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April is ‘Child Abuse Awareness Month’

According to the National Children’s Alliance, nearly 700,000 children are abused in the United States each year. April is ‘Child Abuse Awareness Month’ and the experts want to shine a light on the growing issue. Here on the Mississippi Gulf…

Sparklight awards Popp’s Ferry Elementary $3,000

Biloxi, Mississippi – Schools and organizations serving K-12 students in communities across the 21 states served by Sparklight recently had the opportunity to win $3,000 to fund their STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) project or club as part of…

Long Beach High School graduation moves to June

Long Beach High School’s graduation has been moved due to COVID-19. The Long Beach High senior class of 2020 participated in a survey regarding how they wanted their graduation ceremony to unfold. The Bearcat seniors voted to decline having a…

Pass Christian High School graduation moved to June

The Pass Christian School District has moved the date of Pass Christian High School's graduation. The Pass Christian High School Graduation will be held on June 19, 2020 at 7:00 pm in the Pass High Coliseum or Francis S. McDonald…

Mississippi lottery revenue dips in March amid pandemic

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — State revenue from the Mississippi Lottery decreased in March as people began facing restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation says it deposited $9.9 million into the state treasury from the net proceeds…

Storm damage in Jackson County

Severe weather affected several families in Jackson County last night. Norman Overstreet owns a house on Bilbo Road in Vancleave where a tree fell directly on top of his roof as results of straightline winds. Overstreet says he planted that…

Ten year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill

April 20, 2010: the BP Oil Spill made its mark on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and it’s marine wildlife. The largest oil spill in U.S. waters remain one of the worst environmental disasters in history. “It’s the tenth anniversary of…

Dead dolphin washes ashore in Harrison County

This morning, WXXV’s Kristen Anzuini found a dead dolphin that washed ashore on the beach in Harrison County. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies has picked up the dolphin and they will be running tests on it. IMMS says they…

MEMA releases damage reports from Sunday's storms

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has released initial damage reports for counties affected by Sunday’s storms. According to MEMA, 20 homes were destroyed in Marion County, eight were destroyed in Forrest County, and one home was destroyed in Jackson County.…