PASCAGOULA — Northrop Grumman wants to extend its current labor contract with shipbuilders by two years, and in doing so, has offered a December bonus, two raises and no increase in health care coverage for workers during the two years.

Anka, a 2-year-old female Lab mix, is the featured pet of the day for the Humane Society of South Mississippi, 2615 U.S. 49, Gulfport. For details about adopting a pet, call 863-3354 or check out www.hssm.org. All animals adopted through HSSM are spayed/neutered, given shots and are microchipped. Other pets are also available at the Waveland Animal Shelter, 322 Gulfside St., Waveland, 467-0230, or the Jackson County Animal Shelter, 4400 Audubon Drive, Gautier, 497-6350. Contact each shelter for adoption fees.

GULFPORT — Fire Chief Pat Sullivan is retiring after more than 34 years with the department.

PASCAGOULA — Hospice of Light employees and former patients’ survivors joined together Tuesday in dedicating a living memorial to clients who passed away over the past year.

LONG BEACH — Pat Joachim, associate provost of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, will retire in June, officials announced Thursday.

Claude Joseph “C.J.” Mauffray of Kiln really loved fishing.

Victim had received settlement money

ST. MARTIN — A celebrated teacher at St. Martin High School and current chair of the school’s Business Education Department is out of jail on bond today following his arrest on a multiple drug charges, including marijuana cultivation.

Thursday night’s reception for the Mississippi Masters of the Gulf Coast exhibit was emblematic of the partnership embraced by leaders of some major Coast arts organizations.

Two injured in accident

BILOXI — A Harrison County jury deliberated for 30 minutes this afternoon before convicting Mark Kee “Tupac” Brown of capital murder in the July 6, 2005, killing of D’Iberville resident Larry Darnell Turner.

LONG BEACH — Pat Joachim is retiring as associate provost for the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, the university announced Thursday.

GULFPORT — Shrimpers displaced by Hurricane Katrina will be unable to return to Gulfport soon, a state Port Authority committee has concluded.

BILOXI — The owner of an escort service just arrested on a prostitution charge has now been arrested on city code violations and narcotics charges.

PASCAGOULA — The boom that rattled windows in Pascagoula and Moss Point, swamped police phone lines and brought entire neighborhoods of people out of their homes to see what was happening was almost as much a mystery Wednesday as it was Tuesday night when it happened.

GULFPORT — Multiple counts of sexual battery and molestation filed against a Gulfport man involve a 12-year-old girl, police said.

Man faced armed robbery, burglary, assault charges

LONG BEACH — A Long Beach man charged with two counts of felony child abuse is accused of allowing the sale of prescription drugs in the presence of a child.

BILOXI — Three Biloxi men accused of selling or distributing cocaine also are believed to be living in the country illegally.

Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution–Gulf Coast Chapter on Wednesday planted the first two trees on the grounds of the new West Harrison High School on County Farm Road.