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The two men who died in a flash fire Friday at V. T. Halter Marine in Moss Point have been identified as Alex Caballera, 25, of Pascagoula; and Dwight Monroe, 52, of Moss Point. Two more who were severely injured in the blast are being treated at South Alabama Medical Center Burn Unit in Mobile. Information on their condition has not been released. Two other men were treated and released at local hospitals.
BILOXI — Political, business and community leaders must work with residents to remedy the shortage of housing for the Coast’s lowest wage earners, a problem that persists according to statistics presented Thursday at Back Bay Mission’s Fourth Annual Affordable Housing Summit.
GULFPORT — A federal jury was asked to award Reginald Bossier $2 million or more in punitive damages from State Farm, but returned with nothing for the Biloxi man.
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE — “Is there a doctor on board?!” This is a plea an 81st Medical Group surgeon has responded to on three occasions while traveling aboard passenger aircraft.
| Funeral Services: Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Homes |
Home Improvement: Window King |
| Investment services: Trinity Investments |
Construction Services: Blanchard Construction |
| OB/GYN: Dr. Donna Alexander |
Heating and Air Conditioning: Barnes Heating and Air |
Amtrak recently offered Congress three options to return to passenger rail service to South Mississippi for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, but the government would have to approve funding for the plans, all of which have projected annual revenue losses.
BILOXI — The interim director of the American Red Cross of the Gulf Coast is home grown.
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