AT&T is experiencing a nationwide outage
A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. The Associated Press reports that…
K9 injured in DeSoto County shooting has died
According to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, K9 Luca died as a result of the shot he received in the officer-involved shooting in DeSoto County. Earlier on February 21, deputies were involved in a car chase. They performed a…
German military visits Keesler Air Force Base on February 12th
The German Military Aviation Authority visited the 334th Training Squadron on Keesler Air Force Base on February 12. The German Authority watched the foundational training American service members receive…
Residents come out to the 2024 Coastal Mississippi Job Fair at MGCCC Jackson County
In Gautier, many Coast residents visited the 2024 Coastal Mississippi Job Fair today. The event was hosted by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security at the MGCCC…
MBI investigating officer-involved shooting in DeSoto County
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…
Lucedale man sentenced on two counts of manslaughter and aggravated assault
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…
Pascagoula man pleaded guilty to 2 counts armed robbery, burglary of a dwelling, and felony fleeing
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,…
VFW national commander-in-chief visiting the coast
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.…
Bay St. Louis man charged with aggravated assault
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…
Pled guilty to sexual abuse of a female child
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 declared winner in Diamondhead Ward 4 Runoff Election
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…
Gulfport accepts funds for Safe Haven Baby Box
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…
Rail lines approved over coastal wetlands in Jackson County
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…
One vehicle accident leaves one dead in Pearl River County
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…
US Supreme Court won’t hear lawsuit tied to contentious 2014 Senate race in Mississippi
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not consider a dispute over a lawsuit filed by the family of a Mississippi lawyer who took his own life. Mark Mayfield was arrested and accused of providing information…
Mississippi grand jury decides not to indict ex-NFL player Jerrell Powe on kidnapping charge
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has decided not to indict former NFL player Jerrell Powe months after he was arrested on a kidnapping charge in 2023, his attorney said. Tom Fortner told The Associated Press on Monday…
TRAFFIC ALERT: Gulfport PD working train versus 18-wheeler accident
Gulfport Police are currently working an accident where a train hit an unoccupied 18-wheeler at 33rd Avenue. No one was injured in the accident. The roads are blocked from 31st Avenue to Camp Avenue is blocked. The truck that was…
Picayune PD requesting information in 2019 shooting death
Picayune Police Department is requesting information relating to a fatal shooting of a Picayune man in New Orleans. Picayune PD posted details on their Facebook page. Irvin Richardson, Jr. a resident of Picayune, MS was killed on February 16, 2019,…
Former Stone County Circuit Clerk sentenced to prison for fraud
Wiggins, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that former Stone County Circuit Clerk Jeffrey O’Neal pled guilty today at the Stone County Courthouse to two counts of Fraud for receiving payment based on fraudulent statements he presented…
Rodger Wilder is 2024 Pat Santucci 'Spirit of the Coast' award winner
Rodger Wilder is the 2024 Pat Santucci “Spirit of the Coast” award winner, announced at today's Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting held at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. Wilder, an attorney with Balch and Bingham LLP…
Mississippi Sea Wolves changing name for one night
The Mississippi Sea Wolves organization is changing its name for one night only! If you go to the March 1 battle on the ice at the Mississippi Coast…
Biloxi Ward 7 Special Election next Tuesday
We are just one week out from the Biloxi City Council special election. On February 27th, voters in Ward 7 will choose their next council member. Kevin Kostmayer and…
Deadline for Operation Round Up is February 29
There is still time to apply for a Coast Electric Operation Round Up grant! The deadline for applications is Thursday, February 29. Operation Round Up allows Coast Electric members to round their bills up to the next dollar each month.…
Temporary lane closure along Dedeaux Road in Gulfport
SCI has issued a notification of a temporary lane closure for the citizens and businesses along Dedeaux Road, extending from Lorraine Road to Fire Station 10, for the installation of a new drainage system and roadway improvements. East and westbound…