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10/27/2014

Running backs Nate Cohen of East Central, Walter Williams of Vancleave near major statistical milestones ... http://ow.ly/DosuP

Vancleave running back Walter Williams has committed to play for Louisiana-Lafayette. (file photo) A pair of local running backs are on the verge...

10/25/2014

One of only 20 cases worldwide...
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OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- First, a warning: by the time you finish reading this story and looking at the photos, you will be in love with Levi...

10/25/2014

Michael Shane McCoy, 19, of St. Martin dies in two-vehicle wreck in Vancleave ... http://ow.ly/DkG6x

A 19-year-old St. Martin man died early this morning in a two-vehicle wreck on Poticaw Bayou Road, according to a news release from the Jackson...

10/24/2014

Returned Friday from 6-month tour...
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OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- Natalie Wickham lay on the floor drawing with her classmates in their 2nd grade classroom at Oak Park Elementary in...

10/23/2014

Offer would have allowed Psycamore to open on Iberville for no more than 12 months, move to new location...
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Ed. Note: This is the second on a series of stories based on more than 2,000 documents obtained by The Mississippi Press through the Freedom of...

10/23/2014

What began as a theft investigation turned out to be a series of unfortunate events...
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The Coastal Breeze framing shop when it was open in Ocean Springs.Facebook photo OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- Earlier this month, Ocean Springs...

10/21/2014

Series of stories to follow...
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OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- The more than 2,000 pages of city documents relative to the Psycamore mental health clinic scandal paint a picture of...

07/21/2014

President Barack Obama asks: What are Russian separatists trying to hide at Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crash site? http://ow.ly/2KtaiR

Delivering some of his most pointed remarks since the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 four days ago, President Barack Obama said it is Russia's responsibility to assist investigators in determining what happened to the jetliner.

07/21/2014

Margaritaville Biloxi may close in September, press conference set for today http://ow.ly/2Kt16f

Margaritaville BiloxiFile Photo/Gulflive.com BILOXI, Mississippi -- Margaritaville Biloxi may close its doors come September, according to sources. A call to the casino Monday morning seeking confirmation was answered by a security guard who said no one with the casino would...

07/21/2014

Help us decide which Gulf Coast casino buffet hits the jackpot http://ow.ly/2Ksu3M

Take a second to tell us where you think we can find the best casino food in our region.

07/21/2014

Rain chances slightly lower today, no tropical development expected in Gulf this week http://ow.ly/2Ksm73

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Afternoon showers won't be as widespread today as drier air settles in on the coast for a couple of days, but there is still a 40 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service...

07/21/2014

Person of interest sought in double homicide in Northwest Florida http://ow.ly/2KrBp7

Investigators have named a "person of interest" in a Sunday double homicide in the Northwest Florida community of Milton, according to a story in the Pensacola News Journal.

07/21/2014

Cool Catch: Kelly Moore's big flounder tops category by more than a pound http://ow.ly/2Krw2O

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama -- Kelly Moore's 5.97-pound flounder may not have been an Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo record, but it's the biggest animal of that species checked in at the scales over the past few years. Moore finished the 81st Alabama...

07/21/2014

RJ Reynolds vows to fight $23.6 billion verdict from Pensacola jury http://ow.ly/2KrrZo

A Pensacola jury has awarded a widow $23.6 billion in punitive damages Friday saying the R.J. Reynolds To***co Co. was responsible for the death of her husband, a longtime smoker.

07/21/2014

Scores dead in first major ground battle in Gaza - At least 65 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers were killed Sunday as the first major ground battle http://ow.ly/2Krk7d

At least 65 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers were killed Sunday as the first major ground battle took place in Gaza.

07/20/2014

Mississippi Delta declared national treasure by U.S. Department of Interior http://ow.ly/2Krcbx

GREENVILLE, Mississippi -- The attributes of the Delta and the challenges it faces are inevitably linked. The latter have, in the past, included devastation by flood, by fire and by yellow fever. Now, they include poverty and a dwindling population...

07/20/2014

AP analysis: Neshoba County Fair should help shift focus of Mississippi's race for U.S. Senate http://ow.ly/2Kr2ru

JACKSON, Mississippi -- Mississippi's 2014 U.S. Senate race has been dominated by a bitter Republican primary that never seems to end. One of the state's largest political gatherings, the Neshoba County Fair, could help shift the focus to a Democrat-versus-Republican...

07/20/2014

Sunday competition heats up at 81st ADSFR as fishermen continue to fill leaderboard http://ow.ly/2KqY4Z

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama -- Fishermen started the last day of the 81st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo strong, taking advantage of a sunny morning to make their ways onto the Rodeo leaderboard. Sunday afternoon catches included a 69.99 pound king mackerel by...

07/20/2014

39,333 Mississippi motorists ticketed for no inspection sticker in 2013, it's still the law http://ow.ly/2KqU7y

COLUMBUS, Mississippi -- Annual vehicle safety inspections continue to be required in Mississippi, but there has been confusion among drivers who may have read the headlines about the law's demise in the Legislature. It is likely that some of the...

