HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — An SUV drove off the interstate Tuesday evening, hit several trees and burst into flames. The incident happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 near the 29 mile marker, just before the Long Beach/Pass…
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport reopened today. Lynn Meadows Discovery Center creates an enjoyable interactive environment for children to learn. This creates problems following COVID-19 guidelines although the center has solutions. Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Executive Director Cindy DeFrances…
Local community theatres are beginning to reopen following coronavirus shutdowns, bringing the arts back to many coastal areas. The stage is set for community theatres to reopen. Downstage Productions Theatre is especially eager to return in their new Gulfport location…
The Gulfport Sportsplex is now open after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. While they will resume activities like tournaments and scheduled practices, a lot has changed. The bleachers are closed. The tournament organizers need to have a safety…
There are a variety of reopening plans on the table for the Gulfport School District’s upcoming school year. A contingency plan based on four different models was released to parents. The traditional model opens schools as traditionally as possible adhering…
Today the Harrison County Board of Supervisors announced the closure of all 26 miles of sand beach in the county in order to clean up debris left behind from Cristobal. The closure allows the Harrison County Sand Beach Authority and…
After surveying the damage left from Tropical Storm Cristobal, wildlife experts on the Coast are now reeling with the loss of many protected birds’ nests on our beaches. Prior to the storm, there were 18 Least Tern colonies across Harrison…
Today a Change of Command Ceremony was held at the Gulfport Seabee Base and this ceremony was unlike any other in the past due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Change of Command is a time-honored Seabee ceremony where leadership of…
While Cristobal has passed through our area, hurricane season has just begun. Coast Transit Authority has already mapped out a route to safety for those with no way to evacuate during this hurricane season. For years, Coast Transit Authority has…
The Harrison County Fire Rescue along with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded to a camper trailer fire just before midnight on Kiln-Delisle Road. When units arrived on scene the trailer was fully engulfed and a person was missing. After…
Lowe’s will hold bucket brigade events at stores in Waveland, D’Iberville and Gulfport tomorrow morning from 10 to noon while supplies last. At each event, Lowe’s will hand out 500 Lowe’s buckets full of vendor-donated supplies such as: Rubber gloves Trash bags Scrub brushes Sponges Dish…
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved closing the 26 miles of Harrison County Sand Beach due to the effects of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which hit the area on Sunday. The board is under a local proclamation for…
PEARL, Miss. – Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall Sunday evening just east of Grand Isle, Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Wind gusts exceeded 60 mph at times along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and average rainfall totals ranged from…
The City of Waveland is still assessing storm damage following Cristobal’s impacts on the area. The waters have mostly receded along Beach Boulevard in Waveland, making way for curious sightseers and allowing officials to get a sense of cleanup operations…
The City of Long Beach was one of the hardest hit areas in Harrison County during Cristobal. The Long Beach Harbor took some significant damage. It’s been a hectic weekend at the Long Beach Harbor, just ask Harbor Master William…
Just last week, crews finished planting thousands of sea oats along Highway 90 on the beach. Today, crews went out to check on the plants to see if they survived the storm. The sea oats were brought in and planted…
Mississippi Power crews responded to widespread outages on the Coast Sunday afternoon and into the night as Cristobal brought heavy rain, flooding, and gusty wind to South Mississippi. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, the company was reporting about 2,100 customers…
Cristobal clean up continues today in Pass Christian. City crews and residents will be busy over the next week and a half in the wake of this rainmaker. What a difference a day makes. Mary-Catherine Scriber and her family watched…
Heightened awareness during hurricane season can lead to heightened concerns, not to mention the other unprecedented events that have unfolded since the start of this year. Gulfport Behavioral Health System has some advice from the experts on how to better…
While nationwide protests continue, so do protests in our own community. Protesters and police marched together from Jones Park to the Gulfport Police Department Saturday morning, unifying against hate, violence, racism, and discrimination. All of which Minister Greg Whitfield reminds…
Although several Blessing of the Fleet events fell victim to the weather and COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Blessing of the Fleet Mass and the crowning of the 2020 Shrimp King and Queen still took place Saturday night as planned. The…
While much of the flooding in Harrison County has subsided, we’re still experiencing extreme high tide and south winds are continuing to push water and sand onto Highway 90. In the aftermath of Cristobal, Harrison County Emergency Management received reports…
Tropical Depression Cristobal left behind quite a bit of damage and debris in Biloxi along the beach. Today, Biloxi city officials are out surveying the damage that the storm caused. Mayor FoFo Gilich said Cristobal caused a bit more damage…
In the Bernard Bayou area of Gulfport, some homes and residents are experiencing flood waters. Multiple residences on Beards Cove Drive experienced the rise of flood waters as a result of the storm. On Sunday, waters reached the top of…