Ocean Springs News

The Gulf Coast is a cornucopia of artists, painters, potters and creativity. This is evident in the many festivals and fairs available to those of us lucky enough to live here, and the quaint town of Ocean Springs is no different.

Funny Money On The Gulf Coast - Mississippi Ocean Springs Businesses Police - WKRG.com : "Counterfeit cash is circulating the Gulf Coast.

PASCAGOULA Federal money left over from replacing the Ocean Springs fishing bridge, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, may go to bulkhead repairs, a pedestrian walkway and landscaping at Ocean Springs harbor.

After an Ocean Springs opera singer sings for the crowds in Europe, he plans a concert stateside to thank the friends, family and fans who made his "trip-of-a-lifetime" possible.

It's not the traditional hotdog and hamburger 4th of July for the many participants at the Ocean Springs YMCA's Annual Wesson Memorial Run.

Now that city aldermen have approved a nearly $4.3 million makeover project for downtown and Front Beach, the real work begins.

Day 2 of the 61st Annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo was all about the cobia.

Art camp or science camp? Coast kids feeling torn between the two are able to get the best of both worlds this summer at Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs.

When it comes to putting more money in the pockets of city aldermen, reactions are mixed among Ocean Springs residents.

Dallas D. Gibson, 43, of the 6700 block of Washington Avenue, was arrested shortly after sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a fight at an apartment complex in the 7300 block of Tucker Road on Monday.

Nurse after nurse took the witness stand Friday morning. They were then questioned by lawyers about their patient's injuries after a sexual attack.

The Neighborhood Watch crime prevention program is returning to Ocean Springs after an absence of several years.

Authorities say an autopsy has been ordered in the death of a homeless man. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove says Biloxi police got a call around 6 a.m. that a man had fallen from balcony at the old Magnolia Hotel.

Authorities have arrested a former bookkeeper on a charge of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Home of Grace, a Christian drug and alcohol recovery program in Vancleave.

Gulf Coast Canine Rescue and Rehab is inviting everyone who likes fun and dogs to a one-year birthday party for "poster puppy" Hope, Saturday at the rescue center at 2011 Government St.

The Tiger Shark leaned helplessly against a tug boat, waiting for the next leg of its long journey.

Title: MIDSUMMER NIGHT TO REMEMBER Bonfires, beer, dancing, jumping over fires and all-night-long parties are a central theme to Midsummer celebrations in the Baltics, marked annually across the region.

The spending bill that Congress sent to President Barack Obama on Thursday includes $439 million to restore a 45-mile stretch of Mississippi's barrier islands.

A three-month undercover investigation dubbed Operation Moon Burn has resulted in narcotics agents identiying 116 suspects in 207 different drug buys, with 43 suspects already in custody by 3 p.m. today, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said this afternoon.

June 16 - A special memorial will be held this weekend for an Ocean Springs officer lost in the Gulf of Mexico last month.