Biloxi School District principal charged with fraud
WXXV News 25 has learned that a Biloxi school principal is behind bars today after her arrest at one of the schools. Melissa Dawn Nance, 56, was arrested during meetings as the school…
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UPDATE: Suspect in St. Martin armed robbery in custody
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies have arrested the suspect wanted in an armed robbery that happened in St. Martin. Deputies arrested Malik Alfred Toliver, 18, on Wednesday. He was identified as the suspect who held up the gas station at the…
Former civilian contractor pleads guilty in death of Keesler airman
A man who was working as a civilian contractor at Keesler Air Force Base pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of aggravated DUI in the death of an airman. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, 27-year-old Emmett…
Lucedale Police seeking suspect in robbery, aggravated assault case
Lucedale Police are asking the public's help to locate Devin Dewayne Williams of Lucedale. Williams is wanted by the Lucedale Police Department for robbery, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. He was last seen in Lucedale on Sunday. Williams is 6-foot-2…
Three arrested in drug raid at Waveland house
Three people are behind bars, charged with drug-related offenses after their arrests in Waveland over the weekend. Waveland Police Chief Mike Prendergast said his department executed a search warrant early Saturday on a house on Elaine Street. Officers confiscated LSD,…
Jackson County searching for armed robbery suspect
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department are asking the public's help to identify a suspect in an armed robbery that happened Wednesday night at the Neighborhood Walmart in the St. Martin community. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money.…
CNBC study ranks Mississippi #1 as cheapest state to live in
With inflation rising, people are searching for the cheapest places to live. Thankfully for Mississippi residents, you won’t have to go anywhere to find a…
Two lucky tickets from Coast stores produce Powerball, Mega Millions winners
A couple of Coast lottery outlets have sold tickets that will produce a nice payday for the lucky patrons who bought the tickets. Mississippi Lottery Corporation said the Powerball drawing on Wednesday produced a $50,000 winner after someone who bought…
Real estate agent Trapani to run for Waveland mayor
Coast Realtor Jay Trapani says he's listening to the citizens of Waveland in announcing he's running for mayor. Trapani, a real estate agent with Coast Delta Realty, and his wife Colleen, have been in the city for 21 years. Trapani…
Pascagoula Police seeing suspect in grand larceny case
Pascagoula Police are searching for a suspect they say stole a dump trailer Saturday from Steve's Remodeling and Gutters. The vehicle used to take the trailer is a white, extended cab Chevrolet Silverado with a Salt Life decal on the…
Public hearing offers residents information Interconnecting Gulfport project
The city of Gulfport is offering public meetings so the public can learn more about a planned transportation project to provide alternate travel routes from Airport Road and Creosote Road intersections to Landon Road along the Highway 49 corridor Gulfport…
Pascagoula Police searching for 15-year-old runaway
Pascagoula Police are asking the public's help to locate a teenager who has run away. 15-year-old Dmarion Bivins, described as 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, was last seen Monday wearing a white T-shirt, grey shorts and multicolored Crocs. If you have…
Ponthieux retires as Bay police chief
Bay St. Louis is looking for a new police chief after the retirement late last month of Chief Gary Ponthieux Jr. Bay St. Louis Mayor Mike Favre said Ponthieux, a 23-year veteran of Gulfport Police Department before taking over the…
Harrison County man to serve 22 years after impregnating 13-year-old
A Harrison County man will spend more than 20 years in prison after impregnating a 13-year-old girl. District Attorney Crosby Parker said 40-year-old- Antonio Cantrell Owens pleaded guilty last week to sexual battery and was sentenced to 22 years day-for-day,…
Hattiesburg man who died in Vancleave accident identified
A 32-year-old Hattiesburg man died over the weekend in a one-vehicle accident in Vancleave. The Jackson County coroner's office said Nicholas Everette died of blunt force trauma after his car left the road just before 8 a.m. Saturday. Jackson County…
D'Iberville Police searching for suspects in weekend armed robbery
D’Iberville Police Officers responded to the Keith's Superstore on Central Avenue on Saturday about an armed robbery. Officers met the clerk at the store, who told them that two black males robbed him at gunpoint, taking an unknown amount of…
Moss Point K9 Buddy to receive new vest in honor of Exo
Moss Point K9 Buddy, who was injured in the line of duty on March 29, will receive a new stab- and bullet-proof vest that also honors a fallen comrade. Moss Point Police announced this morning that Vest Interest in K9s,…
Jackson County Sheriff searching for suspect in stolen firearms case
Jackson County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man wanted in a grand larceny case. Dennis Deford Waltman III, 41, of Pascagoula is wanted in the grand larceny case that also includes possession of stolen firearms related to the theft…
Judge set to hear challenge of Mississippi abortion law
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge is holding a hearing Tuesday to consider a lawsuit filed by Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, which is trying to remain open by blocking a law that would ban most abortions…
Business leaders ask supervisors to rethink Coastal Tourism appointment
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors is being asked to reverse its decision to vote out the current president of the Coastal Mississippi Tourism Commission. Last month, the board took up the issue of Brooke Schoultz's appointment to the board.…
Pass Christian Police asking for help to identify home invasion suspects
The Pass Christian Police Department is asking the public's help to identify three suspects who assaulted a resident inside his home. Police say that about 10:23 a.m. Saturday, police responded to someone being shot on Oak Park Drive. The victim…
Argument over sunglasses leads to fatal shooting in Gulfport
What started as an argument over sunglasses on Monday ended in gunfire -- and one man dead. Gulfport Police report that 16-year-old Lional Cornelius Jackson Jr., of Gulfport was arrested Monday…
D'Iberville Police investigating early morning murder-suicide
D'Iberville Police are investigating a murder-suicide that happened outside a local bar early Saturday. Chief Shannon Nobles said in a press release that his department received a report of shots fired about 2:30 a.m. at Reno's Sports Pub on Rodriguez…
Mississippi judge sets hearing on challenge to abortion law
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has set a Tuesday hearing in a lawsuit by state’s only abortion clinic, which seeks to block a law that would ban most abortions. A temporary restraining order would allow the…