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5 days ago | 
sunherald.com | Margaret Baker |Anita Lee |Mary Perez |Martha Sánchez |Hannah Ruhoff
Six Mississippi Coast cities will hold primary runoffs Tuesday, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Democrats will hold runoffs in Gulfport and Moss Point, while Republican primary runoffs will be held in Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Diamondhead and Pascagoula. Under Mississippi's election system, voters must stick with the same party for runoffs, with no crossing over to the other party after initial primary votes.
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1 week ago | 
sunherald.com | Martha Sánchez |Margaret Baker
One person died Saturday after a shooting during a church event at the Goldin Sports Complex in Gulfport, police said. Police arrived at 2:05 p.m. and found that two other people had been shot and injured, Gulfport Police Lt. Jason DuCre said. One victim was taken by helicopter to a hospital; the other drove to a hospital in a car. Three people were in custody by 3:40 p.m. Saturday, DuCre said. Authorities have not released the name of the dead person.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Martha Sánchez
Residents from Chicago, Louisiana, New Orleans and Texas are flocking to the Mississippi Coast, where population is growing and houses are being built faster than years past. Here's why.
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3 weeks ago | 
sunherald.com | Margaret Baker |Anita Lee |Mary Perez |Hannah Ruhoff |Martha Sánchez
Mississippi Coast voters will, barring the need for a runoff, determine the mayor of six Coast communities Tuesday in primaries across the Coast. Bay St. Louis, Diamondhead, Long Beach, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula and Pass Christian voters could have mayors-elect by the end of the night. Additionally, Rusty Quave secured re-election in D'Iberville when no candidates filed to run against him. If runoffs are necessary to decide any of today's races, they will be contested on April 22.
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1 month ago | 
sunherald.com | Martha Sánchez
A man from Moss Point died Saturday after he tried to break up a large fight and was hit by a car, authorities said. The Moss Point Police Department said it had arrested three suspects in connection to what it called an "altercation" on Lilly Circle. Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. said the death had been ruled a homicide. The police department identified the victim as Demond Tayveion Ross, 23, of Moss Point.
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1 month ago | 
sunherald.com | Martha Sánchez
A Biloxi teenager died Saturday after an 18-wheeler hit him as he tried to push his stalled car off Interstate 10, authorities said. The car broke down around 4:20 a.m. in the left lane near the exit for Kiln DeLisle Road, Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said. The coroner identified the victim as Aaron Bolden, 17. Bolden was driving with a passenger and got out of the car to try to push it off the interstate while the passenger steered, Switzer said.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Martha Sánchez
A suspect is in custody after police spotted a stolen car on Sunday that fled through Jackson County and crashed head-on into a sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle, authorities said. Security cameras in Ocean Springs flagged the car as stolen from Texas, Deputy Chief Steven Dye said. Police said they verified the car was stolen and tried to stop it near Park Road and Highway 90.
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1 month ago | 
sunherald.com | Martha Sánchez
Authorities have identified two people who died in separate car crashes this week in South Mississippi. The Mississippi Highway Patrol said one person died in a crash at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 10 in Hancock County. A Toyota Camry was driving east and ran off the road, a news release said. The Highway Patrol identified the victim as Dwayne Hogan, 37, of Marrero, Louisiana. He was driving the car and died at the scene. Authorities said a passenger in the car was not hurt.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Martha Sánchez
The bacteria is back. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday tests had again discovered it in two places: Pass Christian East Beach and Gulfport West Beach. The beaches are still open. The agency issues water contact advisories out of caution when routine tests find Enterococcus, bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts of some animals. The bacteria is not harmful to humans.
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1 month ago | 
sunherald.com | Martha Sánchez
The bacteria is back. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday tests had again discovered it in two places: Pass Christian East Beach and Gulfport West Beach. The beaches are still open. The agency issues water contact advisories out of caution when routine tests find Enterococcus, bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts of some animals. The bacteria is not harmful to humans.
