Incumbent District 4 Supervisor Kent Jones is leading two other candidates to keep his seat in Harrison County. With 32 of 51 precincts reporting in the county, here are the totals: Kent Jones 857 Chris Fisher 190 John Johnson 101
A Harrison County Sheriff's Department employee has lost an appeal to have her former position reinstated. The Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that Sheriff Troy Peterson did nothing wrong in re-assigning Carolyn Prendergast from supervisor of the Communications Division…
Jackson County officials confirmed to News 25 that District 2 Supervisor Melton Harris has died. He was 75. Harris died at his home on Tuesday morning. The cause of death…
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…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc. will hold its annual State of the County Address virtually on Wednesday. Connie Rockco, president of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors and District 5 supervisor, will be the keynote speaker for…
A second candidate announced their intentions to run for district 5 supervisor of Harrison County. Richard ‘Todd’ Herrin, owner of Herrin’s Short Stop in Saucier, plans to run in the August election. Herrin has not run for public office before,…
Long time Harrison County resident Richard ‘Todd’ Herrin has announced his run for supervisor of district 5. Herrin’s decision to run comes after working for the Harrison County Road Department since July 1991. He will officially announce his run for…