More details on Ocean Springs annexation

We’re diving deeper into the annexation of new land in Ocean Springs with many notable locations in the area now falling within city limits. The map showing the annexed land has that land colored in pink and includes three separate areas. The first area is a small shopping center across from Ocean Springs Middle School. The second area is along…

Sports Director Jevan McCoskey previews the 2024 Zurich Classic

Sports Director Jevan McCoskey will be making his way to New Orleans soon for the 2024 Zurich Classic which is part of the PGA Tour.  Players like Rory McIlroy, Xander Chauflee, Colin Morikawa and many others will be teeing off for a chance to take home a tour win from TPC, Louisiana.  If they are going to do that, they…

4/23 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Staying Cool” Tuesday Night Forecast

Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen

The second half of our forecast starts out with the stalled front just to our north and east. Again, ahead of the front there could be some morning fog, however, as pressure gradient tightens between a high to our east and a strengthening surface low over the high plains, this will become less of a concern late in the week….

4/23 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Picture Perfect” Tuesday Evening Forecast

Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen

Under sunny skies and a zonal/progressive upper flow regime, temperatures have warmed across the region. With the surface flow veering to a more onshore flow with the surface high departing stage east, some better low level moisture has started to creep northward back into the area. This will limit critical fire weather concerns this afternoon. Overnight, the upper level flow…

Fire crews survey damage from two major fires in Harrison County

Fire crews in Harrison County are surveying the damage following two major fires in the county on Monday. “This was a dangerous fire as far as fire fighting We had so much heat,” said Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan. “Such a fast-moving fire, so firefighters had to be very careful.” Firefighters encountered a challenge when over 10 thousand wooden pallets caught fire at Sonny’s Pallets LLC. on…

First responders participate in Heroes at Fallen Oak Golf Tournament

First responders traded badges and uniforms for shorts and golf clubs at the 4th annual Heroes at Fallen Oak Golf Tournament earlier today. The scramble golf tournament gave more than 120 officers, deputies, firefighters, and EMTs a relaxing day on the course. First responders from 31 different departments across South Mississippi participated. Keesler Federal Credit Union President and CEO Andy…

New multi-service building opens in Harrison County

A new Harrison County multi-service building opened in Gulfport today. The new location is located on Seaway Road in Gulfport and gives the community another one-stop location for government services. Services provided in the building include code administration, engineering, and the tax collection office serving the Orange Grove area. The tax collection, zoning, and engineering departments are open starting today…

Upgrades coming to local USPS facility

Upgrades are coming to a US Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Gulfport. The USPS announced today a $2.3 million investment to transform the site off Corporate Drive into a local processing center with renovations and facility upgrades in the works. Once the process is complete, postal service leaders say the facility will be able to mail and ship…

‘Ridin’ with Buddies’ at the Harrison County Fairgrounds

Mississippi Gulf Coast Buddy Sports held its ‘Ridin’ with Buddies’ event Monday night in partnership with Mississippi Highway Patrol’s mounting unit. The exciting event took place at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. It allows individuals with special needs to experience the joy of riding horses. Mississippi Gulf Coast Buddy Sports has organized ‘buddy rides’ every Monday this month so far. Organization…

Celebrate Cities: D’Iberville

WXXV Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight stopped by the Scarlet Pearl to continue our Celebrate Cities series in D’Iberville! This week we are celebrating all things D’Iberville! In this series, we will be highlighting cities all across the Gulf Coast. Rob will be back in two weeks to celebrate another city on our beautiful Gulf Coast! History of the City of…

4/22 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Cool April Night” Monday Night Forecast

Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen

The long range forecast starts out rather quiet with a relatively light northwest flow aloft taking shape on the eastern periphery of an upper ridge. A cold front will move southward across the Mid South and Tennessee River Valley. This front will stall as it becomes parallel to the mean flow. Without much convective cold pooling to force it southward…

4/22 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Nice Change” Monday Evening Forecast

Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen

Gradually, the broad scale trough will continue to exit moving east. That will allow for a slightly more zonal or a progressive upper level flow to develop going into the second half of the short term forecast. Surface high pressure will continue to spread into the region, and over time will continue to exit to the east as well. This…

Earth Day Clean-Up at Deer Island

The Earth Day commemorations continued over at Deer Island. Mississippi Power teamed up with local businesses for a cleanup event. More than 125 volunteers showed up from Mississippi Power, Beau Rivage, Harrah’s, the Hard Rock, Golden Nugget, DMR, and the City of Biloxi. More than 20 tons of debris has been cleared up on Deer Island since the start of…

Grant Chighizola’s new chapter at WXXV

Welcome Grant Chighizola to his new chapter at WXXV as the lead evening anchor and managing editor of WXXV News. Grant is a familiar face at the station as the morning anchor for the past several years. Now, he is the lead face of the station, helping our newsroom grow and insuring we report the stories that are important to…

Coast Transit Authority to switch all buses to electric and propane

Since 2004 Coast Transit Authority has made an effort to make public transportation even more sustainable.  It started with propane-fueled buses… “The benefit is two things. One, the emissions are around 30% cleaner than the traditional gasoline on that same vehicle, and the second thing is cost,” said Mark Denton, Blossman Gas Vice President. ” So, where we are in…