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MEMA update on last week's severe weather

PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency staff is validating damage numbers to determine if the state is eligible to apply for federal assistance following the April 9-10 tornadoes, severe weather, and flooding. During the validation process, the…

Gulfport native helps support Super Hornet jet

A coast native helps support Super Hornet jets! Petty Officer 2nd Class Darius Jackson is a Gulfport native, graduating from Gulfport High School in 2010. He joined the U.S. Navy 11 years ago, serving now as an aircrew survival equipmentman.…

Fan Fest 2024 being held on April 21

The Hancock County Library System will be hosting a day-long Comic Con type event on Sunday, April 21. Fan Fest 2024 will be free to the public and will be held at the Bay St. Louis Community Hall on Blaize…

City of Gulfport conducting smoke test on sewer lines

(Gulfport, MS) - The City of Gulfport is scheduled to conduct a “Smoke Test” on the sewer lines in the surrounding area of McGuire Circle, located off Searle Avenue in Bayou View. The “Smoke Test” is scheduled to begin Monday, April…

Georgia teen shot at Gulfport party over the weekend

A 15-year-old teenager from Georgia was found shot in the arm on Saturday, April 13th. According to Gulfport Police spokesman Jason Ducre, the teen is wanted by police in Georgia. The shooting happened on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The…

Jackson County Hazardous Waste Collection Day is April 20th

The Jackson County Hazardous Waste Collection Day is happening Saturday, April 20. The collection will happen at the Singing River Mall Parking Lot in Gautier from 8 AM until noon. Items accepted are cleaners, motor oil, mothballs, insecticides, herbicides, and…