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 WLOX - Local News 
  • Work to restore Harrison Co. beaches continues
    • Though oil is still washing up on our beaches officials said they're working to get our shorelines back to the way there were before the oil spill. Saturday Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Teams and Harrison County officials met at the Ken Combs Pier in Gulfport to assess the jetties and figure out a plan to remove what oil residue remains. more >>

  • Marine's dying wish turns to reality
    • Thousands of school supplies will be sent over seas to help students trying to receive an education. During the Gulfport High School pep rally Friday supplies were presented to one woman who is helping make those students achieve their goal. more >>

  • PepsiCO looking to pour money into Gulf region
    • Very soon the Mississippi Gulf Coast could have thousands of dollars pouring in by way of the Pepsi refresh project. The project's mission was to fund ideas helping communities in the aftermath of the oil spill. more >>

  • Highway Patrol increasing presence for Labor Day Holiday
    • The Labor Day holiday is here and that means one thing for a lot folks: road trip. For The Mississippi Highway Patrol, holiday traffic means dangerous road conditions. While getting to your vacation spot might be your first priority, law enforcement has a different goal for travelers. more >>

  • New small business owner skeptical about White House job create plan
    • A local entrepreneur says the president's plan to get more small businesses to start hiring won't have him growing his payroll any time soon. President Barak Obama says next week he'll unveil his strategy to create jobs in the private sector. However, small business owner, Jerry Esters, says in this economy it's going to be a tough sell. more >>

  • Facts about hair transplants if you are bald or have thinning hair
    • Thinking about a hair transplant for baldness or thinning hair? Here are some things you'll need to keep in mind. more >>

  • BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe
    • BP crews worked Saturday to slowly raise the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation. more >>

  • What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate
    • What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling. more >>

  • Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: business
    • Tropical storm Earl's worst damage in New England has been to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note. more >>

  • Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
    • Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe. more >>

  • Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class
    • A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying tribute to the American worker. more >>

  • Take your kids on a magical history tour
    • With the right preparation, visiting historical sites can be as fun as a day at the beach -- and a lot more interesting. more >>

  • Drew Brees, Coach Payton lead free pep rally Saturday
    • Want to help the world champion Saints kick off their regular season? Then you need to be at Saturday's Believe Again Bash. The event is free and open to the public. It begins at noon and lasts until 10pm at Champions Square. more >>

  • Pass Police chief: New station a dream come true
    • Pass Christian police officers and staff will spend the next few weeks moving into their new headquarters. Friday was their first full day of operation in their new building on Espy Avenue. The 12,000 square foot building is called a fortress, because it's built to withstand 240 mile-per-hour winds. The building also features rooms, technology, and equipment Pass Christian Police never had before. more >>

  • Coast bikers help out Make A Wish
    • One group of Mississippi bikers are using their helmets and Harley's to give back. Organizers of the Gulf Coast Bike Festival presented more than $3,000 to the Make A Wish Foundation. more >>

  • Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
    • Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? more >>

  • State Farm, AG Hood documents unsealed
    • A media consortium led by Raycom Media television stations WLBT of Jackson, WLOX of Biloxi and WDAM of Hattiesburg and Jackson New Media's YallPolitics.com collectively earned a victory in an 18 month legal battle to unseal court records. more >>

  • Long Beach Harbor Master Building rises from adversity
    • Long Beach officials say after all the challenges and setbacks, it feels good to finally celebrate the opening of the new Harbor Master Building. At a ceremony Thursday morning, Mayor Billy Skellie cut the ribbon on the $1.2 million facility. more >>

  • Diversion programs helps criminals and their victims
    • A Jackson County program designed to help first time criminals turn their lives around is helping in other ways as well. The pre-trial diversion program also requires criminals to pay the victims of their acts, in cash. Since the program began about seven years ago, hundreds of non-violent, first time offenders have taken part. more >>

  • Church provides affordable housing for its flock
    • An Ocean Springs church has taken the mission of tending to its flock to a whole other level. The Crossroads Church of the Nazarene has built an on campus affordable housing complex, and anyone can live there. Some of the residents say it's more than just a complex, it's a community. more >>

