GAUTIER, Miss. (AP) — A former city attorney for a Mississippi city has been appointed as municipal judge. The Gautier City Council named Amy Lassitter St. Pe’ to the bench for Gautier and Jackson County. The move makes her the…
PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is mourning the loss of football player Levi Madison, who was a passenger in a single-car accident early Friday morning. Three Gulf Coast football players were involved in the accident that occurred soon…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College's registered nursing program has been ranked as the best community college program in Mississippi for the third year in a row by RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing advocacy organization. MGCCC’s program received a 99.35 out of a…
The Powerball jackpot continues its three-month roll, reaching $523 million for the Saturday, Sept. 25 drawing. The amount is the 10th largest jackpot in the Powerball game and the highest the jackpot has grown since January when it was at…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Less than three months into the current budget year, Mississippi legislators are starting to plan for the next one. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee holds a public hearing Friday as part of the long…
A Hancock County man was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after shooting a federal officer in relation to a crime of violence. Joseph Dale Sonnier, 32, pleaded guilty April 1 in federal court to assault of a…
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Two inmates were back behind bars Wednesday after escaping a Mississippi jail over the weekend. Authorities received a tip late Tuesday that Rodney Wayne Smith and Jonathan Theo Culpepper were hiding out in a home in…
On behalf of the Gulf Coast legislative delegation, Secretary of State Michael Watson on Tuesday presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources with a check for $11,226,497, representing the Tidelands Trust Funds amounts collected during Fiscal Year 2021 for use…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn Mississippi’s ban on voting rights for people convicted of some felonies — a case that…
The George County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public's help to identify suspects in connection with an attempted theft of an ATM in Benndale. Sheriff Keith Havard said in a press release that on Saturday about 1:45 a.m., deputies responded…
Jackson County Sheriff's Department investigators have identified the remains of a woman found in 1977 and believe she was killed by a serial killer who was coming through the state en route to Florida. Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a…
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, including four schools in Mississippi. Two of the four Mississippi schools are in South Mississippi. The recognition is based on a school’s overall…
A Mobile man is charged in the shooting death of a Gulfport man at Golden Nugget Casino early Saturday morning. Jereme Lamond Jones, 30, of Mobile was charged with first degree murder…
Coastal Mississippi CEO Milton Segarra has tendered his resignation. Segarra, who came aboard to lead the tourism group in 2017, said in a statement released Thursday night that his resignation is effective Oct. 15, 2021. "I would like to first…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Human Trafficking/Special Victims Unit, a division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, recently launched a newly designed website dedicated to combating human trafficking. The goal of the new website, funded by the Mississippi Legislature,…
Mississippi has moved up 15 spots in a national ranking for K-12 achievement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in Education Week. The report examines achievement in school systems from prekindergarten through grade 12 and socioeconomic factors leading…
State Auditor Shad White announced Thursday that his office has obtained the highest possible rating after being reviewed by the National State Auditors Association (NSAA). This “peer review” was conducted in late August by independent auditors from across the country.…
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide an be prevented. Volunteers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are joining the quarter of a million people who are walking in towns across the U.S. to…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi public school teacher with 15 years of experience providing health insurance for their family took home just under $30,000 a year in net pay in 2020, a “shocking number,” a policy…
A Pascagoula man charged in the 2020 death of Dustin Suttles will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Joseph Paul McLeod, 33, entered a guilty plea to capital murder before Circuit Judge Dale Harkey on Tuesday. He was…
The 15th annual Old Biloxi Cemetery Tour is scheduled for Sunday October 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. and then the tour repeats on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m. This is the same tour on…
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man who was granted temporary release from a life prison sentence in Mississippi to attend a funeral in that state, but who overpowered his guards and escaped, was found hundreds of miles to the north…
The Port of Gulfport is pleased to welcome Dole’s newest container vessels, the “MV Dole Maya” and the “MV Dole Aztec” to Gulfport. The two vessels were named to recognize the indigenous people of the region that these vessels will…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana charter captains affected by Hurricane Ida will be able to operate from Mississippi ports through the end of the year. The Mississippi Department…