Monday, May 13 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:24:04 GMT
MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of severalMore >>
A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:00:12 GMT
DALLAS (WFSS/CNN) – There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. Breathing in the alcohol vapors gets you buzzed fast and some say you don't ingest any emptyMore >>
There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. But doctors say it's dangerous. More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:24 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:24:40 GMT
A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine.More >>
A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine.More >>
Recently we learned that the Army and the Marine Corps will become a smaller fighting unit, the Pentagon and top defense officials propose to delay some ships and may even scrap some defense programs. All of this is part of the plan to bring down our budget deficit. We all know the coast depends on a lot of defense dollars whether it be the money spent at the Seabee Base, Keesler or for ship contracts at Ingalls.
While we believe defense spending will still make up a big part of our coast economy, it is time for local leaders and coast citizens to develop other revenue sources to offset the military cutbacks. That is why it is so important for our tourism industry to band together and have one voice.
For too long we have not marketed all counties together. That approach needs to stop.The entire Mississippi Coast is a tourist destination and should be marketed that way. If we do an effective job of marketing our tourism attractions, we can bring thousands more people and dollars to South Mississippi.
Defense cuts pose some challenges, but they provide us the opportunity to strengthen other sectors of our economy. The choice is ours.
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