PASCAGOULA -- Thousands of people filled Pascagoula Beach Park on Sunday evening for the county's 10th annual Sounds by the Sea concert, featuring the Gulf Coast Symphony and Freedom Chorus.
PASS CHRISTIAN -- Jazz lovers soaked in the cool beats on a hot afternoon at War Memorial Park on Sunday for Jazz in the Pass. The annual concert began in…
BAY ST. LOUIS -- The St. Stanislaus class of 2012 held commencement exercises Saturday at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church as 64 students celebrated their graduation.
BILOXI -- If the four-beam spotlight sweeping the sky over Biloxi's Point Cadet Plaza didn't shine the way to the Party at the Point, six-time Grammy winner Buddy Guy's guitar…
GULFPORT -- Bikers from all over the country started rolling into the Gulfport Dragway on Friday for the 30th annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Blowout. The event is hosted by the…
BAY ST. LOUIS -- For the close-knit class of Our Lady Academy's 25 graduates, Saturday's graduation was not a good-bye, but the start of a new chapter.
Feed My Sheep, a Gulfport-based soup kitchen, is a finalist for Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program, officials said. The program will give 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations across…
GULFPORT -- About 5,000 people spread their blankets and chairs across Jones Park for the Gulf Coast Symphony's 12th annual Sounds by the Sea concert. The concert and following fireworks…
Gulfport native Laurel White now lives in Nashville, Tenn., where the home improvement network HGTV filmed her buying her first home for "House Hunters." The show airs Monday at 9…
GULFPORT -- A federal judge has declined to dismiss charges in a case involving a Hancock County couple accused of being involved in a kickback scheme related to storm-cleanup contracts.
BILOXI -- Fans who sweated through the afternoon at Party at the Point were rewarded with a stellar line-up of musicians and a view of the Biloxi Back Bay and…
BILOXI -- Fruit-flavored watermelon, shrimp nachos and crawfish-cake po-boys are just some of the unusual items to be found at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Music Arts Crafts and Seafood Festival,
Jazz in the Pass is returning to War Memorial Park on Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. Attendees can enjoy free live music overlooking the Mississippi Sound The event will…
BILOXI -- Ron Edwards jigged his way through the parking lot as the bluesy rock sounds of the Fabulous Thunderbirds reached out past Point Cadet Plaza and pulled him in.
STONE COUNTY -- A 31-year-old motorcyclist from Sumrall died on U.S. 49 in Perkinston early Friday while traveling with friends to Gulfport Dragway for the Memorial Day Blowout.
GULFPORT -- The Pascagoula River Audubon Center and Mississippi Coast Audubon Society have scouted five major beach areas where Least Terns are nesting and are asking beachgoers on this Memorial…
May 24 Weather Forecast for Biloxi MS
Joshua is a freelance meteorologist with an associates degree in meteorology from Thomas Edison State College. He has 13 years of experience as a Meteorologist for the United States Navy. Current ...
Gulf fishermen reel from seafood troubles
An Associated Press examination of catch data from last year's commercial harvest along the Gulf - the first full year of fishing since the 2010 spill - reveals merit in the fishermen's ...
New law to help children with dyslexia
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant discusses the problems he encountered before being diagnosed as having dyslexia with Canton Academy students Matt Downing (from left), Joseph South and Will Downing ...
Sentencing delay sought in hate crime case
Federal prosecutors are not saying why they want to delay the sentencing of three white men who pleaded guilty to hate crime charges stemming from a months-long pattern of harassing blacks that ...
1 dead, 1 injured in shooting
Jackson Police officers investigate a shooting Wednesday in the 900 block of Bloom Street just off E. Monument Street in Jackson. / Rick Guy/The ...
Teen killed after crashing truck he allegedly stole
The truck, a 2006 blue Ford F-150, was taken from in front of an apartment office at 904 Morningside St., Police Department spokeswoman Colendula Green said. The truck's owner had left it ...
