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GULFPORT

Carriere man wants money for snakes seized in child porn raid

GULFPORT -- A man imprisoned for enticing a teenager to pose in pornographic pictures with venomous snakes has filed a lawsuit asking the government to compensate him for his reptiles.
JACKSON COUNTY

Autopsy shows Moss Point fisherman drowned; companion remains jailed

JACKSON COUNTY -- A man whose body was recovered after a boating mishap in the Escatawpa River drowned, Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus said.
JACKSON COUNTY

CRIME BRIEFS FOR MAY 21

Vancleave woman accusedof beating vehicle with bat
CRIME

Saucier man hit in head with shovel during burglary of home

HARRISON COUNTY -- Sheriff's investigators filed an armed robbery charge Monday against three men and a woman allegedly involved in a burglary Saturday at a Saucier home, where the resident was hit in the head several times with a shovel.
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.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Harrison Central seniors eye state baseball championship

The Harrison Central baseball team has already set a new standard in school history, and on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. they begin the quest for their first state title in the opener of the Class 6A state championship series against Southaven.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Pascagoula seeks back-to-back state baseball championships

The Pascagoula baseball team is in search this weekof its first back-to-back state championships since the 1967, '68 seasons.
ELECTIONS

Runoff opponent drops out of Gautier Ward 4 race

Gautier's Ward 4 Republican runoff between Charles "Rusty" Anderson and James Lee has been cancelled after Lee dropped out of the race.
ELECTIONS

Gulfport Ward 2 election results called into question, but no challenge filed

GULFPORT -- Inspection of Ward 2 ballots by candidate David Andre' shows a dead tie in the City Council race, his campaign says.
JACKSON COUNTY

Vancleave woman accused of destroying vehicle with baseball bat

JACKSON COUNTY -- A Vancleave woman is held with no bond on a malicious mischief charge alleging she destroyed another woman's vehicle by beating it with a baseball bat.