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

GULFPORT -- Candidate David Andre' wants the Republican Municipal Executive Committee to recount votes in the Ward 2 City Council race, which he lost to incumbent Ricky Dombrowski by two votes. 2 hours ago

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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.
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.
HEALTH

Food irradiation business at airport expected to increase trade through Gulfport

GULFPORT -- A $5 million food-irradiation facility at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport is expected to increase business by officials who say it increases food safety and extends shelf life of perishable foods.
GRADUATIONS

Christian Collegiate in Gulfport graduates 11 seniors

GULFPORT -- Christian Collegiate College graduated a small class with big purposes Friday. CCA Pastor Dr. Rick Carter celebrated and encouraged the 11 graduates.
GULFPORT

New trial date set for Navy worker in Gulfport

GULFPORT -- A new trial date of July 29 has been set for a U.S. Navy Seabee facing charges in a conspiracy to defraud the Department of Defense by filing or approving false travel vouchers for more than $139,000.
HANCOCK COUNTY

Company fined $1 million for illegally filling Hancock County wetlands

GULFPORT -- An Alabama-based real estate investment company has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for damaging wetlands and polluting waters in a development project in Hancock County.
GULFPORT

Man gets 8 years in prison for purse-snatching outside Gulfport store

GULFPORT -- A 26-year-old Gulfport man has been sentenced to eight years in prison, day for day, for stealing a woman's purse in a grocery store parking lot.
GULFPORT

Gulfport remembers fallen officers

GULFPORT -- The city remembered its eight fallen officers Wednesday with a wreath-laying ceremony, a volley of gunfire, a bugler's sounding of taps and a last radio call for those who never made it home at the end of their shifts.
GULFPORT

HUD: Only 50 of 1,286 Port of Gulfport jobs documented

GULFPORT -- The federal government says the Mississippi Development Authority has documented only 50 of the 1,286 direct, full-time jobs it claims at the state port, and insists MDA provide records to show all the jobs exist.
GRADUATIONS

Temple Christian in Gulfport sends off close-knit class

GULFPORT -- Pictures of each member of Temple Christian Academy's graduating class flashed on a big screen before the close-knit class of eight seniors marched into Temple Baptist Church.