Local News

End it for Good Drug Symposium

The non-profit ‘End it for Good’ put on an event this evening for the Gulf Coast community to openly discuss alternatives to the drug war. The Mississippi-based organization hosts discussions…

Working together to beautify Gulfport

This Saturday, the Gulfport community is coming together to beautify its neighborhoods. Gulfport Police Department is working with Extend a Hand, Help a Friend for their monthly community cleanup. They will…

Students graduate from Family Self-Sufficiency Program

Twenty-three women graduated from the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, a program through the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII. FSS is a program that enables HUD-assisted families to increase their earned income…

UPDATE: COVID cases in the community

Just like the entire nation, health care systems on the Coast are seeing new cases of COVID pop up in the community. Memorial Hospital currently has 24 COVID patients, seven…

State opens application to wild hog control program

The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce will begin accepting applications for its Wild Hog Control Program beginning July 26. The application period will close on Monday, August 9.  All Mississippi counties are eligible for the application period.  Wild hogs…

Pascagoula Police ask for help to locate runaway

The Pascagoula Police Department is requesting your assistance in locating David Broome. David was last seen on July 21, 2021, wearing a blue/black jacket, black sweatpants and white shoes. He is 16 years old, 5-foot-4 and weighs 120 pounds. If…

George County man faces drug charges

George County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Lucedale man on drug charges. The Sheriff's Office, in a press release, said that agents with the Southeast Mississippi Narcotics Task Force were investigating a suspicious vehicle near the Rocky Creek Inn on…