Road Closure
North and south bound lanes on Markham Drive between east Beach Boulevard and Township Road will be closed to thru traffic in order to repair a sewer cave-in. The closure will last from today through Thursday. Tegarden Road will be…
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Charter School Bill Passes House
The Mississippi House Committee passed a bill today that would allow charter schools to enroll students across district lines. Charter schools are operated by nonprofit groups separate from other public schools. Senate Bill 2161 would allow them to enroll students…
Biloxi High School holds Assembly on Drinking and Driving
Biloxi High School students go into prom weekend with more perspective of the outcomes and dangers associated with drinking and driving. Law enforcement, AMR personnel and Biloxi firefighters came to the high school’s gym for an assembly on drinking and…
Special Needs St. Patrick’s Day Dance
St. Patrick’s Day may be over but the party continues in Biloxi tonight. All physically and mentally challenged children and adults were dressed in their green colored best and hit the dance floor for the Special Needs St. Patrick’s Day…
Escatawpa in High Waters
Today’s rain had Escatawpa residents bracing for more flooding in their already saturated neighborhoods. Many people gathered free sand from the Escatawpa Fire Department and were on edge that today’s precipitation would force the Pascagoula River into their homes. On…
Parent Outraged over Lawmaker Reply
“I see that you are not a native of the great state of Mississippi. I appreciate you going to the trouble to share your views with me but, with all due respect, I could care less. I would, however, recommend…
Armed Robbery Suspect Charged with Four Additional Counts of Armed Robbery
On March 18, 2016, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 30 year old Rinaldo Eugene Norris Jr., of Gulfport, on 4 additional counts of Armed Robbery. The arrests was the result of follow up investigations into the recently reported armed robberies.…
Ship Island Excursions Returns
Ship Island Excursions opens for the season this weekend, celebrating 90 years of ferry service. The Pan-American clipper was one of the ferry service’s first boats, built in 1937 by Captain Louis Skrmetta’s grandfather. After 90 years of transferring tourists…
Pass Christian Police Department adds a new K-9
A new furry addition to the Pass Christian Police Department will be helping the city be a safer place. Wodan, the Pass Christian Police Department’s first K9 unit since 2005, has finished training and will now assist in patrolling operations.…
Email Exchange between Gulfport Mother and MS Representative
It’s an email exchange between a Gulfport mother and a Mississippi Representative that has gotten tremendous response on social media. You may remember Becky Guidry as an outspoken member of Fed up with 50th, the group pressuring lawmakers to fully…