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SBA Business Recovery Centers Closing Permanently on Oct. 12

ATLANTA – – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today it is permanently closing its Business Recovery Centers located at Moss Point City Hall in Jackson County and the Community Center Missionary Baptist Church in Jasper County on Thursday, Oct.…

Gulfport Police identify unidentified woman

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE The Gulfport Police Department announced that unidentified female has been identified. The woman was found Sept. 30 after police responded to a medical emergency in the 10000 block of East Tree Drive. The residents said they only…

Bay St. Louis man faces commercial burglary charges

A Bay St. Louis man is in jail, charged with three counts of commercial burglary and fleeing from law enforcement. Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam said 23-year-old Shane Fontana was arrested at his Bay St. Louis home on Tuesday. He…

Cruisin’ for Cash lottery winners announced

The Cruisin’ for Cash promo put on by the Mississippi Lottery concluded today and four winners are going home with cash! The winners are from Gilbertown, Alabama, Louisville, Mississippi, Jackson, Alabama, and Moss Point. The winners went home with $50,000,…

Lane closure of Daniel Boulevard in Gulfport

The City of Gulfport has announced a lane closure of Daniel Boulevard. This comes in response to an installation of a sewer gravity main. There will be a moving work zone in the north and south lanes between Landon Road…

Poplarville holds Jimmy Buffett tribute

Mississippi native and legendary musician Jimmy Buffet died on September 1st. The City of Poplarville in collaboration with the Poplarville Area Chamber of Commerce and Pearl River Community College is proud…

Car thief given maximum sentence

Bay St. Louis, MS—District Attorney Crosby Parker announced that forty-two-year-old Bonnie Jean Jackson Gebbia was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison by Circuit Court Judge Larry Bourgeois in the Circuit Court of Hancock County for a Hancock County…