By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

Veteran Jackson County journalist Warren Kulo died suddenly in his sleep earlier this week at his D’Iberville home. He was 60.

Kulo chronicled the life and times of the city of Ocean Springs for much of the past three decades for several different news outlets, including the Ocean Springs Record and The Mississippi Press as well as the Gulflive website, which was the online arm of the Mississippi Press.

He was employed by Al.com at the time of his death.

“I worked with Warren off and on for around 25 years, including twice at The Mississippi Press,” veteran journalist and Jackson County native Creg Stephenson, said. “No one knew Ocean Springs better than he did. He came over to AL.com as a breaking news reporter after The Press ceased publication last year and had been doing a fantastic job. He was a good guy and a tremendous reporter. We’ll miss him.”

Kulo was a veteran of more than 30 years in the news business and had been with The Mississippi Press/Gulflive.com from 2012-2023 when the newspaper ceased publication.

He won more than 70 awards for writing/editing/photography in his career, which began in 1987 at the Columbus (Miss.) Commercial-Dispatch. One of his biggest honors came in 2015 with recognition by the American Psychiatric Association.

Kulo had extensively covered a dispute over whether a mental health clinic would be permitted to open despite opposition in Ocean Springs. His work for the Mississippi Press earned the APA’s national Warren Williams Award.

He is mainly remembered for his time at The Ocean Springs Record, where he told the stories of its residents as well as the daily machinations of city government and the like. He was also a big sports fan, and routinely kept his readers informed on the action from his beloved Ocean Springs Greyhounds.

He also served as the color commentator on the Ocean Springs High football radio network for many years.

“Rather than retelling this multiple times I’m going to let everyone know here. This was completely unexpected. Warren had his favorite meal of crawfish yesterday and we were downtown with the usual gang of friends. He was fine. He simply went to sleep. No indication that he suffered at all, which I take some comfort in. Thank you all for your kind words and know he loved you all fiercely.” said his wife Dawn on social media upon his passing.

Services for Kulo will be Monday from 5-7 PM with a Memorial service at 7 PM held at The Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home in Ocean Springs. In addition to Dawn, he is survived by his longtime partner in parenting, Angela Price Kulo; three children and four stepchildren — two sons, Wyatt Kulo of Ocean Springs and Cody Kulo of Starkville; a daughter, Sydney Kulo of Birmingham; a stepdaughter, Dixie Cripps of D’Iberville; three stepsons, Nathaniel Cripps of Flushing, Mich., Patrick Cripps of Biloxi, and Robert Cripps of Athens, Ga.; five half siblings, Melissa Mace of Spencer, W. Va., Jodi Hepler of Macedonia, Ohio, Holly Dotson of Boonville, Ind., Tony Stubbly of Eastchurch Kent, Isle of Sheppey, England, and Harry Knopp of Ripley, West Va.; and three beloved four-legged dependents, Bailey, Trinket and Miss Kitty.

“Thank you all for all the texts and love. Forgive me if I’m not able to answer everyone right away but know I feel your love,” Dawn Kulo told the Ocean Springs Weekly record.