  • Ole Miss QB Jeremiah Masoli is clear to play
    • BILOXI (WLOX) - Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been cleared by the NCAA to play immediately after winning an appeal Friday afternoon. more >>

  • Synthetic marijuana banned in Mississippi
    • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Synthetic marijuana is now illegal in Mississippi. Gov. Haley Barbour on Friday signed a bill immediately banning the sale and possession of the herbal mixture known by names such more >>

  • BSL man convicted in DUI kidnapping case
    • A Bay St. Louis man has been convicted of aggravated DUI and kidnapping related to the death of his girlfriend in 2009. District Attorney Hal Kittrell says Jerry Van Wagner was convicted Tuesday in Pearl River County Circuit Court. more >>

  • Brad's Blog: Bostonians not concerned about Earl's potential visit
    • My wife thinks I'm stupid for heading to Boston with Earl poised to impact the area. "Why risk it?" she asked. If anyone knows the power of a storm, she told me, it should be the WLOX News Director. I keep asking Bostonians if they're worried. They all say, "About what?" more >>

  • South Mississippi weekend whereabouts - September 3 - 5
    • Here's a look at what's happening this weekend in South Mississippi. more >>

  • Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
    • U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province. more >>

  • Earl threatens Mass. with wind, rain, surf
    • A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday night, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New... more >>

  • Watch those gas pumps; prices expected to fall
    • Gasoline prices have been falling for weeks, and they could go even lower as autumn's leaves begin to drop. more >>

  • Popp's Ferry Bridge traffic back to normal
    • Traffic is back to normal on Biloxi's Popp's Ferry Bridge. Biloxi Police had to close one lane of traffic across the bridge Friday morning so a welder could make a repair. The closure happened just before 9am, and caused some delays for morning commuters. more >>

  • Students maced for disorderly conduct on Hinds campus
    • Several students at the Utica campus of Hinds Community College refuse to comply with the set school curfew. more >>

  • Many Americans don't even know they're fat
    • Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds. more >>

  • Earl becomes a Category 1 hurricane in Atlantic
    • Forecasters say Earl has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward several islands in the eastern Caribbean. more >>

  • Gulfport mayor's pick for fire chief takes job in TX
    • The man Gulfport was considering hiring as its new fire chief has taken a job in Texas. Gulfport City Council members were scheduled to vote on David Foster's nomination in the coming days. more >>

  • Feds launch investigation of Gulf platform fire
    • The agency that oversees offshore drilling will investigate the fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Thursday's fire came less than five months after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 people and spurred the worst offshore oil spill in the nation's history. This time no one was killed and the Coast Guard said no crude was leaking. more >>

  • Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
    • Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Most notably, no one was killed and no crude was gushing into the water, but the distinctions... more >>

  • Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
    • A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead. more >>

  • Crab trappers say catch is good, but prices aren't
    • Thursday, these blue crabs called the Gulf home. But by Saturday, someone in Atlanta will call it dinner. Crab trapper Robert Metz would love to sell his catch in South Mississippi, but since the oil spill, his local business hasn't rebounded as much as he'd like. And he's having a hard time understanding why. more >>

  • United Way kicks off superhero campaign to raise $2 million
    • The United Way of Jackson and George Counties announced Thursday it will raise $2 million for several South Mississippi non profits in this tough economy. As Patrice Clark reports,  the organization came up with a new and exciting theme to raise money. more >>

  • Nursing home administrator accused of taking $60k from resident
    • A Vancleave woman faces eight felony counts of exploitation of a vulnerable person. Melissa Elaine Webster, 39, was arrested Wednesday by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Attorney General's Office. more >>

  • USM Gulf Coast set to finally repair buildings
    • The University of Southern Mississippi is moving forward with plans to restore buildings on the Gulf Coast campus damaged by Katrina. more >>

  • Action Report: Water shut off to St. Andrews condo residents
    • Two weeks ago, the St. Andrews Golf Course in Ocean Springs was shut down. On Monday, residents living in 61 of the condos surrounding the golf course had their water turned off. Looking for help, the residents contacted WLOX Action Reporter A.J. Giardina. more >>

