Jackson County News

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.

Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus tells The Sun Herald an autopsy Monday confirmed the cause of death for 56-year-old Timothy Gordon Sr., of Moss Point.

Sixty-five children attended the 2nd annual Gautier Bicycle Safety Rodeo, a day of fun-filled safety education, held on Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College's Jackson County campus.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Department says the body of Timothy Gordon Sr. of Moss Point was found about 12 p.m. Saturday, the Mississippi Press reports .

Head Start records, some of which contained personal information, have been stolen from the Jackson County Civic Action Committee Inc.'s office in Moss Point.

A 12,000-metric ton floating dry dock arrived in Pascagoula on Thursday after being transported by a heavy lift vessel from the Philippines.

Small businesses in Jackson County will have their chance to shine at the fifth annual Anchor Awards in August, hosted by the Small Business Issue Manager Group of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.

Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran and challenger John McKay during their first debate last month.

Ray Brandt, owner of Ray Brandt Auto Group in New Orleans, purchased the Mercedes-Benz franchise from then dealer Bert Allen in Gulfport in 2007.

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

The charges stem from a call made by a Vancleave resident stating he had just witnessed two individuals driving a white truck, stealing equipment from his property.

Jackson County supervisors on Monday approved a plan to refinance two bond issues from 2005 that originally were $14.4 million.

For 150 years, the Round Island Lighthouse stood tall and proud off the coast of Pascagoula.

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.

Sheriff's investigators Friday arrested Tanya Darrow, 33, of the 13000 block of Stennis Road, in the Latimer community, on a charge of identity theft for unlawful use, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

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.

Sheriff's investigators Friday arrested Christopher Jason Weindel, 38, of D'Iberville, on a charge of burglary, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

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.

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

The second mayoral debate between Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran and her challenger, Jackson County Supervisor John McKay, will be held Tuesday at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center.