For-profit space race on; Stennis testing engines
The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday. This launch marks the first time a private company ...
Veteran label on licenses approved
Senate Bill 2461, signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday, authorizes the designation to go on licenses and state-issued identity cards free of charge to honorably discharged ...
Hancock Fabrics' future a concern
Despite challenges, Baldwyn-based Hancock Fabrics officials believe its large assortment of fabric and other items in its stores, like this one in Ridgeland, give it a competitive advantage. / Kathy ...
JRA gets help on hotel plan
The Jackson Redevelopment Authority is taking what it describes as an unusual step by hiring a consultant to help craft a request for proposals to build a long-delayed hotel across from the Jackson ...
Quitman schools could see accreditation downgrade
A dispute between the Quitman school district and a school board member who believes her twin autistic sons aren't getting the services they need could lead to a downgrade in accreditation for ...
Maps suits arguments set
A federal appeals court has scheduled oral arguments for June 4 in lawsuits challenging the failure of 11 Mississippi counties to redraw supervisor district lines in time for the 2011 ...
New York jury hears recording in insider trading case
NEW YORK — A federal jury heard the lone recorded phone call of an ex-Goldman Sachs board member speaking with a billionaire hedge fund founder Wednesday as the government laid a foundation ...
Small dairies go under as milk prices sink again
PLAINFIELD, VT. — The MacLaren brothers are third-generation dairy farmers, but they will likely be the last in their family. After working all their lives on the hillside farm in Vermont that ...
Mother-daughter bank robbery trial delayed
GULFPORT — A federal judge has delayed the armed bank-robbery trial of a mother and daughter while decisions are made on whether to consolidate similar charges in two other states for ...
Debt crisis worries take a big toll
Fear of a worsening debt crisis in Europe jolted commodities markets Wednesday. Prices for oil, copper, palladium, cotton and coffee hit the lowest levels in at least a year and, in some cases, even ...
Buffett helps open 'Margaritaville'
Ramey and Karen Beavers of Fuquay Varina, N.C., play slot machines during the grand opening of the Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant in Biloxi on Tuesday. / John Fitzhugh/Sun Herald via The ...
Saggy Pants Ban Pushed By Mississippi County Official
A Mississippi official has renewed his crusade against sagging pants, seeking to ban the oft-maligned fashion statement from his entire county. Kenneth Stokes, a Hinds County Supervisor, is hoping ...
Vandy knocks South Carolina from SEC tourney, 3-2
Mike Yastrzemski brought home Vince Conde with a bunt in the eighth inning to give Vanderbilt a 3-2 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference ...
Richard Scruggs' push to toss conviction dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed imprisoned attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs' push to vacate his 2009 conviction in a judicial bribery caseThe Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal ...
Judge orders lawmaker to pay for estate losses
A state judge Wednesday ordered Rep. Brian Aldridge to pay more than $200,000 to his aunt, whose estate was plundered by his father who held her power of attorney and ultimately wiped it out.The ...
Mississippi court sets execution dates for 2 of 3 men
JACKSON -- Mississippi will not execute three men on three consecutive days in June, after the state Supreme Court set execution dates a week apart for two men and declined to set a date for a ...
Auburn survives 3-2 SEC tourney win over Georgia
Justin Bryant hit a solo home run and threw 1-1/3 scoreless innings of late relief to help Auburn beat Georgia 3-2 Wednesday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference baseball ...
3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts leaves band
ESCATAWPA, Miss. (AP) -- 3 Doors Down says on its website that founding member and guitarist Matt Roberts has left the rock band because of health ...
A Biloxi tradition is back in business
Patrons looked out the windows of the new Margaritaville Casino on Wednesday morning and saw the sun coming up over the Biloxi horizon. As it did, it brought a burst of new energy to a Jimmy Buffett ...
