Jacob Blair Scott, convicted of 14 child crimes after the military veteran admitted that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Jackson County, will serve 85 years day for day in prison, a judge decided late Thursday. Circuit Judge…
June 11th at Pascagoula’s Beach Park, the Jackson County Recreation Department will host its second annual Sand Jam 2022 ‘Turtle Up Mississippi.’ The Sand Jam is a celebration of…
Three people were injured this afternoon in a multiple-vehicle wreck in Jackson County. The wreck happened on I-10 east near the 53 mile marker close to the…
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department has arrested the driver of a car that drove off after hitting and killing a pedestrian Wednesday night. Eighteen-year-old Bradley Austin Lee of Pascagoula has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department put on their ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots, and danced their way to the Conrad Mallett Arena for the annual Jackson County Rodeo. This is…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has announced the opening of their new crime lab. Sheriff Mike Ezell announced the opening of the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team…
Jackson County Sheriff's Department shared the sad news Monday that Maj. Michael Robichaux died Sunday evening. Robichaux was a member of the department for 43 years, retiring in December 2015. He also was a graduate of the FBI National Academy.…
Batteries, bleach, motor oil, paint, the list goes on and on. Who knows what dangerous materials are lurking in our homes and garages? This may be a…
Jackson County held a public meeting today to openly discuss the new project down the Highway 609 corridor. The plan for this project is to improve…
A heads up for drivers in Jackson County, the Fort Bayou Bridge will be closed overnight the next three days. The Highway 609 drawbridge will close from 10…
The Mississippi Department of Transportation will close the Mark M. Seymour Sr. Memorial Bridge, also known as the Fort Bayou drawbridge, on Highway 609 in Jackson County next week for repairs. The bridge will be closed each night, Tuesday, Wednesday…
State troopers are urging motorists to stay alert after a pair of crashes occurred within a mile of each other this morning in…
Four people are dead as a result of an apparent murder-suicide arising from a domestic incident that happened overnight in the Latimer community, Sheriff Mike Ezell said. Ezell identified the murder victims…
A suspect in a shooting case at a Forts Lake home in Jackson County turned himself in to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office on Thursday morning. Sheriff Mike Ezell said the shooting happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday after two man…
A Moss Point man died after his vehicle crashed into a guardrail early Sunday. Mississippi Highway Patrol said they responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 10 early Sunday about 12:20 a.m. A 2004 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 47-year-old Austin…
Damage assessments are underway in Jackson County after an apparent tornado ripped apart one home and damaged several others on Fox Ridge Road in Vancleave. Lorraine Weiskopf has more.
MDOT is reporting that a landscaping bucket truck overturned on Highway 57 near Quave Road in Vancleave. All lanes are blocked in both directions. No injuries were reported. Traffic is expected to be affected until about 11…
An arrest has been made in connection with the wildfires that spread through Harrison and Jackson counties on Monday. Jackson County arrested Michael Dale Dearman Jr., 25, on a felony charge of arson. Dearman was in County Court this afternoon…
The Jackson County Office of Emergency Services and the Jackson County Fire Department are on the scene of a major woods fire around the area of Biloxi Road and Wilson Road. Motorists…
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…