Republican candidate John Ledbetter -- appointed to the Jackson County Sheriff position after Mike Ezell was elected to Congress -- has won the seat in the primary election. Ledbetter earned 67% with 5,512 votes, outpacing his opponents by more than…
Traffic is delayed on I-10 in Jackson County after a semi-truck crashed and spilled cargo. Mississippi Highway Patrol said the accident happened about 12:15 p.m. at the 76-mile marker, just east of the Moss Point exit. The trailer on the…
Governor Tate Reeves has requested financial assistance from the federal government for 16 counties, including Jackson County, hit by tornados and damaging storms that hammered Mississippi…
A 20-year old St. Martin man is in custody after he allegedly shot another man Thursday afternoon, July…
Jackson County authorities have recovered the body of a child who went missing this afternoon. Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. said about 4:30 p.m. that he was headed to the scene at Goodes Mill Lake near the Mississippi-Alabama state…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help finding two suspects in a burglary, accused of stealing over $35,000 worth of property. The burglary happened in Vancleave.…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a man found floating in the water at Belle Fontaine beach near the St. Andrews community. Sheriff John Ledbetter says around 12:30 Friday afternoon, a boater spotted the body about…
Exciting things are ahead for Jackson County. The board of supervisors met this morning, touching on new developments in the county. Jackson County has several major road projects in the…
Jackson County’s annual celebration of nature made its return to the Coast. Saturday was a day of family fun at Sand Jam ’23 in Pascagoula. Guests were able…
An Ocean Springs teacher died early Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle wreck on I-10 in Jackson County. MHP reports that 41-year-old Kennon Barton of Ocean Springs was traveling westbound on I-10 about 12:50 a.m. when he was hit by a…
In an update on an arson arrest from over the weekend, 29-year-old Branson Causey’s felony charge of arson was reduced to a misdemeanor during his initial appearance today. Causey…
Jackson County School District has promoted David Baggett to superintendent of schools, the district announced today. He will assume his new duties on July 1. He succeeds John Strycker, whose contract was not renewed in January. Baggett had served as…
The next hearing in the Ocean Springs annexation case is Friday afternoon. The meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in Chancery Court in Pascagoula, with retired Scott County judge David…
A drainage project at a park in the St. Martin area is starting today. The $150,000 St. Andrews Park Drainage Project will help alleviate standing water…
The City of Ocean Springs has filed a lawsuit in Chancery Court asking for an injunction to keep The Scratch Kitchen from re-opening following a deadly shooting last weekend. The city filed the lawsuit today in Jackson County Chancery Court.…
A local park in St. Martin is getting ready to see new renovations this month. The St. Andrews Park Drainage Project will begin on Monday, April 15th…
About a year ago, the mayors of Jackson County cities started holding quarterly luncheons. Each mayor hosts a luncheon in their city. This meeting was hosted by Gautier Mayor…
People gathered at Parker’s Lake Bridge for a ribbon cutting to mark the end of a year long project. The bridge on Wade-Vancleave Road has been closed since March of last…
A Jackson County woman is behind bars, accused of trying to injure a Jackson County Sheriff's deputy when he stopped to help her with a disabled vehicle. 21-year-old Lanay Williams was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, disorderly…
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run that happened Sunday evening. MHP responded about 7:30 p.m. at Highway 63 North near Sampson Road in Jackson County. Troopers found 36-year-old William Angelo Davis of Lucedale, who had been walking on the…
A loaded concrete truck rolled over on Highway 63 at Hardy Parker Road in Jackson County this afternoon. Mississippi Highway Patrol said the…
An Ocean Springs woman has died as a result of a crash that happened Friday night on Highway 609 in Jackson County. Mississippi Highway Patrol said a Dodge Ram driven by 73-year-old David Wright of Biloxi was traveling north on…
A Gautier woman is in jail with no bond after her arrest on a DUI charge. 36-year-old Cassidy Purdy is charged with DUI child endangerment, two counts of simple assault on a police officer, driving with an expired tag and…
A former Jackson County employee has been convicted of embezzlement. State Auditor Shad White said Jonathan Smith was convicted of two counts of embezzlement in Jackson County. He was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by five years of…