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One person dead following shooting in Gautier on Lima Drive

GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gautier Police Department is investigating a shooting on Thursday afternoon that left one person dead. According to GPD, officers responded to the area of Lima Drive. There, police found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency…

Funds set up to help Deputy Jimerson’s family

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The South Mississippi Planning and Development District is helping with the Fallen Officer Fund set up for Deputy Michael Jimerson’s family. All donations are tax-deductible and 100 percent of the proceeds will go directly to Deputy…

Child dies in two-car crash in Pearl River County

PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A nine-year-old child died Tuesday morning in a two-car crash in Pearl River County. Mississippi Highway Patrol officials say the crash happened around 7 a.m. near Highway 43 and Salem Road. A Dodge Ram truck…

Mississippi native accounted for from World War II

WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Tech5 Edwin E. Ross, 24, of Philadelphia, Mississippi, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for July 18, 2025. Ross's family…

Prescribed burn happening in Jackson County

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- If you see smoke in parts of Jackson County near the City of Gautier, there’s a reason. The Sandhill Crane Wildlife Refuge is undertaking a prescribed burn on 161 acres south of I-10 and east of…

Legislation impacting the Gulf Coast

The Mississippi Legislature addressed an array of issues during this year’s legislative session, including matters directly impacting the Mississippi Coast. On that list are projects approved through the Gulf Coast Restoration…