BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG Updated 7:33 PM CST, January 24, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After repeated failed attempts, Mississippi lawmakers will try again to revive a ballot initiative process, but their latest proposal would not allow changes to the state’s abortion…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG Updated 4:51 PM CST, January 23, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary who sued Mississippi over state regulations that he says censor business owners by…
Flights at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport have been delayed by the weather this morning. Several flights were canceled last night as heavy fog moved into the area. This morning, at least two flights scheduled to leave from Gulfport-Biloxi were canceled and…
Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and participate in an art contest. The 2024 Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest has…
A bill has been proposed in the Mississippi House of Representatives that would require school administrators and teachers to tell parents if their…
The perfect way for your four-legged friends to get involved in Mardi Gras is coming up! The 8th Annual Bow Wow Pawrade is happening on Sunday,…
This morning at St. Stanislaus, high school students hosted their annual government breakfast with prominent government officials. The breakfast, held at the college café on the…
Two people were sentenced for their roles in the sexual abuse of a child in Jackson County. Thirty-five-year-old Robert Bayliss Sr. and 35-year-old Christina Bayliss pled guilty to felony charges of sexual battery, touching of a child for lustful purposes,…
Gautier, Mississippi; January 24, 2024 – The Martin Bluff Road Widening Project, which resumed on December 18, 2023, following the approval of the latest Supplemental Agreement by both the Mississippi Transportation Commission and Gautier City Council, is still actively underway.…
Due to the potential for severe weather forecast through 6AM tomorrow, Pearl River County Emergency Services announced that they will open the community saferooms. Pets are not allowed. Please bring anything you may need (food, water, etc.) Poplarville Community Saferoom…
On Monday, January 22, 2024, at approximately 7 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on 613 in Jackson County involving a bicyclist. A 2004 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 19-year-old Dawson Dye of Moss Point, MS, was…
Students from all over Harrison County were in Woolmarket for the county-wide spelling bee Tuesday night. Schools in the Harrison County School District represented at the Bee as well…
The $18 million tramway bridge that stretched across Highway 90 from Jones Park to the Mississippi Aquarium is nearly finished. The City of Gulfport and…
Antony Giang Truong Nguyen, of D’Iberville, was arrested on the charge of aggravated domestic violence and felony eluding. On January 19, 2024, officers with the D’Iberville Police Department responded to a residence in the 3100 block of Wayne Drive in…
The Mississippi Sound Coalition has officially filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This is now the second lawsuit to be filed about the Bonnet Carre Spillway.…
Gulfport, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 20-year-old Jamicheal Naylor, and 18-year-old Andrew Dunnigan, both of Gulfport, pled guilty late Monday to shooting and killing twenty-nine-year-old Trevor Walker on May 18, 2022. The case, being prosecuted…
A 17-year-old student is undergoing evaluation after deputies picked him up at a friend’s house after allegedly threatening to shoot himself, his parents, and students at East Central High School. Sheriff John Ledbetter says the boy ran away Monday night,…
Gulfport has put together a committee to research and come up with a new flag for the city. City officials announced that the Gulfport Flag Commission has been formed to design a modern flag "that captures Gulfport's vibrant heritage and…
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today signed legislation to finalize the second largest economic development project in Mississippi history. Additionally, the economic development project represents the largest payroll commitment of any major project in state history. “I was proud…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Electrical Technology program has been named one of the nation's best programs, according to Degree Choices. The program, located at the Harrison County Campus and the George County Center, offers students a comprehensive degree in…
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College student and member of the award-winning Rodeo Team, Emma Watts, was recently crowned as Miss Dixie National. By promoting agriculture and the livestock industry in Mississippi and the region, Miss Dixie National becomes an ambassador for…
A Pascagoula woman has been indicted on a count of embezzlement stemming from a 2022 arrest. 24-year-old Courtney Spears was arrested on the indictment on Saturday. She was taken to Jackson County jail. No bond has been set pending an…
Students representing Wings Performing Arts won a Freddie G. Excellence in Dance Award at the 2024 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. They also earned praise and other recognition. The festival happened January 12th through the 14th. Students Prince Warren and…
The National EMS Academy and Acadian Ambulance are hosting classes for anyone wanting a career in emergency medical services. The class is a 16-week course…