JACKSON – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Desoto County Sheriff’s Department that happened today near U.S. 61, South of Mississippi 3 in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi. Deputies with the sheriff’s department were involved in…
On February 7, 2024, a Jackson County jury found Derrick Wayne Chavers, 38 years old, of Lucedale, guilty of two counts of Manslaughter and a count of Aggravated Assault. Chavers was staying at a camp in Leakesville when he showed…
On February 21, 2024, Jonathan Lee Ross, 34 years old, of Pascagoula, pled guilty and was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Keith Miller as a habitual offender. Ross first burglarized a home in Pascagoula. A little over a week later,…
The VFW National Commander-in-Chief Duane Sarmiento will be visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The visit will happen at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Springs.…
On February 20th, Waveland officers were dispatched to the area of Sharon Street regarding a domestic dispute. Officers arrived and spoke to the victim, a 17-year-old female. The victim advised that she was at her friend’s residence when her boyfriend…
On February 20, 2024, Brandon Joseph Merrill, 40 years old, of Moss Point, pled guilty and was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Calvin Taylor for Merrill’s abuse of a female child from the time she was 9 years old until…
Austin Clark claims victory over Brigitte Becker in the runoff special election for Diamondhead’s Ward 4 council seat. In a post on his Facebook page, Clark thanked his supporters and thanked Becker for a clean race. The City of Diamondhead…
The Gulfport City Council voted unanimously to accept donated funds for the installation of a Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 9. The first baby…
This morning, the Jackson County Port Authority was approved to fill in more than three acres of coastal wetlands for industrial development. The port authority received a certificate of…
On Monday, February 19, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 53 in Pearl River County. A 2019 Ford F-150 driven by 64-year-old Jeffery Williams of Carriere, MS, was traveling north…