HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Corrections is taking over operation of Marshall County Correctional Facility - a prison that has been privately run since it opened 25 years ago. Management & Training Corp. is the private…
The Pearl River County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's assistance to locate two inmates that escaped Sunday. Rodney Smith and Jonathan Culpepper are wanted by authorities after escaping from a Pearl River County detention facility in the early…
A Mobile man is charged in the shooting death of a Gulfport man at Golden Nugget Casino early Saturday morning. Jereme Lamond Jones, 30, of Mobile was charged with first degree murder…
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. (AP) — A south Alabama high school student is facing criminal charges after being accused of stealing a fire extinguisher from the school as part of a TikTok challenge that’s been widely spread on the social media platform.…
Coastal Mississippi CEO Milton Segarra has tendered his resignation. Segarra, who came aboard to lead the tourism group in 2017, said in a statement released Thursday night that his resignation is effective Oct. 15, 2021. "I would like to first…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Human Trafficking/Special Victims Unit, a division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, recently launched a newly designed website dedicated to combating human trafficking. The goal of the new website, funded by the Mississippi Legislature,…
Mississippi has moved up 15 spots in a national ranking for K-12 achievement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in Education Week. The report examines achievement in school systems from prekindergarten through grade 12 and socioeconomic factors leading…
State Auditor Shad White announced Thursday that his office has obtained the highest possible rating after being reviewed by the National State Auditors Association (NSAA). This “peer review” was conducted in late August by independent auditors from across the country.…
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide an be prevented. Volunteers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are joining the quarter of a million people who are walking in towns across the U.S. to…
A Pascagoula man charged in the 2020 death of Dustin Suttles will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Joseph Paul McLeod, 33, entered a guilty plea to capital murder before Circuit Judge Dale Harkey on Tuesday. He was…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Retired Lieutenant Jeffrey "Jeff" Necaise, who served with the Gulfport Police Department for more than 25 years, has died. According to his obituary, Necaise passed away Monday, September 14. He was 56-years-old. The Gulfport Police Department…
The 15th annual Old Biloxi Cemetery Tour is scheduled for Sunday October 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. and then the tour repeats on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m. This is the same tour on…
The Port of Gulfport is pleased to welcome Dole’s newest container vessels, the “MV Dole Maya” and the “MV Dole Aztec” to Gulfport. The two vessels were named to recognize the indigenous people of the region that these vessels will…
8:09 AM TRAFFIC UPDATE: The Gulfport Police Department is currently investigating a multi-vehicle accident on Pass Road near Oakleigh Avenue. Eastbound and westbound lanes from Oakleigh Avenue and Lindh Road will be shut down. Gulfport Police say motorists should expect…
SLIDELL, La. (WXXV) — A 12-foot-long alligator believed to have attacked and killed a man wading in floodwaters after Hurricane Ida has been captured, according to authorities. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies, along with U. S. and Louisiana Wildlife and…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana charter captains affected by Hurricane Ida will be able to operate from Mississippi ports through the end of the year. The Mississippi Department…
ST. MARTIN, Miss. (WXXV) — The man who barricaded himself inside a St. Martin home after allegedly shooting his wife Thursday morning has surrendered. The incident happened in the front yard of the couple’s home on Brookstone Drive in St.…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulfport Police are looking for a teenager believed to be the shooter in a drive-by shooting nearly two weeks ago. On Thursday, August 26, 2021, just after 12:00 noon, the Gulfport Police Department responded to the…
A Canton man will spend 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and kidnapping of a Long Beach woman, District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today. Kevin Gentry, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault…
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has not yet re-opened U.S. 90 following Hurricane Ida. Conditions on sections of the highway remain hazardous. Non-official traffic on Highway 90 impedes MDOT’s ability to return the roadway to safe conditions. Also, the Harrison…
Due to the impact of Hurricane Ida and to allow for additional testing and contract tracing of the Mississippi Braves organization following a positive Covid test, Tuesday’s game against the Mississippi Braves has been postponed. We are adhering to Minor…
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when their vehicles plunged into a deep hole where a highway collapsed after…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations is involved in an officer-related shooting Monday that occurred during a call about another shooting in Pearlington. According to the Sea Coast Echo, deputies who were dispatched to Kelly Road early Monday about a shooting…
In anticipation of Hurricane Ida’s landfall, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors has issued a county-wide curfew beginning Sunday morning, August 29th, at 8:00 a.m. and will remain in effect until further notice. All residents and guests are asked to…