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Mississippi lawmakers push incentives for aluminum plant

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators are working quickly to approve nearly $247 million in state incentives for an aluminum plant. The project could bring 1,000 jobs to the northern part of the state…

Hyena baby born at Hattiesburg Zoo

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Just a year after her arrival at the Hattiesburg Zoo, spotted hyena Pili has given birth to what is believed the only surviving hyena cub born in North America so far this year. Zoo curator Kristen…

Biloxi Police help capture Georgia double homicide suspect

Biloxi Police helped an agency from Georgia capture a suspect in a double homicide who had fled to Mississippi. Chamblee Police in Georgia contacted Biloxi Police about a possible location of the suspect, 55-year-old Pedro Armentero Mesa. Officers were told…

City of Moss Point approves new fire chief

There’s a new fire chief in town! During Moss Point’s city council meeting tonight, the council unanimously approved Mayor Billy Knight’s recommendation to hire Danny Wade as fire…

Pine Hills Nursey holds Toddler Tuesdays

Toddlers enjoyed the fresh air, interacted with animals, and got in touch with their green thumb at Pine Hills Nursery’s Toddler Tuesday event. The first Tuesday of each month, kids…

Motorcyclist injured in wreck on Firetower Road

One person has been airlifted to a local trauma center after an accident this morning just north of Interstate 10. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said the accident happened about 10:30 a.m. on Firetower Road. The crash involved a…

Fatal crash on Hwy 43 S in Pearl River County

On Sunday, October 30, 2022, at approximately 11:29 AM, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 43 South in Pearl River County. A 2017 Jaguar passenger vehicle driven by 86-year-old Donald C. Schneider of Picayune, MS,…