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Recession Hits Food Network Hard

Recession Hits Food Network Hard
Mississippi Food Network will not be able to distribute much needed turkeys to communities this year due to the economic downturn. more »
Nov/22/09 4:07 PM
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Comment by southfan1981: Cissie, that is an interesting proposition regarding staples. I assume you mean the basics? Many cultures use meat as a side dish. I do not understand… 6 Responses »

STDs Growing Problem Among Miss. Teens

STDs Growing Problem Among Miss. Teens
Teenagers make up almost 40 percent of those diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases in Mississippi. more »
Nov/15/09 6:56 PM
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By Associated Press
Comment by mob1: What a shocker “shocker may be the wrong thing” but what a shocker. The sad thing is condoms are readily available if they really wanted to… 1 Responses »

17 Arrested In Craig’s List Prostitution Sting

17 Arrested In Craig’s List Prostitution Sting
Police from Gulfport to Biloxi teamed up for an undercover sting, targeting escort services and individuals listed on Craig's List Click here for mugshots more »
Nov/6/09 5:10 PM
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By WKRG Staff
Comment by cissiebee: Tide, probably bail money. 48 Responses »

Former Gulf Shores Cop Pleads Guilty In Child Porn Case

Former Gulf Shores Cop Pleads Guilty In Child Porn Case
Scott Yancey pleaded guilty to receiving and possessing child pornography for the second time in 11 years. more »
Nov/4/09 9:04 AM
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By The Associated Press

Former Mayor Pleads Guilty In Hurricane Katrina Fraud Case

Former Mayor Pleads Guilty In Hurricane Katrina Fraud Case
Former Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr and his wife agreed to a plea deal Friday that will keep them out of prison. The Warrs were accused of seeking a homeowners assistance grant for a house they owned but did not live in. more »
Sep/25/09 11:48 AM
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By The Associated Press

State Farm Can’t Raise Rates In Coastal Mississippi

State Farm Can’t Raise Rates In Coastal Mississippi
Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney temporarily denied State Farm's request to increase homeowners' rates by 45 % in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties. more »
Sep/9/09 3:53 PM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by justme: So many have no insurance now cause of high cost, seem’s like a legal way to get rid of clients to reduce their loses.  Insurance pays for so… 1 Responses »

Gov. Barbour Tests New Emergency Contact System

Gov. Barbour Tests New Emergency Contact System
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour says the new $160 million system is "going to save lives and protect property" during emergencies. more »
Aug/30/09 12:42 PM
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By Associated Press
Comment by mustuknow: Yeah the Sheriff scored major points when he took the ice.  The biggest problem was the way he went about it, or so that was what FEMA said. … 15 Responses »

Port of Gulfport Receives $3.1 Million From FEMA

Port of Gulfport Receives $3.1 Million From FEMA
Hurricane Katrina inundated the port with about 20 feet of water. The Port Authority will use the money to pay for ongoing recovery work. The port also plans to increase its capacity to handle more ships. more »
Aug/18/09 11:53 AM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by southfan1981: Why haven’t they covered the millions of dollars that were meant to assist individuals affected by the hurricane? That money was diverted to the… view »

Cigarette Tax Hike Raises $36.8M

Cigarette Tax Hike Raises $36.8M
Revenue from Mississippi's recent cigarette tax increase is meeting expectations for the most part. more »
Aug/16/09 3:54 PM
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By Associated Press
Comment by tas: What fund is the money being placed? I know it is not going to state employees who have not had a raise in 2 years and have been told do not expect any… view »

Gulfport Native Killed In Afghanistan

Gulfport Native Killed In Afghanistan
Army Staff Sgt. Johnny Roosevelt Polk was a football standout at Harrison Central High School and a volunteer firefighter at the North Gulfport Fire Station. more »
Aug/3/09 1:14 PM
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By The Associated Press

Veterinarian Arrested In Child Porn Case

Veterinarian Arrested In Child Porn Case
Gulfport police say Charles Selig had child pornography on his home computer. more »
Jul/22/09 8:04 AM
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By The Associated Press

MS Lawmakers Begin Budget Blitz

MS Lawmakers Begin Budget Blitz
Mississippi lawmakers convened a special session Sunday, trying to adopt a nearly $6 billion budget before the state fiscal year begins Wednesday. more »
Jun/28/09 2:10 PM
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By Associated Press

Gulfport Opening ‘Heat Shelter’ Top Help People Keep Cool

Gulfport Opening ‘Heat Shelter’ Top Help People Keep Cool
The Charles Walker Senior Center will open Thursday for senior citizens and families who don't have access to air conditioning or who just need to get out of the soaring heat. more »
Jun/24/09 4:48 PM
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By Jamie Burch

MS Shrimping Waters To Open June 25th

MS Shrimping Waters To Open June 25th
Mississippi's Department of Marine Resources says that shrimp season will begin Thursday for all Mississippi waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway. more »
Jun/20/09 12:40 PM
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By Associated Press
Comment by Bikermike: put em on the bar b and grill em a few minutes,yum yum. 1 Responses »

Storm Surge vs Misissippi Surge

Storm Surge vs Misissippi Surge
Mississippi's new minor league hockey team has a high voltage name that's getting mixed reviews. more »
Jun/18/09 5:00 PM
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By Tiffany Craig
Comment by minimay87: Yeah I remember one year for spring break I was on the beach and sat on one of those chairs because I stepped on something that cut my foot and all I remember… 13 Responses »

Gulfport Woman Receives Unexpected $24,000 Check

Gulfport Woman Receives Unexpected $24,000 Check
Could there be unclaimed fortune waiting for you? Click here to find out. more »
Jun/18/09 12:25 PM
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By The Associated Press

Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Police Officer

Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Police Officer
BREAKING NEWS Ocean Springs police officer Stephen Bond has been missing since his boat capzised Sunday off the coast of Mississippi. more »
May/20/09 4:53 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by SumOneILove: He is very handsome. 4 Responses »

Coast Guard To Reopen New Gulfport Station

Coast Guard To Reopen New Gulfport Station
The U.S. Coast Guard will officials reopen its Gulfport station on Friday. The new station replaces one damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. more »
May/19/09 9:13 AM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by BSB1958: GOOD NEWS !! Our woefully under appreciated and under funded Heroes finally get a new facility. Semper Paratus. view »

Four Of Five Missing Boaters Rescued

Four Of Five Missing Boaters Rescued
Three Ocean Springs police officers, a wife and girlfriend, were in a boat that capsized. Four of the missing boaters have been rescued. more »
May/18/09 11:18 AM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by rolltide33: EPIRB, EPIRB, EPIRB. 1 Responses »

Finding A Job…

Finding A Job…
In a News 5 Special Report we show you the best tips on how to land that perfect job. more »
May/5/09 10:08 PM
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By Mel Showers

Thieves On Tape Taking The Bait

Thieves On Tape Taking The Bait
Some Gulf Coast police officers go fishing for thieves, see who they reeled in. more »
May/1/09 4:28 PM
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By Diana Lucio

Coast Guard Locates Missing Skiff

Coast Guard Locates Missing Skiff
The Coast Guard says it has found a skiff and two people missing overnight from a charter fishing boat 20 miles south of Gulfport. more »
Apr/25/09 1:07 PM
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By Associated Press

Tax Holiday Coming To Mississippi

Tax Holiday Coming To Mississippi
Governor Barbour has signed a bill that would give back-to-school shoppers a tax break during the last weekend in July. more »
Mar/31/09 8:11 PM
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By Associated Press

Roy Anderson Corp. Teams Up With NASA

Roy Anderson Corp. Teams Up With NASA
Gulfport company gets five year, multi-million dollar contract to build test stand for space program. more »
Mar/25/09 4:03 AM
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By Associated Press

Bridge Still Out

Bridge Still Out
Biloxi Mayor taking steps to have the Popp's Ferry Bridge repaired in 60 days more »
Mar/22/09 1:58 PM
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By Michael Snowden
Comment by JohnQPublic: Their insurance company will, but the city needs to declare an emergency, to allow the funds to be allocated for the repairs.  Once the repairs are… 1 Responses »

