CASA of Harrison County hosted a community giveaway for book bags and school supplies this afternoon at their headquarters in Gulfport. CASA of Harrison County gave away 150 book bags filled with essential items for a successful school year such…
Wednesday bar owners and employees gathered at the steps of Biloxi City Hall to speak out against the city’s late night alcohol sales restrictions. Skal Axe Throwing opened their doors in Biloxi on January 24th, 2020 only to have to…
Early Monday morning, a teacher assistant at Woolmarket Elementary arrived at school and noticed symptoms related to COVID-19. Instead of going inside the school, she turned her car around and went home. When the teacher assistant found out she tested…
Coast Transit Authority has a big announcement! They are introducing two new routes to service Mississippi Aquarium starting on August 29th! The Sunshine Express and the Downtown Dolphin will open in correlation with Mississippi Aquarium. These routes will be fare-free for all…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Thursday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). This segment of beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased…
This fall you could be tapping into a new local brewery. Fly Llama Brewing will be opening their doors in Downtown Biloxi sometime in mid-October. The location is formerly Biloxi Brewing Company. The property includes a 10 barrel brew house,…
Hundreds of Coast residents showed up with resumes in hand for today’s hiring expo in Biloxi. Goodwill of South Mississippi and East Biloxi Community Collaborative teamed up to bring Gulf Coast residents in search of employment and 19 employers together…
The Harrison County Fire Rescue will receive over $600,000 in federal grant funding for new equipment. The money was awarded to Harrison County from FEMA through the U.S. Fire Administration and will be used to replace old self-contained breathing apparatuses,…
Our veterans of foreign wars are on the front lines here on the home front, especially here in South Mississippi at the Mark Seymour VFW Post 5699 in Ocean Springs. A lot has changed since the Ocean Springs VFW opened…
WXXV has learned an 8th grade teacher at Bayou View Middle School in Gulfport has tested positive for coronavirus. Parents were called today and told to monitor their children for symptoms for 3 to 5 days. A Gulfport School District…
Around 4 a.m. this morning, Mississippi residents started lining up in front of the DMV off Highway 67 in Harrison County. The DMV does not open until 8 a.m., although many customers head out early with lawn chairs and water…
On Tuesday, August 11th, 2020, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 43-year-old Norman Cook of Biloxi for felony charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute to cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, and a felony…
Urgent need for eligible donors to give blood Aug. 27 and 29 BILOXI, Miss. (Aug. 17, 2020) – Blood donors are encouraged to help save lives at the 14th annual Hurricane Katrina Memorial Blood Drive Aug. 27 from 11 a.m.…
Harrison County Fire Rescue received exciting news this week. FEMA, through the U.S. Fire Administration, selected Harrison County Fire Rescue to receive over $620,000 to replace the aging Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs). The fire department says, “This will be…
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV) — A Pass Christian man is facing felony charges of touching a child for lustful purposes. Sheriff Troy Peterson says 49-year-old Timothy Moran Jr. has been arrested. Sheriff Peterson says on June 24th, the mother of…
The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence has received a Department of Justice grant to help further their mission. Nearly $380,000 has been awarded to the Center for Nonviolence to help fight human trafficking in South Mississippi. The grant will be…
The faculty and staff members of William Carey Tradition Campus are ready for students to begin classes at the end of August amidst the effects of COVID-19. With classes beginning in two weeks, the university is continuing to prepare to…
Gulf Coast Community Ministries has been providing the basic needs for people in our local community for nearly two decades and the need has increased along with the COVID threat in our area. In every adversity, you can find a…
On Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 28-year-old Damion Raiford on a felony charge of burglary of a dwelling. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, Harrison County Sheriff’s Investigators responded to the 18000 block of Robinson…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulfport High School has a teacher exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, according to a statement released by the Gulfport School District. The staff member has not tested positive and is going to get testing today. The Gulfport…
Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, new artwork continues to pop up in Downtown Biloxi. The Biloxi Public Art Project has been underway for the past year and a half as a way to brighten up certain buildings…
This week is your final chance to participate in a free zoom webinar called "Transforming your Organization’s Culture: the Building Block of a Belonging Workplace.” The seminar will be Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. This is the last…
Equipping, empowering, and connecting our local children who will be tomorrow’s leaders, just a few of the reasons a South Mississippi woman has started the Cool Kidz Club. If there was ever a time our kids needed to be connected,…
The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport delayed the original grand opening a few times. The aquarium is now set to open August 29th. The Mississippi Aquarium is moving right along schedule after having to delay their opening. President and CEO Kurt…