After surveying the damage left from Tropical Storm Cristobal, wildlife experts on the Coast are now reeling with the loss of many protected birds’ nests on our beaches. Prior to the storm, there were 18 Least Tern colonies across Harrison…
Today a Change of Command Ceremony was held at the Gulfport Seabee Base and this ceremony was unlike any other in the past due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Change of Command is a time-honored Seabee ceremony where leadership of…
While Cristobal has passed through our area, hurricane season has just begun. Coast Transit Authority has already mapped out a route to safety for those with no way to evacuate during this hurricane season. For years, Coast Transit Authority has…
One man is dead and another is in the hospital recovering after the 18-wheeler they were in flipped into the Pascagoula River this morning. This happened just before 4 a.m. today on the Interstate 10 Bridge going westbound in Jackson…
The Harrison County Fire Rescue along with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded to a camper trailer fire just before midnight on Kiln-Delisle Road. When units arrived on scene the trailer was fully engulfed and a person was missing. After…
Lowe’s will hold bucket brigade events at stores in Waveland, D’Iberville and Gulfport tomorrow morning from 10 to noon while supplies last. At each event, Lowe’s will hand out 500 Lowe’s buckets full of vendor-donated supplies such as: Rubber gloves Trash bags Scrub brushes Sponges Dish…
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved closing the 26 miles of Harrison County Sand Beach due to the effects of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which hit the area on Sunday. The board is under a local proclamation for…
PEARL, Miss. – Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall Sunday evening just east of Grand Isle, Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Wind gusts exceeded 60 mph at times along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and average rainfall totals ranged from…
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — A car accident in on Interstate 10 sent an 18-wheeler over the Pascagoula River Bridge and into the water below. There were two people inside of the 18-wheeler. First responders were able to rescue the…
The City of Waveland is still assessing storm damage following Cristobal’s impacts on the area. The waters have mostly receded along Beach Boulevard in Waveland, making way for curious sightseers and allowing officials to get a sense of cleanup operations…
The City of Long Beach was one of the hardest hit areas in Harrison County during Cristobal. The Long Beach Harbor took some significant damage. It’s been a hectic weekend at the Long Beach Harbor, just ask Harbor Master William…
Just last week, crews finished planting thousands of sea oats along Highway 90 on the beach. Today, crews went out to check on the plants to see if they survived the storm. The sea oats were brought in and planted…
Mississippi Power crews responded to widespread outages on the Coast Sunday afternoon and into the night as Cristobal brought heavy rain, flooding, and gusty wind to South Mississippi. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, the company was reporting about 2,100 customers…
Cristobal clean up continues today in Pass Christian. City crews and residents will be busy over the next week and a half in the wake of this rainmaker. What a difference a day makes. Mary-Catherine Scriber and her family watched…
As the effects of Cristobal continue to be felt here on the Coast, the City of Waveland is still surveying the damage. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is in Waveland with more.
Heightened awareness during hurricane season can lead to heightened concerns, not to mention the other unprecedented events that have unfolded since the start of this year. Gulfport Behavioral Health System has some advice from the experts on how to better…
While nationwide protests continue, so do protests in our own community. Protesters and police marched together from Jones Park to the Gulfport Police Department Saturday morning, unifying against hate, violence, racism, and discrimination. All of which Minister Greg Whitfield reminds…
Although several Blessing of the Fleet events fell victim to the weather and COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Blessing of the Fleet Mass and the crowning of the 2020 Shrimp King and Queen still took place Saturday night as planned. The…
While much of the flooding in Harrison County has subsided, we’re still experiencing extreme high tide and south winds are continuing to push water and sand onto Highway 90. In the aftermath of Cristobal, Harrison County Emergency Management received reports…
Tropical Depression Cristobal left behind quite a bit of damage and debris in Biloxi along the beach. Today, Biloxi city officials are out surveying the damage that the storm caused. Mayor FoFo Gilich said Cristobal caused a bit more damage…
In the Bernard Bayou area of Gulfport, some homes and residents are experiencing flood waters. Multiple residences on Beards Cove Drive experienced the rise of flood waters as a result of the storm. On Sunday, waters reached the top of…
In Long Beach Sunday, drivers were forced to take alternative routes as portions of Highway 90 were inundated with water. A stretch of Highway 90 near Cleveland and Jeff Davis Avenues was virtually impassable as a result of storm surge.…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 498 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 20 new deaths (9 of which were from May 13 to June 1 and identified from death certificate reports) Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases since…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — The end of the Biloxi Lighthouse Pier broke away on Sunday afternoon as gusty winds and storm surge from Cristobal battered the coast. The missing section of the pier washed ashore about a half-mile west, near…