Ocean Springs triathletes conquer an endurance challenge When most folks pass the age of 40 and even more so 50, life tends to present certain challenges – especially physically. The challenge a group of Ocean Springs residents recently embarked on was i...
Harbor to get green space, additonal parking The former boat storage facility in Inner Harbor will be replaced with green space and additional parking, thanks to the Jackson County Board of Supervisor’s endorsement of the plan. No decision ha...
Y kicks off building effort With nearly a quarter of the $1.7 million goal already committed, the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA last week kicked off its capital campaign to renovate its Government Street campus.
“It’s really no...
Art Walk ushers in fall season with creative style The local arts community overtook downtown Ocean Springs Saturday during Art Walk 2012, but it wasn’t just a painting, music or sculpting event. There were also great bargains offered by businesse...
Court ruling halts Front Beach cleanup A special court ruling prompted city and county leaders to halt Front Beach cleaning efforts on Tuesday while a plaintiff in the case said the action was unnecessary.
Special Chancellor Robert Lanc...
City trims to avoid fiscal gap While it appeared a gap between the city’s revenues and expenses would lead to layoffs, furloughs or a tax increase, city department heads took a scalpel to the budget and presented a balanced plan...
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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Federal officials were searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along the crucial Interstate 5 corridor, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee cautioned Friday that major disruptions will last for weeks, if not months....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide....
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The principal of the Oklahoma elementary school where seven children died in a tornado says her teachers did everything they could to save their lives....