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HARRISON COUNTY

Owners of Biloxi shipping company set for trial in fraud case

GULFPORT -- A couple accused of running a fraudulent shipping business in Biloxi is set for trial Aug. 5.
PASCAGOULA

Pascagoula smoke-free ordinance could get council vote Tuesday

PASCAGOULA -- Smoking could be banned in all public buildings in Pascagoula -- including bars and restaurants -- with a non-smoking ordinance facing a vote today by the City Council.
LEGISLATURE

Jackson County supervisors decide to take it slow on reaction to new gun law

PASCAGOULA -- Jackson County leaders decided to wait until July, when the "open-carry" gun law goes into effect in Mississippi, before deciding if, how or when to post county buildings.
POLITICS

Jackson County's rural supervisor district will grow in land size, three districts shift west where population is growing

PASCAGOULA -- Jackson County supervisors are waiting for the final word on how voting precincts will be divided and established before approving a redistricting plan presented to them Monday.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Johnson, Threadgill bring youth, energy to Vancleave

Vancleave High School is looking to a pair of young coaches from the northern part of the state to revive its baseball and boys basketball programs.
OUTDOORS

Chapman named Budweiser Sailor of the Year

Noted sailing competitor Harry Chapman of Bay Waveland Yacht Club received the Budweiser Trophy, emblematic of the Mississippi Coast Yachting Association (MCYA) Sailor of the Year Award, following the conclusion of the 64th Chapman Regatta at Biloxi Yacht Club,
OCEAN SPRINGS

Coast ready for its close-up as filming begins in Biloxi

Two separate movies are being filmed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, one a novel-based murder mystery and the other a fictional Starz channel hurricane movie that includes Burt Reynolds.
GULFPORT

Gulfport man convicted of misdemeanor in assault trial

GULFPORT -- A Harrison County jury has found a Gulfport man not guilty of aggravated domestic assault, but guilty of simple assault in an incident that injured his former girlfriend.
HARRISON COUNTY

Probationer accused of stealing pickup in Picayune, tag in Saucier

HARRISON COUNTY -- A man on probation for four felony convictions is accused of stealing a pickup truck from Picayune and stealing a tag for the vehicle in Saucier.
JACKSON COUNTY

Escatawpa felon accused of having a weapon

JACKSON COUNTY -- Deputies and narcotics agents arrested an Escatawpa man on a felony charge after finding a firearm in his home, Sheriff Mike Byrd said.