Sports bets roll in at the Scarlet Pearl for game six of the NBA Finals
At the Scarlet Pearl, odds, picks, and predictions are coming in hot as sports bets for the NBA Finals pile in. The well-anticipated NBA Finals game six…
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Record lottery sales generate more than $138 million in revenue for fiscal year to Mississippi
JACKSON, MISS--Fueled by two new draw-style games, a series of high jackpots and an expanding array of scratch-off tickets, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation completed its final transfer to the state for FY21, bringing the total to $138,961,541.14. Counting the June…
Gulfport man charged with sexual battery, robbery
A Gulfport man is charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a public restroom and then robbing her. On Monday, Gulfport officers arrested Andrew Malik Jones, 28, and charged him with sexual battery and robbery. According to police, the victim…
Health officer: Mississippi seeing ‘4th wave’ of COVID cases
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July. “4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote…
Hancock County deputy cleared in September shooting
A Hancock County Sheriff's deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the September 2020 shooting of Raymond Keith Miller. A partial grand jury report was filed on July 8 and released today. It said in the report that "after…
Coroner in south Mississippi resigns after cancer diagnosis
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi coroner has resigned as he faces cancer and other health problems. Jim Faulk submitted his letter of resignation this month in Hancock County, a news outlet reported. He said he was diagnosed…
Arkansas man killed by police at hotel in Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — An Arkansas man has been killed by police in Mississippi after they surrounded a hotel over the weekend. Quentin Bogard of Jonesboro, Arkansas, barricaded himself inside a room at the Relax Inn in Canton, Mississippi, on…
Officer dies in crash a day after graduating police academy
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — A weekend car crash killed a Mississippi police officer just a day after she graduated from the police academy, the city's police chief said. Chief Mike Prendergast’s post Sunday on the City of Waveland’s Facebook page…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for July 16th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for July 16th are: 5-7-5. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Two-year-old found after running away from D’Iberville daycare
A nightmare today for parents of a two-year-old boy at a D’Iberville daycare facility. According to D’Iberville police, the boy was found a block away from the facility…
HSSM hosting Dog Days of Summer Shaggy’s Adoption Tour
The Humane Society of South Mississippi kicked off its Dog Days of Summer: Shaggy’s Adoption Tour Thursday night at Shaggy’s Pass Harbor. If you couldn’t make it,…
Annual Coastfest Car Show tomorrow at Beauvoir
An event at Beauvoir is set to return tomorrow with cool cars of all kinds set to attend. The Coastfest Car Show will be back for its fourth straight…
Improvements being made on Front Beach in Ocean Springs
Jackson County’s erosion project on Front Beach in Ocean Springs is taking longer than originally anticipated. The project is adding new pipes and concrete swells to the…
Gulf Coast tourism on the rise
It looks like tourism is booming on the Gulf Coast. Coastal Mississippi says the tri-county coastal region is experiencing a major rise in visitation and a vast increase in 2021…
Bayou View Elementary holds kindergarten camp to help ease kids into school year
With Gulfport School District heading back to class next week, Bayou View Elementary School wanted to help their kindergartens get adjusted to elementary…
Canopy South Mississippi Child Advocacy Center signing party
Canopy South Mississippi Child Advocacy Center held a signing party pledging to protect children. Law enforcement, CPS, the district attorney’s office, medical staff, and the CAC staff all…
Shark research done on the Mississippi Sound
It is Shark Week and what better way to honor the week devoted to conservation efforts and correcting misconceptions about sharks than by checking in on research done locally.…
Health Officials Update K-12 COVID Guidance for 2021-2022 School Year
JACKSON, Miss. – Today MSDH is releasing updated Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Mississippi K-12 settings for the 2021-2022 school year – consistent with CDC guidelines. Mississippi State Department of Health Public Health Guidance: All eligible…
Live Local: Burger Burger in Biloxi
For this week’s edition of Live Local, we learn the history behind Burger Burger, a restaurant on Howard Avenue in Biloxi. It’s named after its trademarked sandwich that’s recipe hasn’t…
Services for Jackson County Supervisor Melton Harris announced
Funeral plans for Jackson County District Two Supervisor Melton Harris have been announced. Services for Harris will first take place at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Moss Point…
Cash 3 Triples Pay Out Nearly $190,000!
JACKSON, MISS--More than 400 Cash 3 jackpot winning tickets garnered nearly $190,000 in prize money, and a solitary Mississippi Match 5 player holds a ticket worth $85,000 from Thursday night’s drawings. Playing three like digits is a popular method for…
Governor Reeves announces human trafficking operation leads to 8 arrests and identification of 7 victims
JACKSON, Miss. – On Friday, July 09, 2021, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation launched an undercover operation in Lee County, which resulted in the arrests and charges of 8 individuals and the identification of 7 human trafficking victims. “My administration…
Former Picayune officer arrested, charged in child exploitation case
A former Picayune Police sergeant was arrested July 15, 2021 on a series of charges stemming from an investigation into child exploitation. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the FBI and Picayune Police Department worked together on the case, after a…
Amtrak train collides with semi, killing two in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train from New Orleans to Chicago collided with a semi-trailer, killing two people who were not on board, damaging the train engine and forcing it to terminate the route in Mississippi, authorities said…