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Donations for storm victims

Michael is barreling into Florida and residents in South Mississippi are already gearing up to come to the aid of those in need, but also to dogs in need. The Dawg House of Mississippi announced they will start taking donations…

FEMA on Hurricane Michael

As Hurricane Michael bears down on Florida’s Gulf Coast, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are warning those in its path to take the storm seriously. Michael is now a category 4 storm with winds of 145 miles per…

Aggravated domestic assault arrest

Gulfport Police Department arrested 58-year-old Stephen Harris of Gulfport, charging him with one count of aggravated domestic assault. An officer spoke with an adult female who stated that her boyfriend had cut her several times with a box cutter during…

Mississippi relief efforts

With Hurricane Michael quickly approaching the Florida panhandle, South Mississippi knows all too well about the trauma that comes with it. That’s why first responders on the Coast, along with others, decided to help out. A hundred Mississippi Power crew…

Biloxi Bay Bridge closing tomorrow for cleaning

The walking path on the Biloxi Bay Bridge will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day for a week beginning tomorrow. This is the first time city contractors will pressure wash its entire stretch since 2007. The…

Burglary, breaking and entering arrest in Vancleave

Thirty-eight year-old Gretchen Fairley is in jail after she was caught stealing from a home in Vancleave. When deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene, they saw the homeowner’s brother-in-law blocking the driveway to prevent Fairley…

Hurricane Hunters are on a mission

This evening, the Florida panhandle and northwest interior coast are bracing for Hurricane Michael and thousands are evacuating as information is gathered from the storm barreling toward the Coast line. Much of that life-saving information is collected in the sky…

Mississippi Power relief efforts

Mississippi Power crew members geared up to leave for Florida to help with relief efforts during Hurricane Michael. The company will send a hundred crew members to Pensacola. Members from Gulfport, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, and Pascagoula will team up…

Missing airman investigation

Authorities are investigating the death of a Keesler airman with the possibility of an alligator being involved. Authorities recovered the body of Staff Sgt. Luis Cisneros-Godinez from the Tchoutacabouffa River on Sunday. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks…

Career and college fair at St. Patrick Catholic High School

The possibilities were endless at St. Patrick High School in Biloxi this morning. Students got a taste of the real world during the school’s college and career fair. Representatives from businesses, the military, and multiple colleges were on hand to…

Farm to School Week

It’s Farm to School Week for Biloxi Public Schools and the harvest is on at Gorenflo Elementary. Today, the school’s food service provider and child nutrition services created a farmer’s market for the students. This week the students will also…

New blueberry crumble sour ale at Chandeleur Island Brewing Co.

Bubble, bubble, toil, and crumble, blueberry crumble that is! It’s Chandeleur Island Brewing Company’s newest sour ale they just released last Friday, just in time for the fall season. Not to mention, a perfect pair with some NFL football. This…

Voter registration deadline in Mississippi

Monday is the deadline for people to register to vote in person in Mississippi for November’s general election. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says mailed applications must be postmarked by Tuesday. People can register in person at a county circuit…

Postal service workers take message to the streets

The U.S. Postal Service did not deliver mail today, but some workers took to the streets of South Mississippi to deliver an important message to our nation’s lawmakers: “U.S. Mail is not for Sale.” More than a dozen U.S. Postal…

Accident on I-10 westbound near Exit 38

Traffic was backed up for several miles shortly after noon today after a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 10 westbound near the Biloxi/Gulfport line close to Exit 38. A viewer sent video of the accident. The center and left lanes were…

Arrested for aggravated assault

Last night, D’Iberville police responded to reports of shots fired at the Walmart on Sangani Boulevard when responding officers were flagged down to Rudy Moran Park where a 17-year-old was suffering from a gunshot wound. Twenty-one year-old Austen Nguyen faces…

Jury finds Hattiesburg man guilty of carjacking

A Hattiesburg man has been found guilty of carjacking and attempted leaving the scene of an accident. The incident happened in April 2016. Shawn Moffett reportedly took a trip to the Coast and forced the driver of the vehicle to…

Body of Vancleave man found in Parker’s Lake

The body of a Vancleave man who disappeared on Saturday was found this morning off of Wade-Vancleave Road submerged in Parker’s Lake in Jackson County. Thirty-two year-old Matthew Sloan left his home Saturday around 10:30 p.m. and never returned. Sheriff…

Body found in river identified as missing airman

Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove has identified the body found in the Tchoutacabouffa River on Saturday as the missing airman from Keesler Air Force Base. He has been identified as 31-year-old Luis Godinez of Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to Marine…

Enticement of a Child – Denyon Free

.                                               On October 2, 2018 the Gulfport Police Department arrested 36 year old Denyon Dealonzo Free, of Gulfport…

George E. Ohr Art and Beer Festival

The Ohr O’Keefe Art Museum in Biloxi brought back their fall festival on Saturday with a few new add-ons for South Mississippians to enjoy. The inaugural George E. Ohr Art and Beer Festival had over 20 craft beer breweries participate…