2023 Mardi Gras parade schedule
Here is a list of your 2023 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Jan. 21 5 pm - CALB Jeep-A-Gras Jeep parade, Long Beach 6 pm - Lucedale Carnival Association Night Parade Jan. 28 10 am…
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Saucier man charged with second degree murder
A Saucer man has been charged in connection with a shooting on Wednesday. 39-year-old Michael Yahne was charged with second degree murder. His bond was set at $1 million dollars. Sheriff Troy Peterson said deputies responded to a call of…
Mega Millions ticket worth $4 million sold in Mississippi
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Byram is worth $4 million -- thanks to the player opting for the Megaplier option for Tuesday night's drawing. The numbers from last night’s drawing were 25-29-33-41-44 with a Mega Ball of 18 and…
Bodies of four who went down in helicopter crash in Gulf of Mexico are recovered
The wife of a Lizana man who went down in a helicopter crash last week posted to social media that he has been found. Lacy Scarborough posted to her Facebook page on Sunday evening that her husband was coming home.…
Jackson County appoints Ledbetter interim sheriff
Jackson County Supervisors on Monday appointed Chief Deputy John Ledbetter the interim sheriff. Ledbetter will finish the term of Mike Ezell, who resigned after being elected to the Fourth Congressional District in Congress. He will be sworn in today in…
Harrison County arrests sex offender, who has 11-year-old with him
A tip that a convicted sex offender was with an 11-year-old girl prompted an investigation and arrest of a Carriere man in Harrison County. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said 40-year-old Michael Anthony Rester was arrested about noon today after…
Musician Steve Azar to serve as Neptune grand marshal
The Krewe of Neptune announced that Mississippi musician and recording artist Steve Azar will serve as grand marshal for the night parade on Feb. 18. The parade rolls at 5:30 p.m. Azar is known for his hit "I Don't Have…
Civilian contractor to serve 10 years in death of Keesler airman
A civilian contractor at Keesler Air Force Base will spend 10 years in prison for the death of an airman that happened on base June 28, 2021. According to federal court documents, 28-year-old Emmett Jason Bennett will serve the 120…
Pass Christian Police searching for commercial burglary suspect
Pass Christian Police are searching for a suspect in a commercial burglary case. Police said more than $14,000 in goods were taken from numerous storage units on Dec. 10. On Dec. 13, 43-year-old Charles Shannon Parker was identified as a…
CEO of Biloxi retirement home dies in train accident
The co-founder and CEO of a Biloxi retirement home died over the Christmas holiday. 57-year-old Glenn Barclay died December 26, according to a post made on The Blake at Biloxi's social media page. News outlets in Pensacola reported that Terry…
Boil water notice lifted for Pascagoula
The boil water notice has been lifted for Pascagoula. All city water is safe for use. The boil water notice went into effect on Saturday after a low water pressure indicated a broken water main in the city. The break…
Vancleave store sells $1M MegaMillions ticket
While no one won the big MegaMillions jackpot last night, a store in Vancleave sold a ticket that netted the player a cool $1 million. 1st Place Inc. sold a MegaMillions ticket that matched all five of the numbers drawn…
Biloxi man charged with burglary of a business
A Biloxi man is behind bars, charged with commercial burglary after being found inside of a closed business. 24-year-old Cameron Tyrique Lindsey is charged with commercial burglary. He was taken to the Harrison County jail. His bond is set at…
Alabama man accused of armed robbery, drug possession
An Alabama man is behind bars after holding up a man he had been out with earlier in the day and then fleeing police. 23-year-old Jimmy Wayne White III of Coden, Alabama, was charged with armed robbery, felony eluding and…
UPDATE: Austistic man missing from Vancleave home is safe
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies and Gautier Police who were searching for a 23-year-old autistic and hearing impaired man report he is home safe. The sheriff's office said 23-year-old Edwin Bernard Gilmore Jr. returned home on his own Tuesday. He had last…
Man found in Pearl River County was trying to get home to Tennessee, coroner says
A man trying to get from Slidell to family in Tennessee was found dead in Pearl River County on Monday. Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage said 57-year-old Charles Wilson Ligon Jr., was found Monday morning by duck hunters returning…
Long Beach man charged with aggravated assault domestic violence
A Long Beach man spent Christmas behind bars following his Christmas Eve arrest on an aggravated assault domestic violence charge. Long Beach Police arrested Kendal Keyes, 39, on the charge stemming from a Nov. 28 incident in which an argument…
Poplarville couple jailed on drug, weapon charges
Pearl River Sheriff's Department have charged a Poplarville couple on drug and weapons charges after a search of their home Thursday morning. Vickie Boyd, 60, and Joseph "Joey" Boyd, 60, were each charged with possession of methamphetamine while in possession…
Winter freeze warnings puts Harbor Lights Festival on ice this weekend
The Harbor Lights Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport will be open tonight, but will be closed the remainder of the weekend. Gulfport spokesman Jase Payne said the gates will be open at 5:30 p.m. -- with Santa arriving at…
NAACP sues Mississippi over legislative redistricting plan
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination because lawmakers failed to draw enough majority-Black districts for the state House and Senate, civil rights advocates say in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The…
Man who threatened to kill CDC head pleads guilty to charges
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who threatened to kill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has pleaded guilty to making threats in interstate commerce, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Robert Wiser Bates, 39, of Ridgeland, threatened…
State of Mississippi sees increase in rent price over the year
While the nation as a whole has seen a drop in rent prices this year, the state of Mississippi has gone in the opposite direction.…
Man arrested after Mississippi deputy shot in back
OAK GROVE, Miss. (AP) — A sheriff said a Mississippi man will be charged with attempted capital murder after shooting a Lamar County sheriff’s deputy in the back hours and hitting another deputy’s police vehicle. A deputy, named by WDAM-TV as Steve…
'A tragic situation:' Tindell provides details in Bay St. Louis shooting
New details of the officer involved shooting in Bay St. Louis that claimed the lives of two officers emerged Friday after the Mississippi Department of…