  • Katrina displaced state troopers move into new headquarters
    • After five years, state troopers say they finally feel like they can close the door on Hurricane Katrina. The storm forced the Mississippi Highway Patrol out of its offices on Biloxi's Back Bay. Now Troop K has finally moved into the new public safety complex in Harrison County and law enforcement officials expect the facilities to make their job easier. more >>

  • Lab looking at long term effects of oil dispersants
    • When it comes to figuring out if or how the dispersant will effect gulf marine life, researchers at the Gulf Coast Research Lab say, there are just too many unknowns, and that it will take time to sort out answers. Elizabeth Vowell talked with the researchers. more >>

  • No layoffs or tuition hikes in MGCCC budget
    • At a time when some Mississippi colleges are slashing jobs and consolidating programs to save money next year, it's a different story with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. MGCCC's budget. School leaders have taken some proactive steps to help the college brace for those funding cuts. more >>

  • MS Gulf Coast featured location in VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
    • The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Tourism Division announced Thursday the "VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown" will feature more than 12 locations along the Mississippi Gulf Coast when it airs Saturday, September 4 at 8:00 a.m. more >>

  • US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides
    • A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night... more >>

  • Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel
    • A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people... more >>

  • Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed
    • Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by with... more >>

  • Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC
    • The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most... more >>

  • Thousands in appliance rebate cash still available
    • If they act fast, Mississippians can get a piece of $400,000 in rebates that the state has allocated for purchasing energy efficient appliances. more >>

  • Puppies stolen from animal shelter
    • The dogs were taken from their kennels at the facility during two separate burglaries in the last two weeks. more >>

  • Federal waters south of MS Sound reopen to fishing, shrimping
    • Federal authorities have lifted a fishing ban in the northern Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Panhandle to the far eastern coast of Louisiana. The 5,130 square mile area opened Thursday to fishing and shrimp harvesting. more >>

  • Meeting of great minds looking for sub-surface oil
    • On Wednesday, Unified Command officials briefed local scientists and other academics about their findings so far in their search for sub-surface oil in the Gulf. They also presented them with a plan of action for future clean up and restoration of natural resources. more >>

  • Signatures adorn St Jude Dream Home
    • Thursday, St. Jude Children's Hospital patients, Dream Home Builders and vendors came out and signed messages on the floor of the St. Jude Dream Home. more >>

  • Brad's Blog: East Coast trip could collide with Earl
    • Welcome to Stamford, CT, or whatever town the Amtrak conductor said we just passed. Last night, I was at a tennis grand slam. I went to the US Open and saw Oudin lose. more >>

  • Pass Christian police prepare to move into their new building
    • After working five years in cramped trailers, the Pass Christian Police Department is finally about to move into its new headquarters. more >>

  • Dead soldiers' parents sue insurer over benefits
    • By STEPHANIE REITZ Associated Press Writer The parents of six deceased U.S. soldiers are suing Prudential Financial, saying it paid paltry interest on military life insurance benefits while keeping more generous interest... more >>

  • Obama: GOP should let small business bill through
    • President Barack Obama exhorted Congress on Monday to make passage of a long-languishing small business aid package its first order of business when it returns next month from its summer break. more >>

  • Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party?
    • Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in... more >>

  • WLOX Editorial: Live United
    • United Way agencies in South Mississippi begin their annual campaigns this week to raise funds to help the local community. This year more than ever there are so many agencies and needs that could use your help. Your local United Way organization provides a safety net for help in the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. more >>

  • Woman gets 40 years in son's death by starvation
    • A 27-year-old woman who admitted to letting her 2-year-old child starve to death has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. more >>

  • State provides $3M for Gulf Coast group home
    • Mississippi Children's Home Services has received a $3 million state grant to build a new Gulf Coast group home and vocation training transitional work force housing facility on 80 acres in Harrison County. more >>

  • Summer tourism season wraps up on Labor Day
    • The summer tourism season wraps up on Labor Day. Despite the oil spill turning some South Mississippi visitors away, officials are optimistic about this holiday weekend and the fall season. more >>

  • Layoffs and fee increase proposed in Gulfport
    • It's a different city but similar story when it comes to budget woes and the economy in Gulfport.  But, amid the challenges, Mayor George Schloegel's administration says it has managed to tackle a persistent problem with the budget. more >>

