt was transported via American Medical Response to Hancock Medical Center, where he was then transported by Flight Care to University…
Highway patrol is identifying the woman killed in a Hancock County accident yesterday. Spokesman Chase Elkins tells News 25 that 73-year-old June Spell of Covington, Louisiana was killed when her Nissan Cube hit a Ford F150 head on around 3:45…
An accident in Hancock County claims the life of a Louisiana woman. The wreck occurred today around 3:45 in Hancock County on Highway 603 southbound, just north of Highway 43. The 73-year-old white female of Covington, Louisiana was driving south…
On December 28th, 2017 the Bay St. Louis Police Department arrested Pharoah Lyons for two counts of aggravated assault. Lyons was transported to the Hancock County Adult Detention Center Facility under a $100,000 bond. The Bay St. Louis Police Department…
After one deadly wreck and many complaints from parents, four new LED lights were installed today along Kiln-Delisle Road. The Hancock County School District ordered the lights from Coast Electric. This action comes less than a week after a mother…
Sunday afternoon, the Hancock County Sheriff Office responded to a shooting in Bay St. Louis. Multiple people were reported injured and police were working two different scenes, one on Sycamore Street and St. Frances Street. Officers were able to locate…
A man in Biloxi was arrested for stealing a vehicle after staying over at a friend’s house. Neville Conner was staying at an apartment on Pass Road when he took the keys of the property owner’s vehicle and left without…
The woman struck by a vehicle and killed after a holiday event at Hancock Elementary School last night, has been identified. Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk identified the victim as 47-year-old Laurie Jones of Diamondhead. Jones was attempting to cross…
Shortly after five-thirty this evening a mother and her two children were struck by a vehicle in Hancock County. The family was leaving a Christmas event at East Hancock Elementary when they attempted to cross the road to get back…
A picayune man will serve 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to six counts of sexual battery on three separate children. According to District Attorney Joel Smith, investigators looked into 36 year old Joseph Rogers in 2016 when a…
A trial date has been set for the Long Beach police officer charged with second degree murder after leaving her daughter in a hot car. Cassie barker's trial is set to begin in Hancock County on April 8th of next…
Vigilance: that’s what workers throughout South Mississippi have shown as they keep a watchful eye out to make sure residents in our areas are safe and warm. Popp’s Ferry Bridge Tender Jennifer Hudson works with Biloxi city leaders early Friday…
Snow on the ground in Hancock County is not an everyday sight for local residents. Snow flurries accumulated on the sides of Highway 603 in northern Hancock County this morning. Rooftops were snow-capped at some houses and snowfall covered porches…
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Hancock County School District school will be closed tomorrow, Friday, December 8th due to inclement weather.
Governor Phil Bryant is naming a county court judge on the Mississippi Coast. Trent Favre will take the bench on January 1st, the day Hancock County Court becomes active. Favre is currently the city attorney in Bay St. Louis and…
The Hancock County Youth Court, CASA of Hancock County, and CPS held their annual Foster Children’s Christmas Party at the Bay St. Louis Community Center Sunday. Hundreds of foster children and their families had a chance to enjoy some holiday…
Today the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced they will be awarding a $25,000 grant to help fund the Gulf Coast Scenic Byways Directional Signage Project in Hancock County. Hancock Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tish Williams said, “I don’t…
The Mississippi Rainbow Center is helping to make a little child’s Christmas a little brighter. They hosted a toy drive at the Courthouse Pier on Saturday and they plan to host two more next weekend. You can drop off a…
A one million dollar bond has been set for the father and son charged with the murder of Diamondhead native Philip Whitaker. Investigators in Hancock County arrested 70-year-old Terry Smith and his son, 46-year-old Carl Smith, yesterday after questioning the…
Hancock County Investigator Glenn Grannan says 70-year-old Terry Smith and his son, 46-year-old Carl Smith, have both been arrested in the shooting death of Philip Whitaker. The two were arrested after Whitaker's van was found in Poplarville at Ponderosa Trace…
Authorities have positively identified a body found wrapped in carpet near I-10 in New Orleans as 54-year-old Philip Whitaker from Hancock County. Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse released his identity today. Whitaker's body was found near an on-ramp last…
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department is working with investigators in New Orleans to identify a decomposing body found wrapped in carpet near I-10 yesterday. Fifty-four year-old Philip Whitaker was last seen in Harrison County and has been reported missing since…