More than a month after blues musician Michael Grimm was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, his wife, Lucie Grimm, updated fans on his Facebook page that the Hancock County native is getting better. Grimm, 44, was hospitalized Memorial Day weekend…
DALLAS (AP) — The combat boots and dog tags that Alan Alda wore to portray the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the beloved television series “M-A-S-H” meant so much to him that when the show ended 40 years ago, he kept…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy to chilling drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has…
DORSET, Vt. (AP) — Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair,” died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71. Shortly before 5…
America's Got Talent winner Michael Grimm is in a Las Vegas hospital with an undisclosed medical issue. In a video posted on Facebook by Grimm's wife, Lucie, she said he had been having health issues before it came to a…
HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ’70s and survived her horrifying marriage…
Did you know that the Gulf Coast is home to a television star? Butch the Bulldog lives in the heart of Gulfport and he just had his first acting gig!…
Last night’s episode of The Voice was high stakes for the eight semi-finalists, including Mississippi’s very own Holly Brand. This is the end of Holly’s journey on…
Mississippi’s Holly Brand has made it through to the semifinals of The Voice with her soulful version of Jo Dee Messina’s ‘Bring on the Rain.’…
By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that British singer Ed Sheeran didn’t steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune “Let’s Get It On” when he created his hit song…
By DAN SEWELL CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities and blurred images of…
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died…
Cruisin' The Coast has been voted America's best car event by USA Today -- for the fourth time. USA Today conducted an online vote for its 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, which were announced today. "We have won this award before,…
Laura Magazzu, portraying Eliza Jane, joined WXXV in studio this week to tell us more about the Crosby Arboretum's Strawberries & Cream Festival coming up Sunday.
Chef Alex Perry of Vestige Restaurant has made the cut and is a finalist for a James Beard Award. Perry and his wife, Kumi Omori, were among 20 semifinalists announced in January for Best Chef: South. The list has been…
Grand Magnolia Music has added yet another artist to its ever-evolving “Classic Country Concert Series”. Nashville resident Julie Roberts will play the Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula on April 13. The show will be one of her first stops on…
SANDERSVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is expanding a casino in southeast Mississippi. The Hattiesburg American reports the band will expand its Bok Homa Casino, which opened 12 years ago just northeast of Laurel. The expansion…
Paradise Pier Fun Park, which held its grand opening last week, has reduced its prices from now through May 24. A non-rider entry went from $20 to $15 and includes one ride on the Biloxi Tide Turner observation wheel. A…
Holly Brand's performance of "Mississippi Girl" by Faith Hill earned her a three-chair turn on "The Voice" on Monday night. The former Miss Mississippi contestant from Meridian was an immediate choice of Kelly Clarkson. Blake Shelton was the only coach…
Hardy will bring his sold-out the mockingbird & THE CROW Tour to Biloxi later this year with a stop on December 9 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The concert was announced today by LiveNation but is not yet listed on…
The Doobie Brothers are Takin' It To The Streets again -- and this time, the street is Beach Boulevard. The iconic rock band known for hits like "China Grove," "Black Water" and "Long Train Running" is celebrating 50 years in…
Guns N' Roses will bring their North American 2023 tour to Biloxi this fall. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum announced that the rock band known for "Sweet Child Of Mine" and "Welcome To the Jungle" will hit the stage on September…
The Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse will be rolling its golf cart parade at 5 p.m. Monday in Bay St. Louis. This year's Lady Claiborne III and Capt.…
Gold Strike Casino Resort, an MGM property in Tunica, has been sold. An announcement made this morning said the sale was approved by the Mississippi Gaming Commission. The company acquiring Gold Strike is CNE Gaming Holdings LLC, an indirect subsidiary…