Anita Krecic is one of two people convicted of killing South Mississippi trooper Bruce Ladner in 1987.
Charles Montgomery Jr. was convicted in the death of trooper Billy Langham jn 1981.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Distinquished Service Award to Joe Ford
GULFPORT -- According to www.sunherald.com, Sgt. Joe Ford will receive a Distinquished Service Award from the Department of Justice on July 2.
The award is for work done during 2007 while Ford was stationed in Iraq, according to the publication.
The presentation will be made at 9 a.m. at the 890th Engineer Battalion Armory on Hewes Avenue in Gulfport.
Donald Louis Bentz
June 28 marked a year since the death of Donald Louis Bentz, 28.
The Long Beach resident died in Pass Christian.
Bentz was buried at Alphonse Malley Cemetery after a separate visitation at Riemann Family Funeral Home and a Mass of Chrisitan Burial at St. John Catholic Church.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Another Fire Station For Bay St. Louis
BAY ST. LOUIS -- Construction of the second of two new fire stations to be built here has officially begun now that groundbreaking ceremonies have been held for the No. 2 building.
City officials turned dirt for the new facility to be located on Misssissippi 603 north of U.S. 90. The new main station is under construction at Main Street and U.S. 90, according to local media.
Monday, June 22, 2009
296th Transportation Gets Big Sendoff
MOSS POINT -- Army Reserve personnel with the 296th Transportation Company spent tonight with their families and city residents during a Red, White and Blue sendoff at the downtown river boardwalk.
The Road Warriors from Brookhaven, Miss., leave Tuesday for Camp Shelby to train before they spend a yearlong tour of duty in Iraq, according to local media.
The sendoff, held as part of Moss Point's summer Waterfront Cafe series, included a concert by the Centre Stage band. The concert followed a dinner and other activities to thank the soldiers for their service.
Memorial for Stephen Bond
OCEAN SPRINGS -- Family, friends, city officials, and fellow officers paid tribute June 20 to police Officer Stephen Bond.
A memorial service, held at downtown First Baptist Church, was an official goodbye to the Ocean Springs policeman and former Marine.
Surviving family members include his Bond's wife, Angela, and their son Ethan, 7, and 9-month-old daughter Rhilee.
Family and law enforcement personnel have spent the past four weeks searching for Bond, 32, who has been missing since May 17, when a 21-foot boat capsized with him, two other Ocean Springs officers and their companions aboard -- reserve Officer Jonathan Navas and wife Whitney, Officer Michael Green and girlfriend Becky Welch .
The five plunged into the Mississippi Sound when their boat toppled in stormy weather conditions. The four others were rescued after about 24 hours floating in the Mississippi Sound. Bond has not been found since they last saw him clinging to Navas' boat that overturned near Horn Island, where the officers and friends had attended the annual Horn Island Blowout.
An account has been established at Hancock Bank, and a fundraiser is set for July 11 to help the Bond family with expenses. Residents may call Ocean Springs at 875-2209 for information.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Public Safety Center in Ocean Springs
OCEAN SPRINGS -- Emergency personnel will soon see the results of several years of work by city officials to bring a new Public Safety Center to this city.
A groundbreaking today officially began the start of construction for a 4,000-square-foot building.
The Ocean Springs Public Safety Center will house police station and jail, fire department, and courtroom activities.
About two years ago, 66 percent of Ocean Springs residents approved a 2 percent sales tax to pay for the center.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Mississippi's Fallen Honored For Memorial Day
MOSS POINT – During late May veteran Charles Roithmayer delivers to local media outlets a list of soldiers who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“I feel it is just appropriate for all of the service men and women who died in Afghanistan and Iraq to have their names published,” he said this morning.
It's something he started two years ago to commemorate Memorial Day, something he wanted to do for the military personnel of South Mississippi.
