Gulfport Fire Department begins wrapping up Hurricane Ida recovery drive
The Gulfport Fire Department is wrapping up its One Coast, One Recovery supply drive this week for southeastern Louisiana. The supply drive began collecting items in…
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Nation honors emergency nurses for everything they do
Give a big ‘thank you’ to a nurse you know because today is National Emergency Nurses Day. This holiday is on the second Wednesday of every October and…
Arrested on the charge of receiving stolen property
D'Iberville Police Chief Wayne Payne announces the arrest of 26 year old Caleb Deshaun Skinner of D’Iberville and 36 year old Phillip Lebarron Watkins of Biloxi on the charge of Receiving Stolen Property. Captain Marty Griffin stated on Tuesday, October…
St. Martin’s Hailey Green wins The Voice battle round
St. Martin’s Hailey Green brought rock and roll to the stage in last night’s episode of NBC’s The Voice. The episode marked day two of the battle rounds and Coach Blake Shelton paired 15-year-old Hailey against Lana Scott, also 15.…
Placing purple ribbons on police cars for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s a time for all of us to speak up about domestic violence, raise awareness, and support survivors. The…
Mississippi developing digital state-issued documents
Mississippi is developing a way for people to have their driver’s license, vaccination card, and other state issued documents available in a smartphone wallet. Commissioner of Public Safety Sean Tindell said…
MSDH reports 719 cases of COVID-19 and 26 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 719 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 26 deaths. 16 of these deaths occurred between October 2 and October 11. An additional 10 deaths occurred between September 3 and October 5, identified from death…
Jackson County man to serve 25 years after pleading guilty to sexual battery of a child
A Jackson County man will spend 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual battery and touching a child for lustful purposes. Cory William Skalla, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery and one count of touching…
Traffic Alert: Pascagoula Street impassable at railroad tracks after train engine derails early Wednesday
Pascagoula Police report that a train engine has derailed, creating traffic delays in part of the city. Police tweeted early Wednesday morning, "Please be advised that Pascagoula Street is impassable at the railroad tracks, due to a train engine that…
Reeves: Work still happening on medical marijuana proposal
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he and legislative leaders are continuing to negotiate changes in a proposal to create a medical marijuana program, including putting tight limits on how much of the medicine one person could…