Wiggins Police Department offers amnesty program
The Wiggins Police Department is offering an amnesty program right now. The program is offered to individuals facing arrest and other penalties due to delinquent traffic tickets, city ordinance, or…
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Can public money go to private schools? Mississippi Supreme Court hears arguments
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 4:48 PM CST, February 6, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating its own constitution with a law that would put public money into infrastructure grants for private schools, attorneys for a public education advocacy group…
Barq's building in downtown Biloxi still undergoing renovations
Progress continues to be made on the Barq's building in downtown Biloxi. The building is being renovated into apartments, with public shops on the bottom floor.…
18% of dogs going into the shelter have heartworms. Here's how shelters care for them...
February is 'Have a Heart month' at the Humane Society of South Mississippi! The entire month is dedicated to all the heartworm-positive dogs at the shelter.…
Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence holds planning event for Family Justice Center
A two-day event to discuss plans for a Family Justice Center here on the Coast started earlier today. It would…
Bay High School welcoming new principal
The Bay Waveland School District is welcoming a new principal to Bay High School. Mr. Warren Eyster will be joining the school for the 2024-2025 school year. He brings…
Biloxi Shuckers announces 2024 Junior Journalism Program
The Biloxi Shuckers announced their Junior Journalism Program for the 2024 season. The program will highlight the best student journalists on the Coast throughout the season. Select student organizations…
Local Civil Activist turns 100-years-old
A local Civil Activist turned 100 years old today. Surrounded by her family and friends at the Brookdale Senior Living in Biloxi, Miss Arleaner Washington celebrated the milestone birthday. The City…
Gulfport teen sentenced to 35 years for robbery and manslaughter
Gulfport, Mississippi – Eighteen-year-old Lional Jackson, of Gulfport, pled guilty to robbing a sixteen-year-old victim on October 23, 2021, and to shooting and killing twenty-five-year-old Kerry Young on July 3, 2022. Jackson entered his guilty pleas on Monday in front…
Jackson County Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade road closure & parade route
The Jackson County Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade is set to roll this Saturday, February 10, at 12 PM. Roads will close beginning at 11 AM and detours will be placed at Pascagoula St. and Jackson Ave., Jackson Ave. and…