A Biloxi man is charged with aggravated assault after hitting another man during an argument. Police said that on May 16, officers responded to Pass Road about 9:45 a.m. in reference to assault. The 36-year-old victim reported being assaulted by…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday extended his order that temporarily stops the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice from appointing judges in the capital city of Jackson and the county where it’s located, both of…
A convenience store owner was shot to death Saturday afternoon at his business. Police Chief Brandon Ashley identified the victim as 59-year-old Rodney Davis. The shooting happened about 3 p.m. Saturday at the Cross Corner Convenience Store at the corner…
A Waveland man died Saturday in a one-vehicle accident in Gulfport. Gulfport Police responded to an accident in the westbound lanes of I-10 near the Cowan-Lorraine Road exit about 5 p.m. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 79-year-old Robert Wilson…
INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) — Police shot and wounded a person Saturday while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Indianola, Mississippi. The person, who is younger than 18, received “significant injuries” and was taken to a local hospital, according to…
An Ocean Springs investigator said the suspect in The Scratch Kitchen and Bar shooting on May 5 was a part of a gang that is spread throughout Harrison and Jackson counties. Capt. Ryan LeMaire took the stand Friday morning in…
Did you know that the Gulf Coast is home to a television star? Butch the Bulldog lives in the heart of Gulfport and he just had his first acting gig!…
An officer at the Gautier Police Department is taking his oath to serve just as important as he does to protect. Called kind and caring by those he could have arrested,…
Ocean Springs will be back in court on Friday to seek a permanent injunction against The Scratch Kitchen and Bar. The city wants to permanently…
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…
The National Institute for Early Education Research recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only five states whose state-funded pre-K program meets all…
An online petition was created yesterday, asking the district to suspend classes at Ocean Springs High School until an investigation is completed regarding unused bullets and note being found on campus. Officials enacted a shelter in place for three hours…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was killed Wednesday when the aircraft crashed in northwest Arkansas, authorities said. The pilot has been identified as former…
Ocean Springs High School went into 'shelter in place' mode about 9 a.m. this morning after unspent bullets and a note were found on campus. School district spokesman Trey Brennan said a shelter in place means they keep the hallways…
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at approximately 2 a.m, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 26, near J M Tynes Road, in Pearl River County. A 2007 GMC Truck driven by 19-year-old Silas Ensign of…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving Meridian Police Department that happened about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday near Bonita Lakes Drive. Meridian Police officers responded to a call of a person barricaded inside a residence when the…
Scott Berry, the school's all-time winningest coach in Southern Miss baseball history, said he will retire from coaching following the end of the 2023 season. USM said a search for Berry's successor is already under way and that person should…
A two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 Monday morning claimed the life of one of the drivers. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said one lane is still blocked in the eastbound lanes of I-10. One vehicle rear-ended another and an elderly…
Three people were charged last week with trafficking of a minor. 39-year-old Frances Dawson of Jackson was arrested on May 1 at the CPS office, charged with two counts of procuring sexual servitude of a minor. Her bond was set…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Hodding Carter III, a Mississippi journalist and civil rights activist who as U.S. State Department spokesman informed Americans about the Iran hostage crisis and later won awards for his televised documentaries, has died. He was…
A Chancery Court judge on Friday granted the city of Ocean Springs a temporary injunction against The Scratch Kitchen. Judge Neil Harris ordered The Scratch Kitchen and Bar to cease all operations. The permanent injunction hearing will be held next…
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.…
TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle has struck and killed a pedestrian, law enforcement agencies said. The vehicle hit 27-year-old Cornelius Joiner, of Tunica, early Saturday near a fast-food restaurant on U.S. Highway 61 in Tunica County.…
A 24-year-old Mississippi man will spend 37 years in prison after shooting a friend in the face during a dispute outside a bar. Antonio Jamar James of Columbia pleaded guilty Monday to 2nd degree Murder in the death of Deontravies…