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Man sentenced in Biloxi prostitution, immigration case

GULFPORT -- A man arrested in Biloxi in a probe of an online Korean prostitution ring has been sentenced to time served and ordered held for deportation to South Korea.

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BILOXI

Biloxi commemoration celebrates 50 years of beach desegregation

Fifty years ago, civil rights protesters held sit-ins at lunch counters or in waiting rooms or bus stations across the South.
BILOXI

Mississippi Power could be hot topic at Southern Co. stockholders' meeting

Questions about the abrupt departure this week of Mississippi Power President Ed Day are likely to be asked during the annual meeting of Southern Co. stockholders today in Pine Mountain, Ga.
CRIME

Biloxi bank robbery suspect nabbed after four-bank spree

BILOXI -- A Wiggins man suspected of robbing a Biloxi bank on May 10 has been taken into custody in Texas, where he is accused of robbing three other banks.
GRADUATIONS

Biloxi High grads aim to conquer

BILOXI -- As the Biloxi High School class of 2013 was ready to seize the future, armed with the life lessons gained during their high school years.
EVENTS

Biloxi festival dishing up a world's worth of delicious food

BILOXI -- From Greek gyros to Croatian pusharatas, the food available at the 11th annual Our Lady of Fatima International Spring Festival is as diverse as the parish itself.
EDUCATION

Biloxi's Jeff Davis Elementary students enjoy field day fun

Students at Jeff Davis Elementary School took a break for a Fun Day Field Day on Friday May 17, 2013.
BILOXI

Police: Biloxi teens who robbed person only netted $10

BILOXI -- Two teenagers are accused of knocking a person down in a robbery that netted them $10, police said.
EDUCATION

Archeology dig, bygone garden bringing Beauvoir's past back to life in Biloxi

BILOXI -- Whether it is a search for historic artifacts or a mission to plant new trees and gardens, there is a lot of digging going on at Beauvoir.
BILOXI

Seashore retirement homes head for the Gulfport highlands

GULFPORT -- Seven years after Hurricane Katrina displaced 231 elderly residents by destroying the Methodist Senior Services apartments in Biloxi, the organization has built a state-of-the-art compound on higher ground in Gulfport. The new property, north of Interstate 10 and just off Mississippi...
BILOXI

Debris gets the heave-ho on Back Bay of Biloxi

BILOXI -- About 50 volunteers hauled trash and debris out of Back Bay on Tuesday as part of the Renew Our Rivers campaign.