Jackson County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a person found in a burned out vehicle. Deputies found the vehicle in a wooded area off Wire Road north of Vancleave on Thursday afternoon. The car had been burned and…
Families are all unique, but created out of love, and today more than ten families welcomed a new member or members into their forever home. The courtroom…
The Jackson George Regional Library in Pascagoula is asking the state to help fund repairs for its aging buildings. The building, now more than 30 years old, is in serious need…
Long-time grocery store operator Jerry Lee has died. Lee was a local icon in Jackson County. The long-time grocery store operator spent much of his life making long-term connections…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — An inmate who escaped from a Mississippi prison received an ambulance ride to a hospital after telling someone he was bleeding because he had been in a motorcycle accident, a state Department of Corrections spokesman said…
An Ocean Springs man was jailed Saturday after allegedly shooting two people in the South Pointe community near St. Andrews. Sheriff Mike Ezell said that about 11:30 Saturday morning, Michael Gregory Richard, 42, shot his estranged wife and her friend…
Jackson County Board of Supervisors President Randy Bosarge presented the 2022 State of the County Address during the Pascagoula Rotary Club meeting at Grand Magnolia Ballroom…
Jackson County held its third annual State of the Economy Address this morning. Attendees at the event discussed the movements made in both…
St. Martin High School was on lockdown about 9 a.m. Thursday during 1st block after the school received a report of a student coming to…
An Ocean Springs man is behind bars for allegedly killing his dad. He had his initial appearance in court today. Forty-eight-year-old Robert Baxter was arrested…
Two medics serving Jackson County have been recognized for going above and beyond in their duties. Acadian Ambulance employees Evan McGlothen and Bryan Flaxbeard were honored as the Jackson County…
An autopsy is expected tomorrow to determine how a Jackson County inmate died. In the meantime, the Jackson County Coroner’s Office is looking for the Mobile man’s relatives so they can…
Aceon Ja'shun Hopkins, 20, who escaped custody while at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, is back in custody in Meridian. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said Hopkins turned himself in to a family…
A Louisiana man is behind bars in Jackson County, charged with 12 counts of commercial burglary. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a press release that the owner of a mini storage company on Seaman Road called the sheriff's…
Two people are charged with armed robbery that occurred in the Big Point community of Jackson County on Saturday night. Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a press release that deputies arrested Xavier…
November 15th through the 21st is the seventh annual National Apprenticeship Week. In celebration of the first-year achievements of the Jackson County Apprenticeship Program and National Apprenticeship Week, representatives…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has announced the identity of human remains initially found in 2016 in Moss Point. Through the help of a private donor, the state…
A Lucedale man is dead after colliding with a Jeep on Saturday afternoon, Mississippi Highway Patrol reported. Cpl. Cal Robertson of Troop K said MHP troopers responded to a fatal crash on Highway 57 in Jackson County. John Necaise, 35,…
A former District Attorney in Jackson County is announcing his candidacy for Circuit Court judge. Keith Miller made the announcement on Wednesday for the Place 1 seat, which serves Jackson, George and Greene counties. "My wife, Sherry, and I, along…
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a Tuesday night hit-and-run that left a bicyclist in serious condition. MHP on Tuesday responded to a crash on Highway 613 in Jackson County. Troopers said Eric Olsen, 45, of Moss Point, was riding his…
On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at approximately 9:50 pm, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Highway 613 in Jackson County involving a bicyclist. Eric Olsen, 45, of Moss Point, MS, was riding his bike on Highway 613…
A Jackson County man will spend 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual battery and touching a child for lustful purposes. Cory William Skalla, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery and one count of touching…
Pascagoula Police report that a train engine has derailed, creating traffic delays in part of the city. Police tweeted early Wednesday morning, "Please be advised that Pascagoula Street is impassable at the railroad tracks, due to a train engine that…
On Monday, October 4, 2021, at approximately 12:05 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 613 in Jackson County. A 2007 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 46-year-old Johnathan West Lovejoy of New Albany, MS, was traveling…
