The trial for the woman accused of killing Ocean Springs' beloved mascot, Carl the Rooster, has been delayed. Thomas Alonzo, attorney for Kendra Shaffer, has requested a change of venue, saying his client could not get a fair trial in…
A 27-year-old St. Martin man is accused of trying to kill his mother. Grady Markeese Walker is charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond. He has an initial appearance this afternoon. Sheriff Mike Ezell said deputies answered…
Jackson County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who they believe stole a car and a dog in the St. Martin community on Thursday. Jeffery Joseph Balius Jr. 33, is described as a white…
A suspect wanted in connection with an armed carjacking case in St. Martin is in custody. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers updated its post saying Kevin Chau Bui was in custody. A search of jail records shows he was booked into…
An Alabama woman died Thursday in a two-vehicle crash in Jackson County, Mississippi Highway Patrol reports. About 7:30 a.m., troopers responded to a call about a fatal crash on Highway 614. A 2009 Chevy HHR driven by 47-year-old Carrie Gwen…
A family member has identified the man who was killed after a vehicle hit his bicycle on Monday night. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said Brett Wilson Brewer of Latimer was the cyclist. He was identified by his daughter. Brewer…
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies and Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. are working to identify a man who was killed while riding his bicycle Monday night. Sheriff Mike Ezell said the incident happened about 10 p.m. on Tucker Road north of I-10.…
Gautier assistant football coach Conner Tingle raised the bar and won awards at this year's Special Olympics. Just last week, the heartbeat of Gautier went to compete in the Special Olympics in Florida…
The 32nd Annual Jackson County Industrial Trade Show will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the B.E. “Mac” McGinty Civic Center (2902 Shortcut…
Grammy Award nominee Steve Forbert is coming home to help launch a new live music series in his home state of Mississippi. The Meridian native will play the Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula on Tuesday, May 3rd as part of…
Pascagoula Police are searching for a teenager accused of shooting a man early last Thursday morning. On April 14, dispatchers received a call of shots fired in the 3200 block of Eden Street about 12:20 a.m. When officers arrived, they…
Gautier Police are asking the public's help to locate a missing woman. Gina Marie Rizzo, 51, is 4-foot-11 and weighs about 145 pounds. Rizzo was last seen leaving her home on March 4, traveling in a black 2017 Nissan Altima…
Four people are dead as a result of an apparent murder-suicide arising from a domestic incident that happened overnight in the Latimer community, Sheriff Mike Ezell said. Ezell identified the murder victims…
Moss Point School District added extra security to its high school campus today in response to a written threat of a school shooting. According to JaLeasa…
A suspect in a shooting case at a Forts Lake home in Jackson County turned himself in to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office on Thursday morning. Sheriff Mike Ezell said the shooting happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday after two man…
Gautier Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured a man Thursday night. About 8 p.m., police received multiple calls about two vehicles firing weapons while driving on Louis Alexis Trail toward Homestead Boulevard. When officers arrived at the scene,…
MDOT is reporting that a landscaping bucket truck overturned on Highway 57 near Quave Road in Vancleave. All lanes are blocked in both directions. No injuries were reported. Traffic is expected to be affected until about 11…
An 81-year-old Escatawpa man died in a fire that started Thursday night and destroyed his home. Jackson County firefighters and sheriff's deputies responded to a call of a house fire on Wolf Ridge Road about 8:16 p.m. When they arrived,…
An arrest has been made in connection with the wildfires that spread through Harrison and Jackson counties on Monday. Jackson County arrested Michael Dale Dearman Jr., 25, on a felony charge of arson. Dearman was in County Court this afternoon…
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a person found in a burned out vehicle. Deputies found the vehicle in a wooded area off Wire Road north of Vancleave on Thursday afternoon. The car had been burned and…
A 43-year-old man is in jail after Moss Point Police charged him in connection with the double homicide that occurred Tuesday morning. Police said Willie Hurd of Moss Point shot two men about 8:30 a.m. in the 6000 block of…
Even though Mardi Gras season is just beginning, get ready to keep the good times rolling when it ends. Marcia Ball, a Fat Tuesday and Jazz Fest icon in New Orleans, is coming to Jackson County for the first time.…
St. Martin High School was on lockdown about 9 a.m. Thursday during 1st block after the school received a report of a student coming to…
An autopsy completed today rules out homicide in Corri Howard's death. The 36-year-old was found January 13 in a marsh behind a home on Howze Street in Moss Point. Howard had been last seen on January 8 when police tried…