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GRADUATIONS

Hurley's East Central High says goodbye to 165 grads

BILOXI -- East Central High School, whose class motto is "It's not how you start, it's how you finish," graduated 165 seniors Tuesday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
GRADUATIONS

Pascagoula's Resurrection High graduates 29 'dreamers'

PASCAGOULA -- Resurrection Catholic High School valedictorian David Mitchell "Mitch" Lang encouraged fellow graduates Tuesday to "make your own road in life."
JACKSON COUNTY

St. Andrews man accused of stealing laptop, charger

JACKSON COUNTY -- A St. Andrews man was arrested Monday on a grand larceny charge involving a stolen laptop and charger, Sheriff Mike Byrd said.
PASCAGOULA

Pascagoula man to serve 25 years for sex crimes against children

JACKSON COUNTY -- A Pascagoula man pleaded guilty Monday to sexual battery and three charges of molestation, and was ordered to serve 25 years day for day in prison, according to the Jackson County District Attorney's Office.
HARRISON COUNTY

Woman won't stand trial in Gulfport meth-trafficking conspiracy

GULFPORT -- A federal judge in Gulfport has agreed to dismiss the indictment against a California woman accused in a trafficking conspiracy involving more than 100 pounds of meth.
ELECTIONS

Gulfport Ward 2 vote count called into question, but no challenge filed

GULFPORT -- Candidate David André 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.
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Top 10 Moss Point students treated to lunch

Maggie Griffin, Moss Point School District superintendent, treated the Top 10 high school students to lunch at Tugus Restaurant on Tuesday.
GRADUATIONS

More than half of St. Martin grads earn scholarships

BILOXI -- St. Martin High School graduates were told by class historian Bryson Krause, "Don't cry because it's over; smile because it's not."
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.