$50 million beach replenishment project in Harrison County
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-Harrison County is in preparation mode for a $50 million beach replenishment project. The goal is to put the beach back to its original 235…
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Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape
By PAUL WISEMAN Updated 9:56 AM CDT, September 5, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool due to uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. Hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July,…
Annual Musicians with a Mission happening at Ground Zero Blues Club
Dhiana Skremetti and Taylor New join us in studio to discuss Musicians with a Mission. Musicians with a Mission takes place Thursday, September 11 at…
Ocean Springs Bud & Burgers – Tailgate Edition canceled for 2025
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- An annual event scheduled in Downtown Ocean Springs for next week has been canceled. The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce Tourism Bureau, in partnership with Mitchell Distributing, announced that the 2025 Bud and Burgers-Tailgate Edition has…
US stocks fall as Wall Street questions whether the US job market has slowed by enough or too much
By STAN CHOE Updated 9:58 AM CDT, September 5, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling Friday as Wall Street questions whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to convince the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates soon to help…
Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing
By MATT BROWN and MIKE STOBBE Updated 7:06 PM CDT, September 4, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, tried to defend his efforts to pull…
Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen lift order limiting alcohol sales
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Ocean Springs has lifted the order on alcohol sales. Over Labor Day Weekend, the temporary order had banned alcohol…
Alabama man arrested, charged in D'Iberville bank robbery
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- A Prattville, Alabama man has been arrested in connection with the bank robbery in D'Iberville on Wednesday. Thirty-year-old Lane Wesley Blatchford, 30, from Prattville, AL, was arrested on the charge of robbery. On September 3, 2025, at…
All clear given at D'Iberville High School following a call-in threat
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)-On Thursday, D’Iberville High School went into a precautionary lockdown following a call-in threat to the school and local authorities. School administration, staff, and law enforcement immediately responded, and after a thorough investigation, the school was given the…
Hattiesburg man pleads guilty to spring break shooting in Biloxi
BILOXI, MISS. (WXXV)- Twenty-four-year-old Dontavis Omar Magee, of Hattiesburg, pled guilty last Thursday, to shooting in the crowded parking lot of Surf Style on Highway 90 in Biloxi during Spring Break in 2023. A Biloxi police officer and four civilians…
Long Beach Public Library hosting Medicare 101 educational event
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The Long Beach Public Library is hosting a Medicare 101 education event. This event will take place September 4 at 1 p.m. At…
Tickets for Taste of Long Beach on sale
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Tickets are now on sale for the Taste of Long Beach. This event is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Visitors…
Coast Transit Authority phasing out hailing system
We’re learning more this week about Coast Transit Authority’s decision to phase out its long-time hailing system. The system that previously allowed the public to hail a bus from…
What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 12:38 PM CDT, September 3, 2025 Here is a look at the largest U.S. jackpots won and the places where the winning tickets were sold: 1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022. The winning ticket was…
Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
By COLLIN BINKLEY and MICHAEL CASEY Updated 3:56 PM CDT, September 3, 2025 BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administration’s cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding research grants for Harvard University. U.S. District…
Players grab tickets for $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot
After yet another drawing with no winners, the Powerball jackpot has increased to a historic $1.4 billion. This is now one of the highest jackpots on record. We…
Ribbon cutting for new soccer complex in Lucedale
LUCEDALE, Miss. (WXXV)- The George County Board of Supervisors is hosting a ribbon cutting for their brand-new soccer complex. The ribbon cutting takes place Thursday, September 4 at…
Trump suggests National Guard could go into New Orleans
By WILL WEISSERT Updated 1:19 PM CDT, September 3, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that New Orleans could be his next target for deploying the National Guard to fight crime, potentially expanding the number of cities around the nation…
Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
By CURT ANDERSON Updated 12:10 PM CDT, September 3, 2025 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other…
Vehicle wanted for leaving the scene of an accident in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-The driver of a tractor trailer is wanted in Biloxi for leaving the scene of an accident. Biloxi Police Department say that an unknown white tractor trailer was involved in a crash with a white car on I-10…
Democratic prosecutor Scott Colom announces US Senate race in Mississippi
By SOPHIE BATES Updated 12:17 PM CDT, September 3, 2025 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Scott Colom, a Democratic district attorney in Mississippi, is running for U.S. Senate, challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom announced his candidacy in a video Wednesday…
VP Vance to meet with families of schoolchildren after church shooting in Minneapolis
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 11:38 AM CDT, September 3, 2025 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President JD Vance planned to visit Minneapolis on Wednesday to meet with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church that killed two schoolchildren and…
Alexis Theatre Productions hosting Murder Mystery Dinners
One theatre production company is planning murder mystery dinners throughout the month. Alexis Theatre Productions owner Laura Magazzu joins us with the details. For more information, click here.
Junior Auxiliary of Ocean Springs-Biloxi hosting Homecoming Closet
The Junior Auxiliary of Ocean Springs-Biloxi is hosting their Homecoming Closet this weekend. Joining us is Chapter President Tasha McCullar and Brenna Delagrave with what you need to…