Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosting community service and civic engagement forum
The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity is hosting a community service and civic engagement forum on March 7th. That forum is from 11:30 a.m. to 1…
Traffic Delays due to CSX Cargo Transport in Pascagoula
Due to congestion on the rail network, CSX officials have notified the City of Pascagoula of traffic delays to be expected between 2-2:30 PM and 3-3:30 PM today, March 6. The areas of potential impact are Frederick, Magnolia and Pascagoula…
TRAFFIC ALERT: Traffic delays due to CSX Cargo Transport in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. — March 6, 2024 – The City of Gulfport advises of traffic delays from 5 to 6 p.m. today due to a large CSX cargo transport operation, city officials announced Thursday. Delays will occur across the coast as…
Steven L. Hofer Named Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans Field Division
NEW ORLEANS – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram has announced the appointment of Steven L. Hofer as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the New Orleans Field Division. SAC Hofer brings a wealth of experience and expertise…
Shuckers Plaza set to transform ballpark entrance for 2024 season
BILOXI, MS – The north entrance to Shuckers Ballpark is set to transform for the 2024 season from a grassy area to a community space for all fans to use on their way to Biloxi Shuckers games during the team’s ninth…
School funding and ballot initiatives are among issues surviving in Mississippi Legislature
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS AND MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are considering proposals to rewrite the funding formula for public schools. Senate Bill 2332 would revise the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the formula that has been fully funded only twice…
Seabees reunite with family after six-month deployment
Seabees from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 returned early this morning after months of deployment in Spain. "I'm just so excited. He has missed my whole entire pregnancy. I…
Harrison County man indicted and faces seven counts on sex crimes
A Harrison County man has been indicted on multiple sex crime charges by a grand jury. Thirty-six-year-old Michael Gilbert was arrested Monday on the indictments…
Career Fair at USM Gulf Park Campus
USM students met with potential employers at a career fair on the Long Beach campus. Dozens of local employers participated in the career fair with a mix of major…
Workshop focuses on stranding season for dolphins, turtles
February through May is stranding season for dolphins and turtles here on the Coast The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies says an average of 50 dolphins and 100…
Mississippi prepares to tackle any voter fraud ahead of presidential election
Following the 2020 presidential election, many people raised concerns about the integrity of the election process. There was a surge in election legislation introduced after…
Governor Reeves Appoints Lisa Beech McGloflin As County Court Judge For Pearl River County
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced the appointment of Lisa Beech McGloflin as County Court Judge for Pearl River County. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the promotion of the Honorable Richelle Lumpkin, who was appointed Fifteenth…
Harrison County man indicted on multiple sex crime charges
A Harrison County man has been indicted on multiple sex crime charges by a grand jury. 36-year-old Michael Gilbert was arrested Monday on the indictments of two counts of sexual battery, three counts of touching a child for lustful purposes,…
Long Beach man sentenced to life for murder of wife
Gulfport, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 39-year-old Robert John Oshinski, of Long Beach, pled guilty to murdering his wife, Ashley Barbara, on the morning of January 9, 2022. After accepting the guilty plea on the…
Boil water notice for parts of Gulfport
The City of Gulfport has issued a boil water notice due to a water main repair. Residents and businesses in the surrounding areas of East Taylor Road, extending from the Bridgewater Shopping Center east to the cul-de-sac are affected. This…
Stolen racehorse returned to Mississippi
The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau recovered a racehorse stolen from Mississippi The racehorse was found in Todd County, Kentucky. On February 23, the Terry Police Department - located in a small town just south of Jackson - received…
Conversation with Congressional Candidate Michael McGill
Monday, we heard from GOP Congressional Candidate Carl Boyanton, one of three Republicans running for the 4th Congressional District Seat in this year’s primary. Today, WXXV’s Grant Chighizola continues his…
Mississippi Power announces Gifford Ormes, Melvin Roland as vice presidents
Gulfport, Miss. – Mississippi Power recently announced the appointments of Gifford Ormes as Vice President of External Affairs and Customer Growth and Melvin Roland as Vice President of Power Delivery and Division Operations. “The addition of Gifford and Melvin to…
Republican candidates speak at Candidates Forum in Hancock County
Primary candidates for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District and U.S. Senate seats made their pitch to voters with one week left to go until the state’s primary elections. The candidate’s…
Rescheduled: I-10 E to CLOSE overnight at Menge Ave. next week
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – An overnight closure of all lanes of I-10 eastbound at Menge Ave. originally scheduled for Thursday, March 7 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 12 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. due to wet weather conditions. The closure…
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday. Andy Stone, Meta’s head communications, acknowledged the issues on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said the company “resolved the…
Small plane crashes near Nashville interstate and 5 people aboard were killed, police say
Police in Nashville say that five people have died after a small plane crashed near an interstate highway, shutting down multiple lanes. The Metro Nashville Police Department says the single-engine plane crashed Monday night just off of Interstate 40 in…
Log truck overturns, blocking roadway in Harrison County
A log truck overturned Monday afternoon on Cemetery Road in Harrison County. The driver escaped with minor injuries, but the road was shut down while crews removed the truck and…
HII hosts naval leaders at Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (March 4, 2024) — HII announced that Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney joined U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss, for a visit to the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding…