Ocean Springs News

The way to make methamphetamine is evolving, and as it does, the methods law enforcement use to snare meth cooks have to evolve, too.

The road from Gambia, in West Africa, to this weekend's 31st Annual Peter Anderson Festival in Ocean Springs is paved with Biloxian Fred Sock's love for Lamin Dibba's vibrant paintings of the Gambian landscapes and people.

Seventeen people were arrested for charges involving drugs and prostitution in an undercover sting involving police agencies from along the Gulf Coast and targeting escort service and individuals listed on Craig's List, a Mississippi television station is reporting.

Ocean Springs police arrested Sean Bradford Mitchell, 41, on a charge of bank robbery within seconds of his leaving the Merchants & Marine Bank on U.S. 90 on Thursday morning.

The mayor opened Thursday's insurance survey press conference with a dire warning, telling the crowd, "Insurance rates are causing a lot of our homeowners and business owners to rethink about even staying in Ocean Springs." The mayor also added, "It's a tremendous hardship for everyone on the gulf coast.

November 4 - The condemned sign on the front door of the house on Stennis Avenue in Ocean Springs is up after authorities say there was a bad combination in the house, lots of kids and meth labs.

Four people have been arrested after authorities found a methamphetamine lab at an Ocean Springs home that was also used as a day care center, police said.

Leaders are scaling back plans for the new $600,000 East Beach Pathway project due to lack of money.

It wasn't quite the attention Kris Kwitzky expected to get for a phrase printed on a t-shirt. Three words, "Eat More Beer," prompted Chick-Fil-A to threaten suit against his bar, according to Kwitzky.

Major construction on the old Depot parking lot in Ocean Springs will be finished and ready for vendors just in time for the weekend's Peter Anderson Festival, according to city officials.

Families in Ocean Springs set out for a day of fun Saturday and helped a dear friend along the way.

OCEAN SPRINGS School Superintendent Robert Hirsch called Wednesday's groundbreaking for a new high school a "landmark day." About 100 supporters stood on the site at the corner of Old Spanish Trail and Miss.

Land is being cleared for a 330,000 square foot school. The property at the corner of Highway 57 and Old Spanish Trail will be home to the new Ocean Springs High School.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation will begin a $12.8 million Interstate 10 widening project Monday, which will expand the road to eight lanes between D'Iberville and the first Ocean Springs exit.

Dr. Tom Fowlkes' new patients don't have to worry about insurance paperwork since his clinic only accepts cash.

Don some sweats and sneakers and come walk with the state's first lady. Marsha Barbour will be in Ocean Springs on Tuesday filming several scenes for a commercial promoting 'Let's Go Walkin' Mississippi,' a campaign by Blue Cross Blue Shield encouraging families to get moving to get healthy.

As a kid growing up in South Mississippi, Matthew Caldwell loved being around the water.

The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education in Ocean Springs will be the site of the 5th Annual Ocean Springs Music festival on Saturday and Sunday.

Ocean Springs police are continuing an investigation into the case of a vulnerable elderly resident being exploited for money last month.

The city of Ocean Springs is one step closer to opening a culinary arts caf in the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center after the Board of Aldermen accepted a business plan during its regular meeting Tuesday.