WXXV Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight continues our Celebrate Cities Series today in Wiggins. He was live in Wiggins all morning at the Sleepy Bear Food and Drink. In this series, we will be highlighting cities across the Gulf Coast. Next…
Forrest County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting early Sunday at a club party that left an Oak Grove woman dead. Deputies were called to Club 195 on Old Highway 49 in the early morning hours in response to a…
It will not cool off to any comfortable level overnight. The humidity remains in place while skies will be mainly clear. Southerly winds will continue to be…
More heat continues in the area. The mercury reached 100 degrees at Gulfport earlier, breaking the daily record of 99 degrees. Many spots have been feeling…
It will remain very warm overnight with southerly winds ushering in extremely high levels of humidity. Some clouds will be around at times but the…
As has been the case for a while, dangerous heat continues into this evening. Heat alerts expire at 7 PM but it will still be VERY…
This fall, a new fine dining restaurant is coming to Stone County. Staigle’s Steakhouse held a groundbreaking ceremony today in Wiggins. Visitors can expect special entrees, ranging from wagyu filet…
The City of Wiggins will be hosting a new exhibit in August. ‘Crossroads: Change in Rural America’ is a traveling Smithsonian exhibit focusing on the past and present of small…
A former Stone County circuit clerk under indictment for embezzlement is back in jail today after his bond was revoked. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, Special Judge Richard McKenzie on Monday revoked bond for Jeffrey O'Neal. He…
A 9-year-old traveling with her family was killed Friday evening in a two-car collision on Highway 49 in Wiggins. Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said 9-year-old Bailey Amis of Starkville died from injuries in the crash. Flurry said Amis, her…
A student attending Stone High was arrested Wednesday after he was found with a loaded pistol in his waistband. Stone County Sheriff Mike Farmer said the school got a call yesterday morning about a student with a gun. The school…
Facelifts are coming soon to Downtown Wiggins! Stone County Economic Development has partnered with Mississippi Power to announce phase two of the Façade Grant for Downtown Wiggins. The…
A passenger in a classic car died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 49 in Wiggins on Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened around 12:55 p.m. near Northwood Church just north of Highway 26. The wreck involved a Ford F-150 and…
As Wiggins continues to grow, local government leaders have brought the idea of making downtown a designated social district. If Downtown Wiggins is designated as a social district,…
Since the beginning of 2022, business has been booming in Wiggins and today that trend only continues. So far this year, the City of Wiggins has…
Businesses in downtown Wiggins are getting a facelift, thanks to facade grants from the Stone County Economic Development District and Mississippi Power. Leaders gathered Thursday at Paul Hardy Properties to…
A Stone County jury deliberated just 35 minutes before finding a man guilty of a sex crime against a child. 67-year-old Michael Alexander was convicted of touching a child for lustful purposes. The victim testified that Alexander, a family friend,…
A McHenry couple has lost their home after a fire destroyed the house in McHenry on Wednesday. Ashley Ost Neely said her father was out of town and her mother left for work before 5 a.m. Wednesday. McHenry Fire Chief…
One of Stone County’s premier events returns this weekend. The decades old Pine Hill Festival is back in Wiggins this Friday and Saturday. The festival features great…
A Wiggins family mourns the life of Kayla Cooper, who was killed Easter Sunday after being shot. She’s a mother who leaves behind a legacy of positivity and love for…
A murder suspect wanted in Wiggins has turned himself in to authorities. Zavago Wilson, 23, is a suspect in the death of 22-year-old Kayla Cooper early Saturday morning. A family member found Cooper at her home. Police identified Cooper as…
A Wiggins man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg to serve 5 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for transporting visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Restitution to the victims…
Enviva, a world-leading bioenergy company, could call Stone County home, exciting many residents, but leaving others wary. Residents on both sides of the argument voiced…
A Wiggins man pleaded guilty on Thursday to transporting visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, the U.S. Attorney has announced. According to court documents, Charles Ezekiel Spangler, 38, was identified by the FBI when they received information…