Waveland News

Biloxi's Thursdays in May programs were better than ever this year, great variety and high quality.

J.D. Wood of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, fills gas cans for his boat at the Walmart in Waveland, Mississippi, on Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

Has anyone else noticed the sales tax revenue for of Bay St. Louis has been on the decline for some time now? Waveland, however, is experiencing a steady growth in sales tax revenue.

The April report issued by the Department of Revenue is for March sales. The tax was paid to the state in April and will be diverted to individual cities in May.

A federal judge is allowing a change in attorneys for a Bay St. Louis man charged with using a crowbar as a weapon in the armed robbery of a Hancock Bank in Waveland.

With the seawall barricades and sand re-nourishment projects, about 40 percent of Hancock County's seven miles of beaches are under construction or not easily accessible.

A Bay St. Louis man has been arrested on a charge of murder in the shooting death of Louis Matranga, officials said.

A Hancock County man is expected to be charged today with murder in the shooting death of Louis Matranga, officials said.