  • Northbound traffic diverted on Hwy 49
    • Gulfport Police are diverting all north-bound traffic on Highway 49 beginning at O'Neal Road because of an accident with injuries. more >>

  • "Shooting" reported at Isle Casino a hoax
    • Biloxi Police says a phone call about an alleged shooting at the Isle Casino in Biloxi Wednesday night turned out to be nothing more than a hoax. more >>

  • US forces still in fight at end of combat mission
    • Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents. more >>

  • Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining
    • The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent since 2007, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy to Mexican violence and... more >>

  • Dead plant spontaneously combusts, causes house fire
    • A Mid-South man said his home caught fire after a plant spontaneously combusted. more >>

  • Patients, sponsors "sign off" on St. Jude Dream Home
    • Thursday will be an exciting day at the St. Jude Children's Hospital Dream Home in Harrison County. At noon, dream home sponsors will meet young patients from that amazing hospital that helps so much at no charge to families. Together, they will sign the floor of the dream home sending well wishes to the winner of the $565,000 luxury home. more >>

  • $17 million school to be built in Moss Point
    • The Moss Point School District will soon be home to a state of the art, $18 million middle school to replace Magnolia Junior High, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. In June, after a long battle with FEMA over funds to rebuild, the district finally got the green light to build. more >>

  • $50,000 grant to school teachers in technology
    • With more ways to learn than ever, it's not enough to just teach reading, writing, and arithmetic. Teachers must be tech savvy, as well. Elizabeth Vowell has the story. more >>

  • BP spent $93M on advertising after Gulf spill
    • Oil giant BP says it has spent more than $5 million a week on advertising since the Gulf Coast oil spill - more than three times the amount it spent on ads during the same period last year. more >>

  • Private study disputes claims that Gulf seafood is safe
    • It's a question that keeps surfacing: Is seafood from the Gulf safe to eat? A new study posted Wednesday by a private Boston lab raises questions about whether toxic chemicals are still in the water and the food chain. The lab said it found dispersant in a water sample near Horn Island, and it claims samples show oil and toxins in crab. Trang Pham-Bui asked some consumers in Biloxi if they are concerned about the findings. more >>

  • Oyster fishermen see "mixed results" on tour of area reefs
    • The DMR took oyster fishermen for a boat trip on Wednesday, checking out the health of area oyster reefs. The results were mixed. Closer to shore, the samples taken from the Pass Christian tonging reef were decent. There were healthy oysters and much evidence of new growth. Farther from shore, many of the shells were barren. A fishermen expressed concern that the season may well be a bad one. more >>

  • Sand cleanup underway on Hwy 90
    • Strong winds in recent days have kept Harrison County sand beach crews especially busy. Wednesday, several teams were working in Biloxi trying to remove sand that has collected along Highway 90. more >>

  • Page 13: Unique hotel opens in Gulfport
    • A private residence in Gulfport has been transformed into a unique hotel property. The Almanett Guest House is a hotel and event facility. more >>

  • Public-private partners spruce up neighborhood in decline
    • A new partnership is sprucing up a neighborhood, Harrison County officials say has been on the decline. As part of the deal, a private developer is paying for a major landscape project on Janus Road. Meanwhile, the county has pledged to manage the upkeep for the next few months. more >>

  • Northrop Grumman and the Navy ink deal worth billions
    • Ten billion dollars and 68 unmanned surveillance planes is the potential value of a contract between Northrop Grumman Aerospace in Moss Point and the U.S. Navy. Those figures were announced Wednesday at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the ambitious program. Doug Walker was there and has the story. more >>

  • Reform candidates taken off Mississippi US House ballot
    • Mississippi election commissioners on Wednesday removed all four Reform Party candidates from the November congressional ballot because of questions about the state party's leadership. more >>

  • Escaped inmate captured in Panola County
    • The Forrest County Community Work Center inmate who walked away from a Hattiesburg work site last week was captured Wednesday. Sheriff's deputies caught up with Paul Pettis around 3pm in Panola County, Mississippi. more >>

