For the seventh year in a row, the Biloxi Public School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 21st year, the…
‘Closed doors and open hearts,’ that’s the message the Scarlet Pearl Casino is sending to the community. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, most of the country is shutdown including our Coast casinos, but that hasn’t stopped many of them from…
Despite dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a decline in property crimes for the City of Biloxi. According to the Biloxi Police Department, there’s a 51 percent drop in property crimes compared to this time last year and the decrease…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Casino workers across the country are calling on the gambling industry to pay its laid-off workers their full salary and benefits for the duration of the shutdown necessitated by the Coronavirus. In an online conference…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to locate a reported runaway juvenile. Fourteen-year-old Jacinda D. Lemoine ran away from her residence in the 14000 block of Lorraine Rd. She was last seen at the residence on…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 257 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 2,260. MSDH is also confirming 9 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Police need your help locating Jose Angel Montes Jr., who was last seen April 7. Police say he is a 20 year-old male, 5'8" tall and has black hair. He is possibly driving a 2005 Toyota…
GULFPORT, Miss. — A Memorial Physician Clinic Drive-Up COVID-19 Screening and Testing site will be available Friday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Isiah Fredericks Community Center, 3312 Martin Luther King Jr, Gulfport. The MS State…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — One man is behind bars after allegedly making several unauthorized transactions utilizing a credit card that did not belong to him. Early Thursday morning, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 54-year-old Danny Phillip Lessard of D’Iberville pursuant…
Twenty-one Biloxi firefighters are now self-quarantined at home because of the Coronavirus. According to Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney so far nine have tested for COVID-19, three others were waiting on test results, and nine more were sick with the…
A Memorial Physician Clinic Drive-Up COVID-19 Screening and Testing site will be available Friday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Isiah Fredericks Community Center, 3312 Martin Luther King Jr, Gulfport. Individuals are urged to visit the…
While many of us are trying to protect ourselves and our families from COVID-19, South Mississippi law enforcement wants to make sure we’re also taking safeguards from predatory scams on the rise right now. As researchers and scientists world-wide are…
Well the doors may be closed currently as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the state, but one local clinic is still finding ways to reach out to patients with medical needs during this time. The Bethesda Free Health Clinic…
Today Moss Point city officials are speaking out following yesterday’s virtual city meeting where racially offensive images and slurs were posted by a hacker. Reminders of the current COVID-19 outbreak are ever-present at Moss Point City Hall, that’s why city…
Keesler has designated specific days for the military retiree & veteran population to shop at the Base Exchange and Grocery Store on base. Beginning April 13, both the BX and Commissary will be open to all retirees, their dependents and…
The Biloxi Police Department reports a 51 percent drop in property crimes compared to this time last year and the decrease is 38 percent below the five-year average. The nightly curfew and additional police patrols, says Biloxi Police Chief John…
Easter Sunday will be a little different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however churches in South Mississippi are still finding ways for you to safely attend a service. Different ministries and churches are following the social distancing rules…
There isn’t much you can do outdoors during the shelter-in-place order, but Governor Tate Reeves has given the okay for fishing in the state. Reeves described fishing as a “very safe, socially distant activity.” The Governor has said you can…
GAUTIER, Mississippi (April 8, 2020) — Lowe’s Home Improvement in Gautier has made life-protecting donations to City of Gautier first responders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The home improvement retailing giant has donated a washing machine and dryer set to both the…
During this global pandemic, little signs of hope have been popping up around communities, but in Biloxi, the Beau Rivage is sending the message of hope in a big way. Last night, one of the most iconic buildings in Biloxi…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 88 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 2,003. MSDH is also confirming 8 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
NEW ORLEANS (April 7, 2020) — A new National Wildlife Federation report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later: A Look at Gulf Restoration after the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, summarizes the latest information available about ten wildlife species that were affected by…
As the Coronavirus pandemic rages on, the federal government is lending small businesses a helping hand. The ‘Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security’ Act or CARES Act continues to offer support to those impacted by COVID-19. “The CARES Act created…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — In the City of Biloxi, it’s not business as usual but it is building as usual. Both commercial and residential construction continue to boom in Biloxi," Community Development Director Jerry Creel says, "and as long as…