Fort Bayou News

Drawbridges in South Mississippi are expected to be closed to marine traffic this afternoon as high winds from Tropical Storm Ida reach the coastline.

Sheriff's investigators arrested DeAngelo Marcel Smothers, 24, and charged him with statutory rape.

Dignitaries and water enthusiasts teamed up for a kayak race Saturday morning to kick off the opening of the Old Fort Bayou Blueway along a new water trail in Ocean Springs.

An assistant kindergarten teacher looked up Thursday and saw a 6-foot monitor lizard in a tree over the kindergarten playground at St.

Starting Saturday, coastal residents will have the opportunity to experience and appreciate a new kind of trail in Ocean Springs.

"Old Fort Bayou Road in St. Martin is a traffic nightmare. It is a two-lane road with no shoulders.

William Dale Bullock arrived in shackles at the Jackson County Courthouse Tuesday for his initial appearance on a fatal hit and run charge.

Five containers of marijuana were found at 10402 Derry Lane in St. Martin, Miss., when sheriff's investigators arrested William Dale Bullock in connection with the death of Thuau Nguyen on Jan.

Jackson County investigators believe they've cracked a two and a half year old hit and run case that left a St.

It was unfolding as a regular day when Glen Miller arrived at work at the Fort Bayou Bridge.

For Gary Capehart, what started out as a small sinkhole in his backyard, has now turned into a drainage disaster.

Billy Nguyen and his siblings have experienced a lot of loss in their lives, but none as devastating as the death of their mother by a hit-and-run driver.

For Gary Capehart, what started out as a small sinkhole in his backyard, has now turned into a drainage disaster.

Ocean Springs' parks are now smoke-free. Tuesday night, the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a measure to ban the use of all tobacco products in the city's parks.

Walking among her congregation Sunday, framed by sparkling, handmade banners of faith, Pastor Shelia Jenkins of Abundant Life Christian Center shared the experiences of her week.

Rich with family stories, lore, poetry and additional genealogy research, the new supplement to "The Mallettes of Fort Bayou: A Living Tradition" is being published just in time for the annual Mallette family reunion July 12 at St.

Day 2 of the 61st Annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo was all about the cobia.

Investigators discovered the sexual abuse of an Ocean Springs toddler while looking into her mother's claim later recanted of being raped, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said Thursday.

The Renew Our Rivers cleanup along the Mississippi Gulf Coast will take place Wednesday through Saturday.

A rural Jackson County man is accused in the sexual battery of an 18-month-old girl and also is charged with felony child abuse along with three of his family members.