07/20/2014

Final day of 81st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo shaping up to be very active http://ow.ly/2KqPWh

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - Things got off to a fast start at the scales on the final day of the 81st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. Though no Rodeo records were shattered early on Sunday, it was obvious fishermen were...

07/20/2014

Adrian Moore murder, aggravated assault trial set for Monday in Pascagoula http://ow.ly/2KqvBV

The murder trial of Adrian Orville Moore, accused of killing one man and injuring another in a Jan. 20, 2013 shooting, is set for Monday in Circuit Judge Robert Krebs' courtroom.

07/20/2014

Concern grows regarding how bodies of Malaysia Airlines crash victims are being handled http://ow.ly/2Kqrr4

HRABOVE, Ukraine -- Armed rebels forced emergency workers to hand over all 196 bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines crash site and had them loaded Sunday onto refrigerated train cars bound for a rebel-held city, Ukrainian officials and monitors said....

07/20/2014

Movie, TV legend James Garner dies at 86 - LOS ANGELES Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western Maverick led to a ste http://ow.ly/2KqnCu

LOS ANGELES — Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western "Maverick" led to a stellar career in TV and films such as "The Rockford Files" and his Oscar-nominated "Murphy's Romance," has died, police said. He was...

07/20/2014

Afternoon showers in forecast for South Mississippi, heat wave hitting central U.S. http://ow.ly/2Kqitv

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Scattered afternoon showers, mainly along the coast, are in the forecast for South Mississippi on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service forecast. There is a 40 percent chance of isolated showers, with the high reaching 90...

07/20/2014

Florida jury awards $23 billion to widow of longtime smoker - A Florida jury has sided with the widow of a longtime smoker and delivered a massive verdict against http://ow.ly/2KpP7f

A Florida jury has sided with the widow of a longtime smoker and delivered a massive verdict against a to***co company.

07/20/2014

First American victim identified in Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 tragedy http://ow.ly/2KpIqz

The lone American killed in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash was a 19-year old college student who was traveling to Bali to meet his family for a vacation, NBC News reports.

07/20/2014

Newly-discovered Gulf crustacean named after Deepwater Horizon oil spill researcher http://ow.ly/2KpCAc

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A newly-discovered deep-sea crustacean has been named in honor of Dr. Paul Montagna, Endowed Chair for Ecosystem Studies and Modeling at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, for...

07/20/2014

'Sniper van' pulled over in Metairie tied to mobster convicted in Biloxi casino scam http://ow.ly/2Kpq5D

Dominick Gullo, 72 (left), and Joseph Gagliano, 55 have been charged with federal weapons offenses. (FOX 8 Photo)WVUE Fox 8 METAIRIE, Louisiana -- Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies found a racketeer and a riddle when they pulled over a van in...

07/19/2014

Lionel Ferbos, famed New Orleans jazz trumpeter, dies at 103 http://ow.ly/2KpgdR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos, who enjoyed a late-in-life celebrity as the oldest active jazz musician in New Orleans, died early Saturday, July 19. He celebrated his 103rd birthday two nights earlier, on July 17, at a party...

07/19/2014

Mike Byrd hasn't violated terms of probation, MDOC Commissioner Christopher Epps says http://ow.ly/2Kpa1E

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps has ruled that former Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd hasn't engaged in any "activity that would subject the offender to revocation of house arrest." Epps' responded Saturday to a letter...

07/19/2014

Pass Christian seafood charged with possession of illegal oysters http://ow.ly/2KoVvd

BILOXI, Mississippi -- A seafood dealer and processor in Pass Christian was found guilty this week of possessing unrefrigerated oysters and possession of illegal oysters. Quy Huu Nguyen of Pass Christian was found guilty of the two charges by Judge Brandon Ladner...

07/19/2014

Fishermen brave the rain as ADSFR competition heats up and leaderboard swells http://ow.ly/2KoO5s

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - Fishermen at the 81st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo kept a steady stream of fish coming into the scales on Dauphin Island on Saturday morning and afternoon, despite intermittent rain and continually cloudy skies. As the Rodeo...

07/19/2014

Woman pardoned by Haley Barbour wants criminal record expunged http://ow.ly/2KoHrk

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour .(AP Photo)AP Photo JACKSON, Mississippi -- The Mississippi Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether a pardon by the governor should be grounds to wipe clean a criminal record. The case centers on the...

07/19/2014

Intermittent rain squalls harrassing fishermen early on Day 2 of 81st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo http://ow.ly/2KoyQU

Brad Caban and Hayden Olds made the trip from Orange Beach to the scales early Saturday so Caban could validate his videos of the two tarpon he caught yesterday.

07/19/2014

What was the UFO the Apollo 11 astronauts spotted en route to the moon? http://ow.ly/2KolrB

Aldrin believes 'certain' probability of life elsewhere

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