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The National Weather Service has dropped all tropical storm warnings and flood watches for South Mississippi. Full Story »
The National Weather Service has dropped all tropical storm warnings and flood watches for South Mississippi. Full Story »
The American Red Cross is wrapping up its shelter operations in Harrison, Jackson and Hancock counties. Full Story »
PASCAGOULA — Jackson County closed its hurricane evacuation shelter in Gautier at 7 a.m., released the two National Guard units that had been on standby overnight, tied loose ends and ended its emergency operations for Ida around 10 a.m. Full Story »
GULFPORT - South Mississippi still has a 60 percent chance of rain today, and most of that will fall by 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »
The three coastal counties survived Ida with minimal damage, emergency officials reported this morning. Full Story »
Veterans from all branches of service took center stage Monday during the 10th annual Veterans Breakfast at Gautier High School. Full Story »
GULFPORT — An oceanographer testified in federal court Tuesday that water was 10 times as destructive as wind during Hurricane Katrina, but he was disqualified from saying how those forces impacted the Bossier home. Full Story »
GAUTIER — The American Red Cross opened four shelters in Jackson, Harrison and Hancock counties Monday for residents seeking shelter from Tropical Storm Ida. Full Story »
How rare is a November hurricane? Late-autumn storms are not as odd as they might seem. That’s because November hurricanes do churn — about every two or three years — but they rarely make landfall along the Gulf of Mexico with hurricane-force winds. In 300 years, no known November hurricane has struck the Mississippi Coast. Full Story »
Anonymous allegations about a meth lab at a Saucier residence led to the arrests Monday of Eric Len Newton and Tiffany Marie Crabtree, said Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara. Full Story »
Two of the Coast’s three colleges planned to cancel morning classes today as a precautionary measure for weather associated with Tropical Storm Ida. Full Story »
Police seek two suspects in invasion Full Story »
GULFPORT — Police arrested a Gulfport couple on an armed robbery charge 11/2 hours after a holdup Sunday at a gas station on U.S. 49. Full Story »
JACKSON COUNTY — A couple who fled from Jackson County deputies in a stolen pickup with a portable meth lab in back were taken into custody in Alabama with the help of a K-9 unit, said Sheriff Mike Byrd. Full Story »
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GULFPORT — Tropical storm–force winds and rain battered South Mississippi throughout Monday night but the bad weather is expected to move out by noon today, bringing clear skies and cooler weather. Full Story »
BAY ST. LOUIS — Residents of Shoreline Park are dealing with rising water in advance of Tropical Storm Ida as dark approaches. Full Story »
All Coast Electric Power Association offices will close at 3 p.m. today in order for employees to make storm preparations. Full Story »
Several Coast law enforcement agencies and other first-responder groups have beefed up personnel in advance of Tropical Storm Ida’s arrival. Full Story »
Hancock County Emergency Management officials are advising all residents who live in low-lying areas of the county to take precautions against the possiblity of rising water in those areas due to Tropical Storm Ida. Full Story »
The Coast Guard rescued two crewmen from an oil rig after it was damaged by Hurricane Ida approximately 80 miles south of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico Monday. Full Story »
PASCASGOULA — All schools in Jackson County except Ocean Springs School District will let out early today in an effort to ensure school buses are off the roads by the time winds from Ida begin to reach tropical storm force. Full Story »
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding’s Gulf Coast facilities continue to monitor Tropical Storm Ida’s approach to the Gulf Coast. Full Story »
Shelters will open Monday afternoon in Harrison and Jackson counties in preparation for Tropical Storm Ida, Red Cross officials announced Monday. Full Story »
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources today announced all areas conditionally approved for the harvest of oysters are now closed due to the coastal flood warning, hurricane wind watch and hurricane watch. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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