The State Department of Education has established a new program called the Mississippi Blue Ribbon School Program. This program is taking the place of the since-terminated Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Program, that program was terminated in August. The…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Long Beach is hosting a community food drive starting Monday. From November 10 to the 14th, items are being collected…
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Commissioner Charles Busby, Southern Transportation District, has announced updates to several Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects in south Mississippi. “Infrastructure projects across southeast Mississippi are making steady progress,” said Busby. “From widening highways to adding new signage…
A major milestone was reached at Memorial Health System on Tuesday. Dr. Theresa Case successfully performed the very first bronchoscopy procedure. With this, doctors can now reach smaller areas…
The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning released 2025 student fall enrollment numbers for Mississippi’s public universities. Across the ten schools showed a continued increase in enrollment with a nearly three percent…
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pass Christian Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual State of the City Address. Mayor Kenny Torgeson outlined his vision for growing Pass…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- An annual tradition is set to take over the City of Ocean Springs downtown area starting Saturday. The largest arts festival on the Coast is…
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY, SCOTT BAUER and MIKE CATALINI BOSTON (AP) — Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Coast holiday tradition is underway and it all happens with the simple push of a button. WXXV’s Aubrey Spears…
Two Coast football players have been awarded Mr. Football awards for the 2025 football season! Poplarville’s Ty Keyes was named Mr. Football for Class 4A and Picayune’s Mitchell Smith was named Mr. Football for Class 6A. All Mr. Football winners…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- One person is dead after a fatal Amtrak crash in Jackson County. The train struck a vehicle at a crossing on Ladnier Road in Gautier Thursday night, killing the driver. The driver has been identified as 40-year-old…
Criminals are using card readers and other devices to steal data from debit, credit, and ATM cards at gas pumps and ATM machines. The thieves can even steal pin numbers.…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) -- The City of Ocean Springs is looking to turn more than $460,000 over to the courts, relinquishing any claim to the funds…
LUCEDALE, Miss. (WXXV)- A Lucedale man is sentenced to 90 years behind bars after being convicted Thursday on more than a dozen counts of sexually abusing multiple children. Forty-two-year-old Lloyd Spicer Jr. will serve his sentenced in MDOC custody. He…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The new HomeGoods at the CrossRoads Shopping Center in Gulfport opened its doors Thursday. You’re now able to find a wide variety of home…
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MICHAEL CASEY A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump’s administration…
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday. A resident who lives near the crash site called authorities to report the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- As of November 5, residents of Gulfport will not be charged late fees on water and sewer utility bills for the month…
By RIO YAMAT, AP Airlines and Travel Writer Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago along with hubs across the U.S. are among the 40 that will see flights cut starting Friday due to the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College hosted a special grant presentation ceremony with rotary club representatives from Jackson and George counties. The presentation marks the…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- Gautier High School hosted the 26th annual Veterans Breakfast, a longstanding tradition honoring the men and women who have served our country. Hundreds of…
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame has announced its induction class of 2026. This year, they will be inducting seven Mississippi athletes into the Hall of Fame. Among those athlete’s is Gulfport’s very own Olympic gold medalist and world champion…
Governor Tate Reeves announced a plan Tuesday that focused on rural healthcare. The state submitted its Rural Health Transformation Program Plan to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The initial numbers are in after a special election in two Picayune precincts for the 2023 Pearl River County Tax Collector Race. This…