Bay St. Louis News

J.D. Wood of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, fills gas cans for his boat at the Walmart in Waveland, Mississippi, on Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

RACHEL IRWIN/SPECIAL TO THE SUN HERALDOur Lady Academy valedictorian for the class of 2012 are Allison Ariatti and salutatorian Reagan Huey.

DOUG BARBER/SUN HERALDSt. Stanislaus valedictorians for the class of 2012 are John Randall Santa Cruz Jr., left, and Ashton Christopher Aime.

Bay St. Louis police are hoping some national exposure will help the ongoing investigation of the slaying of a local businessman.

A property battle is shaping up in Bay St. Louis over property known as the city's town green.

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss., May 23, 2012 -- For years, Dorothy and Morris Treadway, both in their mid-70s, struggled to do routine chores around their multi-level home.

Has anyone else noticed the sales tax revenue for of Bay St. Louis has been on the decline for some time now? Waveland, however, is experiencing a steady growth in sales tax revenue.

The second annual Gulfport Music Festival came to a close Sunday in Jones Park with Grammy-nominated act Maroon 5 practically leading a sing-along session to their hits with more than 10,000 fans.

The Gulfport Music Festival might be taking the lion's share of your free time and beer money this weekend, but don't think for a second there's nothing else going on around South Mississippi.

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- A Hancock County man has been released on $250,000 bond on charges in the death of 50-year-old Louis Matranga in April.

In just a couple of months, Bob Somerhalder went from unemployed house framer to owner of a hot new furniture and décor businesses on the Internet.

More than 50 years after getting her high school diploma, a Bay St. Louis woman has graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Gulf Coast businesswoman Yuki Northington, a celebrated artist and owner of the Social Chair boutique in Bay St.

Mississippi Power crews are at St. Stanislaus High School in Bay St. Louis this morning attempting to restore electricity to the campus, Principal Patrick McGrath said.

Pascagoula and Ocean Springs are among four coast communities nominated for the Rand McNally/USA Today "Best of the Road" contest, according to a release today from the Gulf Coast Regional Tourism Partnership.

South Mississippi lost a legendary business and community leader when Roy Newman, founder of Newman Lumber Company, died Sunday.

Now that MDOT has made their best effort at removing the sand from U.S. 90, it is time for the cities to step up and do their part in removing sand from the sidewalks.

GULFPORT, Miss. -- A federal judge is allowing a change in attorneys for a Bay St.

With the seawall barricades and sand re-nourishment projects, about 40 percent of Hancock County's seven miles of beaches are under construction or not easily accessible.

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