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Biloxi police car crash during high-speed chase

On July 21, 2020, the Biloxi Police Department responded to a complaint of a suspicious male in the Hard Rock Casino Parking Garage, located in the 700 block of Beach Boulevard. Officers arrived on scene and made contact with a…

ICU beds fill up as COVID-19 cases surge across the state

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says that within two weeks, Mississippi’s Hospital System will be ‘thoroughly overwhelmed.’ On Monday, 943 people were hospitalized in the state with confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 293 people were battling the virus…

Drive-up COVID-19 screening and testing sites

Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, Memorial Hospital is bringing more testing sites to the Gulfport-Biloxi area. In addition to continuing to operate the five designated COVID-19 testing clinics, Memorial will begin offering temporary drive-up COVID-19 screening and testing…

COVID-19: 1,635 new cases, 31 new deaths

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,635 new COVID-19 cases and 31 new deaths including one in Harrison County and one in Jackson County. The statewide total now stands at 45,524 confirmed cases and 1,389 deaths. Here are numbers…

New state flag committee to meet Wednesday

A nine person committee designing the new Mississippi state flag will meet for the first time this Wednesday. The committee consists of three members each appointed from state leaders Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, House Speaker Philip Gunn, and Governor Tate…

CASA of Harrison County hosting school supply drive

CASA has long been known as a non-profit group that helps children during the legal process and court proceedings in cases of alleged abuse or neglect. CASA of Harrison County is collecting much-needed school supplies to help equip local children…

Four charged in missing man Willie Jones’ case

More developments are unfolding today in the case of the missing Picayune man Willie Jones. According to the Picayune Police Department, information gathered in the investigation led to another suspect in the disappearance of Willie Jones identified as 18-year-old Austin…

Law enforcement officer shot in Gautier

The FBI is continuing to investigate a shooting which wounded a federal law enforcement officer in Gautier this morning. Local, state, and federal law enforcement were executing a state arrest warrant for kidnapping at the Siegel Select Extended Stay Hotel…

China says US orders it to close its consulate in Houston

BEIJING (AP) — China says the U.S. has ordered it to close its consulate in Houston in what it called a provocation that violates international law. There was no immediate confirmation or explanation from the U.S. A Chinese foreign ministry…

Petition to let residents vote on state flag change

A local man is protesting the referendum to remove the old Mississippi state flag. He believes the vote should have been made by the people. Electrical estimator turned activist Ryan Woodcock is encouraging people to sign up as volunteers at…

Walmart won't be open on Thanksgiving

The world's largest retailer is already looking ahead to the holidays. Walmart says its stores nationwide will be closed on Thanksgiving Day this year for the first time in more than 30 years. The company has kept its stores open…

Charles Evers passes away at age 97

A brother of slain Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers and a longtime figure in Mississippi state politics has passed away today. Charles Evers has died at the age of 97 in Brandon this morning. A coroner says he died of…