PEARL – Governor Haley Barbour issued mandatory evacuations for Harrison and Hancock counties beginning Sunday morning for people living the following: · FEMA travel trailers. · FEMA mobile homes. · Mississippi Cottages. · Residents in designated flood hazard zones. “There is no question we are taking this storm seriously, but there is no need to panic,” Governor Barbour said at a news conference at the National Guard Armory Readiness Center in Gulfport. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff,… » More
The decision for Mississippi evacuation could come as early as today. » More
Mississippi State wants to know why people risk injury by catching catfish by hand. » More
Vote will decide whether to approve or reject a bond to build a new jail. » More
Jackson County Deputy Frederick Gaston will be laid to rest on Saturday. » More
Family and friends are mourning the loss of Frederick Gaston, a detective with the Jackson County, Mississippi Sheriffs office after he was… » More
Long-time voice man Chris Clausen dies in Florida after suffering a stroke. » More
Latest Update: 11:55 The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating an accident involving… » More
Eastbound lanes of I-10 shutdown at the Pascagoula River Bridge, north of Moss Point. » More
A jury has found 20-year-old Nathaniel Coleman not guilty of murder. » More
A new addition to one Gulf Coast police department made history this week. » More
MUGSHOTS The driver and passenger threw items out of their car during the two state chase.… » More
Moss Point teenager charged in slaying of a Wal-Mart Employee. » More
See whos been indicted for making false claims to FEMA and the Small Business Administration. » More
Moss Point, Mississippi focus of new Northrop Grumman contract with Defense Department. » More
Former state Senator Tommy Robertson was arrested this week on his second DUI charge within the past five years. » More
A factory used for some metal working and fabrication was heavily damaged by an early morning fire. Fire officials struggled for hours to get… » More
Investigators say a Shift Captain with the Moss Point Fire Department among those arrested » More
Low water pressure spelled trouble for firefighters in one Gulf Coast town. » More
More than 1200 miles separate New York City and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but Thursday the two seemed much closer. » More
Moss Point Police Chief Demetrius Drakeford has resigned and will leave his job at the end of the year. » More
Moss Point school officials are hoping a video game called "Dance Dance Revolution" will help improve students reading scores. » More
Family and friends are mourning the loss of Frederick Gaston,…
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