Pascagoula Local News

Today -- Jackson County Farmers Market will be held from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the open pavilion at Jackson County Fairgrounds, Pascagoula. Call 228-762-6043 for details.

Oil prices tripled since 2003. Sunshine for the economies of metro areas on the Gulf of Mexico. But a cloud over the metros on the...

Wilma Rudell McCoy Parker OXFORD - Wilma Rudell McCoy Parker, 83, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.

PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - The Navy has to be able to react at a moment's notice anywhere in the world, and the T-AGM 25 will aid in that capability. V T Halter Marine CEO Boyd King said the $200 million, 614 foot vessel is just the defense tool needed to protect our country at sea.

JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - The Jackson County Board of Supervisors has officially added the Detention Center Bond to the November 2008 ballot.

Today -- Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast will hold a public forum to discuss the proposed Brodnax planned unit development at 7 p.m. at Latimer Community Center, 10908 Daisy Vestry Road. Call 228-314-0011, ext. 312, for details.

A look at what's going on in the Pensacola area.

PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - Singing River Hospital has 31 beds in its emergency room. "Typically from 10 in the morning to midnight, we run a full house, keeping them full," said Charles Howard, Emergency Department Nursing Director.

PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - It was a great first day of school for Principal Shirley Hunter. She said she loves to meet and greet all the smiling, little faces at Beach Elementary in Pascagoula.

PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - Two years ago, Michelle Dixon said she had hit rock bottom. "When I first came in, I was barely able to have a conversation with somebody. I was overwhelmed with guilt and shame and a lack of hope."