Jackson County

Annual Tree Lighting with Santa

This Thursday night, the City of Ocean Springs is planning for a magical kick-off to the Christmas season. Their annual ‘Tree Lighting with Santa’ event is expected to be their most jolly yet with games and activities and even appearances…

Moss Point native receives key to the city

One of Moss Point’s distinguished natives was recognized by the city in a big way this weekend. Dr. Eddie Glaude was born and raised in Moss Point and is currently the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and Chair of…

Christmas gifts for Whitfield

With tomorrow being Thanksgiving that means the season of giving is just around the corner. Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce teamed up with the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and other agencies to take up donations for the state hospitals…

Charged with aggravated assault

A Moss Point man is in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center with aggravated assault after an alleged road rage incident. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 35-year-old Jeremiah Coleman was driving on Highway 90 near Franklin Creek Road around 5 p.m.…

‘By Golly, Be Jolly:’ Small Business Saturday in Ocean Springs

This weekend you can kick off your holiday shopping season with Small Business Saturday in Ocean Springs. The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the holidays with a shopping promotion called ‘By Golly, Be Jolly,’ starting on Small…

Visions of Sugar Plums shopping trip

It started with a local business man looking to help a family in need around the holidays, now it has become a community effort. The 11th annual ‘Visions of Sugar Plums’ shopping event was held today at the Pascagoula Walmart.…

St. Martin School bus battery heist

Jackson County authorities have taken a man into custody for that school bus battery heist just last week. Forty-one year-old Adam Shaw of Bay St. Louis is charged with motor vehicle theft and two charges of grand larceny. He’s also…

Jaxon’s St. Jude Toy Drive

In loving memory of an Ocean Springs residents folks in the community are collecting donations. Jaxon Eli Schoenberger was a six-year-old who passed away from DIPG, a rare childhood cancer, in 2014. Since then his family’s been collecting toys to…

Bridge re-dedication in Jackson County

One of Jackson County’s two official hurricane evacuation routes is back up and running. Tuesday, Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King was on hand at a re-dedication ceremony in Jackson County for State Route 57, officially adding it back to…

Evacuation Route Officially Back Up and Running in Jackson County

One of Jackson County's two official hurricane evacuation routes is back up and running. On Tuesday, Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King was on hand at a rededication ceremony in Jackson County for State Route 57, officially adding it back…

Hospice of Light tree planting

It’s always an emotional tribute as families gathered at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula to honor their loved ones at the Hospice of Light Tree Planting Ceremony. Family members, nurses, and caregivers were at the tree planting ceremony to remember…

Stolen school bus batteries at St. Martin High

Dozens of St. Martin High School buses were out of service this morning after a weekend theft of bus batteries. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says 66 batteries were stolen from 33 buses over the weekend.  A white 2001 Ram…

Pascagoula mayor talks new developments

Pascagoula Mayor Dane Maxwell will soon take over the Public Service Commissioner position for the southern district, but before that takes place there’s still work to be done in the city. Mayor Maxwell stopped by our station this morning to…

St. Martin bus driver facing assault charges

A former bus driver in St. Martin is facing a year-and-a-half behind bars after being found guilty of child abuse and assault. After two days of trial and only 30 minutes of deliberation, a Jackson County jury found 58-year-old Antoinette…

Fatal accident in Ocean Springs

Officers with the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle crash involving one vehicle on Hanshaw Rd. just north of the Ocean Springs Middle School this afternoon. The preliminary investigation shows that the vehicle left the roadway…

Rape suspect cleared by Grand Jury

Almost five years after a woman was raped on the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge, a grand jury has cleared the suspect of any wrongdoing. Aaron McMillian was arrested last year in Utah in connection to the 2014 rape after a DNA…

Keel Authentication Ceremony at Ingalls

Today Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula as well as the State of Mississippi gave a nod of the highest respect to a war hero and Gulf Coast native. It’s a name that’s already gone down in history, but now will forever…

Michael Watson has been elected Secretary of State

In Jackson County last night, Michael Watson and his supporters watched the results of the General Election come in as the polls closed and precincts throughout the state reported their numbers in the race for Secretary of State. Watson’s spirits…

Nine car pile-up leaves one dead

Traffic was backed up for nearly two hours this morning along Highway 90 after a deadly nine car pile-up. The incident happened around 6 this morning just before Highway 619 and Hwy 90 eastbound from Gautier. Sixty-four year-old Charlotte Moore…