Roithmayer, who served in Germany and Austria during the post occupation of WWII, said his aim is to bring public attention to military personnel across the state who have given their lives since March 2003, when the U.S. launched Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Roithmayer served two years in the Army and was a staff member for the adjudant general's office.
The Moss Point man's tribute was among many made to American troops this Memorial Day Weekend in honor of military service personnel who have died or were wounded during numerous American wars, military conflicts and operations foreign and domestic.
Commemorations have included special ceremonies, concerts, and roll calls of soldiers' names. Flags, flowers, crosses and other memorabilia have been placed at gravesides, and dozens of military leaders and family members have given speeches to pay homage to the fallen.
Celebrations started as early as Thursday, May 21, when ROTC students in Bay St. Louis dedicated the Veterans Memorial Garden they built at Bay High School.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Mississippi's Fallen
MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE DIED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
- Sgt. Larry R. Arnold Sr., 46, Carriere, June 11, 2005.
- Pfc. Stephen P. Baldwin, 19, Saltillo, May 9, 2005.
- Spec. Bryan Edward Barron, 26, Biloxi, May 23, 2005.
- Spec. Benjamin Brosh, 22, Gautier, April, 18, 2008
- Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, Utica, May 29, 2003
- Staff Sgt. Scott Bright, 36, Jackson, July 5, 2005
- Spec. Larry K. Brown, 22, Jackson, April 5, 2003
- Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, Natchez, April 8, 2003
- Spec. Lerando J. Brown, 27, Gulfport, March 15, 2008
- Spec. Joshua I. Bunch, 23, Hattiesburg, August 6, 2004
- Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge, 39, Carriere, April 4, 2007
- 1st Lt. Donald C. Carwile, 29, Oxford, August 15, 2008
- Lance Cpl. Casey Lynne Casanova, McComb, May 3, 2008
- Spec. James A. Chance III, 25, Kokomo, November 6, 2003.
- 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison, March 21, 2003
- Sgt. 1st Class Sean M. Cooley, 35, Ocean Springs, February 3, 2005.
- Cpl. Justin Cooper, 22, Eupora, May 18, 2008.
- Staff Sgt. Travis S. Cooper, 24, Macon, July 16, 2005.
- Spec. Raphael S. Davis, 24, Tutwiler, December 2, 2003.
- Staff Sgt. Jeffrey F. Dayton, 27, Caledonia, April 29, 2004
- Lance Cpl. Roger W. Deeds, 24, Biloxi, November 16, 2005
- Spec. Jeremia J. Digiovanni, 21, Tylertown, November 15, 2003
- Capt. Kermit O. Evans, 31, Hollandale, December 3, 2006
- Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin, 31, Picayune, March 13, 2004
- Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman, 27, Caledonia, November 7, 2005
- Major Michael L. Green, 36, Gautier, January 7, 2008
- Sgt. Taurean T. Harris, 22, Liberty, August 2, 2007
- Pfc. Damian L. Heidelberg, 21, Batesville, November, 2003
- Spec. Melvin L. Henley Jr., 26, Jackson, November 21, 2007
- Sgt. Courtland A. Kennard, 22, Starkville, November 9, 2006
- Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd, 20, Port Gibson, May 1, 2004
- Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert, 28, Newsite, June 1, 2003
- Cpl. Dustin J. Lee, 20, Quitman, March 21, 2007
- Spec. Terrance D. Lee Sr., 25, Moss Point, June 11, 2005
- Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, 25, Long Beach, February 17, 2006
- Spec. Audrey Daron Lunsford, 29, Sardis, May 23, 2005
- Pfc. Christopher D. Mabry, 19, Chunky, April 7, 2004
- Pvt. Barry W. Mayo, 21, Ecru, March 5, 2007
- Cpl. Robert T. McDavid, 29, Starkville, March 10, 2008
- Master Sgt. Brian P. McAnulty, 39, Vicksburg, December 11, 2006
- Spec. Robert A. McNail, 30, Meridian, February 11, 2005
- Sgt. 1st Class Clarence D. McSwain, 31, Meridian, June 8, 2006
- Cpl. Clifton B. Mounce, 22, Pontotoc, July 14, 2005
