Pass Christian News

Captain John Handy's legacy to the Mississippi Coast is not just the music that made him the Handy Man with the Sax.

Gov. Phil Bryant's plan to cut state funding for public libraries leaves the institutions facing tough decisions at a time when patronage has reached an all-time high.

Anglo-Catholic Chapel of St. Benedict: Theology class on New Testament Catholicism, 10 a.m. Feb.

Mississippi may not be known for its progressive legislation, but it doesn't mean legalizing medical marijuana is off the table, especially when the state is a big player with the legal production of marijuana.

A reported kidnapping and beating has resulted in the arrest of 41-year-old Shawn J. Hilton of Pass Christian, according to the Harrison County Sheriff's Department.

For the fourth year in a row, Senator Deborah Dawkins of Pass Christian is submitting another proposal in an effort to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Mississippi.

Kerri Paul and Stacy Bowers are first cousins who are teaming up in an attempt to win $1 million on the CBS reality show.

GULFPORT, Miss. -- The sentencing of a Slidell, La., man has been postponed to give him time to sell an apartment building in Louisiana so he can repay a government loan he obtained through false statements.

There are 60 new Mississippi school superintendents, including 8 districts with interim leaders.

Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" will have its second weekend performance at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Biloxi Little Theatre, 220 Lee St.

During Black History month, WLOX is spotlighting the work underway to restore the Randolph School in Pass Christian.

McDermott recognized Pass Christian's top-notch school district and noted a flurry of new businesses have opened recently in the downtown area.

D'IBERVILLE - A 24-year-old Pass Christian woman has been arrested on charges of felony driving under the influence causing death, authorities said.

Today, Chief of Police Wayne Payne announced the arrest of Sara Jane Koch, 24 year old white female from Pass Christian, MS for one count of Felony Driving Under the Influence causing death.

People visiting and living in South Mississippi continued to hold tight to their money in November, keeping sales- tax revenue for Coast cities below 2010 levels.

Andrew Zimmern -- TV host, author and award-winning chef -- peeked into a box of crawfish that were about to go for a swim in a well-seasoned pot of boiling water.

A tornado watch is in effect for South Mississippi until noon today, according to National Weather Service in New Orleans.

The last time Andrew Zimmern drove anywhere near South Mississippi. he ate raccoon and possum at Leatha's BBQ Inn in Hattiesburg with Chef Robert St.

Part of the scheduled entertainment for the 1912 State Teachers Association's convention was a ride on the interurban trolley, which ran along the beach from Biloxi to Pass Christian.