Thursday | Sea Coast Echo
Hancock company pays $1 million fine for filling wetlands
Mississippi-based Hancock County Land LLC pleaded guilty on Thursday to the unpermitted filling of wetlands near Bay St.
Thursday | Mississippi Business Journal
Real estate company paying $1M for compromising wetlands
HANCOCK COUNTY - A Mississippi corporation has pleaded guilty to illegally filling wetlands near Bay St.
Thursday | WMC-TV Memphis
Waveland man gets prison term for DUI conviction
A 48-year-old Waveland man with a history of drunken driving has been ordered to serve a 5-year prison term without the hope of early release.
'Pink Pajama Bandit' strikes again in Diamondhead
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office is searching for two burglary suspects -- one of whom wears pink pajama pants during the heists -- who have allegedly robbed at least two local businesses in the past few months.
HMC cuts funds for school clinics
School's almost out for the summer, but rather than celebrating, Bay-Waveland School District administrators are facing both funding cuts and increased costs when the 2013-2014 school year begins in August.
Four vying for District 95 seat
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.
Bathroom Brawl: County files cross-claim against city in comfort station conflict
A construction crew from Gulf Coast Custom Homes, LLC, on Tuesday works to finish up the Washington Street Comfort Station in Bay St.
Kiwanis Club honors the area's Top Cops
The Hancock County/ West Harrison County Kiwanis Club honored the area's Police Officers of the Year Tuesday at the Bay St.
FBI commits to speed up processing of evidence in Lockhart case
Hancock County Sheriff's investigators working to solve the grisly murder of 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart say they had a productive meeting with the FBI Thursday.
County buying four flood-proned homes through MEMA
PEARLINGTON - Hancock County's buy-out program has finally gotten off the ground.
Diamondhead police force resigns, residents weigh in
The Diamondhead Police Chief and two other employees hired to help form a police department have resigned.
FBI to expedite Lockhart forensics
Hancock County Sheriff's investigators on Thursday met with representatives from the FBI in an effort to expedite the probe into the murder of 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart, whose dismembered torso washed up on the beach on Bay St.
The city of Bay St. Louis and Hancock County Democratic Executive Committee on Wednesday certified Tuesday's Bay Democratic primary.
Medical and legal services team up for folks with HIV/AIDS
Every step of the way it will be based on patients consent and what they want and how they want to direct their services.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for extreme northeastern New Orleans, including the Lake St.
A Hancock County man appears to have drowned accidentally while swimming in a lake behind his home Thursday, authorities said.
Veteran officer eyes run for sheriff
A high-ranking member of the Hancock County Sheriff's Department has announced plans to take on his boss in the 2014 sheriff's race.
Weatherford resigns as Diamondhead police chief
Weatherford said his last day on the job will be May 17. He did not say why he's leaving.
Mississippi investigators meet with FBI in Jaren Lockhart case
Investigators working the case of the gruesome killing of a southeast Louisiana woman met with the FBI nearly a year after the crime occurred in an effort to push the case forward.
Louisiana levee plan concerns Mississippi leaders
Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran has proposed amendments to a federal water resources bill to protect coastal areas from flooding or storm surge threats that might result from a new flood control proposal for Louisiana.