D'Iberville News

The two police officers who rescued a young woman from drowning in the Tchoutacabouffa River were recognized by the city of D'Iberville for their quick thinking and heroism.

The Harrison County Volunteers to Feed the Needy this Christmas are now taking names for those who need a hot meal on Christmas Day.

Here's a look at news in South Mississippi over the past week. Read the full stories at sunherald.com and see video reports on SunHerald TV.

D'IBERVILLE - The suspect in burglaries of an elementary school and two vehicles has been identified as a 16-year-old D'Iberville resident.

D'IBERVILLE - Carrie McGill walked away from the City Hall groundbreaking ceremonies Friday with an autographed life preserver officers used to pull her from the Tchoutacabouffa River after a car accident earlier this week.

A Florida man is in jail today, charged with armed robbery in Gautier. Gautier Police arrested Aaron J. Bates, 26, of Milton, Fla., after police responded to a 911 call from a residence in south Gautier.

D'IBERVILLE, MS Carrie McGill was on her way to work Wednesday morning at the D'Iberville Sonic.

D'Iberville Patrolman Michael Knapp was at the Tchoutacabouffa River bridge on Lamey Bridge Road to check water levels Wednesday when a car went into the water in front of him.

OCEAN SPRING - A Mass of Christian Burial is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church for retired Air Force Master Sgt.

D'IBERVILLE - People were pulling out their credit cards early this morning, to scrape ice from their windshields so they could drive to the stores for Black Friday sales.

Under the state Department of Education's new accountability plan, schools and districts received classifications for the first time this year based on test scores and growth.

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy know the Michael Oher story better than anyone, at least better than anyone other than Michael Oher himself.

D'IBERVILLE - Three people who saved a baby from a spin in a commercial washing machine last week were given a standing ovation and plaques at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

A D'Iberville man accused of leading police on a pursuit into Jackson County is suspected of stealing equipment from a tractor company before he caught an officer's attention, Biloxi police investigators said.

BILOXI, MS Biloxi Police captured a larceny suspect who they chased Thursday night from the D'Iberville area down Old Highway 15, through St.

A Harrison County jury deliberated for 30 minutes this afternoon before convicting Mark Kee "Tupac" Brown of capital murder in the July 6, 2005, killing of D'Iberville resident Larry Darnell Turner.

PASCAGOULA Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Dale Harkey issued a warrant for Dominick Glenn Lynd of D'Iberville after the 24-year-old missed his court appearance Tuesday morning.

Scott DeLano has won the special election for State House District 117. DeLano received 871 votes, or 53 percent.

D'IBERVILLE - Ninety seconds later and a baby trapped in a washing machine at a D'Iberville laundromat may not have been pulled out in time.

The monthly meeting of the Commission on Marine Resources will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the D'Iberville City Council meeting room.