St. Martin News

A St. Martin family needs help after a fire destroyed their rental home Wednesday afternoon.

One man was arrested and another was injured in a stabbing Sunday in the St. Martin community, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said.

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.

OCEAN SPRINGS Two Ocean Springs men were arrested last week in connection with a May home burglary, authorities said Monday.

Gary Bourgeois has been named the USPTA Mississippi Coach of the Year in tennis.

A Biloxi man was arrested on a burglary charge shortly after he was spotted leaving the scene of a break-in on Lemoyne Boulevard on Monday, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.

It's something you hope never happens to you. Policemen, firemen and paramedics rush to your side because you are the victim of an accident.

A $16.7 million affordable housing development is one of several projects meant to change the way people think about the Region Eight Housing Authority.

This week's Sound Check starts with Hawaiian-flavored music by a friendly South Mississippian, then veers into the realms of sonic soundtracks and Philly soul before winding up with a visit to the songbook and films of Lady Day, Billie Holiday.

The Ocean Springs Municipal Library will celebrate a grand reopening today with live music, food, jugglers and other family entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Friends of the Library also will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library was closed due to flooding from heavy rains last month, said Rex Bridges, public relations ...

A homeless activist group put up dozens of tents near the Louvre Museum on Friday in a bid to remind French President Nicolas Sarkozy of the plight of those without housing.

Eric Place plans to walk at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College commencement tonight in Biloxi, but Wednesday he was seated and busy scanning documents into a computer.

The Our Lady Academy Class of 1989 is preparing for the 20th reunion on the July 4 weekend.

Jackson County bought a house and two small strips of property just east of the busy Sangani Boulevard shopping area in order to fix a major traffic artery that feeds that area.

Some young musicians at Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School in D'Iberville will play an instrumental role for their school this weekend.

The first qualifying round for this year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest starts Saturday in Biloxi at IP Casino and ends July 4 with the top dog determined at the world series of eating contests, televised live on ESPN.

This is a rare photo of the early20th century evangelist/healer John Cudney, aka Brother Isaiah, the "Wonder Miracle Man," who drew thousands to the Mississippi River levee near Audubon Park, where his little houseboat was docked.

Today is Earth Day, but for Ocean Springs recyclists, Delta Sanitation, Jackson County schools, the Ocean Springs Fire Department and local businesses, the day of awareness warrants continued celebration, culminating with Saturday's picnic at Little Children's Park in Ocean Springs.

In these days when everyone is trying to do more with less, it was good to hear positive reports concerning education on several fronts last week.

A toddler is dead after drowning in his parents' pool. The Jackson County Sheriff says Jorge Flores, his wife and their six children were at their Saint Martin home Friday night, when they realized the two-year-old had wandered off.