The funeral for the man from Maryland struck and killed while visiting family on the Coast will be held Saturday. Sixty-seven year-old John Morton was riding his bicycle last Friday morning around 6:30 a.m. on Woolmarket Road in Biloxi when…
Today in Pearl River County a man was found dead after a fatal stabbing. The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department identified the man as 68-year-old Gary Breeland. His body was found last night around 9 p.m. on Harry Sones Road…
Gulfport, Mississippi. – Taryn Goin Naidoo, 41, of Diamondhead, Mississippi, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., on three separate counts to 170 months in prison on each count, each to run concurrently, for a total…
JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, joined by Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matt Albence, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans Acting Special Agent in Charge Gilbert Trill, and U.S. Department of Labor Office of…
Mississippi Gulf Coast (August 6, 2020) – Walmart and The Salvation Army are teaming up to provide new school supplies to local children in need during the “Stuff the Bus” campaign event at participating Walmart’s on August 7-8, 2020. For kids preparing…
Moss Point police are actively conducting an investigation into a shooting which resulted in homicide. The shooting occurred on Pearl Avenue in Moss Point, Mississippi. Police learned a victim was transported to Singing River Hospital, suffering from an apparent gunshot…
The 2020-2021 school year kicks off today for many students on the Coast, including the Ocean Springs School District. Students were rolling into campus Thursday morning. For many, it’s the first time they’ve been back on campus since March. Principal…
On August 6th, 2020, Biloxi Police arrested 35-year-old Mariah Lenora Pitalo of Long Beach, MS for felony credit card fraud. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where the victim alleged Pitalo processed an unauthorized transaction using the victim’s credit card…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 956 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 64,400 confirmed cases and 1,825 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County is at 363 cases…
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Nearly 150 Vermont inmates housed in a Mississippi prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, the head of the Vermont Corrections Department announced Wednesday. Vermont houses 219 inmates at the…
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It has been nearly five months since the COVID-19 shutdown began in March. While many of us have been able to get back to some kind of normalcy, the residents of the Pillars are still in quarantine. Residents have had…
A multi-million dollar infrastructure and road improvement project will soon be underway and when its completed, the ride to work will be much smoother for thousands of shipyard employees in Pascagoula. The entrance to Ingalls Shipyard on the East Bank…
Teachers and students in Harrison County will wake up bright and early for the first day of school tomorrow, but before the hallways come to life with activity, a group of Jeepers came out to show their support for educators.…
For the first time since March, in-person classes will resume in Harrison County Schools on Thursday. However, schools will not look or operate the same as they did in the spring. Students will be welcomed back to D’Iberville High School…
Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles make their home in the Gulf of Mexico with the vast majority of this endangered species living in the Mississippi Sound. A team of experts at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies worked to save one…
Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich issued an executive order to make sure local restaurants and bars were following the governor’s mandate to end alcohol sales at 11 p.m. In his new executive order, Gilich acknowledges that some restaurants and bars…
Biloxi police have made two arrests in connection to a shooting that occurred in late July. Twenty-one year-old Coderian Cain of McComb is charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a felon, and 24-year-old Corey Cowart…
The halls of Harrison County schools will be full of activity tomorrow morning, but tonight Jeep enthusiasts and the public are gathering at schools to show support for students and teachers as they embark on a new school year. News…
In response to Governor Tate Reeves Executive Order, the George County School District has made an adjustment to return to school dates. The new start date for students will be Monday, August 17, 2020. Below is the adjusted reopening of…
Harrison County Fire Rescue added new life-saving equipment to their toolbox: video laryngoscopes. These are safer and faster than their manual laryngoscopes. This equipment is ideal for managing critical patients with airway issues. With the camera, it’s easier for paramedics…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the purchase of up to $30 million in U.S.-produced shrimp for distribution to community…
Today was the first day of school for Popp’s Ferry Elementary students although this year is like no other. There are many guidelines in place to limit the amount of exposure between students and teachers. Popp’s Ferry Elementary is encouraging…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced launch of the ReSkill Mississippi initiative to help ease the economic burden and uncertainty this pandemic has created for our state's workforce. Mississippians who lost their jobs or had severe cutbacks and went…