Gulfport Students D.C. Bound

Gulfport Students D.C. Bound
Local high school chamber orchestra to perform at Kennedy Center in Washington. more »
Mar/20/09 4:32 AM
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Unidentified Katrina Victim Finally Has A Name

Unidentified Katrina Victim Finally Has A Name
20-year-old Frank Jones was found two days after Hurricane Katrina's landfall in 2005 in a canal behind Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport. more »
Mar/19/09 10:56 AM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by FLOWERCHILD: Wow that’s a long time to have a body and not be able to identify it. Glad they finally did. view »

Five Dead Dolphins Discovered

Five Dead Dolphins Discovered
Five young dolphins found washed-up along a beach in Mississippi have marine biologists concerned. more »
Mar/12/09 6:31 AM
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By Associated Press

Buy At Your Own Risk?

Buy At Your Own Risk?
A warning from the State of Mississippi, don't buy Katrina cottages going up on the auction block. more »
Mar/11/09 9:53 PM
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By Diana Lucio

Gulfport Mayor’s Fraud Trial Delayed 5 Months

Gulfport Mayor’s Fraud Trial Delayed 5 Months
Brent Warr's attorneys asked a judge for the delay so they could review thousands of documents Hurricane Katrina fraud case. more »
Mar/6/09 9:47 AM
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By The Associated Press

Coast Guard Rescues Three Men

Coast Guard Rescues Three Men
The men were standed near Gulfport, Mississippi off of a marshy island. WATCH VIDEO OF THE RESCUE more »
Mar/1/09 12:52 PM
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By U.S. Coast Guard

Caught A Whopper?

Caught A Whopper?
Share a photo of your big catch with WKRG News 5 This Morning and you could win a free lunch! more »
Feb/28/09 4:42 AM
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By Jennifer Rogers

Got Fish? Get Lunch!

Got Fish? Get Lunch!
Share a photo of your big catch with WKRG News 5 This Morning and you could win a free lunch! more »
Feb/27/09 4:04 AM
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By Jennifer Rogers

Show Off Your Big Catch!

Show Off Your Big Catch!
Send a photo of your Whopper of a fish and you could win a Whopper Meal! more »
Feb/25/09 7:10 AM
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By Jennifer Rogers

Stranded Dolphin Rescued

Stranded Dolphin Rescued
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is working to save a beached dolphin more »
Feb/20/09 9:59 AM
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By Associated Press
Comment by Sealion1962: DEW26M, in this extremely over populated earth…man would seem to be the species that needs to be thinned out. 3 Responses »

Mayor Asks For More Info About His Fraud Case

Mayor Asks For More Info About His Fraud Case
Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr and his wife have pleaded not guilty to charges they lied to get disaster assistance to repair their Hurricane Katrina-damaged beachfront home. more »
Feb/18/09 4:33 PM
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Man Admits He Ripped Off Customers

Man Admits He Ripped Off Customers
Charles Ingram III pleaded guilty to bilking customers of thousands of dollars, including people trying to recover from Hurricane Katrina. more »
Feb/17/09 5:04 PM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by ickthus: Ponzi scheme with furniture? now theres a low yield return on your jail time. 1 Responses »

Teacher Accused Of Molesting Student

Teacher Accused Of Molesting Student
A Gulfport teacher is accused of molesting a former student. more »
Feb/16/09 6:09 PM
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By Kimberly Curth
Comment by hollyb: What’s wrong with people? I mean what would make ANYBODY, muchless a teacher to do something like this? It is just disgusting. Teachers are supposed… 3 Responses »

Teacher Arrested For Having Sex With Female Student

Teacher Arrested For Having Sex With Female Student
A Gulfport middle school teacher and basketball coach has been suspended after police say she had sex with a 14-year-old girl while tutoring her. more »
Feb/16/09 10:17 AM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by ickthus: I always thought there was something fishy about some of these basketball coaches. Pink Floyd is right, “hey teachers leave them kids alone"and the… view »

