MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — A suspect involved in a standoff with Moss Point Police has surrendered peacefully. The standoff began at around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday at a Comfort Inn hotel in Jackson County, located near the intersection of Highway…
SAUCIER, Miss. (WXXV) — A trailer home was destroyed in a fire in northern Harrison County on Monday night. Fourteen firefighters and seven trucks from the Harrison County Fire Rescue and Combat Readiness Training Center (Air National Guard Fire Crews)…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported a record-breaking additional 1,635 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi on Tuesday. The previous single-day record of new cases was 1,251, which was set yesterday, July 20. In South Mississippi, the…
On Monday, July 20, 2020, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Hwy 90 and Beach Park Place in reference to a deceased male located on the beach. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, the Long Beach Police…
Concern on the rise from Harrison County parents over the way the school district is preparing for the upcoming academic year. Of the more than 40 parents in attendance for Monday’s board meeting, six of them voiced their convictions regarding…
CASA of Harrison County is hosting a back to school donation drive. CASA is asking the public to please donate school supplies Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Saturday, August 1st from 10 a.m. to 12…
The Coast Transit Authority is planning a Ride Free Summer Shopper’s Day in Gulfport. The CTA will be offering free fares all day long on Saturday, July 25th. The free fares are on Gulfport routes 38, 37, the Gulfport half…
Calling all talent, from make-up artists to actors to street performers, if you’re not easily scared you just may want to show up for a casting call to be part of this year’s ‘Terror on the Coast.’ Halloween is just…
Governor Tate Reeves extends the previous ‘Safer at Home’ order until Monday, August 3rd, adding 10 counties to the list of mandatory mask mandates. The 10 counties added to the list of mask mandates are: Bolivar Covington Forrest Humphreys Panola…
The George County School District continues to monitor the daily release of information and recommendations surrounding Covid19. Due to the heightened safety and health concerns surrounding the increase in the number of Covid19 cases in the surrounding area, school officials…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,251 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 43,889 confirmed cases and 1,358 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County is at 204 cases…
Biloxi, MS – A Louisiana man has been arrested and charged in connection with the road rage incident that happened on May 25, 2020, at approximately 4:30pm, on Interstate 10 westbound near the 51-mile marker in Jackson County. A white…
A welfare concern for Mitchell Wells has been canceled. Wells has been located and is safe.
Saturday, Keesler Federal Credit Union teamed up with Ace Data Storage to put on a free ‘Shred Day’ for Gulf Coast residents. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., cars lined up at Keesler Federal in Gulfport to shred personal documents…
In case you needed an excuse to enjoy some ice cream, Sunday was National Ice Cream Day. Dippin’ Dots of Biloxi chose to celebrate the holiday a little early by delivering treats to local water rescue teams. Dippin’ Dots Corporate…
JACKSON, MISS--Today, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) completed its June transfer of $10,723,795.84 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This brings the total amount deposited to the State for Fiscal Year ending June 30,…
While Jeepin’ the Coast 2020 was officially canceled due to concerns of COVID-19, jeeps from around the country still flooded the Coast this weekend. The normally four day event celebrating the love of all things Jeep went on unofficially. Saturday,…
Every Monday for the next two months on WXXV we will feature a child from Mississippi hoping to get adopted. Sixteen-year-old Haley hopes her future family will be kind and enjoy spending time together playing games and staying active. If…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported a record-breaking additional 1,251 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi on Monday. The previous single-day record of new cases was 1,230, which was set this past Thursday, July 16. There were…
Mississippi State Troopers made an arrest in the fatal hit and run that claimed the life of 33-year-old Douglas Couey of Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Troopers arrested 46-year-old John David Cole of Biloxi, Mississippi late Sunday afternoon…
Today, a press conference took place regarding an arrest in the fatal Memorial Day road rage shooting on I-10 in Jackson County. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation made the arrest with assistance from a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…
Jackson, Miss. (WXXV) – A federal corrections officer in Mississippi was indicted for allegedly accepting bribes to provide contraband for inmates. 28-year-old Wesley Hughes, of Greenwood, Mississippi, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on July 14, 2020 and charged…
On Sunday, the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport welcomed its first residents. Eight years in the making, the aquarium now officially houses cownose rays, sheepshead fish, goliath grouper, and horseshoe crabs. Moving the aquatic life into their new home is no…
On Monday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced new measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19. In a post to social media, Gov. Reeves said, “COVID-19 is spreading and killing in our state. It is not a hypothetical, it is…