Friday, May 24 2013 7:26 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:26:15 GMT
Several Jackson County neighbors are extra cautious of their surroundings these days after some unusual sightings in their neighborhoods. A big black bear has been spotted this week roaming around theMore >>
Several Jackson County neighbors are extra cautious of their surroundings these days after some unusual sightings in their neighborhoods. A big black bear has been spotted this week roaming around the St. Martin community. Those close encounters have some neighbors a bit nervous.More >>
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 7:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:00:14 GMT
(RNN) - An active six months is predicted for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center has called it an "extremely active"More >>
An active six months is predicted for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season.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 >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:00:14 GMT
(KTXL/CNN) - A California man scarfed down more than 11 pounds of apple pie ... and somehow lived to tell the tale. Jamie "The Bear" McDonald consumed two giant apple pies in an attempt to break two worldMore >>
Eleven pounds of pie in 10 minutes? No sweat. More >>
This past weekend the America was christened at Huntington Ingalls Shipyard in Jackson County. It is the first in a series of amphibious assault ships to be built at the shipyard. Shipbuilding has long been a part of Jackson County's history. Yet there are no maritime museums that show off this proud history.
However, that may change if organizers of the Mississippi Maritime and Warship Museum are successful. No doubt the museum they want to create would be a huge tourist draw. Think of the thousands of sailors spread out across the country who have served on one of the many ships Ingalls has built.
The museum group also hopes to bring the first Aegis Cruiser built at Ingalls back to the coast. The USS Ticonderoga would be the center piece of the new museum. The cost to bring the ship here is estimated at $30 million. However for this to happen the coast has to get behind this project.
The group has a building in Pascagoula that it hopes will serve as the museum. But organizers are going to need volunteers and donations to make this work.
In Pensacola there is the National Naval Aviation Museum, in Mobile there is the Battleship Park. Hopefully we too will soon a maritime museum to lure tourists to South Mississippi.
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