(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…
Update (posted at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2020): There have been new developments in this story. Details: https://www.wxxv25.com/2020/04/21/jackson-county-sheriff-five-arrests-made-gang-related-shootings-st-martin/ Original Story (posted at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2020): ST. MARTIN, Miss. (WXXV) — Three men were arrested Monday after…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $1,695,118 in funding to VT Halter Marine of Pascagoula on Monday. VT Halter Marine is one of 24 U.S. small shipyards receiving $19.6 million in discretionary grants…
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…
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…
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…
One man is in the hospital tonight after being struck by a car. Around 5 p.m. this afternoon, a pedestrian was walking on Highway 49 when he was struck by a vehicle. Officials closed the northbound lane of the highway…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — A woman is dead after being struck and killed by a vehicle on Pass Road on Monday morning. The victim has not been identified, but the Biloxi Police Department says it was a woman in her…
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…
Last week, Governor Tate Reeves extended the shelter-in-place order, but has relaxed some restrictions moving forward, including opening the beaches. The beaches in Harrison County are now open, this comes after Governor Tate Reeves said on Friday that the beaches…
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.…
In honor of ‘building a healthier community,’ the Memorial Physician Clinic will have more drive-up COVID-19 screening and testing sites in various districts in Harrison County. Over the next week or so, there will be testing sites set up in…
We’ve brought you many stories of individuals and organizations helping to feed those in need since the COVID-19 outbreak began. But now, first responders are taking time out of their busy schedules to do what they do best and lend…
Due to the growing concerns for the spread of the COVID19 virus, the annual 1699 Weekend of Discovery event previously scheduled for Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 in downtown Ocean Springs has been canceled. The cancellation includes the…
A Biloxi church congregation put on their PPE and spent their Saturday morning helping others in their local area. Members of Abundant Life Church in Biloxi helped to pack meals and direct traffic up and down Rodenberg Avenue as a…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says more than 8,000 customers without power across the state as of late Tuesday morning. In South Mississippi, Coast Electric and Mississippi Power restored electricity to more than 5,000 people overnight. Multiple tornado…
The Salvation Army, Mississippi Gulf Coast, is changing efforts to meet needs caused by COVID-19. The Salvation Army Kroc Center is working with Feeding Gulf Coast to serve lunch to children 0-18 years old on Monday – Friday at noon.…
During today's meeting, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors made the following decisions: Beaches in Ocean Springs and Pascagoula will remain closed until Monday, April 27. Signs will be posted and the beaches will be monitored to ensure social distancing…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 238 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 4,512. MSDH is also confirming 10 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. — WXXV reporter Kristen Anzuini discovered a dead dolphin that washed ashore Monday morning. The deceased dolphin was located along the shoreline on the beach in Harrison County. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) has been…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) —The following temporary Memorial Physician Clinic Drive-Up COVID-19 Screening and Testing sites will be open in various parts of Harrison County this week: D’Iberville Civic Center Tuesday, April 21, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 10395 Auto Mall…
Governor Tate Reeves said last week that he would allow Misssissippi beaches and lakes closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to reopen. However, local governments are still allowed to use their own discretion when it comes to reopening their public…
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press Ten years after a well blew wild under a BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 men and touching off the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, gulf waters sparkle in the sunlight,…
For three weeks now, we've been spotlighting shelter pets in need of a loving home, especially during this pandemic. Our WXXV pet of the day is Chessy from the Jackson County Animal Shelter. Chessy is a Shepard and pit mix…