- Staff Sgt. James D. Mowris, 37, Aurora, January 29, 2004
- 1st Lt. Robert C. Oneto-Sikorski, 33, Bay St. Louis, October 31, 2005
- Sgt. Timothy R. Osbey, 34, Magnolia, February 16, 2005
- Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker, 43, Foxworth, May 23, 2005
- Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker, 38, Preston, Novoember 18, 2001
- Sgt. Willard T. Partridge, 35, Natchez, August 20, 2005
- Cpl. Michael Be. Presley, 21, Batesville, December 14, 2005
- Spec. Robert S. Pugh, 25, Meridian, March 2, 2005
- Spec. Joseph A. Rahaim, 22, Laurel, February 16, 2005
- Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Robinson, 36, Brandon, March 26, 2006
- Staff Sgt. John T. Self, 29, Pontotoc, May 14, 2007
- Sgt. 1st Class William C. Spillers, 39, Terry, February 17, 2007
- Sgt. 1st Class George Stanciel, 40, Greenwood, August 19, 2008
- 2nd Lt. Matthew R. Stovall, 25, Horn Lake, August 22, 2004
- Lance Cpl. Marc L. Tucker, 24, Pontotac, June 8, 2005
- Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado, 23, Saucier, May 23, 2005
- Sgt. Jason W. Vaughn, 29, Iuka, May 10, 2007
- Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson, 30, Crystal Springs, November 2, 2003
Friday, May 22, 2009
ROTC Students Build Veterans Memorial Garden
BAY ST. LOUIS -- ROTC students at Bay High held dedication ceremonies May 22 for a Veterans Memorial Garden they built on the school grounds to honor fallen soldiers.
Lt. Robert C. Onteto-Sikorski is the first soldier's name added to the memorial, etched into a brick. He died Oct. 31, 2005, during a combat mission for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Ontenus-Sekorski, 33, was a native of Bay St. Louis. The company officer was leader of the Army's 155th Infantry Battalion.
Read and view more about the Veterans Memorial Garden at WLOX-TV 13.
Coast Guard Rescues Officers, Companions
Ocean Springs Officer Missing After Week in Mississippi Sound
OCEAN SPRINGS -- Law enforcement, family members and residents across South Mississippi went through a tremendous scare this past week when three police officers and their companions went missing May 17.
That scare continues today for the family of Officer Stephen Bond and the Ocean Springs Police Department. Nearly a week after the co-workers and friends failed to return from a Sunday afternoon boat trip to Horn Island, the whereabouts of Bond still are unknown.
While Bond's wife, Susan, and mother, Susan Vallette, are holding onto hope that the 32-year-old man may be found on one of the islands stretching across the Mississippi Sound, the U.S. Coast Guard has called off its rescue mission, according to local news reports.
Hope is fading and the likelihood of Bond being found alive lessens each day. Some officials have even speculated that the Sound's currents already may have taken Bond out to sea, probably toward Louisiana.
Another storm that rolled through South Mississippi this weekend further hampered continued search efforts by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and Ocean Springs police.
Media reports said Bond was one of five people aboard a 21-foot boat when 5-foot waves flipped its passengers into churning waters caused by high winds from an approaching storm. They were on a sailing trip that included time at the annual Horn Island Blowout.
Reportedly, the Coast Guard rescued about nine more people from the Gulf Coast waters.
The four boaters with Bond included reserve officer Jonathan Navas, 23, and his wife Whitney, patrol officer Michael Green, 31, and his girlfriend Becky Welch, 37. They spent Sunday night floating in the Sound before the Coast Guard rescued them Monday afternoon, May 18, near Horn Island. They were taken to Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, where all were treated and released by Thursday, May 21.
While at Memorial they recounted their ordeal to media outlets:
(videos are subject to time limit)
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