Taylor Swift fans at Night 1 of the New Orleans' Eras Tour gave us their predictions of what "secret songs" Taylor will sing.
✨️ We made the friendship bracelets ✨️
The Sun Herald staff mad friendship bracelets to trade with Taylor Swift fans in New Orleans for Night 1 of the Eras Tour!
Brett Favre, Kiln, Mississippi native was speaking to Congress about his investment in a company that received millions in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds when he revealed his diagnosis. #brettfavre #mississippi #congress #welfare
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Mississippi releases bodycam footage in student's killing
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, The Mississippi Department of Public Safety released limited body camera footage from the Dec. 10, 2022, shooting death of Florida college student Isaiah Winkley.
Winkley was shot by former Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Chase Blackwell after Blackwell, with his police K-9 and Hancock County Sheriff’s Lt. Christopher Sholar and Deputy Lauralyn Yagar, responded to a report of a burglary in progress and encountered a shirtless Winkley holding a t-post.
The video's release comes after a state grand jury in Hancock County found insufficient evidence to indict Blackwell of criminal wrongdoing. However, what happened during the shooting caught the attention of federal authorities, who investigated the case and agreed to forgo criminal charges against Blackwell after entering into a rarely used no-prosecution agreement with the former officer. In exchange for the no-prosecution agreement, Blackwell agreed to surrender his law enforcement credentials and never again serve in law enforcement or security for the rest of his life.
Reporting by Margaret Baker
Read more at: https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article290753054.html#storylink=cpy
Floodwaters remain in the Shoreline Park neighborhood of Hancock County after Hurricane Francine came through the area on Sept. 11.
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Gulfport Admirals celebrate after winning south state, head to 6A championship
The Gulfport Admirals baseball team celebrated after their win against Northwest Rankin, earning their way to the 6A state championship for the first time since 2017.
"This is the stuff you dream about. Senior year, going to state. It doesn’t get much better than this. I’m sure everyone here can agree.”
Read more here: https://www.sunherald.com/sports/high-school/article275685291.html
Once a way of life on the Mississippi Coast, the oyster industry is now in crisis
Mississippi has invested millions to save the state’s oyster population, but they’re disappearing anyway.
No one knows this better than Jennifer Jenkins, who manages Crystal Seas Seafood, an oyster processing business in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Jenkins has had to turn to other states to purchase oysters as Mississippi hasn’t had a public oyster harvest since 2018.
“If you don’t have oysters, you can’t sell them.”
Read the full Sun Herald and ProPublica investigation by Anita Lee here: http://bit.ly/3lC865T
Video by Hannah Ruhoff and ProPublica
We’re live from a press conference in the killing of two Bay St. Louis police officers, where officials will give new details in the case.
We’re live at Motel 6 where two Bay St. Louis police officers were shot and killed this morning. Here’s the latest update.
Jackson County teens killed in crash after homecoming were best friends
Best friends Baleigh Bowlin and Chloe Taylor were inseperable. The East Central High juniors were in a one-vehicle wreck some time after their homecoming dance on Saturday. Their bodies were discovered inside a flipped car Sunday afternoon.
"They loved each other and were always there for one another. Bayleigh and Chloe were the definitions of high-quality friends. They both are flying high and will always be in our hearts," Chloe's mother told the Sun Herald.
Read more here: https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article267426972.html
Check out this storm line and water spout near The Reef in Biloxi! 🎥: Scott Watkins/SunHerald