The MSU Extension Head Start located at Gaston Point in Gulfport will be closing temporarily due to the severe weather on April 10. Staff at the location checked on the facility and found several rooms flooded. The damage is minor…
One man is dead and two others injured in separate shootings overnight in Gulfport. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 20-year-old Ladarion Hamilton died of a single gunshot wound after being taken to Memorial Hospital. Police were called to the…
Two children are dead as a result of an overnight fire at William Bell Apartments in Gulfport. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer confirmed the deaths.…
Gulfport Police have made two more arrests in relation to the New Year's Eve shooting in Gaston Point that left four dead. Last week, police arrested Isavian O’Terry Rayshun Preston, 23 on charges of 1st Degree Murder and 2nd Degree…
Gulfport Police announced another arrest in connection with the New Year's Eve shooting in Gaston Point that left four dead. Police said Breanna Necole Riley, 23, was arrested Tueday and charged with hindering the prosecution or apprehension of another…
By MARGARET BAKER / SUN HERALD A mass shooting outside a New Year’s Eve party in Gulfport started after two of the four men killed in the melee first got into an argument and allegedly shot one another, a Gulfport…
Deadly situations have been happening in the Gaston Point community recently and now leaders are working together to address the issues. The Gulfport NAACP chapter hosted a…
The Gaston Point community is calling a ‘saving our community’ forum. The Gulfport NAACP is creating a space to discuss the next steps in moving a…
A fourth person has died from a shooting at a block party on New Year's Eve. Our media partner, the Sun Herald reports that Nathaniel Harris, 52, of Gulfport died about 8 p.m. Sunday, according to Harrison County Coroner Brian…
Some little ones in South Mississippi will soon embark on a new learning mission as doors open for the first day of Headstart tomorrow in Gulfport, headed up by the MSU Extension Service Head Start Program, located at Gaston Point…
It is spring break for students on the Coast and the ‘Extend-a-Hand, Help-a-Friend Foundation’ wants to give Gaston Point and surrounding communities free lunch throughout the rest of the week. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., kids can go to…
Tomorrow, you can get your hands dirty and help the west Gulfport community look good as new. The West Gulfport Civic Club is hosting its Cleanup Day. They are asking all residents to join them by cleaning the area of…
Gaston Point community members are ready to light up, clean up, and fight crime in the area. A going away party for crime and drugs; that’s what tonight’s ‘Night out against Crime’ was all about. Neighborhood watch block Captain Lorraine…
Hundreds of volunteers spent hours in the heat in an effort to spruce up the Gaston Point community. Over 100 volunteers from Climb CDC, the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio and the Gulfport Police Department participated in a community build…
Parents have started a petition to try and reopen the center, and now another organization is forming to help reopen the center and enhance the P.A.L. program.
Earlier this month the Gulfport Police Department announced the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) will be closing, but now, parents of children who attended P.A.L. say they are fighting to get the program reopened.
Tuesday night, the Gaston Point community held a vigil to remember the life of Raymond Howze III, often referred to as Ray Ray.