Waveland News

The new city of Diamondhead came a step closer to reality Tuesday afternoon when the proposed interim City Council and mayor crowded into the Chancery Clerk's Office to file an incorporation petition bearing ...

At a stop in Waveland, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says if the Senate was unwilling to pass a bill offering wind coverage through the National Flood Insurance Program, a model project including Mississippi might ...

With the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina about a month away, Rep. Gene Taylor and a congressional delegation of 20 will visit the Gulf Coast to discuss recovery efforts and the insurance crisis.

WASHINGTON - For the third time since assuming power last year, House Democrats are visiting the Gulf Coast and New Orleans this weekend to assess post-Hurricane Katrina needs.

It's another major sign that Waveland is bouncing back from Katrina. Hancock Bank's Waveland Branch held a grand opening Thursday for its new building on Highway 90.

Police arrested a 48-year-old repeat sex offender Saturday after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman and then was found with sexually explicit material in his car.

One of South Mississippi most wanted featured in the Sun Herald on Sunday was behind bars within hours of the story's publication.

A registered sex offender has found himself in hot water again after a woman said he exposed himself to her as she rode her bike.

Workers install water and sewer lines in September 2007 at Shieldsboro, a new subdivision under development in Bay St.

Red Cross needs blood, especially Type O and B- The American Red Cross is calling upon all eligible donors to give blood to help make sure a safe and stable blood supply is available over the coming weeks.

On Thursday, 55 more properties were declared nuisances in Hancock County. The Board of Supervisors says the properties must be cleaned up or they'll be demolished.

The money isn't even in the bank yet, but a contractor offering to build a long-awaited county jail has already approached Hancock County officials.

Pass Christian City Hall Returning To Waterfront PASS CHRISTIAN -- Pass Christian City Hall is about to return to its prominent location on Scenic Drive.

Generations of children have walked the tall halls and sat in the classrooms of the historic school at Second Street and Ulman Avenue, but its current condition reflects none of its past glories.

Back Bay Mission executive director Rev. Shari Prestemon said demand for their services is increasing along with their expenses, while donations are down.

Hancock County residents weighed in on a comprehensive rebuilding plan Thursday night in Waveland.

Weary of waiting nearly three years for a full-service grocery to return, city leaders here have hatched a new plan: Build, and somebody will come.

In the years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, state officials have given the school districts there a recovery cushion - unchanged amounts of state funding, even though they saw an enrollment ...

It's cool to be green nowadays. Communities across the nation are rethinking everything from energy policies to construction standards.

A Friday afternoon fire destroyed two Waveland businesses on Highway 90. The Tobacco Shack on the corner of McLaurin Street and Highway 90 went up in flames shortly after workers reported smelling smoke.