Pascagoula News

The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Michael Monsoor, or DDG 1001, was held today at the Bath Iron Works shipyard, according to the Naval Sea Systems Command.

Members of the Pascagoula High School NJROTC this morning headed to the Pascagoula Recreation Department pool to test out underwater robots they've built and hope to take to competition next academic year.

The City of Pascagoula Farmer's Market kicks off this weekend in Downtown Pascagoula from 7 a.m.- 1 p.m. Located at Victory Lot, 3300 Pascagoula Street, this Saturday's market will feature fresh vegetables, pickles, jellies, rind-on bacon, and fresh smoked sausage.

A couple told the Board of Aldermen there are no regular hours people can depend on at the city's newly improved Halstead Road tennis complex and complained about the fees to use the courts, noting there's no charge for Pascagoula's courts.

Patchy fog will develop early Thursday after 3 a.m. and clear out around 8 a.m., according to the National Weather Service forecast for the Pascagoula area.

A Jackson County jury on Wednesday convicted Theodosius Maurice Torrey of aggravated assault in the April 1, 2009, beating that left a man confined to wheelchair and unable to communicate, according to the Jackson County District Attorney's Office.

An Ocean Springs man has admitted conspiring to violate a trade agreement with Russia by authorizing the export of poultry at higher temperatures than required.

Kenny Glavan is the new councilman for Biloxi Ward 6. He beat incumbent Ed Gemmill by a large majority.

Signal International of Pascagoula is the target of a federal lawsuit filed by a group of Indian guest workers who claim the company misled and mistreated them.

PASCAGOULA - Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina.

Biloxi Ward 6 Councilman Ed Gemmill lost to Kenny Glavin in the Republican primary, ensuring a new face on the city's council.

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

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI - The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Lyman Fish Hatchery has released 49,592 Florida largemouth bass fingerlings in the Pascagoula, Tchoutacabouffa and Jordan rivers.

Police say a train derailed near a crossing south of Highway 90 on Industrial Road in east Pascagoula this morning.

A 39-year-old Pascagoula man has pleaded guilty to three counts of touching of a child for lustful purposes and one count of sexual battery involving three different victims, who were all younger than 14.

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

PASCAGOULA - Officials say classes should be underway inside Ingalls Shipbuilding's Haley Reeves Barbour Maritime Training Academy by the end of summer.

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

Joshua James is said to have saved more than 600 lives in the 1800s during a 60-year career with the U.S. Life Saving Service.

The area is also expected to get a sunny start to the week, although isolated showers and thunderstorms could pop up on Wednesday and last through Friday.