KILN -- Employees picked up all the ashtrays from the tables at Dolly's Quick Stop on Tuesday, but they aren't being washed or replaced -- they're going into the trash.
BILOXI -- Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen, men's basketball coach Ben Howland and women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer visited Bulldog supporters Tuesday night at the Beau Rivage, noting the progress, accomplishments and expectations to fans at the annual Road Dawgs tour.
A man who fled a traffic stop in Long Beach was later apprehended by a Harrison County K-9 deputy in D'Iberville, after leading authorities on a high-speed chase that spanned four Coast cities, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said in a release.
GULFPORT -- Care for 28 Yorkshire terriers rescued from a Gulfport home was so expensive the Humane Society of South Mississippi decided to increase adoption fees for purebred dogs from a top price of $175 to $350 -- a 100 percent increase.
OCEAN SPRINGS - Senior Madison Burge got it done in the pitcher's circle and in the batters box Tuesday night as Harrison Central pulled away for a 7-2 softball win over Ocean Springs.
See all the local and fresh products available at the Gulfport Harbor Farmers Market as Chef Diane Claughton talks about the South Mississippi Farmers Market Association. The Gulfport Harbor Farmers Market is one of three state-certified farmers markets, meaning that what is sold there is made or grown by the person selling it. The other state-certified farmers markets are Ocean Springs Fresh Market and Long Beach Farmers Market.
Mississippi Power Co. reported Tuesday it now expects to have its Kemper County power plant operational in September rather than August, and the cost to get it working increased $35 million more in capped costs the utility will pay and $25 million in interest that may be repaid by ratepayers.
South Alabama signee Katelyn Gruich hit two homers and scored three runs in St. Martin's 5-1 win at Hancock in the Class 6A first-round showdown. Emily Stansbury had two hits and two RBIs, Cassie Toncrey had two hits and an RBI and Rebecca Anderson (16-5) struck out 12 in the St. Martin (16-7) win. The series heads to St. Martin for a 5:30 p.m. start Thursday.
MOSS POINT -- Rakeya Travis drove in five runs and Jordan Billiot pitched a three-hit shutout as Poplarville beat Moss Point 6-0 to win the opening game of the Class 4A softball playoff series Tuesday.
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The nation is learning the Coast has some excellent schools. We hope the rest of the state is taking note, too, because Mississippi's struggling schools could learn a lot from Pass Christian and Ocean Springs high schools.