Gulfport to sign 50 year lease for Centennial Plaza
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - The city of Gulfport has announced that it will sign a 50 year lease to develop Centennial Plaza. The old VA property on Highway 90 was given to the city in 2009 after ...
Gulfport man faces charge of receiving stolen property
A man killed at Mississippi Phosphates plant in Pascagoula Monday died of head trauma. That's according to the results of an autopsy conducted Tuesday. Jeffrey Simpson, 39, died while ...
Funeral Saturday for former lawmaker Ezell Lee
The funeral for former Mississippi lawmaker Ezell Lee is this weekend in his hometown of Picayune.McDonald Funeral Home says services are 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Picayune. Burial ...
Mississippi State edges LSU 3-2 in SEC tournament
Demarcus Henderson drove in Mitch Slauter with a sixth-inning single to give Mississippi State a 3-2 victory over top-seeded LSU on Wednesday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference ...
Final defendant sentenced in health care scheme
The final defendant has been sentenced in a scheme that bilked the state out of more than $500,000 in a health care fraud scheme.Former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi employee Sonya Mitchell, ...
Fulton woman shoots at suspected burglar
Fulton police have arrested a man who was very nearly shot while allegedly attempting to break into a house. Officers with the Fulton Police Department arrested Michigan transplant Michael ...
Tupelo chooses abstinence-only sex education class
TUPELO - The Tupelo Public School District tweaked its sex-education policy on Tuesday to keep it in line with a new state law.The law, signed by then-Gov. Haley Barbour in 2011, requires all ...
Bryant signs laws affecting veterans and students
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant offers Rep. Gary Chism, R-Columbus, one of the ceremonial pens after signing one of four new state laws that could boost the state's business climate, during a news ...
Dry Mississippi town pushes for alcohol vote
A man killed at Mississippi Phosphates plant in Pascagoula Monday died of head trauma. That's according to the results of an autopsy conducted Tuesday. Jeffrey Simpson, 39, died while ...
Charges filed in Meridian shooting
Meridian police have formally charged a suspect with murder in a fatal shooting.Police Capt. Dean Harper says murder charges have been filed against 22-year-old Jeremy Powe in the death of ...
DeSoto Co. ponders EPA suit over ozone listing
DeSoto County has asked a law firm to explore the county's chances of overturning a federal decision that groups it with Memphis and Crittenden County, Ark., on ozone levels.Supervisors tell ...
Ole Miss eliminates Arkansas from SEC field, 2-0
Mike Mayers pitched seven scoreless innings and Mississippi eliminated Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday.Mayers (5-3) struck out eight and allowed ...
Man leading ethics probe of Baptist leader resigns
The head of a group investigating the comments of Southern Baptist Convention ethics leader Richard Land has resigned.An Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission official says Trustee Board Chairman ...
Mississippi man pleads guilty to illegal baiting
ABERDEEN -- A Belzoni, Miss., man has been fined $6,000 for illegal baiting.U.S. Attorney Felicia C. Adams says Spencer H. Barrett pleaded guilty this week to illegally baiting a field to kill ...
Mississippi Catholic Groups Sue Over Birth Control Rule
Ten Catholic groups in Mississippi are suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage as part of health insurance plans. Roman Catholic groups ...
Eviction puts focus on homeless issue
TUPELO - The city's surprise dismantling Monday of a makeshift homeless camp off South Gloster Street angered some elected officials and sparked calls for compassion by those who say the core ...
Lee County Schools make Halloween 60 percent day
TUPELO - Lee County students will only have class for part of the day on Halloween.The district's school board voted on Tuesday to change Oct. 31 from a full day to a 60 percent day. Teachers ...
Thompson asks for proble of prison riot
JACKSON -- The top Democrat on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee is seeking a federal probe of a Mississippi prison riot that left one guard dead and 20 people injured.U.S. Rep. Bennie ...
Shrimping season to open
Mississippi's shrimping season will open May 30 at 6 a.m.The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says every boat either catching or transporting shrimp from Mississippi waters must have ...
