WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to sentence minors convicted of murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In a dissent, a liberal justice accused her colleagues of gutting earlier decisions that said…
A day long argument between two men led to a fatal shooting in Vancleave Wednesday. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says 36-year-old Thomas Pearson is charged with murder. Pearson is accused of killing 33-year-old Jeffrey Summerlin of Vancleave. Deputies arrived…
The School of Construction and Design at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has been awarded a $100,000 grant by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) that will be used to promote and advance construction education in the state.…
Mississippi’s number two politician is here on the Coast this week meeting with local leaders in the three coastal counties with a look ahead to next year’s legislative session and what types of local projects might be on the horizon.…
It’s almost time for Healthy Kids Day! It’s a day full of free fun, a run, snacks, and activities. The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA along with Biloxi, Ocean Springs Junior Auxiliary, and Let’s Go Gulf Coast is hosting Healthy Kids…
Former Harrison County Supervisor Larry Benefield died yesterday after a battle with cancer. Harrison County School District’s newly appointed Superintendent Mitchell King spoke about Benefield’s life and legacy. “Mr. Benefield was liked by mostly everyone he came…
The Mississippi Department of Education has named the finalist for Administrator of the year for 2021 in the state of Mississippi. Opinion writing, the lesson of the day in Ms. Smith’s English, language and arts class at…
The creative handiwork of some students is on display at Pass Christian Elementary School. It is spring time, a perfect time of year to learn about animals and their habitats, and some students at PCES are doing just that through…
On Wednesday afternoon, a two-car accident on Community Road in Gulfport resulted in one smashing through a building. Five people were in the vehicle that crashed into the building and one was transported by AMR to the hospital with non-life-threatening…
Picture the largest pot of jambalaya you’ve ever seen and that won’t even come close to what MGCCC is cooking up. MGCCC and the campus’ seven food pantries are on a mission to set the record for the world’s largest…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston Campus is holding a fundraiser for its school of performing and visual arts entitled ‘Closure.’ On Thursday night MGCCC’s Perkettes will be performing ‘Closure,’ a very emotionally driven piece for the…
Long Beach Public Works crews will be doing repairs to a lift station at East Railroad Road and McCaughan Avenue starting tomorrow Thursday April 22nd at 8 AM. They will have the road shut down and detour signs out to detour…
Two teenagers were shot and killed in Gulfport Tuesday evening. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer has identified them as 19-year-old Juan Reginald Harvey Jr. and 18-year-old Teraye Preston. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, Gulfport PD found Harvey…
BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2021, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. As with previous years,…
Former Harrison County supervisor Larry Benefield died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 68. Benefield, a 1970 graduate of Gulfport High, was an All-Big 8 selection in football and was part of the 1971 national championship team at…
Being accepted into one of the U.S. Military Service Academies is a competitive process that even requires congressional nomination. One local high school senior has achieved a rare milestone by receiving appointments from not one, but two of those academies.…
Through the Cares Act, Harrison County was granted $6 million to distribute to residents for rental assistance. Open Doors Homeless Coalition is heading up the program and is holding information sessions across the county to help renters with the application…
The westbound lanes of Highway 90 in Biloxi were briefly shutdown this evening following a rollover accident. A little after 6 p.m., Biloxi police responded to a rollover accident on Highway 90 near Beauvoir. Police say the rollover resulted in…
The Commission of Marine Resources returns to in-person meetings after 12 months of online zoom meetings. COVID-19 changed how state departments meet and interact with the public. As a COVID safety precaution, the Commission of Marine Resources stopped all in-person…
Today’s weather provided an ideal day and way to show gratitude for South Mississippi’s law enforcement officers. It was a whole new playing field at the inaugural Heroes at Fallen Oak Invitational Golf Tournament Tuesday morning. Just ask Jackson County…
Two men are dead following a shooting in Gulfport earlier this evening. According to Sgt. Jason Ducre, the shooting happened just before 5:30 p.m. near Loposser Avenue and Layton Drive. A vehicle on the block was covered in red tarp.…
It’s been one week since a devastating tornado ripped through Louisiana, leaving dozens of homes and other structures in the area badly damaged. Residents in Palmetto, Louisiana got a helping hand thanks to some South Mississippi volunteers. As we first…
A motorcycle collision sends one to the hospital. Harrison County Fire Services responded to a vehicle accident on County Farm Road today involving a motorcycle and a Waste Management truck. AMR and Rescue 5 was requested. One was stabilized and…
Grady Lavell Sumrall, the man wanted for armed robbery in Gulfport, has been arrested. Saturday around midnight, officers responded to the 10,000th block of Highway 49 in reference to an armed robbery. Detectives say that Sumrall robbed employees at gunpoint…