Ocean Springs community gathers to pay respects to Kennon Barton at Memorial Service
‘Kind like Kennon’ that is the motto Ocean Springs High School is taking on as they pay their respects to their former teacher.…
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Former Ocean Springs Alderman Robert Cox Sr. passes away
The Ocean Springs community is mourning the loss of a longtime city leader and local business owner. Former two-term Alderman Robert Cox Sr. died Saturday at the…
City of Ocean Springs votes to stop using camera ticketing system
Ocean Springs city leaders have voted to stop using the camera-generated ticketing system. The city terminated the contract it had with Securix Systems, the company…
Ocean Springs mom speaks out after adult daughter with autism arrested
An Ocean Springs family asking for help with their autistic daughter led to criminal charges. Shelby Lee is a 24-year-old woman with autism who lives…
Investigator: Suspect in Scratch Kitchen shooting is a gang member
An Ocean Springs investigator said the suspect in The Scratch Kitchen and Bar shooting on May 5 was a part of a gang that is spread throughout Harrison and Jackson counties. Capt. Ryan LeMaire took the stand Friday morning in…
Ocean Springs heads back to court to close The Scratch Kitchen
Ocean Springs will be back in court on Friday to seek a permanent injunction against The Scratch Kitchen and Bar. The city wants to permanently…
Ocean Springs back in court for annexation hearing
The next hearing in the Ocean Springs annexation case is Friday afternoon. The meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in Chancery Court in Pascagoula, with retired Scott County judge David…
Petition started to suspend school at OSHS until investigation is complete
An online petition was created yesterday, asking the district to suspend classes at Ocean Springs High School until an investigation is completed regarding unused bullets and note being found on campus. Officials enacted a shelter in place for three hours…
Bullets, note found on Ocean Springs High campus
Ocean Springs High School went into 'shelter in place' mode about 9 a.m. this morning after unspent bullets and a note were found on campus. School district spokesman Trey Brennan said a shelter in place means they keep the hallways…
Judge grants temporary injunction to close Scratch Kitchen in Ocean Springs
A chancery court judge granted a temporary injunction to close the Scratch Kitchen in Ocean Springs. It is a temporary victory for the City of…
Judge grants temporary injunction against The Scratch Kitchen and Bar
A Chancery Court judge on Friday granted the city of Ocean Springs a temporary injunction against The Scratch Kitchen. Judge Neil Harris ordered The Scratch Kitchen and Bar to cease all operations. The permanent injunction hearing will be held next…
WXXV Student Athlete of the Week: Ocean Springs Cheerleader Camryn Carter
It’s shaping up to be a pretty busy week for Ocean Springs cheerleader Camryn Carter, who is less than a week away from signing the…
City files lawsuit to shut down The Scratch Kitchen and Bar
The City of Ocean Springs has filed a lawsuit in Chancery Court asking for an injunction to keep The Scratch Kitchen from re-opening following a deadly shooting last weekend. The city filed the lawsuit today in Jackson County Chancery Court.…
Moss Point mayor releases statement on shooting in Ocean Springs
Hard on the heels of news out of Ocean Springs that the shooting at the Scratch Kitchen may be gang-related, Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight released…
Suspect in Ocean Springs shooting taken into custody in Alabama
Alabama authorities have taken the suspect in Friday’s Scratch Kitchen shooting into custody. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers helped identify the suspect. He is identified in arrest records as Fadarius Williams. Mobile police officers arrested Williams and he was booked into…
Ocean Springs businesses angry after downtown shooting
Friday night there was a mass shooting at the Scratch Kitchen in Downtown Ocean Springs that left one dead and six injured. This is the second shooting to happen…
UPDATE: Ocean Springs makes arrest in deadly shooting at The Scratch Kitchen
Ocean Springs Police have made an arrest in the Friday night shooting at The Scratch Kitchen on Government Street that left six…
Mayors and chefs compete for best crawfish title at Boilin’ on Da Beach in Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs let the good times boil as mayors from each city competed in a cook-off. The inaugural Boilin’ on…
Two girls admit to setting fire at Alice Street Park
Two girls have admitted to setting fire to a building at Alice Street Park in Ocean Springs last weekend. City officials said the fire department responded to a fire about 5 a.m. Saturday, April 22, at the park. The concession…
Budweiser Clydesdales parade through Ocean Springs
The World-Famous Budweiser Clydesdales are parading on the Coast and today the horses paraded through Ocean Springs. Every year Coast residents make it a point to set up and watch…
Substitute teacher who worked at Ocean Springs Middle School charged with sex crimes
A man hired as a substitute teacher at Ocean Springs Middle School has been charged with sex crimes in an investigation that began Tuesday. 21-year-old KeShawn Belcher was arrested and charged with one count of exploitation of a child and…
Substitute teacher dismissed from school district
A substitute teacher at Ocean Springs Middle School is under investigation. A social media post said the substitute teacher -- who was in a long-term position while another teacher was on extended leave -- allegedly asked students to friend him…
Ocean Springs man killed in boating accident
An Ocean Springs man died in a boating accident over the weekend. Department of Marine Resources and Jackson County sheriff’s deputies were called out to Old Fort Bayou on…
City of Ocean Springs celebrates Food Month
Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce Main Street Tourism Bureau is celebrating its restaurants by naming May ‘Food Month.’ Food Month was dubbed by Ocean Springs as a way to…
