Porter Avenue Market open every Saturday in Ocean Springs
It was the little market that could, Ocean Springs’ Saturday market on Porter Avenue began just a few months ago and is on the rise. Joyce and…
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Krewe Unique rolls through Downtown Ocean Springs
Following up behind the Elks Parade was the long-awaited Krewe Unique parade, rolling through Ocean Springs at 1:30 Saturday. Like other parades, Krewe Unique had to sit 2021 out…
Elks Parade first in line in Ocean Springs Saturday
The Elks Parade was first in line for the Saturday events in Ocean Springs, ringing in Carnival Season with a thundering celebration. As is tradition, police motorcycles…
Ocean Springs Police investigating armed robbery
Ocean Springs Police are investigating an armed robbery of a convenience store early Saturday morning. Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Exxon Fastmart about 12:43…
Sandhill Crane refuge conducting prescribed burn today
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is conducting prescribed burn today at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The burn site represents 275 acres north of Interstate 10, east of Exit 50, and south of Seaman Road in the…
Breakfast with Ocean Springs Mayor Holloway set for February 16th
The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, along with its sponsor Coldwell Banker Smith Homes Realtors, is set to host its quarterly breakfast with the mayor. The…
Magnolia Avenue in Ocean Springs closing from Government St. to Porter
We want to give you a heads up about a road closure in Ocean Springs. This weekend, crews will be closing Magnolia Avenue from Government St. to Porter Avenue. Magnolia runs along the east side of the Mary C. O’Keefe…
Ocean Springs man takes down monster gator in South Florida
An Ocean Springs man took down a 13-foot alligator that had been poaching calves on a private cattle ranch. Doug Borries, who owns Dynamic Outdoors TV,…
Man charged with murder after father found dead in Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs, MS - A man has been charged in the death of his father. Sheriff Mike Ezell said they found 77-year old Thomas Donald Baxter dead inside a home in the Gulf Park Estates Community on South 8th Street…
Building permit issued for new grocery store in Ocean Springs
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…
Ocean Springs Chamber announces 2022 calendar
The City of Discovery is living up to its name with another year filled with unique festivals and events celebrating Ocean Springs’ diverse arts and culture. Ocean Springs Chamber of…
Portion of Front Beach in Ocean Springs closed for repairs
A portion of Front Beach Drive in Ocean Springs is closed right now for repairs. Ocean Springs resident Zach Schenk said, “Looking at the water and…
Mississippi art shop sees deluge of orders after HGTV show
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A south Mississippi art shop is shipping artwork across the U.S. and as far as Canada and Germany after a Walter Anderson print was featured on the HGTV show “Home Town.” Show hosts Erin and…
Front Beach Drive closed for repairs to level uneven road panels
Ocean Springs, MS - Front Beach Drive will be closed from the Ocean Springs Yacht Club to Hillandale Drive beginning Monday, January 10, 2022, until Friday, January 28, 2022. Both lanes will be closed to traffic between the hours of…
Ocean Springs Mardi Gras Parades nearing roll time
Mardi Gras season is around the corner and three Ocean Springs parades are nearing the time to roll. The Ocean Springs Elks Parade is set for Saturday, February…
Ocean Springs investigating separate armed robberies
Ocean Springs Police are investigating separate armed robberies this week. On Sunday, officers responded to an armed robbery at Circle K on Bienville Boulevard. The suspect entered the store about…
Man hit by train in Ocean Springs still unidentified
Jackson County’s coroner says it is difficult to identify the body of a man hit by a train Monday in Ocean Springs. Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. spoke…
City of Ocean Springs Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Initiative Begins
Ocean Springs, MS – Ocean Springs residents who wish to recycle their Christmas trees will have the opportunity to do so from December 28, 2021, through January 22, 2022. Drop-off locations include the following: Behind the Ocean Springs Civic Center at…
City of Ocean Springs using new technology to detect uninsured drivers
The City of Ocean Springs is tackling uninsured drivers with a new technology. Using automated license plate recognition cameras in several locations throughout the city,…
One person dead in fatal accident in Ocean Springs
Police in Ocean Springs are at the scene of a fatal accident at the railroad tracks near Hickory Drive. The collision happened just after 11 a.m. One person was killed. Capt. Ryan LeMaire said witnesses told police the man was…
Applications open for Mardi Gras parades in Ocean Springs
Applications are now open for three parades set to roll in Ocean Springs during the upcoming Mardi Gras season. The Ocean Springs Elks will have their parade…
Carl 2.0 returns to Government Street in Ocean Springs
A beloved unofficial town mascot has come home to roost. Ocean Springs’ own Carl 2.0 was discharged yesterday from Bienville Animal Medical Center after being injured. The…
Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Ocean Springs
On December 15th at 1:10 P.M., officers with the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to the railroad tracks near Cherokee Glenn in reference to a pedestrian struck by a train. After further investigation, it was determined that the victim was…
MHP on scene of a rollover crash on Mississippi 609
Troopers are on the scene of a rollover crash in Ocean Springs. Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop K reported via its Twitter account that troopers were responding to a crash involving a rollover on Mississippi 609/Washington Avenue at the intersection of…
