Community asked to come out for the Star-Spangled Cleanup
South Mississippi (WXXV)- One organization is working up clean up Mississippi beaches after the Fourth of July. The Star-Spangled Cleanup will be happening on Saturday, July 5th -…
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Institute for Marine Mammal Studies looking for Fall 2025 interns
Gulfport, Miss. (WXXV)- The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies' Research Department is seeking interns for Fall 2025. Those interested would study Bottlenose Dolphins in the Mississippi Sound. The program itself…
Dolphin rescued by IMMS finds forever home in Florida
Gulfport, Miss. (WXXV)- The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies shares some exciting news. A rough-toothed dolphin named Dagny - rescued by IMMS back in 2018 - has found her forever…
Mammoth teeth fossils found on Mississippi beach
Gulf Coast, Miss. (WXXV)-Back in August 2024, a mammoth tusk was found in a creek in Central Mississippi. Gulf Coast resident Cole Moody has found parts of a…
IMMS hosting turtle release Wednesday morning
Biloxi, Miss (WXXV)- The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is hosting a turtle release on Biloxi Beach Wednesday. The release is set for 11 AM. All are invited to…
Ship becomes artificial reef in Mississippi Sound
A new artificial reef is now at the bottom of the Mississippi Sound. The Captain Ben III Vessel was sunk on February 27th in waters 17 miles south of…
IMMS opens internships for Summer 2025
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is seeking interns for the summer. Those interested would join a team of researchers to study Bottlenose Dolphins in the Mississippi Sound. The program…
Emergency agencies meeting with the community
Emergency agencies met with the community and local businesses to discuss hurricane preparedness during…
One in critical condition after yacht crashes into tug boat in Bay St. Louis
On Wednesday -- the Coast Guard rescued three men after the yacht they were on crashed into a tug boat in the…
Federal court says Corps must work with fisheries before opening Bonnet Carre
The U.S. District Court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Corps of Engineers must consult with the National Marine Fisheries before opening the Bonnet Carre…
Mississippi tests floating trash traps in coastal bayous
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is using BP oil spill money in a test to see whether floating trash traps placed in coastal waterways can make a big reduction in the amount of litter in the Mississippi Sound. The Mississippi…
Mississippi Lt Gov: Corps ignored spillway operating manual
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers ignored its own operating manual when it twice opened a Mississippi River spillway in 2019, causing an environmental and economic disaster in Mississippi and Louisiana, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday. He spoke on the way…
Bonnet Carre Spillway set to open Friday at 10 a.m.
We have a new development on a story we’ve been covering for quite some time now. The Army Corps of Engineers has decided to open 20 bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway tomorrow at 10 a.m. to the swelling of…
Bonnet Carrè Spillway set to open Friday morning for about four weeks
(WXXV) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open the Bonnet Carrè Spillway by the end of the week. The Bonnet Carrè Spillway is set to open on Friday at 10 a.m. in order to relieve pressure on the…
Bonnet Carrè Spillway may be opened this week as Mississippi River continues to rise
(WXXV) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could be forced to open the Bonnet Carrè Spillway by the end of the week. Under the 1928 Flood Control Act, the Bonnet Carrè Spillway is to be opened when the Mississippi…
Biloxi Mayor to Appeal to Council to Approve Spillway Effects Resolutions
Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich will be asking the City Council this week to approve four measures designed to help avoid a repeat of last summer's disastrous Bonnet Carre Spillway openings. The mayor also wants to see civic and community groups…
Prescribed burn happening Tuesday afternoon on Deer Island
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources say a prescribed burn is being conducted on Deer Island this afternoon, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. The burn began sometime between 10 a.m. and noon and is expected to last for the…
Body found in Mississippi Sound identified
On October 15, 2019, a positive identification was made on the individual who was found floating in the Mississippi Sound on October 3, 2019. The identification was made by the State of Mississippi Medical Examiner’s Office in conjunction with Harrison…
Coroner working to identify body found in Mississippi Sound
Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer is on Deer Island, but says they have yet to identify the body. We will continue to update you as we get more information.
Biloxi Mayor wants legal actions for spillway damages
Here on the Gulf Coast, we are still feeling the effects of the reopening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway months after it has been closed. Most of the water at the beaches, including the ones in Biloxi, are still under…
HAPPENING TODAY: Public meeting to discuss effects from Bonnet Carre Spillway
You can find out more about this topic at a meeting set for Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Ocean Springs Library
Meeting Scheduled to Address Effects of the Bonnet Carre Spillway
The Bonnet Carre Spillway opening is being largely blamed for the massive algae bloom that has spread across our Coast waters. It's just one of the spillover effects from the record-breaking number of days the Louisiana spillway has been opened,…
Barry and the Spillway: Looking into the impact on marine life
With the delayed closing of the Bonnet Carre Spillway, things are not looking bright for Mississippi Sound marine life. According to the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, 133 dolphins and 179 sea turtles are dead so far this…
Barry delays closure of Bonnet Carre Spillway
Tuesday, corps officials said now, it may be July 28th before the decision is made to start closing bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.