BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2021, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. As with previous years,…
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.…
Through the Cares Act, Harrison County was granted $6 million to distribute to residents for rental assistance. Open Doors Homeless Coalition is heading up the program and is holding information sessions across the county to help renters with the application…
The westbound lanes of Highway 90 in Biloxi were briefly shutdown this evening following a rollover accident. A little after 6 p.m., Biloxi police responded to a rollover accident on Highway 90 near Beauvoir. Police say the rollover resulted in…
The Commission of Marine Resources returns to in-person meetings after 12 months of online zoom meetings. COVID-19 changed how state departments meet and interact with the public. As a COVID safety precaution, the Commission of Marine Resources stopped all in-person…
Today’s weather provided an ideal day and way to show gratitude for South Mississippi’s law enforcement officers. It was a whole new playing field at the inaugural Heroes at Fallen Oak Invitational Golf Tournament Tuesday morning. Just ask Jackson County…
Two men are dead following a shooting in Gulfport earlier this evening. According to Sgt. Jason Ducre, the shooting happened just before 5:30 p.m. near Loposser Avenue and Layton Drive. A vehicle on the block was covered in red tarp.…
It’s been one week since a devastating tornado ripped through Louisiana, leaving dozens of homes and other structures in the area badly damaged. Residents in Palmetto, Louisiana got a helping hand thanks to some South Mississippi volunteers. As we first…
A motorcycle collision sends one to the hospital. Harrison County Fire Services responded to a vehicle accident on County Farm Road today involving a motorcycle and a Waste Management truck. AMR and Rescue 5 was requested. One was stabilized and…
Grady Lavell Sumrall, the man wanted for armed robbery in Gulfport, has been arrested. Saturday around midnight, officers responded to the 10,000th block of Highway 49 in reference to an armed robbery. Detectives say that Sumrall robbed employees at gunpoint…
Did you pack on what some are calling the pandemic pounds and looking for a healthy alternative to crush cravings? Well, Tropical Nutrition in Ocean Springs may be able to assist you with their Herbalife products. These products are used…
The Claiborne Senior Living Facility in Gulfport is hosting a senior fair this Thursday at Gulfport Highlands near their community. The fair kicks off at 10 a.m. and will last until 2 p.m. Festivities will be held outside to ease…
There’s a new senior living facility open in Biloxi. The Blake at Biloxi is like no other retirement facility in the area as they consider themselves Mississippi Gulf Coast’s premier senior living community. The Blake, located on Popps Ferry Road,…
Today marks 11 years since an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, killing 11 workers and causing the largest marine oil spill in history. The Deepwater Horizon, which was being leased by BP, was located off the Coast of…
The Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department is inviting its citizens to provide ONLINE feedback and ideas to incorporate into the county's Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan. The Master Plan will be developed based on local priorities and…
The Jackson County School District Board of Education held their monthly board meeting last evening in the board room at the district office in Vancleave. During the meeting, Superintendent Dr. John Strycker clarified the intention of the current facility bond…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WXXV) — Bay St. Louis Police are asking for help in identifying the person responsible for injuring a pedestrian in hit-and-run. Police say the individual who struck and injured a pedestrian on April 4, 2021 at…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — A homicide investigation is now underway after a man was found dead inside of a burned vehicle early Sunday morning. The Gulfport Police Department says a vehicle was reported on fire in the 13000 block of…
BILOXI, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will intentionally set a fire on part of an undeveloped barrier island south of Biloxi. The prescribed burn is scheduled for Wednesday on the central part of Deer Island. The department…
BILOXI, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will intentionally set a fire on part of an undeveloped barrier island south of Biloxi. The prescribed burn is scheduled for Wednesday on the central part of Deer Island. The department is encouraging people to stay off that part of the island for at least a […]
CUT OFF, La. (AP) — The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed and attention now turns to comforting the loved ones of the five known dead and eight missing, as a…
Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, has died.
The iconic Mary Walker Marina on the Pascagoula River is now under new ownership. Last week, the Bolewares packed their bags and moved, trading their life in Ellisville for a life of fishing and boating on the Mary Walker Bayou.…