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Police Had ‘No Authority’ to Criminally Charge Residents in Cox Backed Program

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – Newly acquired documents reveal police officers in Ocean Springs were paid directly by a private...

City Hall Erupts in Applause as Ocean Springs Rejects Holly Grove Development

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — In a standing-room-only meeting, the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen voted 5–2 Tuesday night to...

Before Locking in 123 Units, Ocean Springs Should Clean Up the Record

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OPINION EDITORIAL by GC Wire Publisher E. Brian Rose Tonight, Ocean Springs City Hall is expected to be standing room...

Alderman Tillis Says Harris Likely Broke Law, Says Wilkinson Should Be ‘Indicted’ Over Securix

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — In a phone call with GC Wire, Ward 1 Alderman Steve Tillis acknowledged that Ocean...

City Attorney Asks Court to Keep His Resume – And Everything Else – Hidden from Public

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – In a newly filed court action against the publisher of GC Wire, City Attorney David...

‘Confidential’ Letter Defending Alleged Misconduct Contradicts State Law

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – On Tuesday, Ocean Springs City Attorney David Harris sent a two-page letter to officials. It...

Full Video: Press Conference Alleges of Misconduct in Ocean Springs City Hall

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Tense Press Conference After Majority of Aldermen were No-Shows for Ocean Springs Special Called Meeting OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — What...

Documents Reveal Secret City Hall Pitch Would Enrich New City Attorney

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — On the same night the Board of Aldermen voted to award David Harris the permanent...

City Says Promises Used to Obtain Millions were Just ‘Sales Pitch’ Fluff

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — City Attorney David Harris told the public Tuesday that the broken promises used to secure...

City Attorney Refuses to Leave the Room — Board Rewards Him Anyway

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(GC Wire runs on donations by residents like you. Please click to help us keep reporting.) OCEAN SPRINGS, MS —...

City Admits No Garage Ownership Agreement Exists After Telling State It Did

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — After weeks of questions, the City of Ocean Springs has now officially acknowledged that no...

State Investigation Into OS Parking Garage Grant Begins; Grant Writer Paid $800K

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(GC Wire runs on donations by residents like you. Please click to help us keep reporting.) OCEAN SPRINGS — The...

Hidden Metadata Reveals Possible Preplanned Vote and Lack of Transparency at City Hall

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — The City of Ocean Springs is once again facing questions about transparency and accountability —...

City Tells Federal Judge Truth ‘Makes Little Difference’ in Sworn Court Declarations

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(GC Wire runs on donations by residents like you. Please click to help us keep reporting.) OCEAN SPRINGS, MS –...

City Made ‘Mind-Boggling’ Promises to Secure Millions in Public Funds – Most Were Fiction

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From an ownership transfer to high tech ‘immersive’ technology to public park dedications, the city’s fictional claims could cost...

Ocean Springs Gave Away a $9 Million Garage to a Private Company, City Access at Risk

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(GC Wire runs on donations by residents like you. Please click to help us keep reporting.) OCEAN SPRINGS, MS —...

City Spins False Securix Narrative, Moves Half Million Dollars to Federal Court

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — The City of Ocean Springs announced Tuesday it will hand over nearly half a million...

City Seeks Federal Order to Silence Journalist Who Exposed Corruption

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Whether you are a reader who enjoys GC Wire’s reporting or not, this story affects you. The outcome of...

Transparency for Sale: Clerk’s Sworn Statement Blows Hole in Ocean Springs Paywall

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Ocean Springs built a paywall around transparency. A sworn court filing just cracked it wide open. OCEAN SPRINGS, MS —...

Possible Open Meetings Act Violation Under Review in Ocean Springs

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — The Mississippi Ethics Commission has been asked to review whether Ocean Springs officials violated the...

‘Fake Court’ Allegations Against Former City Attorney Could Trigger Criminal Investigations

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New legal action mirrors the traffic program Robert Wilkinson once oversaw in Ocean Springs — and comes weeks after...

When Silence Becomes Policy: Ocean Springs and the Price of Retaliation

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An Editorial by GC Wire Publisher E. Brian Rose Ocean Springs could have solved its civil-rights problem for free. No outside...

Video: Chaos at City Hall as Ocean Springs Board Blocks Attorney General Review

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – The Board of Aldermen took swift action on Tuesday to censure a fellow board member...

City Attorney Misstated the Law to Protect His Contract – The Board Let Him

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – City Attorney David Harris once again misrepresented Mississippi law in an attempt to save his...

