State officials remembering the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina 19 years later. Governor Tate Reeves saying “When Mississippi gets knocked down, we come back stronger and more determined than ever.” Congressman Mike…
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – It’s been nearly 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, but the storm continues to shape life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On the 19th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi Department of Transportation urges residents to have…
Hurricane Katrina may have been nearly 19 years ago, but cities are still recovering from its destruction. I spoke with Mayor FoFo Gilich about Biloxi's Hurricane Katrina infrastructure repair program to see…
The Mississippi Heritage Trust awarded the City of Long Beach a 2024 Heritage Award for its preservation work in restoring Greenvale, also known as the Quarles House.…
Former Bay St. Louis Mayor Eddie Favre died early Sunday. He was 69. The mayor of Bay St. Louis when Hurricane Katrina…
The Hurricane Katrina Memorial in Biloxi has been standing since February 2006. The memorial was built by 130 employees and subcontractors of ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” It dons the name…
Eighteen years ago on this date, the Mississippi Gulf Coast was changed forever. On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall and many wondered how the…
Today we remember one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history on the 18th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. “It was heartbreaking to see it like that.” This is how…
Next week is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the annual Katrina Memorial Blood Drive is starting this week. The blood drive is set to start this Thursday, August…
It's been a long wait, but Amtrak is set to return to the Coast! An agreement has been reached between CSX Transportation, Amtrak, and the Alabama State Port Authority. According to…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was hospitalized Wednesday after wrecking his SUV while swerving to avoid a dog on a rural road, law enforcement officials said. Barbour, 75, had the wreck near Wolf Lake…
The estate of an Ocean Springs woman won $10 million in punitive damages against an insurance company over a Hurricane Katrina claim. A…
A new exhibit at the Gulfport Museum of History unveiled a collection entitled ‘Katrina Images Revisited.’ “This lady, Carmen, was just off Howard Avenue when I walked…
A new exhibit at the Gulfport Museum of History unveils a collection of photographs taken by photographers during Hurricane Katrina. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf…
The City of Ocean Springs reflects on the strength of Mississippians to rebuild after damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The anniversary…
The Ground Zero Museum in Waveland is dedicated to the strength and beauty of the human spirit. A memorial service held there this morning remembered that…
Today marks 17 years since Hurricane Katrina forever changed the face of South Mississippi. The storm made landfall as a strong category three hurricane on August 29th,…
State Farm has settled a lawsuit with whistleblowers over how they handled flood insurance claims after Hurricane Katrina. The settlement was reached in U.S. District Court in Gulfport with Judge…
In a continued effort to integrate art into the community, the city of Bay St. Louis has awarded a grant to the Katrina High Water Mark Revitalization Project. In 2010 two concrete…
A Harrison County court dismissed a lawsuit aimed at blocking the construction of a public pier in Biloxi, ruling that the city is within its right to build the pier without a lease from the Secretary of State. The Secretary…
Fifteen years ago, South Mississippians were dealing with the highly catastrophic Hurricane Katrina. Workers with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies were searching for dolphins washed out to sea during the storm. “There’s always a silver lining.” Especially when you…
Biloxi City officials remembered Hurricane Katrina with a wreath ceremony on Saturday. The ceremony started off with a prayer, followed by a wreath ceremony, honoring those who lost their lives in the tragedy. Hurricane Katrina took 236 lives in Mississippi…
Saturday communities along the Coast held ceremonies in recognition of the 15th anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Pass Christian Mayor Chipper McDermott hosted a Katrina Memorial Ceremony in War Memorial Park overlooking the Gulf, the body of…
Ninety-five years and going strong! That’s how long Mississippi Power has been serving its customers, now including 190,000 customers in 23 Mississippi counties. With the 15 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaching, and a possible deployment unfolding to help those…