3 bodies found in Scott County creek
The bodies of three Scott County residents, who had been reported missing Friday, have been found after their vehicle was discovered in a creek.County Coroner Joe C. Bradford tells WLBT TV ( ...
List of 25 sounds saved by Library of Congress
Here's a listing of the 2011 inductees to the National Recording Registry in chronological order:1. Edison Talking Doll cylinder (1888)2. "Come Down Ma Evenin' Star," Lillian ...
Alcorn residents urge county board to not reopen bridge
CORINTH - Residents of Alcorn County Road 346 asked supervisors Monday to leave a long-closed bridge in their community dormant.Brothers Samuel Wigginton and Matthew Wigginton, accompanied by Samuel ...
Alcorn regional jail's red ink draws concern
CORINTH - For at least six months, costs of the Alcorn County regional jail have run tens of thousands of dollars over budget, and the county's jail consultant met with supervisors to address ...
'Handsome Guy Bandit' pleads guilty in Dallas to bank heists
DALLAS -- A man arrested in Mississippi has admitted to robbing 11 banks across North Texas.Steven Ray Milam pleaded guilty in federal court in Dallas on Tuesday to 11 counts of bank robbery. ...
Millsaps gets $1M endowment gift
Millsaps College has received an anonymous $1 million endowment gift from the parents of a Class of 2012 graduate.Dr. Robert W. Pearigen, Millsaps' president, says the gift was made in honor of ...
USM hires Chachere to replace Judge
Southern Miss football coach Ellis Johnson has hired Garret Chachere to fill the vacant assistant coach position on his staff.The Hattiesburg American reports ( http://hatne.ws/KnAHjT) Chachere, a ...
Hattiesburg gets thermal-imaging cameras
The Hattiesburg Fire Department has received 14 thermal-imaging cameras that not only will aid firefighters in locating people inside burning structures, but also in identifying hot spots otherwise ...
D'Iberville free clinic moving to St. Martin
The director of the Bethesda Free Health Clinic of D'Iberville expects attendance to increase considerably when it moves to Jackson County this summer.The Sun Herald reports ( ...
Arguments set in Miss. county redistricting cases
A federal appeals court has scheduled oral arguments for June 4 in lawsuits challenging the failure of 11 Mississippi counties to redraw supervisor district lines in time for the 2011 election.A ...
TVA, Native American tribes hold workshop
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Native American tribes in the valley have consulted on issues affecting both.A three-day workshop May 15-17 in Chattanooga fulfilled a requirement that TVA consult ...
Pastor accused of forcing sex with boy
The trial of a pastor accused of coercing a young male church member into a sexual relationship has been delayed.The Rev. Kevin Joseph Boyd Jr. had been scheduled for trial this week in Hinds ...
Tropical storm Beryl hits Florida, Georgia
SAVANNAH (Georgia)- Tropical Storm Beryl moved across northeastern Florida and southern Georgia Monday, bringing drenching rains, strong winds and the threat of flooding to the southeastern US coast,
Bountiful Apple welcome to new retail chief Browett
WASHINGTON - Former boss of PC World and Currys, John Browett will reportedly receive a hiring bonus of $56 million from global technology products major Apple for taking charge of its retail arm.
Google's 'transparency report' reveals Microsoft's piracy problems
Google has released a report in the U.S. to provide a better understanding of the intellectual property abuses on the internet, after Microsoft faced copyright infringement problems by other websites.
Sania-Bethanie hope to make a strong start
Having won the Brussels Open tennis event in their run-up to Roland Garros, India's Saina Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands will be hoping to make a strong start at the French Open
Financially struggling white voters favour Romney over Obama
Almost 55 percent of middle-class white American voters, who are struggling financially, favoured Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama, according to a new poll.
Ranbaxy announces USFDA approval of CIP-Isotretinoin NDA
Ranbaxy Laboratories Inc. (RLI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Absorica, a novel, paten
