After recent fatal shooting in Gulfport, members of the community are working together to find solutions for youth gun violence. Saturday’s drive-by shooting left three people hospitalized and days before a separate shooting left two young men, Juan Harvey…
The Inaugural South Mississippi Boat Show is set for this weekend at the Point Cadet Plaza. Of course, there will be plenty of boats as well as live bands, food trucks, activities and vendors. DMR and USM will also…
$50 million worth of infrastructure is underway east of Oak Street on Point Cadet in the City of Biloxi. This is just one of numerous projects going on right now. This includes the major water project taking shape in…
With the holy fasting month of Ramadan upon us, Islamic Relief USA, a nonprofit humanitarian and advocacy organization, distributed food boxes to residents in the Biloxi area. Food insecurity has increased significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold more…
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies partnered with the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Mississippi Coastal Cleanup program to clean up beaches along the Coast of Harrison County in celebration of last week’s Earth Day.…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) — 26-year-old Gywan Ladarius Willis of Ocean Springs was arrested Saturday in connection to an armed robbery that happened the week prior. According to the Ocean Springs Police Department, officers were called out to to 1120…
D’Iberville, county, and state leaders officially cut the ribbon on the city’s new police department headquarters. D’Iberville Police Chief Wayne Payne said, “To take something from the ground and build it up, well it's just an awesome feeling. Just…
On Howard Ave, Biloxi Fire House Number 2 hosted their annual Fish Fry Fundraiser. Just in time for lunch, fresh fish and shrimp spaghetti plates were sold from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plates were sold for $10. Dine-in…
Tomorrow, Beauvoir will be setting the stage for observing Confederate Memorial Day. Confederate Memorial Day is actually Monday, but for years, Beauvoir has celebrated the day the Saturday beforehand which falls on this Saturday, April 24th. April is…
The Gulf Coast Beer and Bacon and Chocolate Festival is set for Saturday, May 1st in Gulfport at the Hollywood Warehouse. It is a fundraiser that will be serving brews, bacon, and this year they’re adding chocolate dishes from over…
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that beginning Saturday, May 1, 2021, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to…
Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and in honor of the holiday, Two Men and a Truck is once again collecting donations to help moms here on the Coast. As a part of the company’s national campaign ‘Movers and Moms,’ Two…
The Claiborne at Gulfport Highlands will soon offer upscale community living for our seniors, but that hasn’t stopped them from offering help and services to all of South Mississippi’s seniors. Today, the facility held a senior job fair where seniors…
It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and today people from all walks of life, including survivors and law enforcement, gathered at First Baptist Church of Gulfport for a candlelight ceremony honoring crime victims and their loved ones. Vanessa Mauffray was…
DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday and drop off sites will be available across the Coast. Singing River Hospital and Biloxi Police Department speak about the importance of the Prescription Drug Take Back Day. With opioid overdose…
Some early birds decided to start their Thursday morning with some beach side yoga in honor of Earth Day. The sunrise yoga session was organized by Next Day Nutrition in Long Beach. They figured there’s no better place to celebrate…
A road closure at the intersection of Harris Drive and Maurine Circle in Gulfport has been rescheduled. The road closure has been rescheduled from April 26th until April 30th if the weather and the conditions allow it. The intersection will…
Former Harrison County Supervisor Larry Benefield died yesterday after a battle with cancer. Harrison County School District’s newly appointed Superintendent Mitchell King spoke about Benefield’s life and legacy. “Mr. Benefield was liked by mostly everyone he came…
On Wednesday afternoon, a two-car accident on Community Road in Gulfport resulted in one smashing through a building. Five people were in the vehicle that crashed into the building and one was transported by AMR to the hospital with non-life-threatening…
Picture the largest pot of jambalaya you’ve ever seen and that won’t even come close to what MGCCC is cooking up. MGCCC and the campus’ seven food pantries are on a mission to set the record for the world’s largest…
Long Beach Public Works crews will be doing repairs to a lift station at East Railroad Road and McCaughan Avenue starting tomorrow Thursday April 22nd at 8 AM. They will have the road shut down and detour signs out to detour…
Two teenagers were shot and killed in Gulfport Tuesday evening. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer has identified them as 19-year-old Juan Reginald Harvey Jr. and 18-year-old Teraye Preston. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, Gulfport PD found Harvey…
Former Harrison County supervisor Larry Benefield died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 68. Benefield, a 1970 graduate of Gulfport High, was an All-Big 8 selection in football and was part of the 1971 national championship team at…
Being accepted into one of the U.S. Military Service Academies is a competitive process that even requires congressional nomination. One local high school senior has achieved a rare milestone by receiving appointments from not one, but two of those academies.…