In the News

On Monday, the 2023-2024 shrimp season in Mississippi territorial waters opened at 6 a.m. but the rush to hit the waters was not as robust as it has been on the Gulf Coast in prior years. WLOX reported on Monday evening that only 244 commercial shrimping licenses were issued by MDMR for this season. The number is significantly below that of years past. According to WLOX, MDMR shared… Read more »

NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, recognized former sheriff and U.S. Congressman Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) as a Real Solutions.® Champion during National Police Week 2023. U.S. Rep. Ezell was presented the award for his contributions to keeping communities safe during his law enforcement and Congressional career. Congressman Ezell embodies the ethos of NSSF's Real… Read more »

“I’d like to thank Congressman Mike Ezell and his attention to Leakesville,” West said. “He has not forgotten us or our situation." Read more »

Congressman Mike Ezell is celebrating 100 days in office. Since taking his oath of office to become a United States congressman, Representative Ezell has achieved many things in his first 100 days. When asked about the journey so far, Ezell says the most memorable thing was honoring the lives of the two fallen Bay St. Louis police officers by introducing his first bill. Ezell also says… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, has introduced a bill honoring the lives of two Bay St. Louis officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. With his first authored piece of legislation, H.Res.63, the former Jackson County Sheriff made it his mission to pay respects to Sergeant Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe, who were shot in a Motel 6 parking… Read more »

Mississippi Fourth District Congressman Mike Ezell said the country has to be able to protect itself from threats at home after the arrest of a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman in connection with the recent leak of highly-classified military documents. Twenty-one-year-old Jack Teixeira was arrested Thursday and charged with removing or transmitting classified national defense… Read more »

Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Pascagoula) is opening an office in Laurel, and the Jones County Board of Supervisors is happy about that. Ezell will be leasing space in the Jones County Extension Services office at 515 North 5th Ave., for $150 per month. The Laurel office will be staffed by Lance Taylor, a former Mississippi Highway Patrolman who lives in Jones County. The office is right next to… Read more »

Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03), Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall to express their support for the 186th Air Refueling Wing as it competes for a KC-46 mission at Key Field. “Key Field in Meridian, Mississippi, is a prime location for the KC-46. It has the… Read more »

On Wednesday, Congressman Mike Ezell visited the Veteran’s Memorial Museum in Laurel for a quick tour and a presentation on fentanyl. “We’ve really got to get a hold on this,” Ezell said. Ezell got a hands-on lesson from Col. Robert Bartran. “This is an epidemic,” Bartan said. “It’s impacting our kids, young and old; unsuspecting kids. Not necessarily kids with afflictions, addictions… Read more »

Lunch time at the Hollywood Casino was a busy one as the Hancock Chamber hosted Power Hour. Members of the Hancock Chamber were invited to the Power Hour Lunch Break as an opportunity to have intentional conversations and network with one another. The chamber event was a way to showcase the community resources as well as build relationships among community leaders. While eating a… Read more »