National Signing Day: Four Columbus High seniors sign to play in college
Defensive backs Christopher Johnson and Kameron Jenkins and offensive linemen Deveon Boykins and Gerald Wells all signed Wednesday.
EMCC falls at No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast in MACJC semifinals
The top-ranked Bulldogs ran past EMCC 31-7 in the semifinals of the MACJC playoffs in Perkinston.
EMCC continues slide in NJCAA football rankings
The Lions (4-3) are still in the top 20, but they sit at No. 17.
EMCC drops to eighth in new NJCAA football poll after second loss
The Lions’ national championship hopes are all but gone after last week’s second loss, a home defeat to new No. 2 Northwest Mississippi (5-1).
Tropical Storm Cindy comes ashore in southwest Louisiana
Gulf Coast states were in for a third day of rough weather as Tropical Storm Cindy sloshed ashore early today in southwestern Louisiana.
Long stretch of Gulf Coast eyes Tropical Storm Cindy
From the Florida Panhandle to eastern Texas, residents and government officials along the northern Gulf Coast kept an eye on slow-moving Tropical Storm Cindy, which the National Weather Service said posed a threat of “life-threatening flash flooding.”
Typhoon awakens Camille memories on Miss. coast
JACKSON — Diane Peranich was pregnant with her fourth child when her family rode out Hurricane Camille in August 1969 at their home in the
BP: Rig partner liable for own punitive damages
BP wants to shield itself from having to compensate Halliburton for punitive damages, fines and penalties the cement contractor may face for its role in the deadly 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Eight projects to lead oil spill restoration efforts
JACKSON — Citing “widespread and extensive” damage from the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a group of state and federal environmental officials said Wednesday it’s important to begin restoration and listed eight proposed projects to kick off the effort.
BP cited for five more violations
JACKSON — Federal regulators on Wednesday cited BP PLC for a second set of violations stemming from the 2010 well blowout that killed 11 rig workers and caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
Tougher rules hit fishermen, industry hard
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — Travis Palladeno, a veteran charter fishing captain on Florida’s Gulf Coast, flips through his appointment book and bemoans the blank pages. Restrictions on some of the most popular — and tasty — sport fish are so strict right now, fewer people want to go out.
Columbus state senator says Coast booming (video)
State Sen. Terry Brown, R-Columbus, visited the Columbus Rotary Club Tuesday to share a little optimism, some pessimism and a lot of uncertainty.
State of emergency declared in Miss. in advance of Bonnie
A state of emergency was declared Friday along the Mississippi Gulf Coast ahead of tropical storm Bonnie’s projected movement into the Gulf of Mexico.
Danny Gardener: Weekend get-away on Gulf Coast offers a refreshing hiatus
“The Gulf Coast is lovely this time of year, and besides, we need to support the people down there whom the oil gusher has affected.”
Steve Mullen: The oil isn’t here … yet
The massive oil spill about 40 miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico, which by energy giant BP’s own estimate has been growing by 5,000 barrels each day since April 20, still hasn’t reached Mississippi’s shores. Yet.