Harrison County Board discusses email sent without authorization
A Harrison County Board of Supervisors meeting got heated today when an issue came up about the investigation into Kent Jones. The supervisors had a controversial…
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Charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling
Gautier Police and Jackson County Sheriff’s Investigators have each charged 18-year-old Kevin Spain with one count of shooting into an occupied dwelling. One shooting took place July 17 in Gautier, and the other occurred in the St. Martin area on…
Moss Point citizens looking for answers on rebuild
Tragedy struck Moss Point a month ago when an EF-2 tornado swept through the area. Now, officials and citizens alike are banding together to pick up the pieces.…
Long Beach man back in jail after fleeing police during traffic stop
A Long Beach man is back in jail after he tried to flee from police during a traffic stop. Harrison County deputies deployed a K-9 to apprehend Savarese. Long Beach Police Chief Billy Seal said 34-year-old Michael Savarese was arrested…
Teens picked the wrong house for alleged home invasion
Two Hattiesburg teenagers are in jail after allegedly choosing the wrong house for a home invasion. The teens 15 and 17, are being held in the Forrest County Adult Detention Center charged currently with home invasion of an occupied dwelling.…
Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi
BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, and…
Arrest made for shooting at Gautier Community Center
GAUTIER, MS – On Thursday, July 20, 2023, Jaqwan Coleman-Pittman of Gautier was charged and arrested for aggravated assault in relation to the shooting at the Gautier Community Center. Coleman-Pittman is 16-years-old and has been charged as an adult. His…
Jackson County shooting suspect now charged with murder
The victim in a Thursday shooting at a Jackson County hotel has died and the suspected shooter is now charged with murder. The suspect is 20-year-old Quinton Biggs…
Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
BY CHARLES J. GANS NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decadeslong career that brought him…
Pearl River Bridge repairs completed; bridge to open today
Repairs to the Pearl River bridge at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line are complete three weeks ahead of schedule and the bridge will re-open to traffic today. Remington Webster with Key Constructors tells WXXV that the bridge work was able to…
Moss Point continuing to rebuild one month after the tornado
The City of Moss Point continues to rebuild a month after that tornado ripped through the city, but citizens are feeling the growing pains of the…
Hometown Hero: Jan Shook delivers meals to those in need
Jan Shook has spent the last eleven years of her life making sure her neighbors had enough to eat. She is the director of Outreach Ministers…
Harrison Central Elementary welcomes new principal
Harrison Central Elementary is welcoming a new face for the 2023-2024 school year. Ms. Ida West is now the principal at Harrison Central Elementary. Prior to accepting her new position,…
Moss Point students return to school
The EF-2 tornado that hit Moss Point just one month ago caused significant damage to the Moss Point High gymnasium. However, despite the challenges, the Moss Point School District has…
20-year-old arrested and charged in alleged shooting at Red Roof Inn
A 20-year old St. Martin man is in custody after he allegedly shot another man Thursday afternoon, July…
Alternating lane closures at I-10 bridge in Hancock County
Alternating lane closures begin on the I-10 Pearl River Bridge at the state line in Hancock County today. For weeks now, the right westbound lane of the…
Battle waged over tidelands leases
A battle over who controls the Tidelands continues to be waged, despite a State Supreme Court ruling. Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich wrote a letter yesterday to State Attorney General Lynn Fitch…
Rare sea turtle nest found in Pass Christian
A rare sea turtle nest has been found on the Mississippi Coast beach front. Workers from the Harrison County Sand Beach Authority located the nest in Pass Christian…
Bridge closure on South Railroad Avenue in Hancock County
Hancock County has announced an upcoming road closure in Waveland. The Board of Supervisors are closing the westward bridge on South Railroad Avenue adjacent to the Jackson…
VA Pact Act event offers information on expansion of services for veterans
The Veterans Affairs Center in Biloxi is encouraging veterans to take advantage of their benefits. The VA held a Pact event today to inform…
17-year-old charged after allegedly shooting 13-year-old in Gautier
GAUTIER, MS – On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the Gautier Police Department responded to Ocean Springs Hospital for a reported 13-year-old gunshot victim. The Criminal Investigation Division learned that the incident occurred in the 1800 block of Springridge Road in…
MEMA assessing tornado damage in Moss Point
Despite the report that tornado damage in Jackson and Jasper counties has not met the threshold for federal assistance, MEMA is not giving up. The state agency is actively…
Child missing near Goodes Mill Lake recovered
Jackson County authorities have recovered the body of a child who went missing this afternoon. Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. said about 4:30 p.m. that he was headed to the scene at Goodes Mill Lake near the Mississippi-Alabama state…
I-10 bridge repairs ahead of schedule in Hancock County
There is some promising news about the status of the repair work being done on the I-10 Pearl River Bridge in Hancock County. MDOT says crews have made significant progress in the past week and that the project is now…