Bay St. Louis News

The supervisors of the three Coast counties have named the 16 people who will lead the new Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau starting July 1. The first board meeting is July 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the office on the second floor of the Coast Convention Center on U.S. 90 in Biloxi.

The men of Delta Co. of the 1st Division of the 26th Marines, including Gunnery Sgt.

Circuit Court Judge Roger Clark will decide if the city of Waveland is liable for the death of Francisco Jesus Mendoza, 33, who was killed when the bicycle he was riding was struck after a collision between a WPD police cruiser and another vehicle on Highway 90 in September 2009.

Our position on money in politics has been simple and consistent for years: Every dollar spent in every campaign should be publicly reported in a timely manner so voters can decide if how a campaign is financed should influence their vote.

At the recent Bay High School graduation ceremony, school principal Dr. Andy Parker recognized the 142 students in the Class of 2013 for earning $4,924,724 in scholarship offerings.

Newly-minted city leaders in Diamondhead, Bay St. Louis, and Pass Christian will be sworn soon at respective ceremonies in each city.

C Spire Wireless has announced the grand reopening of its remodeled 3,000 square-foot prototype retail store in Bay St. Louis.

Each workday, Dennis Kelly looks forward to watching a smooth transition of cargo as regional vice president and general manager of the TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point.

Our position on money in politics has been simple and consistent for years: Every dollar spent in every campaign should be publicly reported in a timely manner so voters can decide if how a campaign is financed should influence their vote.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently installed a temporary traffic signal at the intersection of Bouslog Street and U.S. Highway 90 in Bay St. Louis.

The Mardi Gras Museum in Bay St. Louis will present "Midsummer Night's Dream" from 6 to 10 p.m. June 22 under the oaks in the Depot District.

Julia Gregg Kramer joined Ban-corpSouth Insurance Services Inc. as senior vice president of organ-0izational performance.

Bay St. Louis Little Theatre's latest production "Never Too Late" proves the old adage that it's better late than never to get a new lease on life.

The Hancock County Board of Supervisors are in the process of purchasing and renovating a Bay St. Louis home which the Department of Human Services will use to house foster children.

Voters Tuesday re-elected Democrat Les Fillingame as their mayor. He defeated Republican challenger Jeff Harding with a vote of 1,506 or 68 percent to 696 or 32 percent, according to complete but unofficial returns.

A Slidell man has been ordered to serve a 30-year prison term, day for day, for the armed robbery of a convenience store in Bay St. Louis.

South Mississippi will vote in general elections Tuesday, electing mayors, aldermen and council members from Bay St. Louis to Pascagoula.

Commercial and recreational boat slips are under construction or repair in almost every city across South Mississippi.

Table shows how the winners of the past 10 Iowa caucuses fared at winning their party's nomination and the presidency; only four candidates who were not incumbents have made it to the White House.

The two men running for mayor of Bay St. Louis say the city could be the crown jewel of the Coast and each believes he is the one to put the shine on it.