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 >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:04 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:04:19 GMT
It is the end of an era for one Biloxi elementary school. A long-time PE teacher is retiring at the end of the month. And when he leaves, so will a popular tradition he started three decades ago.More >>
It is the end of an era for one Biloxi elementary school. A long-time PE teacher is retiring at the end of the month. And when he leaves, so will a popular tradition he started at the school three decades ago. Thousands of students consider him the "coolest" teacher around.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 2:43 PM EDT2013-05-17 18:43:04 GMT
Two bank robbery suspects are on the run in Moss Point. But, their get away car has been recovered. According to Moss Point police, the suspects entered the Hancock Bank on Hwy 613 just before 11:30More >>
Two bank robbery suspects are on the run in Moss Point. But, their get away car has been recovered. According to Moss Point police, the suspects entered the Hancock Bank on Hwy 613 just before 11:30 this morning wearing masks, holding guns an demanding money. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:11:29 GMT
In a WLOX News exclusive, former Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat says despite what people may think, he had no role in the 1987 murders of Vincent and Margaret Sherry.More >>
In a WLOX News exclusive, Pete Halat says despite what people may think, he had no role in the 1987 murders of Vincent and Margaret Sherry. "I can tell you that there isn't a word in the English language that I'm not intelligent enough to know," the former Biloxi mayor said, "that can more strongly deny that I was ever involved in anything to do with Vince and Margaret being hurt, and Vince and Margaret being killed."More >>
It's being called a national epidemic. No it is not some strain of disease that is sweeping across America. It is the use of cell phones and texting while driving.
A study found that 58% of high school seniors said they had texted or e-mailed while driving during the previous month. Distracted driving deaths are most common in teens, making up 16% of fatal accidents.
Thirty-eight states have passed laws regarding the use of cell phones and texting. Unfortunately Mississippi is not one of them. Several bills have been presented and failed during the past couple of legislative sessions. Only drivers with a learner's permit or a school bus driver are prohibited from texting while driving in our state.
While the report dealt with teenagers, driving while using a cell phone is also an issue with adults. Next legislative session we urge our state lawmakers to try again and outlaw texting while driving. In addition they should also take it one step further and make it illegal to talk on cell phones and drive, unless you are doing it hands free.
There is only one way to stop this epidemic, and that is to put away our phones and other gadgets while driving.
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