JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education will deploy digital learning coaches to 62 schools across the state to help build the capacity of teachers and administrators to use educational technology to improve student outcomes. The coaches are part…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV) — A Picayune man has been arrested in connection to a decades-old cold case that was reopened in October of last year. Capt. Rhonda Johnson with the Picayune Police Department tells WXXV 47-year-old Sergio Williams was arrested…
A toddler was killed in Pearl River County after a tree fell on a house during severe storms early Saturday morning. Emergency management officials say the incident happened around 3 a.m. Saturday morning on Stanford Lake Road in the Springhill…
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at approximately 10:50 a.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 59 in Pearl River County. A 2006 Infiniti G35 driven by Mark Harris, 41, of Monroe, LA was stopped on…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) — State Auditor Shad White announced Tuesday morning that Special Agents from his office have arrested Michelle McBride, a former board member and officer of the Pearl River County Crime Stoppers (PRCCS), after she was indicted for…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — Mississippi Highway Patrol says State Troopers responded to a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 59, in the northbound lanes near the 25-mile marker in Pearl River County on Monday, Dec. 14. The crash claimed the life…
The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash that happened on Highway 43 near Burnt Bridge Road in Pearl River County claiming the lives of two juveniles. It appeared a vehicle was traveling south when it crashed…
The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman suspected of armed robbery. Around 8:25 yesterday morning, the suspect entered a Picayune Dollar General store and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. The…
State Troopers responded to Hwy 11 and Henleyfield McNeil Road in Pearl River County for a two vehicle collision that involved a Pearl River County school bus with minor damage. The bus was loaded with 23 students and no injuries…
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is seeking information on a hit and run that occurred on August 23rd in Pearl River County. Around 10:30 p.m. on the 23rd, a man was hit while riding a bicycle on Highway 11 near Sam…
Pearl River Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's assistance to obtain information on a drive-by shooting that happened August 10, 2020 at 1:10 p.m. Police say at 127 John Travis Road in the White Sand Community an elderly man…
Today in Pearl River County a man was found dead after a fatal stabbing. The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department identified the man as 68-year-old Gary Breeland. His body was found last night around 9 p.m. on Harry Sones Road…
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (WXXV) — Two people wanted in connection to the murder of 28-year-old Willie Jones are back in South Mississippi. Dustin Gray, 24, and wife, Erica Gray, 21, are now jailed in the Pearl River County Detention Facility after…
CARRIERE, Miss. (WXXV) — The Pearl River County Sheriff's Department has released information regarding two arrests that were made about two weeks ago. The new report says that on April 23, 2020 at 2:26 a.m., deputies were conducting a safety…
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (WXXV) — Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers, along with family and friends of missing Pearl River County resident Rebecca Reid, are offering 'up to $5000 reward' for information leading to the person or persons responsible for her disappearance. Rebecca…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV) — The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health will open a mobile COVID-19 testing site for one day only in Picayune on Thursday. The testing will be by appointment only…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The number of coronvirus cases in Mississippi continues to rise as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens around the world. Wednesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health announced 13 new cases of coronavirus in the Magnolia State, with…
MISSISSIPPI (WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced two new cases of coronavirus within the Magnolia State late Monday morning. Two new COVID-19 cases, one in Pearl River County and one in Monroe County, have been identified…
By Associated Press PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi coroner says three people in a single county died of drug overdoses last weekend. Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage said all three deaths are believed to be from the use…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court will decide whether a company should be exempt from paying more than $61,000 in local property taxes. Justices heard arguments Wednesday in the case of a company called G4, which is owned…
All six South Mississippi counties are under a flood watch with the latest advisory issued for Pearl River County just before five this morning. Throughout the Coast, residents are bracing for heavy rainfall and possible flooding in low lying areas.…
Tense moments for a Pearl River County Sheriff’s deputy after exchanging fire with a man at a traffic stop. Earlier today, a deputy responded to a call about someone making suicidal threats and believed to be armed. Shortly after 3…
A Poplarville man is dead after crashing into a freightliner on Saturday. Shortly after 10:20 Saturday morning, a 2010 Toyota Corolla, driven by Devyn James Killon, was traveling north and ran into the back of the 18-wheeler. Upon arriving, it…
On 7-21-2018, The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash in Pearl River County that occurred on Highway 53, near Savannah Millard Road, at approximately 12:30 a.m, which claimed the life of four occupants. Upon arriving it appeared a 2006 Chevrolet…