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…