On April 2nd, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and the Jackson County Fire Department responded to a quadplex fire on Eldorado Avenue in the St. Martin area. The sheriff states all residents were accounted for and no one was injured…
A Slidell man is in jail, charged with murder in connection with the death of a man shot on a Greyhound bus passing through Jackson County. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrested 26-year-old Rashaad Price on a charge of murder. He…
Jackson County recently was approved for infrastructure expansion by the federal government. $9.6 million has been approved for a multi-use path along the Highway 90 corridor to better connect the…
Two Lucedale men have been charged in connection with the shooting death of another man at a Jackson County bar. 21-year-old Charles Mason IV and 22-year-old Jesse Holifield surrendered to Jackson County Sheriff's Office on Sunday. Mason is charged with…
An overturned tractor trailer on the Alabama side of the state line is causing traffic delays. The overturned trailer is at mile marker 1.3…
Former Diamondhead Councilman Alan Moran pleaded guilty today in Hancock County Circuit Court in a sexual molestation case. Moran, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of the four-count indictment before opening statements on Wednesday morning. "Alan took a plea deal,"…
GAUTIER, MS – On Saturday, January 28, 2024, at approximately 2:03 a.m. the Gautier Police Department responded to an accident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. 29-year-old Tyler Feranda of Ocean Springs was struck by a vehicle in the east…
Jackson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of shots fired at a party in Gulf Park Estates on Saturday night. Deputies were sent to the 3000 block of North Street about 10:15 p.m. Saturday after a report of gunshots…
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…
A Jackson County man convicted of stealing a woman's car and running her over, killing her, has been denied an appeal on a capital murder conviction. The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down a ruling today denying Octavius Black his…
A former Gautier police officer was sentenced for using a city gas card to pay for fuel for his personal vehicle. Eric Maye was sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court to 5 years of house arrest and 5 years probation…
A Vancleave man is in custody, charged in the 2023 shooting in Latimer. Sheriff John Ledbetter said 44-year-old Ricky Dale Reed is charged with hindering prosecution. Reed's home was where deputies located Tanisha Chaisson on January 1st. Reed was arrested…
On Sunday, December 10, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 63 in Jackson County. A 2005 Jeep Wrangler driven by 74-year-old Alice Haydock of Vancleave, MS, traveled west onto Wade…
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors has recently signed an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to initiate a coast-wide beach and dune ecosystem restoration project. The project focuses on Jackson County's…
A Jackson County man is in jail, charged with multiple sex crimes against children. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said 32-year-old Justin Allday was arrested Wednesday on…
Gulf Park Estate residents met at the Elks Lodge earlier today to discuss plans for a proposed RV park. The RV park would bring over 476 RV sites, 16 tree houses, 20 permanent trailers, and much more. Residents raised concerns…
Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said two people are charged with unarmed carjacking. Ledbetter said that on Nov. 14, the victim picked up 27-year-old Joseph Anthony White and 38-year-old Julie Ann Anders at an Ocean Springs hotel and took them…
The Jackson County Fair kicked off over the weekend and there’s another full week of fun still to come. Livestock exhibits opened today at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Pascagoula…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is hosting three Bulldog Day events on each of its campuses to introduce potential students, their parents and other supporters to everything the college has to offer.…
GAUTIER, MS – On October 2, 2023 at around 4:30 p.m., Ladairrius Quatez Murphy was taken into custody by Gulfport Police Department. Murphy has been charged with four counts of aggravated assault, related to the Interstate 10 shooting that occurred…
Madison, Miss. – The mobile recovery unit operated by FEMA and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in Jackson County is closing permanently on Friday, Sept. 15, at 5 p.m. The unit is operating 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the…
Southbound access to Washington Ave. will be restricted from U.S. 90 in Jackson County due to Ocean Springs High School’s homecoming parade. Washington Ave. will be closed to through traffic from Government St. to Porter Ave. Traffic will be rerouted via…
The deadline for financial aid in Moss Point is approaching fast. The Jackson County Long-Term Recovery Committee is hearing and approving cases of victims who were affected by the tornado that hit June…
A traffic note for drivers in Jackson County this morning. Starting today in St. Martin, the right lane heading north on Washington Avenue will be closed up…