  • Earl becomes Category 4 storm; Gaston forms
    • Behind Earl and Tropical Storm Fiona in the Atlantic, the seventh tropical storm of the season formed. Forecasters said Wednesday that Gaston is the fourth tropical storm to form in the last 11 days. more >>

  • United Way launches 2010 campaign in Biloxi
    • Live United. That's what United Way of South Mississippi is asking from everyone from now until the end of the year. The organization launched its 2010 campaign Wednesday morning at the Hard Rock in Biloxi. About a dozen non-profit groups who partner with United Way were there to tell people more about how they help those in need. more >>

  • Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page'
    • Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It's time to turn the page." Now, he said, the nation's... more >>

  • Bon Jovi, Brad Paisley to hold free "Concerts For The Coast"
    • Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley will perform two free concerts in Gulf Shores, Alabama in October as part of the "Concerts for the Coast" campaign to bring tourists to the Alabama Gulf Coast. more >>

  • Former Pascagoula court clerk faces embezzlement charges
    • A former Pascagoula court clerk turned herself into Sheriff's deputies in Jackson County after being indicted on three counts of embezzlement. more >>

  • Officials probe 10 infant deaths at U.S. Army base
    • Two unexplained infant deaths at the same address last year have prompted the Army to review all unexplained infant deaths at North Carolina's Fort Bragg in the past four years. more >>

  • Firings and evictions at water park...is it retaliation?
    • For the last 2 years, Dalton Lumpkin and his wife have called site number 63 at Little Black Creek Waterpark home.  more >>

  • Last week to buy tickets to win Saints Super Bowl ring
    • Saints fans have just a week left to buy a chance at winning an authentic New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Ring. The New Orleans Saints Charitable Foundation has been selling tickets for two months, raising money to help those affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill. more >>

  • DMR to check oyster reefs Wednesday
    • Oystermen eager to see what the 2010 season will bring will get their chance Wednesday when the Department of Marine Resources conducts its annual oyster reef tour. more >>

  • Memorial Hospital lays off 47, cuts hospice care
    • Gulfport Memorial Hospital is cutting 47 workers and its hospice care program to deal with an $11 million budget shortfall. But those employees could get back to work sooner than expected. more >>

  • Former Jackson Co. clerk accused of stealing $890,000
    • More than $890,000 of taxpayer money has been stolen in Jackson County, and investigators are pointing the finger at former county clerk Ginger Lynn Lashley. Lashley, 50, was served an eight count indictment for embezzlement Tuesday. more >>

  • Hathaway man sees Jesus Christ on utility pole
    • A Hathaway man recently came across something we see everyday...a utility pole - but this utility poll appeared to him differently than most. more >>

  • Stolen daycare van used in smash & grab
    • A van stolen from a daycare was used to smash through the front of an unoccupied gas station early Tuesday morning. Investigators in Spanish Fort, Alabama said the thieves were trying to steal an ATM. more >>

  • St. John aims to win $10,000 from the NFL
    • St. John Elementary hopes to be one of 34 school to get a visit from an NFL player, along with a $10,000 health and wellness grant from the NFL. They got revved up for the competition Tuesday night with a Black and Gold Back to Football Pep Rally. more >>

  • $26 million in grants save 300 historic properties
    • The Mississippi Heritage Trust wants to show you what $26 million can do to resurrect historic properties from the ruins left by Hurricane Katrina. The Hurricane Relief Grant Program grants helped save 300 of Mississippi's historically significant structures, both publicly and privately owned. more >>

  • Rebecca's Blog: Phenomenal People warm my heart
    • I was honored to be asked to speak at the five years since Katrina "Phenomenal People Gala." It was hosted by Bill Stallworth and his amazing "Hope Community Development Agency" who have put so many people back in their homes since Katrina. more >>

  • Couple glad to be back home in east Biloxi
    • Five years ago, the east Biloxi beachfront home of Pat Kuluz was washed away by Katrina. He had doubts he would ever come back. Those doubts were erased two months ago when he and his wife finally moved back into a new home. more >>

