Mississippi City News

One of the oddest water races in the Mississippi Sound involved Leander, Parnassus and Walk-in-the-Water. Their sails flapped like ears.

City officials say they want to spend most of the money on road improvements. Private consultants have prioritized the roads in need of work based on condition and traffic count.

What Biloxi-born woman became a Miss America? Where was the Praline Capital of the World? What popular national soft drink was invented on the Mississippi Coast? Who from this region died on the USS Arizona? Which county is named for a War of 1812 hero? Where did Mississippi's first McDonald's open? Ah, trivia.

Mississippi National Guard's 287th Engineer Company marches into the Lucedale, Mississippi, City Park in March 2010 for a deployment ceremony.

Four city owned buildings in Gulfport could be key ingredients in recipe to build a new municipal services center.