The appearance of several national Republican leaders in the local government race came during a tense week of the campaign.

The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday it is investigating Democrat Sonya Williams Barnes’ campaign for ...

Barnes said she and her attorney met with investigators from the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office regarding the claims, adding that she fully cooperated and answered every question asked of her.

Attorney General Lynn Fitch says her office “has reason to believe” the Democratic mayoral candidate “may have committed ...

A Florida ex-convict has been indicted on felony charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon after ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-The Gulfport race for mayor is the most hotly contested and most watched political campaign in South Mississippi. There will be new leadership at city hall with Billy Hewes ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Gulfport, Mississippi man was arrested in Mobile for allegedly making counterfeit money. Steven Doukas, 45, was arrested and is accused of first-degree possession of a ...

Gulfport Councilwoman Ella Holmes-Hines broke into a broad smile after a contentious hearing that affirmed she is an eligible general election candidate for the Ward 3 seat. The Gulfport Municipal ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Gulfport Election Commission certified Ella Holmes-Hines on Wednesday, confirming she meets the requirements to run for Gulfport City Council. The challenge was filed ...

Opponents for Gulfport mayor — Hugh Keating and Sonya Williams Barnes — agreed early on that they would run clean campaigns. But Mississippi Sen. Joel Carter of Biloxi, Keating’s godson and ...

A woman accused of robbing a Dollar General in Gulfport, Mississippi. She returned to the scene to retrieve a phone dropped during the robbery. Police arrested her on the spot and charged her with ...

who won the primary for the Ward 3 City Council seat in Gulfport. Sources said the challenge focuses on Holmes-Hines’ campaign finance filing and violating the rules of a candidate in a polling ...