  • Millions of gallons of rain and raw sewage spew in Waveland
    • The Department of Environmental Quality is overseeing a sewer waste clean up operation on one of Waveland's busiest streets. City leaders say crews are on Waveland Avenue cleaning up waste water that over flowed into ditches and yards over the weekend. As Al Showers reports, Waveland leaders say mother nature is to blame for the mess. more >>

  • Harrison Co. sheriff on budget cuts: "I'm willing to take the hit"
    • Although layoffs are still a possibility, Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said he'll look at cutbacks, other than jobs, to deal with a new budget that's $1.3 million smaller. County supervisors approved the new $18 million budget for the sheriff on Monday. He said it will mean some belt tightening, including not filling open positions and consolidating some services. more >>

  • Job cuts, higher taxes part of Pass Christian budget
    • The city of Pass Christian is considering cutting jobs and raising taxes as part of its budget proposal. City leaders hope the extra money will help the city cope with a $600,000 shortfall next year. Pass Christian has not raised taxes in nine years, but that could soon change. The city wants to increase the millage rate which means residents could pay more in ad valorem taxes on your home, your car tag and utilities. more >>

  • Mississippi leaders consider saving some stimulus money
    • Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and a bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers are considering saving, rather than spending, one of the two pots of federal stimulus money Congress recently approved. more >>

  • Diabetes now tops Vietnam vets' claims
    • By his own reckoning, a Navy electrician spent just eight hours in Vietnam, during a layover on his flight back to the U.S. in 1966. He bought some cigarettes and snapped a few photos. more >>

  • Two new schools celebrate a post-Katrina comeback
    • The Bay-Waveland School District will celebrate the opening of two new schools today, five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the community. Waveland Elementary's ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 9:00 this morning. That will be followed by a 10:30 a.m. ribbon cutting at North Bay Elementary. more >>

  • USM cuts more Gulf Park programs
    • Two more programs are on the chopping block at USM Gulf Park. USM officials just announced that the Engineering Technology Master's program is being axed, as well as the Specialist Degree in Education. more >>

  • Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean
    • Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power... more >>

  • Jindal presses panel on drilling moratorium
    • Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said Monday the federal moratorium on deepwater oil drilling endangers thousands of jobs. He also urged the president's commission investigating the Gulf oil spill to press BP to fund a testing program to assure the public that Gulf seafood is safe. more >>

  • 1 new case of West Nile virus reported in Mississippi
    • Health officials say one new case of West Nile virus has been reported in Mississippi, bringing the state total to four so far this year. more >>

  • Tropical Storm Fiona forms behind Hurricane Earl
    • The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic Ocean behind Hurricane Earl, which is battering the northeastern Caribbean. Fiona formed east of the Leeward Islands on Monday afternoon and forecasters say a tropical storm watch may be required later in the day. more >>

  • Obama commits to revival of Gulf Coast
    • Five years after Hurricane Katrina's wrath, President Barack Obama sought to reassure disaster-weary Gulf Coast residents Sunday that he would not abandon their cause. more >>

  • Rigs' drilling parts lack third-party endorsements
    • The equipment failures blamed for the Gulf oil spill might have been detected if the owners of the Deepwater Horizon continued to have the rig's drilling equipment verified by independent experts - something federal... more >>

  • USM announces $15 million in budget cuts
    • USM is dropping over 20 programs and not renewing the contracts of 29 professors, 11 of which were tenured, in an attempt to trim the university budget. Ten of these individuals serve in the College of Arts & Letters. more >>

  • DC's 'truth, honor' rally tests Glenn Beck's power
    • Glenn Beck, the man behind Saturday's rally at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, has built an empire around his own voice that grew exponentially with his move to Fox News Channel... more >>

  • 2 new programs planned to help homeowners
    • The Obama administration's top housing official says several new programs are in the works to help try to revive the housing market. more >>

  • USM continues to rebuild after Katrina
    • As the 5-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast continues its efforts to repair and rebuild the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach, along with the university's teaching and research sites throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast. more >>

  • Communities connected through Katrina and a camera lens
    • It's the story of two communities, forever connected, through the power of a camera lens and a monstrous storm called Katrina. It all started after a group of high school students traveled to Bay St. Louis six months after the storm. From that trip, a documentary was born and a lasting link from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast was created. more >>

