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Moss Point graduates have big dreams

MOSS POINT -- Blue and white balloons floated above the crowd as almost 150 students graduated from Moss Point High School on Friday night to cheers from family and friends. 2 hours ago

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Grand Bay NERR's new facility, kayak launch will help visitors experience nature

JACKSON COUNTY -- The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve hosted a tour to educate other members of the Coastal Nature Destinations Group about different nature sites across South Mississippi.

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East to coach Moss Point Tigers

The Moss Point football program is looking to a coaching veteran to direct the team into the 2013 football campaign.

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Moss Point police re-open investigation into 2006 double murder

MOSS POINT -- The families of two men found shot to death in 2006 are hoping to find justice for the killings now that Moss Point Police Chief Keith Davis is reopening the investigation.
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Fisherman’s body recovered in Escatawpa River; rescued friend arrested on felony pot charge

MOSS POINT — Divers found the body Saturday of a missing Moss Point fisherman in the Escatawpa River, and the man who was in the boat with him has been arrested on charges of felony possession of marijuana, authorities said.
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Head Start records stolen from Moss Point

MOSS POINT -- Head Start records, some of which contained personal information, have been stolen from the Jackson County Civic Action Committee Inc.'s office in Moss Point.
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1 missing, 1 rescued in Escatawpa River

Officials now know the names of the two men who were thrown from their boat into the Escatawpa River early Friday night. One has been rescued, but officials are searching for the second man, authorities said.
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2 armed men rob Hancock Bank in Moss Point

MOSS POINT -- Police are looking for two men who wore masks when they robbed a Hancock Bank branch at gunpoint on Mississippi 613 on Friday morning.
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Head Start in Moss Point warns parents of information theft

Head Start records, some of which contained personal information, have been stolen from the Jackson County Civic Action Committee Inc.'s office in Moss Point.
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Moss Point gets $132K for new technology in patrol cars

MOSS POINT -- City patrol cars are now equipped with new technology to help police officers record events as they happen and track criminal activity, thanks to $132,000 Juvenile Accountability block grant through the Department of Public Safety.
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Fallen officer ceremonies planned in Gulfport, Jackson County

South Mississippi law enforcement officers this week will pay tribute to officers who died in the line of duty as part of National Police Memorial Week and Police Appreciation Week.