Ocean Springs

High School Softball: St. Martin vs. Ocean Springs

If the early part of district play is any indication, the top spot in region 7 class 6A softball will belong to either Ocean Springs or St. Martin. Tonight, the two powerhouses met up for the first time this season…

Mayor asks for Highway 90 to be widened in Ocean Springs

Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson is fed up with the bumper to bumper traffic on Highway 90 during the evening hours. He took to social media, putting out a plea asking which candidates for governor or lieutenant governor would pledge…

Spring Arts Festival

The 26th annual Spring Arts Festival was held in Ocean Springs this weekend. The festival featured local artists, shops, and vendors. More than 150 artists, crafts, and food booths were on hand for the event. New to the festival this…

Walk MS event this Saturday in Ocean Springs

A world free of multiple sclerosis... That's the mission some people in Ocean Springs are fighting for. And on Saturday, more than 250 people will join together at Fort Maurepas in Ocean Springs to take part in "Walk MS" to…

Mississippi Power and Ocean Springs lighting up Front Beach

Mississippi Power will team up with the City of Ocean Springs to provide a maintenance proposal for the lights on Beach Boulevard. A special board of alderman meeting took place to declare a local emergency on Front Beach. There will…

High School Baseball: Harrison Central vs. Ocean Springs

Dating back to 2014, five out of the last six games played between Harrison Central and Ocean Springs have been decided by just one run. Tonight’s matchup followed a similar trend for the region 8 class 6A rivals. Red Rebels…

High School Baseball: Ocean Springs vs. Biloxi

With a run differential of plus 37 through their first seven games of the season, all eyes are on the Biloxi Indians to start district play as the team to beat in Region 8 Class 6A. Indians traveling to Ocean…

High School Softball: Ocean Springs vs. St. Patrick

On the softball diamond, Ocean Springs supposed to be the real deal this season, hosting a much younger St. Patrick team fresh off its 2A state championship. Ocean Springs wins 18-0 in three innings. Lady Hounds outscoring opponents 35-0 through…

New development code passes in Ocean Springs

A new development code was passed tonight by the City of Ocean Springs. After multiple public hearings and years of work, a new unified development code for the City of Ocean Springs is now in place. Carolyn Martin, the planning…

Mississippi Power lighting up Front Beach

Mississippi Power is lighting the way for those who work and play in the Front Beach area in Ocean Springs, helping to ease safety concerns expressed to city leaders after a line of street lights along Front Beach went out.…

High School Boys Basketball: Ocean Springs vs. Gulfport

When Gulfport hosted Ocean Springs in the second game of the season, there wasn’t a whole lot riding on the outcome, but more than three months later, it’s the same match-up in the first round of the class 6A playoffs.…

Ocean Springs man wins big at Scarlet Pearl Casino

An Ocean Springs man won big on Friday night at the Scarlet Pearl Casino. The unidentified man was playing a buffalo stampede penny slot machine when he hit the jackpot, winning $661,000. The Scarlet Pearl was recently awarded the 1st…

Ingalls partners with Habitat for Humanity

Executives from Ingalls Shipbuilding took some time out of their weekend to give back to the community. The company partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build a home in Ocean Springs. Vice president of human resources and administration, Edmund Hughes…

Ocean Springs parade traffic plans

The Ocean Springs Elks and Krewe Unique parade will be taking center stage in Ocean Springs this weekend. Saturday, certain streets will be closed starting at 1 p.m. until the end of the parade. You may see barricades in place…

BREAKFAST WITH OCEAN SPRINGS MAYOR

This morning, Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson hosted a 'Breakfast with the Mayor' at Mosaics Tapas Bar. Mayor Dobson updated residents on all things going on throughout the city including the improvements being made on Stealman Lane as well as…

Ocean Springs girls soccer wins State Championship

The Ocean Springs Lady Greyhounds brought home the 6A girls crown in the most dramatic way possible. They played a scoreless game with Madison Central into penalty kicks where no one missed with the eighth round. Low and behold, the…

National Signing Day at Ocean Springs

Today was a big day at Ocean Springs High School for a number of athletes. This morning, four football players and one girls soccer player put pen to paper and agreed to play at the next level. Greyhound running back…

High School Girls Soccer: Gulfport vs. Ocean Springs

In 6A girls South State, Lady Admirals taking on the Lady Greyhounds. Lady Admirals winning the only regular season game by way of a 3-2 decision. Lady Greyhounds stave off Gulfport in the waning moments to punch their ticket to…

High School Boys Soccer: Gulfport vs. Ocean Springs

When Gulfport and Ocean Springs played a non-district boys soccer match back in November, the game ended in a 1-1 tie. That scenario couldn’t happen again tonight with a trip to the 6A state title game on the line for…

JACKSON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY

Forty-five year old Bobby Walker, Junior has been indicted on sexual battery and molestation charges. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says the charges against Walker stem from an alleged incident involving two teenage girls that happened at Walker's home in…

King cake voting contest

It’s that time of year again for all things Mardi Gras and that includes king cake. The City of Ocean Springs kicked off their annual king cake voting contest today to get in the spirit. Each week two different king…