JACKSON, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, Mississippi earned national recognition for its progress in education, climbing to be among the top five states or jurisdictions with the greatest improvement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in…
JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – The number of people in Mississippi’s hospitals with COVID symptoms continues to dwindle. State health officials report 426 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with 39 deaths. 683 people are in the hospital with confirmed or suspected symptoms, that’s the first time that number has been below 700 in months. 185 patients […]
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Hot air balloon pilots from across the southeast spent their Labor Day weekend in the All America City for a high flying festival. Before the balloons take flight, crew members unfurl the balloon, also called an envelope, , attach the wicker basket, with propane canisters, and fill the balloon with cool […]
COVID-19 cases are down across the state, but in Harrison County, three deaths were reported. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 751 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths as of September 2, 2020. The statewide total stands at…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College received a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts – Arts Engagement in American Communities grant for the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center at the Harrison County Campus. The grant will be used to produce a…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration today announced a $7.9 million grant award to the Coast Transit Authority in Gulfport Mississippi, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald J.…
Recalling their relief efforts during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, The Salvation Army today continues sharing HOPE in the community that saw so much destruction. On Friday, August 28, The Salvation Army Kroc Community Center, Biloxi’s hidden gem and the site…
(WXXV) — The 2020 Public Waters Alligator Hunting Season opens at 12 p.m. noon on Friday, August 28. The season will be open for 10 days and will close at 12 p.m. noon on Monday, September 7. A total of…
Harrah’s Gulf Coast and The Blind Tiger Biloxi Beach are partnering to bring a fireworks celebration to Biloxi on Friday, September 4. The dynamic display will kick off Labor Day weekend celebrations and begin promptly at 8 p.m. in front…
CSX railroad is planning a two-day closure for the crossing at Hanley Road in Ocean Springs next week. Ray Porter with Benchmark Consulting said the production team is working on the rail and repaving each crossing as they go. While…
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is reporting 34 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus and 795 new cases as of Tuesday. The Health Department said Tuesday that Mississippi has had more than 73,200 reported cases…
LOWNDES COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)-One of the largest embezzlement cases in the state of Mississippi is happening in the Friendly City. Former Chief Financial Officer, Milton Rawle Jr. is accused of swindling $290,000 in a scheme that reportedly went on for two years. City leaders had long suspected something was wrong with how the city’s finances were […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Gulf of Mexico seafood industry is getting help from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will buy $30 million worth of shrimp from Gulf Coast fishermen in an effort to…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol to deal with the unfinished state budget as leaders are clashing with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. The House and Senate will convene Monday.…
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Nearly 150 Vermont inmates housed in a Mississippi prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, the head of the Vermont Corrections Department announced Wednesday. Vermont houses 219 inmates at the…
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Justice Department says a Mississippi man has been charged with threatening to harm a federal judge at a U.S. district courthouse in New Orleans. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana says…
BRANDON, MISS. (AP) — A man was injured during an encounter with an alligator near a Mississippi waterfront park where several other alligators have been removed this month, according to wildlife officials. The man was swimming with a group in the Ross Barnett…
Now that school districts are setting opening dates, it’s time to stock up on clothing and supplies during Mississippi’s annual sales tax holiday. Sales of qualifying clothes, shoes, pencils, and other supplies won’t be taxed between 12:01 the morning of…
Jackson, Miss. (WXXV) – A federal corrections officer in Mississippi was indicted for allegedly accepting bribes to provide contraband for inmates. 28-year-old Wesley Hughes, of Greenwood, Mississippi, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on July 14, 2020 and charged…
On Monday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced new measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19. In a post to social media, Gov. Reeves said, “COVID-19 is spreading and killing in our state. It is not a hypothetical, it is…
The Mississippi Department of Revenue’s Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) has announced a temporary suspension of their liquor ordering system. They say the suspension is necessary to try to remedy the unprecedented backlog of orders currently in their system. This step…
What the state beverage control board thought was an equitable solution to a backlog of orders in the state has led to concerns and a backtrack -- and no end in sight to the problem. On Friday, the Mississippi Alocholic…
Starting Monday July 13, 2020, the City of Gulfport, along with Utility Partners, LLC and Waste Pro, will begin a city-wide project to pick up debris placed on the sides of streets and alleys. The City and its contractors will…
The Mississippi Development Authority is taking project applications for the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund. Applications can be found online at mississippi.org/gcrf. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Representatives from MDA, as well as members of the…