Congressman Steven Palazzo introduced a bill that would designate the United States Post Office at 135 Main Street in Biloxi as the “Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building.” McKeithen died May 5, 2019, when he was shot while standing beside…
A Harrison County homeowner caught a man allegedly trying to steal a car part and held him for deputies. Sheriff Troy Peterson said John Thomas Cearley, 50, of Long Beach, was charged with one count of possession of burglary tools…
The 43rd Annual Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival, scheduled for Nov. 6-7 in downtown Ocean Springs, is accepting online applications for consideration to the fall festival. Applications and all required information for the largest fine arts festival in the…
A man arguing with his father is now in jail after he allegedly pulled a handgun and fired into the vehicle where his father was. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said in a press release that Kelsey Munell II, 40,…
Come join The Arts, Hancock County for our inaugural Gala to officially kick-off The Arts 2.0 Capital Campaign and to celebrate our new community Arts Center. The Gala’s theme is “Mardi Gras in May” and will be held 7 p.m.…
An argument that escalated into a shooting resulted in one person being sent to the hospital and the other to jail. About 4:13 a.m. Sunday morning, Gulfport Police responded to a local hospital in reference to a complaint of a…
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a major abortion case that will give the court an opportunity to reconsider Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Bans on abortion prior to viability have been…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday commitment to purchase an additional $25 million in wild-caught shrimp that should benefit the Mississippi Gulf Coast, according to a press release from Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. The USDA announced the purchase of Gulf…
An employee of the Jackson County road department has been charged in the theft of equipment belonging to the county. Sheriff Mike Ezell said sheriff's investigators and investigators from the State Auditor's Office recovered the equipment, which was found at…
Richard Gollott, a longtime commissioner with the Commission on Marine Resources and seafood industry leader, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 77. Gollott opened Cap’n Gollott Seafood in 1969, which grew to be one of the…
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Shipbuilding division announced Wednesday the start of fabrication of Legend-class national security cutter Friedman (NSC 11). The start of fabrication signifies the first 100 tons of steel have been cut. “Our workforce has invested more than a…
The City of Gautier will hold a ceremony on Memorial Day to honor military veterans who have died. The Avenue of Flags Ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. May 31 at the Veterans Tribute Tower at 3330 Highway 90…
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson encourages the public across Mississippi to refrain from “panic buying” fuel due to the halted operations of the Colonial Pipeline. Colonial Pipeline expects to restore operations by the end of this week. “In…
A motorcyclist was injured Sunday night when the vehicle left the road and hit a culvert. The accident occurred on County Farm Road. Paramedics of Harrison County Fire Rescue treated the victim of a motorcycle accident and the victim was…
Gautier Police are investigating a hit-and-run as a domestic violence case after a woman was injured Thursday morning. Officers responded to a call to the Chevron Gas Station on Highway 57 about a female who had been hit by a…
The Sea Coast Echo is moving to a new home to make way for a condo project on Court Street, the newspaper announced on its website on Thursday. The newspaper building at 124 Court Street will be demolished later this…
Severe storms moved through parts of Mississippi Sunday. Cleanup is underway in Yazoo County where a tornado passed through yesterday. Multiple homes along Witherspoon Road suffered damage. Strong winds split trees in half and sent debris scattered throughout yards.…
Powerball has announced it will increase the number of Powerball drawings from two nights to three nights a week beginning in August 2021. A new Monday drawing will be added to the drawings currently held on Wednesday and Saturday nights.…
Coastal Family Health Center case manager Honora Mayfield on Wednesday was awarded the National Health Care for the Homeless 2021 HCH Clinicians' Network Rotonda Award for Outstanding Services. The Karen Rotonda Award for Outstanding Services honors the memory and legacy…
Five Mississippi organizations received more than $1 million in grants from the Southern Poverty Law Center to help with voter registration and mobilization, the center announced today. Dubbed Southern Echo, Mississippi's voter movement will engage in year-round voter registration. The…
Here are the results of the primary runoffs in each of the cities that had contested races. The general election in June 8. BILOXI Mayor FoFo Gilich is unopposed. Ward 1 Keith Anderson (R) will face George Lawrence (D) on…
North Carolina will gain a congressional seat, its fourteenth in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Moss Point Police are actively investigating a shooting which occurred Thursday, April 22, 2021, near the intersection Jefferson Avenue and River Road. About 7:50 p.m., Moss Point Police received calls of multiple shots fired in the area. Moss Point and…
Former Harrison County supervisor Larry Benefield died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 68. Benefield, a 1970 graduate of Gulfport High, was an All-Big 8 selection in football and was part of the 1971 national championship team at…