Ocean Springs News

David Floyd of Pascagoula broke the state record for Spotted Seatrout with a 10-pound, 10-ounce fish on April 8, 2013.

Natalie Hightower took another walk Monday, and she is draining fluids on her own.

"It's a fundraiser for The Art House," said Carole Marie Stuart, Ocean Springs Art Association co-president. "It's a chance for some of our original members who haven't exhibited in a while to get reacquainted with the community." Art House members also are inviting new artists to join their co-op. They currently have 18 members but have room for ... (more)

Pascagoula Councilman at large Harold Tillman, left, will fight to keep his seat in the May 21, 2013, runoff election against Brenda Simkins.

Ocean Springs police have arrested a Vancleave woman after a traffic stop led to the discovery of morphine pills in the vehicle.

The Magnolia Chamber Orchestra will present a free Bach concert at 7:30 p.m. today at St.

"Grace Independent Baptist is a church that loves families and desires to seek the lord in all we do," Perkins said.

I have a new student in my program who said those words I hate to hear: "I didn't even know this was here." It's true that our program has grown over the last 14 years mostly by word of mouth and that we don't get a lot of publicity and our little facility is not very visible, stuck off on a side street near downtown Ocean Springs, but I had hoped ... (more)

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.

Ocean Springs police have arrested 51-year-old John Hale and charged him with the theft of a neighbor's truck.

Shooting back and forth on issues of city money reserves, beautification and whether the county is setting property values high and using the city as a piggy bank, the candidates -- Mayor Connie Moran and Jackson County Supervisor John McKay -- stirred the crowd to cheers and occasional jeers.

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.

Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd has announced that his department will recognize Police Memorial Day and Police Appreciation Week by honoring fallen officers during ceremonies Thursday.

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

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves was on the stump Monday night, speaking at a fundraiser for Ocean Springs mayoral candidate John McKay.

A sculpture on display at an Ocean Springs park was discovered missing on Mother's Day, and members of Public Art Project of Ocean Springs are hoping to get it back.

Jean Griffies, board member of the Public Art Project of Ocean Springs, discovered the sculpture missing when she took visiting family members to the park as part of a Mother's Day outing on Sunday.

Sheriff's investigators have arrested two people on a charge of grand larceny after they were caught in the area where witnesses saw them loading someone else's property onto a pickup truck, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

Jackson County supervisors have ordered an Ocean Springs couple to tear down their Hurricane Katrina-damaged home within a month.

OCEAN SPRINGS - Jackson County Supervisor John McKay says the deep-sea fishing trips he took in 2012 with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are now an issue in his race for mayor of Ocean Springs.