The Biloxi Police Department is asking for the assistance of the public in identifying a possible person of interest in a residential burglary. The burglary occurred in the 300 block of East Drive and was reported July 31, 2021. The…
The George County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect wanted for commercial burglary and considers him to be armed and dangerous. About 1:30 a.m. Monday deputies responded to the Dog River Pit Stop on Hwy 612 in the Howell Community…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting today an additional 4,085 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 36 deaths. One of those deaths reported was in Harrison County. Two were reported from Jackson County. Twenty-six deaths occurred between July…
The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced the coming closures of two bridges on the Coast for maintenance work. In Gulfport, the Wilkes Bridge over Bayou Bernard on Cowan-Lorraine Road will be closed tonight from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to…
Walmart announced Tuesday that stores in Lucedale and Pascagoula would be closed as of 2 p.m. for deep cleaning and restocking. The move is part of the a company plan to allow third-party specialists to deep clean in the stores…
The Louisiana Department of Transportation on Tuesday closed the U.S. 90 bridge near Pearl River to make emergency repairs on the East Pearl River Bridge. The LADOTD issued the advisory just before noon, advising motorists to find an alternate route…
Ocean Aero, manufacturer and service provider of ocean-going autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, is relocating its manufacturing operations and headquarters from San Diego to Gulfport, the Mississippi Development Authority said in a press release today. The project is a $4.65…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 3,323 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 67 deaths on Tuesday. Twenty-nine deaths occurred between August 11 and August 16, and 38 deaths occurred between August 2 and August 13,…
Standing in her grandparents’ backyard in the small town of Cocoa Beach, Florida, 13-year-old Nyla Trumbach watched NASA’s space shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island. “Not only could I hear it, but I could ‘feel’ it,”…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s only Level 1 trauma center is setting up a second emergency field hospital in a parking garage that will handle some of the sickest COVID-19 patients as the virus continues to ravage…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will start searching for someone new to lead the state’s economic development agency. The governor’s office announced Friday that John Rounsaville of Madison will step down as Mississippi Development Authority director on…
The Mississippi State Department of Health on Friday is reporting 5,023 more cases of COVID-19 in the state, 31 deaths, and 166 ongoing outbreaks in long-term care facilities. State COVID-19 totals: 381,147 cases, 7,761 deaths, and 1,065,743 persons fully vaccinated.…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — The remains of an infant have been discovered inside a storage unit in a Mississippi city, authorities said. The body was found Wednesday evening in Natchez, WLBT-TV reported. The baby’s remains were inside a box filled with towels,…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that he is extending his state-of-emergency order that gives public health officials and other government leaders some flexibility in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican governor said he would…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi reported its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases Thursday, far exceeding a record set only two days earlier and indicating more challenges in coming days for already-strained hospitals. The state Health Department reported 4,412 new cases…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An advocacy group for the disabled is suing Mississippi’s Department of Corrections, alleging disabled prisoners are suffering inhumane conditions at the state’s prisons. Disability Rights Mississippi filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against the department…
More than 3,000 COVID cases were reported for Aug. 10, according to the state Department of Health, with 25 deaths also reported in the state. One of those deaths was in Jackson County and two were in Pearl River County.…
Two Biloxi men are behind bars in connection with a drive-by shooting, Biloxi Police said. D’Anthony C. Mitchell, 19, and George Powe III, 25, both of Biloxi, were arrested on a charge of drive-by shooting, Capt. Brian Dykes said in…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is approaching its record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations as the virus continues spreading rapidly in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. The state Health Department reported Tuesday…
Singing River Health System had 128 people hospitalized with COVID, the hospital CEO said, and 119 of those were not vaccinated. The numbers continue to climb in Mississippi. Of those hospitalized at SRHS, 28 are in ICU and 21 of…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The sheriff of a north Mississippi county has died, the state’s second sheriff to pass away in the last week. Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco died Monday. The Calhoun County sheriff’s office posted a brief message…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education will deploy digital learning coaches to 62 schools across the state to help build the capacity of teachers and administrators to use educational technology to improve student outcomes. The coaches are part…
The 10th Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Biloxi Beach Classic Dog Show, hosted by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Kennel Club of Gulfport, will be held beginning Sept. .3-5 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center in Biloxi. Judging will begin each…
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