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Seabees get new digs with opening of barracks on base

Seabees who stay on base at the Naval Construction Battalion Center will have new digs starting today when an 88-room building is opened this morning. Construction on the barracks began more than three years ago when an $18.9 million contract…

I-110 lane closures beginning tomorrow

Portions of the inside lanes of Interstate 110 both northbound and southbound will be closed for work. That closure starts tomorrow and runs through Tuesday, August 9th for median work. Those…

Mega Millions Jackpot Rockets to $810 Million

JACKSON, MISS. – Brisk nationwide sales have fueled a serious increase for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, pumping in an additional $20 million and driving the estimated jackpot to $810 million. If won, it will be the third largest Mega Millions jackpot prize in the…

Church Hosts Blood Drive For Coast Girl

First Missionary Baptist Church in Bay St. Louis hosts a blood drive for a two-year-old coast girl named Amora Swanier. Swanier was diagnosed with Acute Leukemia back in May. She has been overcoming battles since birth from being born prematurely…