Two suspects are in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center charged with aggravated assault in an overnight shooting of two people. Sheriff Mike Ezell says deputies found one of the victims, 18-year old Marcello English, lying deceased in the road…
On April 26, 2020 State Troopers responded to a crash at the intersection of MS63 and MS614-Wade Vancleave Road that claimed the life of a Jackson County resident. Troopers said it appeared a motorcycle, driven by Terry Wayne Oswalt, a…
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Kenneth Lee King Jr., of Gulfport, MS. King is described to police officers as a black male, 34 years old, he is 5’09” and 237 lbs.…
One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is the cancellation of live musical acts and closure of venues. While bars and restaurant dining rooms may be closed right now, one local musician is still bringing people the joys of live music…
Local leaders are reacting to Governor Tate Reeves’ safer-at-home order issued on Friday. Mayor Mario King of Moss Point has been critical of the state government’s response to COVID-19 but says the governor’s new order is a step in the…
Some limited services in Jackson County are set to resume this week. Beaches in the county will open up today with signs put up reminding folks of proper social distancing guidelines. Additionally, the beaches will be monitored by county constables…
GULFPORT, Miss.—A temporary Memorial Physician Clinic Drive-Up COVID-19 Screening and Testing site will be available Tuesday, April 28, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Woolmarket Civic Center, 16320 Old Woolmarket Road, Biloxi. Individuals are urged to visit the temporary site if they…
GAUTIER, Mississippi (April 27, 2020) — The City of Gautier will distribute free hand sanitizer to Gautier residents at the Singing River Mall property this Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon, while supplies last. Each vehicle will receive one 6-ounce…
ST. MARTIN, Miss. (WXXV) — One man is dead after a shooting overnight in Jackson County. Investigators found the body of a man lying near the intersection of Amherst and Hamilton Drive. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says the body…
Two more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Mississippi on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 229. There were 183 more cases reported on Sunday; the state now stands at 6,094 statewide. In South Mississippi, there were 16 new cases…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — A large brush fire between Long Beach and Gulfport is now contained, but could flare up again, according to officials. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan tells WXXV the fire is under control and there…
The shelter in place orders are replaced with the new ‘safer at home’ orders issued by Governor Tate Reeves this afternoon. “The ‘safer at home’ order is not a return to normal. I wish it was. I know one day…
Long time Coast doctor Albert Diaz was released from federal prison on Thursday after serving over 60 percent of his sentence in a compound pharmacy scheme. Diaz had been in prison since March 2nd, 2018 when a federal jury convicted…
The coronavirus outbreak has left millions of people without a job. One local company wants to put South Mississippi back to work. This afternoon, a drive thru job fair was held by Express Employment Professionals. The job fair allowed people…
Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes has released a statement in regards to Governor Tate Reeves' new ‘safer at home’ orders. "The City of Gulfport plans on following the provisions of Gov. Reeves’s new order, with one exception. Instead of the 50…
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – The 403rd Wing is planning to flyover Gulfport, Biloxi and Ocean Springs the evening of April 28 in honor of health-care workers, first responders, and essential personnel battling the spread of COVID-19. The flyover…
Severe Weather across the southeast Thursday damaged property and homes. In Mississippi, high winds uprooted a big tree and flipped a trailer in Lucedale. The uproar sent one woman to the hospital with minor injuries. Another neighbor in George County…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves signed a new executive order establishing a statewide Safer at Home order for Mississippi to continue protecting public health while beginning the process to safely reopen the state's economy. In his new executive order, Governor…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion bill Friday to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 50,000 Americans and devastated broad swaths of the economy. The bill is…
An inmate serving 15 years for multiple convictions has died in the hospital of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. An autopsy will be done on 72-year-old Linnon McClendon. There were no signs of trauma. McClendon was sentenced in 2014…
Two more deaths were reported in Pearl River County on Thursday, part of eight statewide that brings the total to 209. There were 281 more cases reported on Thursday; the state now stands at 5,434 statewide. In South Mississippi, there…
One man is hospitalized tonight after an apartment fire. It happened at 7:23 this evening at Palm View Apartments on Pass Road. Building two caught fire, displacing several tenants. According to Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt one of the residents…
With the COVID-19 outbreak putting an abrupt end to the school year, members of the 2020 class are learning how they will close the chapter of high school. “High school graduation, in my opinion and the opinion of other folks,…
Following the Easter Sunday tornado outbreak that impacted south central Mississippi, a handful of Biloxi firefighters immediately came up with a plan and sprang into action to help their neighbors. While COVID-19 continues to be at the forefront of everyone’s…