The City of Biloxi continues to monitor COVID-19 on the Coast and make preliminary plans to help businesses reopen. Mayor FoFo Gilich tells News 25 they want to see a 14 day downturn in cases before kick-starting a gradual reopening…
Three more men are charged in a gang related shooting that occurred Saturday evening. That brings the total number of suspects to eight. Jayce Franklin, 20, St. James Parish, Louisiana, Keni Williams, 19, Biloxi, and Jo’Vawn McGee, 19, Gulfport, are…
The Moss Point School District will resume their feeding program on Monday, April 27th. Breakfast and lunch meals will be provided on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. Meals will be available for PICK UP ONLY at all four school locations…
Music is a great way to ease your mind from tough times, which is why companies want to entertain the Coast while practicing safe social distancing guidelines. Saxophonist Jordan Chalden is teaming up with Elliot Homes LLC to let music…
One local company is getting creative and giving back to our health care heroes. Sadie Jane’s has been operating their business in Gulfport for over a decade. Just like most other small businesses, they took a big hit when the…
BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources certified a state fishing record at their April meeting on Tuesday. Michael McElroy III, of Hattiesburg set a new state record for Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) with a fish weighing 236…
Due to inclement weather expected on Thursday, April 23, the temporary Memorial Physician Clinic Drive-Up COVID-19 Screening and Testing site at the Lyman Community Center on Highway 49 in Gulfport, has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.…
The Gautier City Council on Tuesday voted to loosen its restrictions on the number of customers that will be allowed inside local stores at one time. City leaders voted to amend the City’s COVID-19 order adopted on April 1. The…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that the state economy will reopen gradually after health officials and others say it's safe to do so during the coronavirus pandemic. He cautioned…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — A man is now considered missing in Biloxi, after his parents have been unable to contact him since July of 2019. On April 17th, 2020 a welfare concern report was filed for Ian Michael Harper by…
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (WXXV) — Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers, along with family and friends of missing Pearl River County resident Rebecca Reid, are offering 'up to $5000 reward' for information leading to the person or persons responsible for her disappearance. Rebecca…
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The Orange Grove Lions Club is hosting a lunch for the health care works at Garden Park Hospital. The ‘Salute to our Heroes’ lunch event will take place at Garden Park Hospital Emergency and ICU wards on April 22, 2020.…
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…
Many everyday items have become very hard to find thanks to the COVID-19 outbreak. One of the items you will most likely not find on a shelf right now is hand sanitizer. One place you will find hand sanitizer is…
Residents in D’Iberville had the chance to get tested for COVID-19 from their cars today. Memorial Hospital had set up a temporary COVID-19 screening location in the parking lot of the D’Iberville Civic Center. If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms…
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…
While everyone in South Mississippi is dealing with COVID-19, the City of Biloxi is giving residents something to look forward to once things return to some type of normalcy. Even with shutting down the local economy, construction is going up…
BILOXI, Miss. — In appreciation for the healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics who are committed to our health and safety, McDonald’s will offer free Thank You Meals*, between Wednesday, April 22 and Tuesday, May 5, as a token…
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…
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…
ST. MARTIN, Miss. (WXXV) — Three more suspects have been charged in a gang-related shooting that injured two people Saturday, April 18. A total of five arrests have now been made in connection to the alleged crimes. 22-year-old Quincy Brown…
(WXXV) — New information released from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has revealed extensive damage from severe weather on Sunday. Multiple tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama between Sunday evening and early Monday…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 204 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 4,716. MSDH is also confirming 14 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…