Easter Egg Hunt
Are you ready for some Easter fun? Well, the city of Gulfport’s Easter Egg Hunt will kick off this weekend in Jones Park. Saturday starting at 9 am children will be able to visit with the Easter bunny and take…
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Spring Arts Festival Takes Over Downtown
The Spring Arts Festival is set to hit the streets of Downtown Ocean Springs this weekend. More than 100 artists, crafters and plant vendors will celebrate spring... Offering paintings pottery, jewelry and more. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday.…
Rapiscan Systems
Starting today 78 PGA Tour Champion players take aim on the Rapiscan Systems Classic Championship. The featured grouping drawing lots of attention to the competition on Friday is the 11:40 a.m. matchup between Miguel Angel Jimenez, Bernhard Langer, and Vijay…
It's Never Too Late To Learn MGCCC
If you're considering going back to school, or you just feel like you missed the window to get a college education, this weekend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College wants you to see that you’ve still got plenty of options. Designed…
Opening Ceremonies At Fallen Oak Golf Club Rapiscan Systems Classic
This morning, day one of The Rapiscan Systems Classic got underway with an opening ceremony. The opening ceremony honored the first responders of Harrison County. Harrison county first responders were invited to attend the ceremonies and the Biloxi Fireman Color…
USM Marine Research Center will open soon
In late 2016, the Port of Gulfport broke ground on their property to build a $12.2 million marine research center for the University of Southern Mississippi. Now they are just weeks away from completing the project. School of Ocean Science…
Who is egging houses in Long Beach?
Prom season is quickly approaching sometimes a time when authorities see a rise in student mischief and high school pranks. One prank has gone a little too far in Long Beach lately and neighbors aren’t happy about it. Old East…
Operational Coastal Cleanup
Operation Coastal Cleanup has wrapped and the results are in. The two day operation, carried out on Monday and Tuesday, was a joint law enforcement effort to ensure registration compliance of convicted sex offenders throughout Harrison County. Two hundred and…
Sick raccoons still a hazard for pet owners in Long Beach
The total number of raccoons carrying the viral disease that has recently broke out in Long Beach keeps growing. Long Beach Animal Control has now collected more than one hundred raccoons with distemper throughout the city. Animal control officers were…
BP legislation update: House Bill 1185
BP settlement legislation, House Bill 1185, heads to conference committee of the Mississippi House and Senate. Six business organizations like the Mississippi Chamber of Commerce and the Gulf Coast Business Council approved a letter with the business community’s desired outcomes…
National Youth Violence Awareness Week
Today students at Gulfport High School expressed themselves in the form of crazy socks, recognizing that everyone is different and that’s okay. It’s part of how Gulfport is honoring National Youth Violence Awareness Week. Each day the students are doing…
Rapiscan Systems
This year marks the first year Rapiscan Systems has been named the title sponsor for the golf tournament previously known as the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic. Rapiscan has signed on to sponsor the event for at least the next three…
Arrests made in Harrison County card skimmers
On Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 29-year-old Luis Alberto Jiminez, 31-year-old Alejandro Lorene Martinez, and 28-year-old Yaudel Pina, all of Texas, on four felony counts of possession of a scanning device. On March 21,…
Former gang member sentenced to ten years
Today, former Simon City Royal 32-year-old John Wayne Clark of Biloxi was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised released for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On May 7th 2015, DEA…
Jackson County fatal accident victims identified
The two people that were killed following an accident on Highway 614 near Otis Cooper Road in Jackson County this morning have been identified. Fifty-four year-old Kevin Hyatt from Mobile was traveling west on Highway 614. His car crossed the…
Gautier family helps after Hurricane Maria
Yesterday marked six months since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. Although progress has been made, a local Gautier family that helped with hurricane relief efforts says there is still lots of work to be done. A Gautier family…
Are there enough police to help with Black Beach Weekend?
Black Beach Weekend is just around the corner and last year’s high turnout was record breaking. With vacancies at the Biloxi Police Department, is law enforcement equipped to handle the crowds? Spring break is in the air and out of…
Traffic fatality in Gulfport
A traffic fatality occurred around 7 p.m. in Gulfport. According to Gulfport police, units responded to Airport and Highway 49 for a single vehicle crash. A pickup left the roadway and into a ditch. The adult male driver was transported…
Birdies for Charity
Going to the Rapiscan Systems Classic is not only a chance to watch some of the world’s best golfers, but it can also be a chance to give back. Birdies for Charity is a fundraising program designed in 1997 to…
West Harrison student makes false threat claim
A 16-year-old West Harrison High School student was arrested this morning and charged with the disturbance of a public school session after texting an alarming message to several other students. Around 10:30, the school’s main building experienced a power outage…
Supervisor says first female appointed to MS Senate paving the way
The appointment of the first woman to Mississippi congress today is “opening new doors” for female leaders in the state. This is according to Harrison County Supervisor Connie Rockco who also broke a state barrier for women when she became…
Body found in Ocean Springs
We have confirmed reports of a body found in Ocean Springs. Officials are currently investigating the death of 33-year-old Aaron Sullivan. Just after 2 o’clock today it was reported that a body was lying in the ditch between the service…
Teacher job search for Biloxi School District
Biloxi School District is set to host a job fair tomorrow. The event is for certified teachers and teacher candidates with pending certification. The job fair will be held tomorrow at Biloxi Junior High from 5:30 until 7:30. Administrators from…
Pizza delivery driver robbed at gunpoint in Gulfport
Three people are arrested after a pizza delivery driver says they were held at gunpoint while making a delivery in Gulfport. Police arrested 18-year-old Austin Pennington, along with 18-year-old Conner Bradford and 21-year-old Hennessy Kerner yesterday. The victim says the…