While Father’s Day is a day reserved for all dads, today one special dad was recognized. While Sunday is the official day to celebrate all dads, the Biloxi Lions Club honored their 2020 Father of the Year, Richard Wayne Ross…
Mississippi legislators are advancing a bill to ban abortion based on the race, sex, or genetic anomalies of a fetus. The Republican-led Senate passed the bill Wednesday. The House is expected to send the bill soon to Republican Governor Tate…
State Representative Sonya Williams Barnes also weighed in on the removal of state flags from city buildings. She said in a statement: “This is a major victory for our city and state. I am honored to represent a city whose…
A funeral was held Wednesday for a Mississippi deputy who was shot and killed while on duty last week. Simpson County Deputy James Blair was laid to rest today. He was shot and killed while on duty Friday. His accused…
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday. The three counts of rape by force or fear…
NEW ORLEANS— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Ports of New Orleans and Shreveport seized more than 2,000 unapproved face masks bearing counterfeit designer logos. The shipments were found in express consignment facilities, and had been shipped…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction is going to be charged with felony murder and 10 other crimes. Fulton County District…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands. Supporters say the measure would be the most significant conservation…
History is forever changed as a new flag flies over all city offices in Gulfport. It’s a new day. Jeffrey Hulum III is a retired veteran and serves as CEO of the nonprofit group ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend.’…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 489 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 23 new deaths. However, 16 of those new deaths are from between May 23rd and June 11th, including one in Hancock County and one…
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday extended the local declaration of emergency caused by Tropical Storm Cristobal. The board approved the original local proclamation on Tuesday, June 9. The action will allow Harrison County to receive state and…
The driver of a pickup truck had to be flown from the scene of a two truck accident at Pine St. and US 49 Tuesday afternoon. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. Harrison County Fire Rescue extricated one…
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A new flag now flies over city buildings after the Gulfport City Council voted unanimously today to remove the Mississippi state flag from city offices. Following a landmark vote from the Gulfport City Council, the Magnolia flag now flies at…
The Biloxi Police Department arrested 36-year-old Daimen Charles McGrath of Chalmette LA on two separate warrants for alleged burglary of a hotel room and being in possession of burglary tools. The arrest was the result of a reported burglary that…
The average U.S. price of regular grade gasoline rose 11 cents over the past two weeks to $2.16 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the jump came as crude oil costs increased. The…
After an accident claimed the lives of seven sailors in 2017 and more than two years of restoration and modernization work, the U.S.S. Fitzgerald departs from Ingalls Shipbuilding. The guided missile destroyer is now back to work and able to…
The first day of the fifth annual Immunization Fair at Biloxi High School experienced a new way of doing things due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The drive-thru style fair arranged by the Biloxi Excel by 5 Coalition allows parents to…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Employment Security is seeing an influx of fraudulent unemployment claims, mirroring a concerning trend across the country, Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday. “These are all through sophisticated networks of…
Most businesses need a boost now more than ever and there’s good news for some businesses in Biloxi. Some local business owners will soon get help dressing up their stores in the Biloxi Main Street District. Marley Roberts is a…
Yesterday the American Red Cross began testing all blood, platelet, and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. During these unprecedented times officials with the Red Cross hope that testing for COVID-19 antibodies will provide donors with insight into whether they may…
Dakia Entertainment Hospitality and Broadwater Development, LLP announced today the signing of a formal letter of intent, subject to finalizing financial commitments, to redevelop the historic, former Broadwater Beach hotel, marina and golf course site into a $1.2 billion, 266-acre,…
Earlier this afternoon, the Gulfport City Council unanimously passed a referendum that removed the current state flag from flying at city offices. This comes on the heels of racial tensions across the country, now sparking unrest in Mississippi over continuing…
Across the country and here on the Coast we have seen people rallying together to bring awareness to racial inequality and the Black Lives Matter movement. This Thursday in Ocean Springs there will be a unity march and healing rally.…