D’Iberville, Mississippi –City of D’Iberville employees will depart at 4:00 a.m. Thursday, September 10th from the D’Iberville Fire Department, to deliver donated supplies to residents of Sulphur, Louisiana who are recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Laura. The D’Iberville Team will…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections says autopsies have been set for two inmates who died in custody in the last week. Albert Smith, a 69-year-old inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County, was…
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A police officer in Louisiana has been placed on administrative leave and two others have been temporarily pulled from their regular duties after videos posted on social media showed an officer punching a Black teen during…
Very disappointed–that’s how State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs describes his reaction to a recent college block party.
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – It was a deadly Labor Day weekend across Mississippi, with seven deadly accidents and over 9,400 tickets written. The Mississippi Highway Patrol says there were 184 DUI arrests in the state. 519 of the tickets were for a seat belt violation. Troopers investigated 121 accidents. In our area, a head-on crash in […]
Students and staff at Vancleave High School are sharing their memories of one of their favorite teachers following his death due to COVID-19 complications this past Sunday. Students and staff at Vancleave High School are mourning the loss of a…
Starting September 9, 2020, Harrison County School District schools will be offering universal free meals to all children ages 18 and under, whether they are learning at school or virtually. On Tuesday night, the Harrison County School Board approved the U.S. Department of…
Come rain or shine, veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5699 in Ocean Springs plans to carry out a mission to honor our South Mississippi veterans. It’s a sweet deal and members of VFW Post 5699 in Ocean Springs have whipped…
Now that sports are starting to come back amidst COVID, the UFC and the Contender Series are back. For their third show since the lockdown, Atlas Fights will be hosting their own event on Saturday, September 12th outside of the…
For over 35 years the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies has been providing Mississippi Gulf Coast residents with an interactive experience. Their Ocean Adventures Marine Park gives you the experience you’ve been fishing for. There are many exhibits that let…
The ‘Comeback is greater than the setback,’ that’s the motto for ‘Comeback Coolers,’ a nonprofit organization based out of Ocean Springs. Last weekend, 80 volunteers traveled to Lake Charles bringing Hurricane Laura survivors coolers filled with goodies and for adults,…
First responders from the Gulf Coast recently returned from helping victims in Lake Charles. After Hurricane Laura tore through regions of Louisiana, first responders from Harrison County and the entire Gulf Coast felt it was their responsibility to help the…
Biloxi police need help identifying this woman who is allegedly involved in a hit and run accident that happened September 4th. The incident happened on Eisenhower Drive in Biloxi just before 1:30 p.m. Anyone with information on this crime is…
Domino’s franchise-owned locations are looking to hire more than 225 new team members across 14 stores throughout the greater Biloxi-Gulfport area. The positions include delivery drivers, customer service representatives, assistant managers, and managers. Domino’s stores want to make sure they’re…
Governor Tate Reeves said, “It just didn’t work right for the people of Mississippi. It was frustrating, confusing, and slow. Today, we’re announcing some new efforts to change that. It will help Mississippians to skip the line and get in-and-out…
The Mississippi State Department of Health releases a weekly school report for K-12 schools of cases among students, teachers, and staff, number of outbreaks, and teachers and students under quarantine as a result of COVID-19 exposure. For the week of…
Mississippi Highway Patrol released numbers for the Labor Day Holiday period as they’re out in full force working hard to keep our roads and those who travel them safe. These numbers are from Troop K District 8 for the lower…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/ Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kanye West will appear as a presidential candidate on Mississippi's ballot in November, after being approved as a qualified candidate by the State Board of Election Commissioners. The…
VANCLEAVE, Miss. (WXXV) — A teacher at Vancleave High School died on Sunday due to complications from COVID-19. Vancleave High School reported Monday that teacher Tom Slade passed away over the weekend. The school said in a post to Facebook,…
CLARKE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issues a state-wide alert asking for help in a death investigation. Clarke County deputies and MBI investigators found a cross on a silver chain on an unidentified man’s neck. Law enforcement hope someone will recognize the cross because no one has been able to identify […]
The Wiggins Police Department is partnering with the Stone County Sheriff’s Department and local businesses and churches to collect necessities for people who were recently affected by Hurricane Laura. The collection started today and will continue until Friday September 11th…
The Mississippi Aquarium has been open for over a week now and Labor Day was no exception. They also kicked off their first Labor Day with a special celebration. Families were welcomed to the Mississippi Aquarium on Labor Day morning…
Gas prices in Mississippi are lower than the national average by 34 cents on this Labor Day. A three day weekend with no school and no work for some, lower gas prices are just one more thing to celebrate on…
Residents in Gautier now have the green light to travel in golf carts. The Gautier City Council passed an ordinance that went into effect Friday allowing golf carts on any city street where the speed limit is 25 MPH. Golf…