Waveland News

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency released a statement Sunday afternoon urging residents to pay close attention to Hurricane Ida's track.

Several schools and facilities in Hancock County have reported early closures for Monday, Nov.

Six companies that list Mississippi as part of their service areas have been tapped to receive a combined $320 million in new-market tax credits toward real estate or business developments in low-income areas.

Despite battling cancer twice and rebuilding her Waveland home after Hurricane Katrina, college student Liz Zimmerman is optimistic as she works toward her goal of becoming a social worker.

The Coast Guard rescued four people Saturday after a 70-foot tugboat sank in Mobile Bay.

Nov. 4 is a good day to 'Start!' If you haven't gotten the message yet that healthy eating is important to your well-being, the Gulf Coast chapter of the American Heart Association will try again Wednesday.

Anybody who's ever wanted to see how artists do what they do is invited into the studios and galleries of almost 50 members of The Arts, Hancock County on Saturday and Sunday for the "2009 ArtsAlive! Studio Tour." It's a free, self-guided tour that started in 2004 and takes visitors from Pearlington to Diamondhead and the Kiln, to Waveland and ...

Lumen Christi Medals that recognize 62 Catholic parishioners whose lives reflect the "Light of Christ" will be presented by Bishop Roger P. Morin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Nativity BVM Cathedral in Biloxi.

Much ado is being made about President Obama supposedly snubbing the Mississippi Gulf Coast in his visit to New Orleans.

Mississippi took a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It's a fact often overshadowed by the flooding of New Orleans, the city President Barack Obama visits Thursday to assess recovery on the Gulf Coast.

Continuing to serve young people with the highest standards while finding more funding sources are the driving forces for the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast this year.

Police Chief James Varnell is warning residents to keep their vehicles locked because of a rash of vehicle burglaries, two of which led to arrests this week.

An administration decision to put Tasers into the hands of police officers has City Council members looking for procedures to monitor use of the weapons and investigate each incident after a Taser is fired.

Four years after suffering catastrophic hurricane damage to its downtown area, the city of Waveland has broken ground on two key municipal projects - a public library, and a police station.

Emergency 911 calls from Hancock County, Bay St. Louis and Waveland are being rerouted through Harrison County.

A bicyclist involved in an accident with a Waveland Police officer and another vehicle has died of his injuries.

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- The U.S. Men's and Women's Sailing Championships begin Wednesday at Bay-Waveland Yacht Club in Bay St.

What on earth has happened to our country? I believe that Congress should have better things to deal with than something shouted at our president.

Police are looking for a careless methamphetamine manufacturer who left the tools of his trade alongside a road.

Author Paul Estronza La Violette signed copies of his books, including "A White Egret In The Shallows: Tales of Living in a Beach House on the Gulf Coast," recently at West Overton Village.