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Jon Nass named new Port of Gulfport CEO

After an eight-month long process, the Mississippi State Port of Authority Board of Commissioners named Jon Nass as the new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport. Nass comes from the Maine Port Authority where…

Harrison County EMA warns of flooding concerns

The Harrison County Emergency Management Agency warns residents that flooding is one of the biggest concerns during the rain event. The water from the rainfall has to go somewhere, meaning low-lying areas like rivers. All of the…

Gulfport man pleads guilty to second degree murder

Gulfport, MS – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 30-year-old Wayne Claude Adams of Gulfport, MS, pled guilty yesterday to second-degree murder before Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport, MS. Judge Schmidt sentenced…

Mississippi rewrites 'confusing' COVID-19 scheduling script

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A spokeswoman says the Mississippi Health Department is rewriting a "confusing" script that employees and contractors read to people scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments by phone. The change comes after a professor said…

Port of Gulfport has new executive director

The Mississippi State Port Authority's Board of Commissioners on Wednesday named Jon Nass the new CEO and Executive Director of the Port of Gulfport, following a national search led by Tim McNamara, Head of Odgers Berndtson’s Transportation and Infrastructure Practice…

Revving up for events at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum

The Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi is setting the stage for the return of some popular events for people all across the board. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down over the past year, but some…

Sand bag locations

In anticipation of what could be a three-day weather and rain event for Harrison County, self-serve sandbags will be available at the following locations. Harrison County Road Department: 10076 Lorraine Road in Gulfport District 1 Work Center, D’Iberville: 10085 Doris…

Deadline for 2020 tax return filings is May 17th

COVID-19’s effects have been far-reaching, even stretching into Uncle Sam’s territory, and by that, we mean taxes and the way we file them. There will be some major changes in filing your 2020 tax return this year…

Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich reflects on 2020

Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich stopped by WXXV News 25 today and reflects on the city’s past year pushing through the pandemic. It’s been a challenging year for the city, not only fighting COVID-19, but enduring damages…

Fatal pedestrian involved accident in Jackson County

On Monday, March 22, 2021, at approximately 3:43 a.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on US-90 in Jackson County involving a pedestrian. A 2011 Mazda 3 driven by Andrew Steinborn, 29, of Moss Point, MS, was…