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The Sea Coast Echo is the official newspaper of Hancock County, Mississippi, founded in January 1892. The first Echo publisher was Charles G. Moreau, who co-owned the paper with business partner one-time Pass Christian Coast Beacon manager W.L. The newspaper has famously missed only two issues during its long history. One date was 1918 when the publisher's daughter succumbed to plague. The second

was in 1969 in the aftermath Hurricane Camille. History would not repeat itself in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina made Bay St. Louis and Waveland its ground zero: The newspaper was produced at a sister newspaper in Kentucky and trucked to the devastated Gulf Coast where residents were clamoring for local news. The paper is now owned by Alabama-based Lancaster Management Inc. It is published weekly on Wednesday.

District Attorney W. Crosby Parker on Friday announced that RJ Sanders, formerly of Pass Christian, age 72, pled guilty ...
01/09/2026

District Attorney W. Crosby Parker on Friday announced that RJ Sanders, formerly of Pass Christian, age 72, pled guilty this week to four counts of Sexual Battery.

Mild and humid air across the Gulf South will provide the fuel needed for an approaching cold front and low pressure sys...
01/09/2026

Mild and humid air across the Gulf South will provide the fuel needed for an approaching cold front and low pressure system to kick off showers and possibly thunderstorms Friday and Saturday (Jan. 9-10). As the front moves to our east and south on S…

Mild and humid air across the Gulf South will provide the fuel needed for an approaching cold front and low pressure system to kick off showers and possibly thunderstorms Friday

01/09/2026
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MDEQ Lifts Beach Water Contact Advisories for Waveland and Gulfport West Beaches

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted the beach water contact advisories for Waveland and Gulfport West Beaches.

Water samples at this station show the areas have reached acceptable bacteria levels. There are no beach water contact advisories on the Mississippi Gulf Coast currently.

Again, the ADVISORIES have been LIFTED for:

Waveland Beach -- the previously affected area is from Oak Blvd. east to Favre St. (Station 3)
Gulfport West Beach -- the previously affected area is from Marie Ave. east to Camp Ave. (Station 8)

Swimmers are reminded that the Beach Task Force has a standing recommendation that swimming should not occur during or within 24 hours of significant rainfall.

More information about the Mississippi Beach Monitoring Program and the location of beach sampling stations is available here.

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A local volunteer firefighter and her little sister were injured on New Year’s Eve in an ATV accident at Kiln.
01/03/2026

A local volunteer firefighter and her little sister were injured on New Year’s Eve in an ATV accident at Kiln.

A local volunteer fire fighter and her little sister were injured on New Year’s Eve in an ATV accident at Kiln.

The 2025 high school gridiron season has come to a close. Hancock quarterback Kaison Koennen turned in a superb senior s...
12/31/2025

The 2025 high school gridiron season has come to a close. Hancock quarterback Kaison Koennen turned in a superb senior season on the gridiron as he repeated as the All-Sea Coast Echo Offensive Player of the Year while Pass Christian’s Jayden Taylor …

The 2025 high school gridiron season has come to a close. Hancock quarterback Kaison Koennen turned in a superb senior season on the gridiron as he repeated as the All-Sea

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The Sea Coast Echo is the official newspaper of Bay St. Louis and Hancock County, Mississippi, founded in January 1892. The first Echo publisher was Charles G. Moreau, who co-owned the paper with business partner one-time Pass Christian Coast Beacon manager W.L. May.

The Echo is the oldest business in Hancock County. The newspaper has famously missed only two issues during its long history. One date was 1918 when the publisher's daughter succumbed to plague. The second was in 1969 in the aftermath of Hurricane Camille. History would not repeat itself in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina made Bay St. Louis and Waveland its ground zero: The newspaper was produced at a sister newspaper in Kentucky and trucked to the devastated Gulf Coast where residents were clamoring for local news. The paper is owned by Alabama-based Lancaster Management Inc. and the general manager is Geoff Belcher. It is published weekly on Wednesday. Follow us on Twitter @TheSeaCoastEcho. #TheEcho