JACKSON New House Speaker Philip Gunn on Friday named eight South Mississippi lawmakers as chairmen of committees. Gunn said he tried to be fair in terms of capability, seniority, regionalism and political party in naming legislative leaders for the next four years. Republicans now, for the first time in modern history, control the House leadership, but Gunn named 10 Democrats as chairmen of the 45 he named Friday.
GULFPORT Two planned explosions, within seconds of each other, lit up Saucier Lane overnight as officials detonated live ammunition rounds discovered Thursday.
GULFPORT - The city expects to have water restored within 20 minutes to a one-block area in Orange Grove. Workers are repairing a busted water main, said assistant city engineer Wayne Miller. Water is out on Klein Road from Dedeaux Road north to Darby Strreet and west to Wilson Boulevard, including Harris Drive.
Three high school students were killed and two others injured in a one-vehicle truck accident today in Greene County.
Four and a half years after opening, Hard Rock Casino Biloxi needs more room and is considering expanding its hotel tower north of the resort's swimming pool near U. S. 90.
BILOXI At today's Biloxi City Council meeting, Community Development Director Jerry Creel said several of the blighted buildings damaged by Hurricane Katrina will be demolished.
BILOXI Karen Sock, general manager of Margaritaville Casino, told the Biloxi City Council that the casino will open the week of May 20.
GULFPORT Gulfport police are seeking help from the public after a pedestrian was struck and killed at 8:20 p.m. Saturday.
Several candidates made Friday’s deadline to qualify for Congressional races and are set to challenge first-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo.
The National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning through Saturday morning.
In a live press conference happening now, former Governor Haley Barbour makes comments regarding his recent pardons before leaving office earlier this week. "I am very comfortable with the decisions I've made . . . as to clemency."
HARRISON COUNTY A Saucier man credits a smoke detector for waking him up as his home burned overnight.
JACKSON Gov. Phil Bryant says he supports a constitutional amendment to reduce gubernatorial clemency powers.
BILOXI The number of state troopers in South Mississippi will nearly double.
GULFPORT The three coastal counties are under a hard freeze warning until Friday morning.
A Mississippi judge has temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who'd been given pardons or medical release by Republican Haley Barbour in one of his final acts as governor.
Former Gov. Haley Barbour just now issued a statement about the pardons he issued this week.
JACKSON -- Attorney General Jim Hood says former Gov. Haley Barbour violated the state Constitution with many of the dozens of pardons he granted convicted criminals in his last days in office.
Another round of staffing reductions at Keesler Air Force Base has just been announced. This second round of reductions includes 38 more positions at Keesler.
BILOXI -- Bobby Trosclair has resigned from St. Patrick High School on Tuesday, he confirmed today.
