A Perkinston man will serve 12 years day-for-day after being convicted on charges of possession of a controlled substance. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said Wade Alan Willard, Sr., 63, was convicted last week.…
The Krewe of Gemini will round out the Carnival season on Fat Tuesday with the final parade of the season. And WXXV's own Meggan Gray has been asked to serve as grand marshal of the Gemini's Night Parade on Mardi…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators completed two big items several weeks ago when they adopted a congressional redistricting plan and enacted a medical marijuana law. They are about to further trim the list of issues…
Praise Temple Biloxi, a church on Division Street, was heavily damaged Friday when not one but two vehicles went through the building because of a crash. Natasha Pickett, co-pastor at the church, said she and her husband, Jakavious Pickett, got…
Age is nothing but a number, that saying is true for 90-year-old substitute teacher Ray Skillestad who is celebrating his birthday and Mardi Gras…
By COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, making her the first Black…
A Lizana man who was in the Army just 14 months when he was killed in action during World War II will be buried in the family cemetery here on the Coast in April. Funeral services have been announced for…
By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mardi Gras revelers, accustomed to catching beads, small toys or other trinkets tossed by parade float riders during Carnival season, were able to snag a new parade favor Thursday: rapid COVID-19 tests. As…
Malachi Lee was one of the first African-American police officers sworn into the Gulfport Police Department in 1949. Although Nellie Henry, Malachi Lee’s great-niece, was not…
Man’s best friend and pizza, what more can you ask for? Brooklyn Pizzeria and the Humane Society of South Mississippi are teaming up…
Five men indicted by an Alabama grand jury have been arrested in connection with fires set at Walmarts in Alabama and Mississippi. The indictment, issued under seal, was released Thursday after the men were arrested in Gulf Shores, Ala. The…
Mark and Darlene Cruthirds are lending a hand to help animals get adopted at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Starting today, the Cruthirds' business, Brooklyn Pizzeria, will add flyers of adoptable animals from HSSM to their pizza boxes and…
ACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s health department has reported this flu season’s second flu death of a child or teenager. The first was reported in December. Pediatric flu deaths have been steady, with a total of 24 reported over 14 seasons…
Long-time grocery store operator Jerry Lee has died. Lee was a local icon in Jackson County. The long-time grocery store operator spent much of his life making long-term connections…
Has your rent increased this past year? For many, that answer is yes. All across America, the price of rent is up and Mississippi is no exception. According to…
A Louisiana man attending an event at Margaritaville Resort Biloxi fell two floors last week. Biloxi police said the incident is an open…
A University of Massachusetts Amherst student originally from Bay St,. Louis died after she was struck by a car on the Amherst campus. Authorities said Wednesday that 19-year-old Elena Lucore, of Bay St. Louis, was walking with a friend along…
Long-time grocery store operator Jerry Lee has died. The 88-year-old died at his home on Monday, surrounded by family. Lee was born in Foxworth, Mississippi and was a…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate voted 40-11 Wednesday to pass a bill that would cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue by phasing out part of the income tax and reducing…
State lawmakers are looking to make a change to Mississippi’s wind pool fund which has largely benefited restoration on the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina. The…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would reduce the state income tax. It is one of two dueling proposals to change the tax structure in one of the poorest states in the…
Floats from Louisiana arrived at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum where they’ll wait until it is time to roll again during this weekend’s Krewe of Neptune Parade. Rolling in…
GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — A huge Louisiana refinery was rocked by an explosion and fire Monday. Marathon Petroleum Corp. said six workers suffered minor injuries. Officials later gave the all-clear sign, but…
In a surprise celebration, Mississippi Heroes honored Emily Gonzalez, who’s worked in the ER at Memorial Hospital for 14 years. Emily Gonzalez walked into an unexpected surprise. She…