Deadlines approaching for Biloxi Ward 4 Special Election
If you are a resident of Ward 4 in Biloxi, there are a few deadlines this week to keep in mind for the upcoming city council election. The…
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Morning Reporter Everett Ganier Jr. is LIVE at Electrik Maid Bake Shop celebrating 100 years
If your looking for some sweets in the area, Electrik Maid Bake Shop might be the place for you! For a century, the Electrik Maid Bake Shop has been serving bread, cookies,…
Biloxi City Councilman Robert Deming Resigns after pleading guilty in U.S. district court
Biloxi city councilman Robert Deming has announced he will be stepping down from his ward 4 council seat. Deming has held his seat for 3 terms but is required to resign…
Pedestrian transported to area hospital for treatment after being struck by train in Biloxi
On April 29, 2024 around 3:03 pm, Biloxi Police responded to the area of Benachi Avenue and the Railroad tracks for a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train. Officers located an alert victim upon arrival, suffering from…
Biloxi ballpark gets new name, sponsor
The ballpark in Biloxi has a new name. Keesler Federal Credit Union has bought the naming rights and the ballpark will now be called Keesler Federal Park. The signage for the new name will be coming in the next several…
Biloxi Police Investigating multi-vehicle wreck on Beach Blvd
The wreck happened on April 26th close to midnight on east bound Beach Blvd at Grand View in Biloxi. Several vehicles appear to be in the crash that closed down the…
Beauvoir Road from Beach BLVD to Pass Road closing to thru traffic
Beauvoir Road from Beach Boulevard to Pass Road will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3. Plan ahead to take an alternate route. This closure will be in effect 24 hours a day while…
Man charged on two counts of receiving stolen property
The Biloxi Criminal Investigations Division received information about stolen motorcycles on April 17. Officers found Isaac Hartwell during the investigation, who is allegedly known by investigators to be involved in past thefts of motorcycles. He was taken into custody and…
Biloxi councilman plans to change plea in federal drug case
The attorney for a Biloxi councilman indicted on federal drug charges filed paperwork Monday to say his client plans to plead guilty. W. Fred "Dub" Hornsby filed the plea change Monday in U.S. District Court. His federal trial was scheduled…
Gulf Coast visitors celebrate last day of Spring Break Event
“The Spring Break weekend here along Beach Blvd. We’re at Beach Blvd in Brierfield here in Biloxi. You can see the folks are enjoying their final day of celebration. Some folks…
Spring Break Weekend under way along Biloxi beaches
Visitors are in Biloxi for Spring Break Weekend. WXXV was out on the beach Friday afternoon to find crowds of people out having fun. Traffic was…
Bishop assigns nine priests to new roles in Biloxi Diocese
Bishop Louis F. Kihneman has made the following appointments of priests to new parishes within the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi. The first re-assignments will be effective starting June 4, with the last of them taking place in August. Ref. Sergio…
AUSA and ESGR meet with local leaders in Biloxi
It’s the first meeting of a weekend long event for the Magnolia chapter of the AUSA. It’s also the first time the meeting has been held here in Southern Mississippi. “It’s a…
Four injured in apartment fire in Biloxi
Four people are injured after an early morning apartment fire in Biloxi. The incident happened at the Southwind Apartments. Biloxi Fire crews responded to the scene around 4 a.m. The…
Splash pads opening in Biloxi Friday
Some exciting news in Biloxi! Three of the four splash pads in the city are opening Friday. Splash pads at Hiller Park, Margeret Sherry, and John Henry Beck Park opens at 9 in the morning. The splash pad at Point…
Proposed room tax removed from Biloxi Council agenda
A proposed 2 percent hotel tax that Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich wanted to add to the existing 12 percent tax in the city was removed from Tuesday’s city…
Biloxi hosts first Breakfast with the Mayor for 2024
The Biloxi Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Breakfast with the Mayor of the year. The breakfast featured updates from Mayor Andrew "Fofo" Gilich on city projects…
Biloxi considers asking for additional 2% on city's hotel tax
The Biloxi City Council will consider asking the state legislature to approve an additional 2% on the city's hotel tax. Mayor Fofo Gilich says the additional revenue would…
Barq's Rootbeer bottled in Biloxi 126 years ago
Barq's Rootbeer was bottled in Biloxi for the first time 126 years ago. Edward Charles Edmond Barq invented Barq's Root beer in 1898 in a small factory on Keller Avenue. By…
Gulfport man charged with aggravated domestic assault in Biloxi
A Gulfport man was arrested this week in Biloxi and charged with aggravated domestic assault. Biloxi Police say on February 18, officers responded to the 2100 block of Pass Road on a call about an assault. According to the victim,…
Two Gulfport men charged with receiving stolen property
Biloxi Police have charged two Gulfport men with receiving stolen property. 42-year-old Kevin Mosley and 32-year-old Justin Lewis of Gulfport were arrested March 17 and charged with receiving stolen property. The charges stemmed from a burglary investigation from March 16,…
Biloxi man charged with aggravated domestic assault
A Biloxi man has been charged with aggravated domestic assault in connection with an incident earlier this month. Police say on March 15, officers were sent to the 100 block of Beauvoir Road regarding a domestic complaint. Police found the…
Gautier man charged in Biloxi auto burglary case
A Gautier man was arrested in Biloxi on Wednesday, charged with breaking into vehicles. 30-year-old Theodore Towne is charged with burglary of an auto for an incident on February 29, 2004. Evidence collected after the burglary led to Towne being…
3/21 - Jeff's "Thunderstorms Friday" Thursday Night Forecast
Rain-free conditions before daybreak Friday will eventually fade into the rear-view as a complex of thunderstorms works along the Northern Gulf Coast tomorrow. Heavy rain will be likely…