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Edibles. Guns. Fentanyl pills. Gulfport police arrest 7 Coast residents in drug sting.
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Five Harrison County residents were arrested Tuesday after a joint investigation looking into distribution of narcotics in South Mississippi and illegal possession of firearms, police say. Those charged are: Nigel … Click to Continue »
Biloxi High student arrested after loaded gun found in backpack, school district says
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A Biloxi High School student brought a loaded gun to school in a backpack Tuesday morning, the school district reports. “No threats were made and the weapon was never exposed,” … Click to Continue »
Gulfport man was lying between the tracks when he was hit by a train
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An autopsy will be performed Tuesday on a Gulfport man who was hit and killed by a train. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said Michael Freed, 39, of Gulfport was … Click to Continue »
Coast woman wins Food Network Halloween competition and opens a bakery of her own
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She had a second chance to win the Food Network’s “Halloween Baking Championship” after finishing as runner-up last year, and Renee Loranger of Waveland went for it. In the finals, … Click to Continue »
Jailers ignored Coast woman’s pleas for help, lawsuit says. She died of a drug overdose.
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Hancock County has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a 37-year-old woman who died of a drug overdose after her arrest for a misdemeanor drug violation. Wendy … Click to Continue »
Saturday or Sunday? Here’s when you can Halloween trick-or-treat in MS Coast cities
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Halloween falls on Sunday this year, so parents are asking on social media if their city will reschedule trick-or-treating to another night. Almost every city in South Mississippi will allow … Click to Continue »
