The George County Alumni Chapter of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will host a Chicken Plate Scholarship Fundraiser on April 20 from 11:30 a.m. - 1p.m. in the George County Center Multipurpose Room. 
Proceeds from the fundraiser support scholarships for George County students.

Tickets are $10 per plate and are available at the George County Center. 

For more information, call 601-766-6420.
 

Think child abuse doesn't happen in South Mississippi? Think again. Thousands of children are abused, neglected or endangered across the area. CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, is made up of volunteers who help make life better for children.

Through CASA, these children get a voice in court.  However, the organization needs more volunteers.

In Jackson County, CASA helps more than 1,600 children. 

To continue the work, the group conducts volunteer drives twice a year.

A Vancleave man is behind bars after a witness reportedly spotted the man burglarizing a home in George County's Basin Community Monday.

Officials said once Aaron Joseph Bosarge, 21 finished burglarizing one home deputies caught him trying to burglarize another building. Authorities said the home owner was out of town during the burglary.

The George County Sheriff's Department charged Bosarge with burglary, possession of burglary tools and trespassing.