Court Appeal After Ocean Springs Vote Approving Tree Removal at Wrong Address

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — A newly filed circuit-court appeal is challenging how the City of Ocean Springs handled its...

Ocean Springs Cancels Friday Meetings After Legal and Transparency Questions Raised

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — Less than an hour after GC Wire published an article questioning the legality of tonight’s...

Ocean Springs Back-Room Meetings Mirror Case the Supreme Court Called Illegal

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — A series of meetings set for Friday evening between Ocean Springs officials and State Rep....

Ocean Springs Pays Private Group Tens of Thousands Annually With No Agreements

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — The collapse of the Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau, which is shutting down this month...

Attorney General Asked to Weigh in on Ocean Springs City Attorney Controversy

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – Two competing letters from Ocean Springs officials are now before the Mississippi Attorney General —...

Ocean Springs Mayor Silent on Veto as City Attorney Contract Fallout Grows

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – After City Attorney David Harris made legal assertions that aldermen now say misled them into...

Aldermen: Harris Misled Board Into Lucrative Contract, Promise Swift Action and Change

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – Three Ocean Springs aldermen now say they were misled into approving City Attorney David Harris’s...

Alderman Helps Score Pickleball Equipment for Ocean Springs Middle School

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — Ocean Springs Middle School students will be learning a fast-growing sport this year thanks to...

False Legal Claims Boxed Aldermen Into Approving Long Term City Attorney Deal

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – The Ocean Springs interim city attorney used a misreading of state law and warnings of...

Watchdog Group Urges Ocean Springs to Reject City Attorney Contract

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — A nonprofit civic group is urging the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen to reject the...

Unanimous Vote Vanishes from the Record, Paving Way for New City Attorney Contract

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – Sometimes what you see is not what you get — and nowhere is that truer...

Public Shut Out: City Cites Privilege on Emails as Courts Keep Securix Records Sealed

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – City officials in Ocean Springs are refusing to release emails between former City Attorney Robert...

‘Heavy Handed’ Order Forces Downtown Bars to Close Early After Two Gunfire Scares

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS —After back-to-back weekends of late-night gunfire, some residents said they expected the city to respond with...

The Walls Had Ears: Mayor Cox Pulls Plug on City Hall’s Secret Audio Recording

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — One of Mayor Bobby Cox’s first acts in office was to shut down a surveillance...

Hollywood Myths vs. Small Town Reality: Who is Really in Charge of Ocean Springs?

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – On TV, the mayor is always the boss. From the cigar-chomping mayor of Jaws movies...

Ex-Alderman Targets Board Member While His Own Past Comes Under Fire

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — Two heated Facebook threads this month have reignited debate over ethics, transparency, and credibility in...

Attorney General Opinions: Closed-Door Vote to Keep Wilkinson Likely Broke the Law

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OCEAN SPRINGS — When the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen slipped behind closed doors last week to decide whether...

Ocean Springs Board Locks the Public Out of Controversial Vote

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OCEAN SPRINGS – City leaders in Ocean Springs shut the public out of the decision to keep Robert Wilkinson’s...

Not a New Tax: The Real Reason Your Property Value Just Jumped

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MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi homeowners are opening their mailboxes to a surprise this summer: property reassessment notices showing steep increases...

City Strikes Fabricated Vote from Record — Then Takes Up the Issue for Real

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen took formal action Tuesday night to remove a false...

Mystery Memo Sparks Questions Over Who’s Really Calling the Shots in Ocean Springs

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – A new two-page document titled “City of Ocean Springs – Resolution Process and Procedure Guidelines”...

City Attorney Turned to Police in Effort to Silence Investigative Reporting

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – In a move that seems to have blurred the line between public office and personal...

City Says Board Voted to Keep Paying Securix Lawyer Wilkinson – Aldermen Say Otherwise

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This article was updated on August 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM. OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – One month after their first...

Rep. Trey Lamar Lied To and About the Press – Then Tried to Silence the Press

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – Mississippi State Representative Trey Lamar took to social media to post a public rant that...

School Board Asks City to Reimburse Costly Error by City Clerk’s Office

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — The Ocean Springs School Board is demanding that the city pay back every cent —...

City to Vote on Transparency Measure and Permanent End to RDA

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — Ward 4 Alderman Shannon Pfeiffer plans to introduce two resolutions at Tuesday’s Ocean Springs Board...

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