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MDEQ issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). The advisory is issued for: Station 8 — Gulfport West Beach — the extent…

Arrested for burglary of an occupied dwelling in Biloxi

The Biloxi Police Department arrested 25-year-old Tyrell Jauan Gholar of Hattiesburg, MS for burglary of an occupied dwelling located in the 200 block of Covenant Square Dr. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where Gholar allegedly gained entry into the…

Saturday is ‘Adopt a Grandparent Day’

Saturday, September 12th is ‘Adopt a Grandparent Day,’ a day that has been set aside each year to honor South Mississippi’s elderly. On average, 60 percent of residents in senior care facilities don’t get any visits from friends or family…

Back to Business Grant deadline approaching

The deadline for Mississippi small business owners to apply for an important grant is fast approaching. If you’re a small business owner in Mississippi, time is running out to apply for a grant designed to help with economic recovery in…

Popp’s Ferry Elementary building sensory garden

Popp’s Ferry Elementary has been awarded a $3,000 grant to build a sensory garden for their special education class. Although the benefits of the new sensory garden will be applied to all students, it is targeted to provide sensory relief…

Boogies Chill and Grill warming up for football

It’s the final countdown as the Houston Texans get ready to take on Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs tonight in the first NFL game of the season. These two teams aren’t the only ones ready for game night. It’s…

COVID-19 hospital patient numbers below 700 in Mississippi for the first time in months

JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – The number of people in Mississippi’s hospitals with COVID symptoms continues to dwindle. State health officials report 426 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with 39 deaths. 683 people are in the hospital with confirmed or suspected symptoms, that’s the first time that number has been below 700 in months. 185 patients […]

Groundbreaking for new Eagle Point Park

Residents in the Eagle Point and Woolmarket areas of Biloxi will soon have a park to call their own. What was once a sewage lagoon will soon be a sprawling park. Biloxi city leaders broke out the shovels and kicked…

The Locker Room at the Coast Coliseum almost complete

It’s the final countdown in the Locker Room, but this isn’t your typical pre-game ritual spot. Like any good locker room, anticipation is building as construction continues on the latest addition to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Coast Coliseum and Convention…

Two bodies found on 29th Street in Gulfport

Earlier in Gulfport today, there were reports of two bodies found inside a house on 29th Street. At 3:52 p.m., Gulfport police received a phone call in reference to the bodies being found. The landlord tells News 25 that the…

Donal M. Snyder Sr. Community Center now open

The Donal Snyder Community Center in Biloxi reopened its doors to the public after Labor Day. The center had been closed since mid-March. The facility is currently open on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and guests can enjoy…

Autopsies set after 2 central Mississippi inmates die

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections says autopsies have been set for two inmates who died in custody in the last week. Albert Smith, a 69-year-old inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County, was…