A bill is in the Mississippi House of Representatives to honor the first African-American female Highway Safety Patrol officer. Felicia Breland was a native of Picayune and a graduate of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Cadet School in 1980. Breland kept the roads of Mississippi safe until her assignment with the agency ended in May 1990. The House says they…
The 87th annual Seventh District meeting for members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated began in Biloxi. Over 1,000 members have come to the Coast. A crusade of cars lined the intersection of Division and Lee Street for one of several service projects by members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated to assist the community. This one in particular was…
WXXV’s Michelle Eubank sits down with the Owner of Core Essence Massage & Wellness, Shellea Fairley to discuss the health benefits and different types of massage. What kind of massage would work best for your body? Visit essenceofthecore.com for full details on the variety of massages they offer and check out their specials. Categories: Expert Talk Tags: core essence, expert…
The state Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a lower court chancellor in declaring that John Bret Aldrich, not the state, owns the land south of U.S. 90 and west of Oak Street. The property once held the Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant and later Lady Luck. The Lady Luck opened in 1993 and closed in 1998. The issue came before the…
The Mississippi Aquarium is hosting The Dam Good Festival. The festival celebrates the North American Beavers and Mississippi music. Festivities include kids crafts, music, beer, and of course beavers. The event will be held on both Saturday and Sunday. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Aquarium, Gulfport, Mississippi Aquarium, The Dam Good Festival
Delta Rising is coming to the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center. The event will feature hot tamales, Delta BBQ, Delta art and Delta Blues. Delta Rising is a cultural experience showcasing the Delta’s cultural sound. There will also be other special music guests as well. The event will run from 7 to 9:30 Saturday night. Tickers are $32. Categories:…
Today we are joined by Sue Wright and Angela George. They are here to tell us about events happening this weekend in Moss Point. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Grilling on the River
Pascagoula High sophomore Malisha Taylor is a 2024 Mississippi Poetry Out Loud Champion. Taylor will receive $200 and Pascagoula High School will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry materials. Tayor recited the poem ‘Mansplaining’ by Jennifer Militello in the first round, ‘I felt a Funeral in my Brain’ by Emily Dickinson for the second round, and her…
The strong solar insolation expected this afternoon will allow highs to climb to near average this afternoon, but low tonight will quickly plunge into the 40s north of I-10 and the lower 50s south of I-10. These values are a good 5 degrees below average for this time of year. High pressure over the Plains will become centered over the…
Harrison County Firefighters battled a brush fire Wednesday. When they arrived, they found a trailer on Saucier-Lizana Road engulfed in flames. Firefighters believe the fire was started by a burn pile that was left unattended. No injuries were reported. Harrison County Fire Rescue units also assisted Hancock County Fire Departments with a large fire in the Kiln-DeLisle Road area. No…
A highly amplified pattern in the mid and upper levels will remain in place through Saturday night across the CONUS. Today into tonight, the forecast area will remain within a region of deep layer northwest flow between a strong trough dominating the eastern seaboard and high pressure over the Plains. This northwest flow regime will continue to usher cooler and…
Thursday is looking gorgeous yet again as we climb into the mid to upper 70`s for highs underneath ample sunshine. We will see a reinforcing surge of drier continental air surge overnight that will settle in nicely throughout the day providing low relative humidity. It won’t be as breezy as what we saw today because of the influence of the…
The event kicked off at 4 PM at the Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula. In addition to a delicious shrimp boil, Popeyes, and Tays BBQ provided a spread that made sure nobody went home hungry. “It’s a shrimp boil, we have popeyes chicken being cooked right here. And several other food items we have tonight” While the food certainly was…
One local BBQ recently won an award that will allow them to compete at the national level. McCinnis 12 Bone BBQ won the golden ticket award at this year’s Gulf Coast Beer, Bacon – and BBQ festival. This means they’ve secured their spot in this year’s World Food Championship in Indianapolis. Owners Alton and Sonzie McCinnis spoke about what this…
The jam packed week for the Biloxi Shuckers organization continued on Wednesday as they welcomed the PRCC Wildcats to their ballpark for a scrimmage games ahead of their season opener on Friday. The Shuckers would go on to pick up with “win” over the Wildcats 7-0 Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, PRCC Wildcats
Another day, another signing for one local high school student-athlete right here on the coast. On Wednesday, Amir Abdul-Rauf made his college commitment official by signing to play college basketball at Holmes community college. There’s no questioning Abdul-Rauf made his mark on courts all around the coast. His ability to attack the rim and shoot the long ball, mixed with…
Over at Stennis Space Center, testing for a development engine RS-25 to be used for future Artemis space exploration was displayed to WXXV. For eight full minutes, plumes of clouds filled the afternoon sky at Stennis Space Center. The test is for one of four RS-25 engines, which will be used on the space launch system for Artemis missions four…
As was the case all day Wednesday, we are starting out this evening on the quiet side following a nice and pleasant day! We will continue to see winds steadily lower some as we decouple/cool off at the surface around/after sunset. Otherwise, tonight is looking calm and chilly. Main focus will be on temperatures, and if winds can remain elevated…
The Ocean Springs High School’s yearbook staff brought home numerous awards from the Spring MSOA Journalism Competition in Oxford. The yearbook staff not only won awards for their photography skills, the marketing manager was also recognized. Parisay Barbar was recognized for implementing the best marketing campaign in the Magnolia State for selling publications. The theme of Ocean Springs’ 2023 –…
Stone County leaders are asking for gently worn shoes over the next two months. The county is hosting ‘Shoe’ Us the Love Drive for anyone to donate used and new shoes until May 31st. Collected shoes will not only help support the community, but will be re-used and given to those in need. Drop off locations include Crown Care in…
235 pinwheels spin in the wind at Hancock County Court House, representing abused children in Hancock and Pearl River County. “The pinwheels represent the number of children that we provided services to,” said multi-disciplinary team facilitator, Jayne Riley, “Children that came in, interviewed for forensic interviews, were serviced through the multidisciplinary team and who received services not only as children…
Dr. Jimmy Stewart of First Baptist Church and Eddie Hartwell of St. James Baptist Church are joining us to talk about Hope Fest, a festival happening April 14th through 16th at Jones Park. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Hope Festival
In Pearl River County, the Mississippi Development Authority awards site development grants to two projects. $50,000 is going to the Pearl River County Technology Park, located near Picayune Municipal Airport. In Poplarville, $1.35 million is allocated to the Pearl River Industrial Park Project. The changes coming to that site include road improvements to Highway 26 at the park’s entrance. To…
The state of Mississippi was recently awarded over $23 million in federal funding for transportation projects as a result of the recent passage of Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Bill for 2024. As a result of the bill’s passage, Harrison County is set to receive $3 million which will go towards the construction of the Sea Rail Truck Site. Construction…