  • Congregation met the needs of Katrina's victims
    • Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting Mississippi's shores. Within hours congregations like Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson were getting to work distributing help to those in need. more >>

  • Sheriff's Department: Necaise suspect in multiple murder investigations
    • Sheriff's Department says deceased murder suspect John Paul Necaise was the suspect in a separate homicide. more >>

  • Torch relay remembers Katrina, unifies Mississippi Gulf Coast
    • A relay run commemorated the fifth anniversary of Katrina by bringing the Mississippi Gulf Coast together, from east to west. Elizabeth Vowell was there and has the story of celebration. more >>

  • Truck carrying frozen food overturns in Laurel
    • Traffic was blocked on one busy Laurel street this afternoon after a semi-truck ran off Interstate-59 and down an embankment.  more >>

  • Trapani's Eatery going back to the Bay St. Louis beachfront
    • The rebirth of the business district. That is what Hancock County's Chamber of Commerce Director is calling the return of Trapani's Eatery to the Bay St. Louis beachfront. Almost five years to the day Katrina destroyed the locally owned restaurant, the Trapani family was finally able to celebrate a new beginning. more >>

  • Public hears latest on oil spill response efforts
    • An update on oil spill response operations was given to the public Saturday in Ocean Springs. Representatives from six different agencies made up a panel at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center. The panel discussed many topics some of which included subsurface oil monitoring and where oil is currently washing ashore in South Mississippi. more >>

  • Toddler in hospital after dog attack
    • A Lamar County toddler is in the hospital, recovering from injuries after being attacked and bitten by a dog Friday afternoon.  more >>

  • Engineers to remove temporary cap from Gulf well
    • Engineers will soon start the delicate work of detaching the temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing from BP's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well and the hulking device that failed to prevent the leak - all while trying... more >>

  • Corps: New Orleans levee upgrades nearly ready
    • Five years after Hurricane Katrina flooded more than 80 percent of this city, the Army Corps of Engineers says billions of dollars of work has made the city much safer and many of its defenses could withstand a storm as... more >>

  • For panel, details on BP's structure out of reach
    • Federal investigators became visibly annoyed Thursday as BP executives were unwilling or unable to provide a clear picture of the company's heirarchy or say who was in charge of the rig leased by the oil giant the day it... more >>

  • Gulf waste heads to landfills, some with problems
    • The cleanup of history's worst peacetime oil spill is generating thousands of tons of oil-soaked debris that is ending up in local landfills, some of which were already dealing with environmental concerns. more >>

  • Fire destroys Pascagoula Baptist church
    • Pascagoula firefighters spent more than more than five hours trying to save the Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on Highway 90. Fire officials believe the fire started in the back of church near the kitchen and fellowship area. Patrice Clark gets reaction from church members about losing their place of worship. more >>

  • Vancleave teen killed on bike ride
    • A 16-year-old Vancleave boy died Friday morning after being hit on his bicycle Thursday night. Trent Lloyd Romero was riding his bike in Vancleave on School Land Road around 8:30pm when he turned onto Jim Ramsey Road straight into the path of a 2000 Ford pick up truck. more >>

  • AP ENTERPRISE: Oil cleanup both bonanza and bust
    • By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Writer The Gulf oil spill is a bonanza for some and a bust for others. more >>

  • Economic development lures state lawmakers back into session
    • A special session of the state legislature gets underway later this morning. Governor Haley Barbour called the session to consider an incentive package for KiOR, a biofuels company that is going to build five biofuel production facilities in our state. more >>

  • Toyota recalls 1.33 million Corollas, Matrixes
    • Toyota recalled 1.33 million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks in the U.S. and Canada Thursday because their engines may stall, the latest in a string of quality problems at the Japanese automaker. more >>

  • Racetrack Road neighborhood rises from hurricane rubble
    • Five years after Katrina, the area along Racetrack Road in D'Iberville remains a neighborhood on the mend. The storm caused heavy destruction there, leveling dozens of homes with an angry surge. Today, new homes have been built and others are under construction. There are still slabs and "for sale" signs, but folks who've built back are optimistic. more >>

