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GULFPORT

Former Picayune bank teller gets prison, must repay money stolen

GULFPORT -- Former Picayune bank teller Vonetta Jordan was sentenced Thursday to 17 months in prison for bank fraud and ordered to repay $117,883.25.
HANCOCK COUNTY

CEO out at Hancock Medical Center

The Hancock Medical Center Board of Trustees announced Thursday the departure of the hospital's CEO, Robert Pascasio.
BAY ST. LOUIS

Census: Bay St. Louis sees biggest population gains on Coast

One of the Coast's favorite cities has experienced more population growth in the past couple of years than any other city in South Mississippi.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

New Hope claims Game 1 from Pascagoula

PEARL -- The Pascagoula baseball team is down 1-0 in the Class 5A state title series, but it's been here before.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Harrison Central faces Southaven in 6A baseball title opener

LYMAN -- It's showtime for the Harrison Central baseball team.
EDUCATION

Jackson County girl wins national poster contest

JACKSON COUNTY -- A fifth-grade student from East Central Upper Elementary School is helping put Mississippi on the map by winning Saris Cycling Group's National Poster Contest.
JACKSON COUNTY

Summer Reading registration starts May 28 at Jackson, George County libraries

Registration will begin Tuesday at all Jackson-George Regional Library System locations for the 2013 summer-reading program.
OCEAN SPRINGS

Tennis players question Ocean Springs courts costs, hours

OCEAN SPRINGS -- A couple told the Board of Aldermen there are no regular hours people can depend on at the city's newly improved Halstead Road tennis complex and complained about the fees to use the courts, noting there's no charge for Pascagoula's courts.
GRADUATIONS

Gulfport High graduates prepared for future

Gulfport High School graduates walked two by two, 355 strong, Wednesday down the aisle of the Coast Coliseum and toward their futures.
PASCAGOULA

Habitual offender in Pascagoula sentenced in assault that left man crippled

PASCAGOULA -- A Jackson County jury on Wednesday convicted Theodosius Maurice Torrey of aggravated assault in the April 1, 2009, beating that left a man confined to wheelchair and unable to communicate, according to the Jackson County District Attorney's Office.