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USM's leadership team appointed
JOHN FITZHUGH
Mention the Cross Creek campus of the University of Southern Mississippi to Pat Joachim, and her eyes light up as she talks about plans for the future.
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Trial today in case of slain star
SUN HERALD
Jury selection is set to begin today in the murder trial of Johnathan Barfield, who is accused of fatally shooting a popular Gulfport High senior.
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Pavers cite costs as reason to back out of Jackson County contract
The skyrocketing price of fuel and asphalt has one company trying to back away from a major road project it won in April.
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Warr's picks for Planning Commission quickly panned
The city administration likely will have a tough time today getting council members to approve its five proposed appointments to the Planning Commission.
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Lighthouse could be moved to park
A proposal to move the Middle Bay Lighthouse about 15 miles to Battleship Memorial Park, restore it and put it on permanent display could cost about $1 million.
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Wandering ends for First Baptist in Long Beach
SUN HERALD
Long Beach First Baptist is giving God the credit. Three years after Katrina, the large congregation is moving into its new home with 75 percent of the building paid for already.
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Rodeo lures 11,000 to Point Cadet gates
SUN HERALD
From all indications, the chances of the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo returning to Point Cadet in Biloxi are better than average.
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Long Beach recovery ready for next phase
Before Hurricane Katrina, this city of 18,000 was known as a bedroom community with friendly people and small businesses that provided personal service and good food.
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Guardian Angels take trip to deliver headstones
The name Lydia Desiree Logan will finally have some permanence after 98 years.
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Record falls at Crab Fest
SUN HERALD
What began as a small parish church fair for Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church and St. Joseph's Academy has grown into a regional favorite festival that draws crowds in excess of 50,000.
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Coast groups await $15M
Revamped long-term recovery groups and the East Biloxi Coordination Center are anticipating $15 million in federal workforce-housing money to rebuild housing Katrina demolished.
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Center chief a straight talker
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
When hurricanes and tropical storms threaten the U.S., a self-described "weather geek" will let the nation know what the dangers are.
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Happy birthday, America
SUN HERALD
Whoa, doggies, it was a sizzler out there on America's 232nd birthday. Our founding fathers, in their powdered wigs and leggings, would have passed out from the excessive heat and humidity. At least it felt pretty hot and humid about 2 p.m. at the water's edge in Gulfport. Thank goodness for a breeze and bits of shade from beach umbrellas hawked by Jet Blast.
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The talk of rodeo was a brotula
SUN HERALD
Day 2 of the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo picked up where the opening day left off.
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JULY 4TH WEEKEND: 'That's a nice fish'
SUN HERALD
It didn't take long for the 2008 Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo to land its first entry.
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Barton, preacher for the people, dies
SUN HERALD
Bill Barton ignored the advice of a counselor who said he'd never be a good pastor. The thousands he preached to salvation are grateful. Barton, who spent 60 years in the ministry, died at 3 a.m. Thursday from a heart attack. He was taken to Ocean Springs Hospital, but could not be revived. He was 83.
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Quick-take bill will become law
Gov. Haley Barbour plans to sign a bill allowing South Mississippi utility authorities to force property owners to turn over rights of way to make room for 600 miles of federally funded water and sewer lines.
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Crack not on menu, but police find some
The owner of a walk-up food stand has been accused of selling drugs from his stand.
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Dreams of a second life on Second Street
SUN HERALD
Generations of children have walked the tall halls and sat in the classrooms of the historic school at Second Street and Ulman Avenue, but its current condition reflects none of its past glories.