  • Processors practice 'scratch and sniff' to detect oil in seafood
    • Putrid. Cheesy. Fishy.  These aren't exactly smells you want under your nose. However, a workshop sponsored by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant used these smells to teach seafood processors how to detect oil in their products. more >>

  • Capital murder suspect's suicide attempt leads to mistrial
    • The search for justice is on hold for the family of a Biloxi murder victim. The trial of John Paul Necaise came to a shocking end after Necaise tried to commit suicide Thursday. Necaise is charged with capital murder in the 2008 kidnapping and stabbing death of Frank Roberts. more >>

  • Gulf states join forces to boost economy
    • Officials, organizations and businesses from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi are forming a new economic development coalition for the Gulf Coast. Dubbed "Ready 4 Takeoff," the coalition is calling for federal government purchases of seafood for the military, schools and other agencies to help the Gulf seafood industry recover from the BP oil spill. more >>

  • Are the eggs sold at my supermarket safe to eat?
    • By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press Writer Two large Iowa farms have recalled 550 million eggs because of possible contamination with salmonella. Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration are... more >>

  • Life sentence upheld for Vancleave molestation case
    • The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a Jackson County man sentenced in 2009 to two consecutive life sentences plus 75 years in prison for sexual battery against two children. more >>

  • Seabee wife deals with adversity
    • A Seabee wife deals with her husband's deployment while also facing breast cancer and the loss of her home to hurricane Katrina. Jeff Lawson reports. more >>

  • War planes to be the star in WWII museum expansion
    • Bombers and torpedo planes will be the stars of the latest expansion of the National World War II Museum, and visitors will be able to get close-up views of the war planes on elevated catwalks. more >>

  • More dunes sprouting up along Harrison County beaches
    • A coastal protection project that came about after Katrina but delayed by the Gulf oil spill, is finally underway. This week, workers are planting hundreds of thousands of plants along the beaches of Harrison County. The dune vegetation is part of a federal program.  As Trang Pham-Bui reports, the plants are supposed to protect our shorelines from future storms and curb erosion. more >>

  • Long Beach then and now
    • The code office in the City of Long Beach has been busy issuing permits, so the rebuilding effort can continue. Today, about 15,500 people call the City of Long Beach home. When Hurricane Katrina hit almost five years ago, about 17,500 people made up what's known as the Friendly City. more >>

  • Habitat volunteers building homes in Pascagoula
    • Volunteers from Habitat for Humanity are at it again this week. The timing couldn't be better with the fifth anniversary of Katrina just a few days away. The storm destroyed thousands of homes on the coast, so Habitat is needed now more than ever. Doug Walker visited the latest build site in Pascagoula and has the story. more >>

  • Pass Christian's recovery by the numbers
    • Before Hurricane Katrina, 6,500 people called Pass Christian home. Five years later, 4,500 people are at home in the Pass. 1,800 homes were destroyed or severely damaged during the storm. Today, 1,500 homes have been repaired or rebuilt. more >>

  • Gov. Barbour releases Katrina recovery progress report
    • Five years after Hurricane Katrina, much of Mississippi's recovery initiatives in housing, infrastructure systems and emergency communications, have been successful according to an annual progress report released Thursday by Gov. Haley Barbour. more >>

  • Former mayor reflects on progress
    • Former Bay St. Louis Eddie Favre became a bit of a folk hero after Hurricane Katrina wiped out the town where he was born and raise. Mayor for 16 years when the storm hit, Favre was left with just the shirt on his back, flip flops and shorts. more >>

  • Steve's Blog: Journalists take a closer look at oil spill coverage
    • I'm spending three days in New Orleans this week to discuss ongoing and future news coverage of the oil spill. I was among 20 journalists chosen to take part in a seminar sponsored by the Poynter Institute: "The Gulf Oil Disaster: Covering What Comes Next." I'm hoping to learn more and better ways to report on the variety of issues surrounding the oil crisis. more >>

  • Turning tar balls into jewelry
    • You've probably heard the saying "turning trash into treasure" but this Alabama teen is taking it to a whole new level. 18-year old Jessica Boykin is turning tar balls into jewelry. more >>

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