Local News

Newest Freedom Trail Marker unveiled in Hattiesburg

A Hattiesburg Civil Rights leader is the latest figure to be recognized with a Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker. Hattiesburg leaders unveiled the Victoria Jackson Gray Adams Marker outside a home that was the hub of the 1964 Freedom Summer Movement.…

Alfred Williams awarded Outstanding Sportsman Award

The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks voted to award Alfred Williams of Jackson the Outstanding Sportsman Award. The award recognizing his achievements as promoter of fisheries and conservation, as well as breaking barriers in bass fishing. Williams first joining…

Living Local with Susie Davis coming to WXXV NBC

Living Local is a new half-hour show coming to WXXV NBC 25 showcasing local shops, restaurants and hot spots along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Susie takes you inside our unique local businesses to find out what sets them apart and…

Designer of iconic coast logos has passed away

The Gulfport History Museum lost a longtime member... Darryl Breckinridge passed away on October 18th. He was born in Gulfport, working in a graphic design firm while serving as vice president of marketing at Hancock Bank for 16 years. Logos…

Perkinston man dies in motorcycle-vehicle collision

A Perkinston man died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle collision in Harrison County. Coroner Brian Switzer said 67-year-old Thomas Ingram was driving a motorcycle northbound on Riceville Road near the McHenry Road intersection when he collided with a southbound vehicle.…

Lucedale man charged with distributing child porn

A Lucedale man has been charged with distributing child pornography. George County Sheriff Mitchell Mixon said 38-year-old Justin Johnson was arrested Friday after deputies and the state Attorney General's Office executed a search warrant at his residence. The investigation is…

Menge Avenue overpass to REOPEN Monday

HATTIESBURG, MISS. – The Menge Ave. bridge over I-10 in Harrison County is scheduled to reopen to traffic by mid-afternoon on Monday, Nov. 18. The bridge has been closed to traffic since July 2023 as part of an interchange reconstruction project…