By MARGARET BAKER / SUN HERALD A mass shooting outside a New Year’s Eve party in Gulfport started after two of the four men killed in the melee first got into an argument and allegedly shot one another, a Gulfport…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi employers would be required to pay women and men the same amount of money for the same work, under a bill that passed the state House on Thursday. But an advocate…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory, even though the state superintendent of education has said the theory is not being taught…
A Gulfport man was sentenced to 40 years in prison during a hearing in Stone County after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual battery of a child. Judge Randi P. Mueller sentenced Joshua David Hollon, 37, of Gulfport…
FOXWORTH, Miss. (AP) — A Louisiana woman is in custody accused in a shooting in Mississippi that left one dead and two others wounded. Deputies were called to an area of Highway 587 in Foxworth late Tuesday, WLBT-TV reported. Foxworth is an…
Biloxi Police are looking for a man who they suspect of stealing $1,700 in Saints gear from a store at Edgewater Mall. The man is accused of stealing multiple New Orleans Saints jerseys and…
Coastal Mississippi is pleased to announce the appointment of Judy Young to the role of executive director for the coastal tri-county destination marketing organization. Young brings more than 20…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is moving closer to joining most other states in allowing people to use marijuana to relieve medical conditions. The state House voted 104-14 Wednesday to pass a bill that would create a medical marijuana program.…
Gulfport Police are asking the public's help to locate developmentally disabled man who walked out of his home on Mitzi Drive on Tuesday in the Orange Grove area of Gulfport. Jordan Bostic, 27, has…
A Louisiana man is charged with aggravated assault after an early morning shooting. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said Steven Mayfield, 39, of Marrero, Louisiana, was charged with aggravated assault and felony evasion. He…
South Mississippi superintendents and officials who represent Mississippi school districts attended a meeting with the state auditor to discuss legal ways to spend incoming stimulus money. According to…
Enviva, a world-leading bioenergy company, could call Stone County home, exciting many residents, but leaving others wary. Residents on both sides of the argument voiced…
The Humane Society of South Mississippi has collected more than $10,000 in donations in two days -- thanks to the Betty White Challenge The effort stemmed from a viral…
Beau Rivage Casino & Resort recently announced that a familiar face -- Brandon Dardeau -- is taking over as president of the resort. And with Dardeau's arrival comes some exciting changes as well.…
The 2nd annual Coastal Charm fundraiser benefiting Holy Trinity Catholic School in Bay St. Louis is set for January 29. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Our Lady…
An autopsy completed today rules out homicide in Corri Howard's death. The 36-year-old was found January 13 in a marsh behind a home on Howze Street in Moss Point. Howard had been last seen on January 8 when police tried…
Four years after announcing that an Aldi grocery store would be making its home in Ocean Springs, is a step closer to starting construction. A building permit for a $4 million in construction was issued for the grocery chain, which…
Two Harrison County residents escaped an early morning fire that started while they were asleep. Harrison County Fire Rescue, Long Beach Fire Dept. CRTC and Harrison County Sheriff’s…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is in Moss Point to lead an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found Thursday morning. Residents…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill to create a medical marijuana program is headed for debate in the Mississippi Senate in coming days. Senate Bill 2095 passed the Senate Public Health Committee on Wednesday. It would allow a person with a…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi would phase out its income tax, reduce the sales tax on groceries and set a higher sales tax rate on many other items, under a bill that advanced Wednesday through the…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate on Wednesday passed a plan to redraw the state’s four congressional districts, sending it to Gov. Tate Reeves for his expected approval. The NAACP or other opponents could…
A Hattiesburg man pleaded guilty this week to robbing the Academy Sports + Outdoors in Gulfport. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Cody Jerome Cooley, 22, visited the store on November 6, 2021. He went to…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate on Wednesday is expected to approve a plan to redraw the state’s four congressional districts. The plan passed the House last week mostly along party lines, with Republicans and…