Congressman Questions Katrina Recovery Spending

Congressman Questions Katrina Recovery Spending
Rep. Bernie Thompson questions why his state has not spent more Hurricane Katrina federal assistance money more »
Feb/10/09 6:35 AM
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Comment by Sealion1962: When many of us applied for assistance after Katrina many were turned down or just offered an SBA loan. Speaking for myself we received no “help”… view »

Power Bills Could Go Up In Mississippi

Power Bills Could Go Up In Mississippi
Regulators considering a 9.2% increase for residential power customers more »
Feb/9/09 8:25 AM
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Comment by Wait4Me: Yep, no power means no TV or radio.  Which equates to Obamas version of the Fairness Doctrine 2 Responses »

Gulfport Judge Arrested On Rx Fraud Charges

Gulfport Judge Arrested On Rx Fraud Charges
Gulfport City Judge Bill Atchison is free on $90,000 bond after being charged with nine counts of prescription drug fraud. more »
Feb/5/09 11:14 AM
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By Associated Press
Comment by Alweather M: WOOOW! ALWETHER M LAS VEGAS, NV. 1 Responses »

Former Gulf Shores Cop Pleads Not Guilty

Former Gulf Shores Cop Pleads Not Guilty
Edward Yancey, who was convicted in 1998 on a federal child porn charge, is facing federal firearm charges. Police say Yancey had a gun when he was arrested last year for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old boy. more »
Jan/29/09 10:01 AM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by Sirk: Why can’t they just get a male/female hooker like everyone else. Messing with children and especially of the same gender as yourself should be… 1 Responses »

Mayor Accused Of Katrina Fraud

Mayor Accused Of Katrina Fraud
Both have been named in a 16-count indictment. The feds say the couple conspited to defraud the government and an insurance company out of more than $220,000 in Katrina assistance. more »
Jan/28/09 5:03 PM
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By Kimberly Curth

Gulfport Mayor Faces Federal Charges In Katrina Fraud

Gulfport Mayor Faces Federal Charges In Katrina Fraud
BREAKING NEWS Mayor Brent Warr and his wife are charged in a 16-count federal indictment for allegedly filing a false claim for disaster assistance after Hurricane Katrina. READ STATEMENT FROM THE MAYOR more »
Jan/28/09 11:10 AM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by dixiebelle365: Thanks for making the change in the headline! 2 Responses »

Circuit City Closing Remaining Stores

Circuit City Closing Remaining Stores
How does this affect gift cards and extended warranties? Click here to find out. more »
Jan/16/09 1:18 PM
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By WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Comment by scottybo: Exactly Bob.  Lot’s of people are going to be “had” in this liquidation and these companies are going to make a lot of money off… 2 Responses »

Not A Jackpot Year For Casinos

Not A Jackpot Year For Casinos
Regulators say Mississippi casinos lost about 2,300 jobs in the first 11 months of 2008. more »
Jan/7/09 2:00 PM
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Mississippi To Ban Cellphones?

Mississippi To Ban Cellphones?
A cell phone ban is working its way through Mississippi lawmakers hands. more »
Dec/19/08 10:31 PM
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By Diana Lucio
Comment by Sealion1962: People multi task all the time while driving. Eating a burger, smoking, changing a radio station etc. This is the type of law, if passed, will get many… 4 Responses »

Mississippi Murder Mystery Solved?

Mississippi Murder Mystery Solved?
Investigators say they know who dumped a teeanger's body in a Mississippi forest. more »
Dec/10/08 10:56 PM
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By Emily Forrester
Comment by Sealion1962: Yeah, he makes his photo look so very tough…woman beater. Now he will be an inmate with Bubba who will take care of him and the look won’t… 3 Responses »

Two Murdered, Including Infant

Two Murdered, Including Infant
Woman arrested for deaths in Biloxi, Mississippi. more »
Dec/5/08 9:36 PM
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By Steve Alexander
Comment by carl: LORDY! LORDY! GOD save us from all the BIBLE experts and their interpretations of the BIBLE! 5 Responses »

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