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Mississippi announced financial incentives for a shipbuilder to expand in Gulfport in 2020, days after the president of the shipbuilder's parent company made a $10,000 campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, records show.Gulf Ship LLC, which received the state incentives, is a division of the Louisiana-based ship company, Edison Chouest Offshore.The president of Edison Chouest Offshore, Gary Chouest, has given $66,000 to Reeves' campaigns since 2016, including $10,000 on Sept. 2, 2020, according to finance documents.Fifteen days later, the state economic development agency under Reeves' supervision, the Mississippi Development Authority, announced Gulf Ship would receive state incentives to...

Fifty-two-year-old Marcus Lloyd Klausman was arrested on one felony count of home repair fraud. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, a victim reported to the Harrison County Criminal Investigations Division that he hired Marcus Klausman, the owner of Rockin the Coast LLC, to do remodel work at his residence. Victim stated...

The massive gas station and travel center will be just off Interstate 10 in Gulfport. Here are all the details and amenities you need to know about.

According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, county deputies responded to the report of a shooting into a dwelling in the block of Bert Dedeaux Road in Saucier, Miss. Through the course of the investigation, the juvenile was developed as one of three suspects responsible for the shooting. The alleged...

Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of two 16-year-olds in connection to a shooting into a home last weekend. Peterson said Treterius Lovell Moore and Kyree D’Twione Robinson each were charged with one count of shooting into a dwelling. Both are charged as adults. Harrison County Sheriff’s deputies responded...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Robert Deming appeared in federal court Monday morning for a bond hearing. The presiding judge set his bond at $25,000. Prosecutors argued for additional restrictions to be added, such as GPS monitoring, a daily curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and not to have direct contact with his employees at the nine Candy Shop locations.

Harrison County residents waiting to get replacement handicap display placards can now pick them up. The Harrison County Tax Collector's Office tells WXXV that the placards were sent to the office last week, but they had to wait for the Department of Revenue to add them to the inventory....

Mega-convenience-store retailer Buc-ee’s in November will begin carrying Golden Grail Beverages’ Spider Energy Drink. Spider Energy Drink comes in flavors such as Strawberry Lemonade, Citrus Bite and Zero Citrus Bite. Another flavor, WidowMaker, blends 300 milligrams of caffeine, taurine, ginseng and guarana. “Golden Grail Beverages and Buc-ee’s have...

HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - South Mississippi has seen its fair share of wildfires putting half the state in a burn ban, and despite the sporadic rain some areas may have experienced, Harrison County Fire chief Pat Sulivan says it’s not enough. “We’re probably below 26 inches of the...

Absentee ballots for the November general election are now available. Absentee ballots are available through your circuit clerk. Saturday in-person absentee voting dates are October 28th and November 4th from 8 a.m. to noon. Registration deadline for the November 7th election is Monday, October 9th and mail-in registration must be...

This week in Harrison County, Mississippi, several incidents occurred that require attention. These incidents include a shooting on Bert Dedeaux Road in Saucier, a 17-year-old runaway in Biloxi, a cold case involving the shooting of Karol Bolton, a trial for a fatal shooting at a Mississippi casino, a shooting on Sylvania Ave., and the sentencing of a California woman for drug distribution in Gulfport.

Two Harrison County 16-year-olds have been arrested after authorities say they shot into an occupied dwelling. Kyree D’Twione Robinson of Gulfport was charged as a juvenile as a minor in possession of a firearm on the date of the shooting, officials said. He was developed as a suspect along with Treterius Moore and one other person police say were responsible for the incident. Moore and Robinson were consequently charged with shooting into a dwelling and are now in custody at the Harrison County Adult Detention Center.

A Mississippi councilman has been arrested in a federal drug trafficking case. Biloxi City Councilman Robert Deming was taken into custody during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon on Pass Road, according to officials with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office. Deming is being held in the Harrison County Jail without bond.

In the recent Mississippi Primary, Harrison County saw just over 20% voter turn out. When you break the numbers down, fewer than 100 voters were aged 18 to 20. Circuit Clerk Connie Ladner joins us to discuss.