GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Hudson, Fla., woman has pleaded guilty in a federal drug-trafficking investigation that identified her as the source of oxycodone pills brought to Harrison County, Miss., during visits to Coast hotels.

The Sun Herald reports (http://bitly.com/YhMLJ7 ) 60-year-old Gail Ann Owens accepted a plea agreement Monday to a charge

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The state port's five-member board has set a third special meeting because members were unable to decide in two previous sessions whether the port should continue elevation of the West Pier from 10 feet to 25 feet above sea level.

Commissioner Jim Simpson told The Sun Herald (http://bitly.com/S8c1OI ) port consultants

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - An inmate charged in the May 20 prison riot at Adams County Correctional Facility has pleaded not guilty.

The Natchez Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/TRqP2I ) Yoany Oriel Serrano-Bejarano entered the plea before federal Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball in Jackson on Friday.

The judge appointed a public defender for

MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - The contractor approved to build two new welcome signs in Moss Point has received notification to proceed, and said he would begin preliminary work this week.

Community development director Daphne Viverette tells The Mississippi Press (http://bitly.com/YhU4AL ) the start date for the work is Thursday. Viverette expects the