Waveland News

Hot? You think the thermometer hovering at 100 last week is about as hot as it can get on the Mississippi Coast? The record books tell us to think differently.

A man convicted of arson in a case of retaliation against Hancock County sheriff's officials is being held for a hearing on whether to revoke his probation.

New U.S. Census Bureau data shows Gulfport, Long Beach and Waveland had the most population growth in 2008, but most South Mississippi cities are still below pre-Hurricane Katrina populations.

Mary Ann McRaney of Diamondhead plays with the theme of light versus dark in her faith based and very first book "Friends Forever." McRaney will be celebrating this accomplishment in her original hometown of Picayune with a special book signing at MeLinda's Fine Gifts and More.

A house in the 300 block of Nicholson Avenue was destroyed in a Monday night fire.

Skipper Ben Herman of Southern Yacht Club, with a crew of Dominie San Miguel, won the annual Gulf Yachting Association Junior 420 Championship this past weekend at Long Beach Yacht Club.

Pockets of dead water off Mississippi's coast are strangling marine life - and growing.

Angst and introspection bear uncommon fruit in Frederick Barthelme's sophisticated, and wry, new novel, "Waveland." Layered, like the waters lapping Waveland's shores, it is a treasure of a book - that at first seems to go nowhere, then has much to say.

A Justice Court judge Thursday upheld the state's eviction of a Waveland family from a cottage provided by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, saying they had signed a lease that had to be enforced.

Sept. 9 -- While we watch Ike, many of us are still cleaning up after Hurricane Gustav.

Members of Mississippi's United Pentecostal churches have a new leader. David Tipton Jr.

The 1920s were a grand time for educational edifices along the Gulf Coast. From Mobile to New Orleans, fortress-like brick schools were built that would last for decades.

Alarmed over the number of tax-credit housing units blossoming here, the City Council has slapped on a moratorium banning construction of any more so-called Section 42 units unless developers are willing to pay full freight on the resulting tax bills.

Good to see patriotism in Pascagoula. If you go through Delmas Estates, you can see flags in front of all the houses in honor of Memorial Day.

Will be June 1-July 2. Breakfast will be from 8 to 9 a.m., and lunch will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays.

For Greg Garrett of Bay St. Louis, the grant process has proven to be a frustrating one.

Waveland Police officer H. Bouganim was on his normal patrol Wednesday evening when a stop for a seat belt violation turned into a drug bust.

The Rev. John T. O'Brien was proud to be among the dozens of Irish Roman Catholic priests who have called the Mississippi Coast home.

Seniors can learn about scams and identity theft Wednesday at a meeting of Triad, the county's organization that keeps seniors informed on crime-prevention issues.

Many years ago, I think it was the post office, came out with the two capital letter abbreviation for all states.