Gulfport News

Sheriff's investigators filed an armed robbery charge Monday against three men and a woman allegedly involved in a burglary Saturday at a Saucier home, where the resident was hit in the head several times with a shovel.

Memorial Day weekend is a time to honor the memories of the servicemen and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us.

A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Mississippi casino of serving a gambler so many free drinks that he died.

GULFPORT - A $5-million food-irradiation facility at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport is expected to increase business by officials who say it increases food safety and extends shelf life of perishable foods.

GULFPORT - A public hearing is scheduled for tomorrow on the state port's proposal to study deepening the ship channel to as much as 47 feet.

Fourth Sunday at Four this month, May 26, will feature two exhibiting artists. Each is a potter now living in Pass Christian.

No, this is not a typo. We brought you news earlier in the day about Oklahoma's sixth verbal commitment in 2014 offensive lineman Alex Dalton.

HARRISON COUNTY - William Carey University and the Tradition community intend to create a health care industry zone centered around WCU's Tradition campus on Highway 67 in Harrison County.

Jones Walker LLP announces that S. Trent Favre, a partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group in the Gulfport office, has been selected by the Mississippi Business Journal, for one of Mississippi's most prestigious awards programs, Top 40 Under 40.

Nine Mississippi teachers recently earned high marks for creative educational excellence as winners of the Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grants.

Four candidates will be vying for the vacant Ms. District 95 House of Representatives seat during a special election which will be held on May 28.

Seven years after Hurricane Katrina displaced 231 elderly residents by destroying the Methodist Senior Services apartments in Biloxi, the organization has built a state-of-the-art compound on higher ground in Gulfport.

The Hancock County/ West Harrison County Kiwanis Club honored the area's Police Officers of the Year Tuesday at the Bay St.

A 20-year-old Ocean Springs man has received a 25-year sentence for an armed robbery at a Biloxi soccer field and a burglary at a Gulfport home.

Gulfport police said 24-year-old Nelson Easley Walker of Gulfport was involved in a robbery at a gas station Tuesday morning.

Ray Brandt, owner of Ray Brandt Auto Group in New Orleans, purchased the Mercedes-Benz franchise from then dealer Bert Allen in Gulfport in 2007.

Rain and high winds couldn't keep more than 25,000 music fans from the third annual Gulfport Music Festival last weekend in Jones Park.

A new state law could turn the area around William Carey University's Tradition campus into a hub for health care industries.

Ryan Merrill is a painter out of Gulfport. His colorful designs are splashed onto various surfaces, giving the buyer a variety of options.

GULFPORT - First NBC Bank Holding Company, the New Orleans-based holding company for First NBC Bank, has priced its initial public offering of 4,166,667 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $24 per share.