Recently added articles from The Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS):
BRIEF: Police seek robbery suspects.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Nelson Oct. 10--PASCAGOULA -- Police are looking for suspects in an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery, both Sunday night at apartment complexes that are less than a half-mile's walking distance apart. The two incidents occurred within five ...
TV program to highlight local firm: John Ratzenberger to visit Picayune elevator maker.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Pete Tattersall Oct. 10--"John Ratzenberger's Made in America," the No. 1-rated show on the Travel Channel, travels to Picayune today to focus a spotlight on American Crescent Elevator, a local company that manufactures commercial and residential elevators. ...
Bullet hits home again: Second time in past year.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Robin Fitzgerald Oct. 10--GULFPORT -- Annie Price said her home in Soria City was not the intended target of gunfire Monday, but that does little to ease her concerns. A bullet damaged a bedroom while one of her children sat at a computer. Price said it's the ...
No no-drive zone for Warr: Mayor, chief say no extra patrols.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Lafontaine Oct. 10--GULFPORT -- A Sound Off caller claims Mayor Brent Warr has created a no-drive zone around his home in the Woodglen subdivision. The no-drive zone seems similar to the no-fly zone over 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, except Gulfport police ...
Guide offers teachers help with bullying.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Melissa M. Scallan Oct. 10--GULFPORT -- Teachers, students and parents throughout South Mississippi will get information on the problem of bullying in schools and conflict resolution through the Sun Herald's Newspapers in Education department. The NIE ...
Stoic gentleman loved Sinatra.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Michael A. Bell Oct. 10--A stroke at 59 stole his ability to talk and paralyzed parts of his frame. But Orion Alley had a special feeling for Frank Sinatra, and nothing, his daughter said, would take that away. Days before his death Friday, the 80-year-old ...
Funding, logo for bridge f?te OK'd.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Leigh Coleman Oct. 10--OCEAN SPRINGS -- Mayor Connie Moran and the Board of Aldermen are finalizing big plans for the opening ceremonies for the new Biloxi Bay Bridge scheduled for Nov. 1; they approved part of the budget for the event at a special meeting Tuesday. ...
Heritage Area helped Coast: Restoration aid was result.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Kat Bergeron Oct. 10--Eight months before Hurricane Katrina, President Bush signed the bill creating the Mississippi Coast National Heritage Area, recognizing the region's historical and cultural significance with that coveted designation. Few of the ...
Tour emphasizes skills training: Most think state is on the right path.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Priscilla Frulla Oct. 10--BILOXI -- The Mississippi Economic Council made a stop in Biloxi on Tuesday as part of its 21-city tour to spread good news about doing business in the state. The Campaign for Mississippi's Future tour will continue today in Pascagoula and ...
EDITORIAL: Buyout plans need to be better thought-out.(Editorial)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--The perplexing proposal to buyout flood-prone properties in Hancock and Harrison counties is desperately in need of clarity. For his part, Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., issued the following statement on Tuesday: "There will be no mandatory buyouts at the federal level. As ...
EDITORIAL: Demand to remove slabs may be too demanding.(Editorial)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--The city of Biloxi has placed some property owners between a slab and a hard place. It has sent out notices that slabs must be removed from lots otherwise swept clean by Hurricane Katrina. "We're basically just trying to clean up the property," Biloxi Community ...
Screening Day spotlights mental health: Resources available across Coast.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Joshua Norman Oct. 10--Thursday is National Depression Screening Day, a chance for all those normally too shy to learn about their mental well-being to step forward in a situation without pressure. It is also a chance for those worried about someone close to them to ...
CLASSIC CLASH: USM will host three nights of hoops.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Al Jones Oct. 10--BILOXI -- For the first time since 2004, college basketball will return to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum. Southern Miss, which beat LSU in the last game at the Coliseum, will host a four-team tournament set for Dec. 18-20. ...
Housing money diversion denied: Barbour: Port always in plan.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Newsom Oct. 10--GULFPORT -- Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday the plan to spend $600 million of Mississippi's Community Development Block Grants on the State Port at Gulfport would not divert funds allotted for housing, and previous news reports that said as much ...
Warehouse is supply source: Donations needed to help in rebuilding.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Pam Firmin Oct. 10--Increased awareness and donations are key to keeping the doors open at the Interfaith Disaster Task Force warehouse in Woolmarket, where everything from drywall to light bulbs is available free to people recovering from various disasters. ...
D'Iberville wants on the choo-choo.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Michael A. Bell Oct. 10--D'IBERVILLE -- City officials want to smash their own homer by bringing nine innings of pro baseball and bratwursts to the Back Bay shores. Community developer Jeff Taylor said the city is partnering with Overtime Sports of Jackson in ...
Bearcat brothers: Jacobs taking a page from his brother's playbook.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: James Jones Oct. 10--Playing running back at Long Beach simply flows through the veins of Bradley Jacobs. Five years ago Jacobs saw his brother Brandon Jacobs enjoy an All-Coast senior season at Long Beach. Now it's the younger Jacobs' turn to ...
Hopson will get second opinion.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Al Jones Oct. 10--Southern Miss defensive coordinator Jay Hopson expressed optimism Tuesday in his fight against cancer. The former Ole Miss defensive back was diagnosed over the weekend with a recurrence of testicular cancer and will miss the Golden Eagles' ...
Ghost traps: Crab catchers still litter Gulf waters.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Megha Satyanarayana Oct. 10--They are the ghosts of crab fishing, the small mesh traps abandoned or lost in fertile waters. Fishermen lose hundreds of the $15 to $20 traps each year, severed from buoys, displaced by storms or sometimes, deliberately moved. ...
BRIEF: Crash kills Pascagoula man.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Newsom Oct. 10--A Pascagoula man was killed and his wife injured in an accident Monday afternoon on Interstate 65 in north Baldwin County, Ala., according to the Alabama Highway Patrol. Michael Dunn, 44, was driving south in a 2003 Chevrolet pickup ...