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Motorists urged to avoid Highway 90 east of Highway 49 due to heavy sand accumulation
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Gulfport Police Department is urging all motorists to avoid using Highway 90 east of Highway 49 due to significant sand accumulation on the roadway. This issue, caused by extremely windy conditions along the beachfront, necessitates a closure for safety and to allow MDOT to clear the area.
Two people found dead at Biloxi bus stop
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Biloxi police are investigating after two people were found dead at the Rue Magnolia bus stop Friday morning, located in the 800 block of Beach Boulevard. Biloxi police said a patrol officer was in the area around 6:18 a.m. and noticed a man and woman in...
WATCH: Alligator spotted at Bay St. Louis beach
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s something you don’t see very often- an alligator swimming in the water, feet from the Bay St. Louis beach and beachgoers. A video, uploaded to X by Cory H. Friday afternoon at 1:16 p.m., shows the large gator wading in the water.
Two arrested, charged after death of infant in Gulfport
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - On Friday, officials with the Gulfport Police Department announced the arrests of Angel Ja’Nai Williams, 24, and Denilson Marcus Elligson, 27, following the death of an infant in Gulfport. The case first arose on April 23 after officers were told of an unresponsive infant in...
Outreach on the Beach draws in thousands with Christian music, addiction recovery resources
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Hands waving in the air was a sight that performers were greeted with as they played their favorite Christian songs on Saturday at Jones Park. To organizers like Josh Hutchinson, it’s more than another Christian music festival. “There’s resource booths from across the country and...
Pass Christian Plans to Make Changes Before 2025 Elections
After approval by the city Board of Aldermen February 15, 2022, the administration of Mayor Jimmy Rafferty began working with the Gulf Regional Planning Commission (GRPC) to create a map for each ward in the city of Pass Christian as required by federal law. Two alternative maps were developed to...
A warm and humid Friday
A ridge of high pressure over the northern Gulf will keep our temperatures high and rain chances low through the weekend. At the surface, our winds will be southeasterly for the next few days which will bring the warmth and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico into SELA, which means higher dew points and increasing cloud cover through Sunday. The winds will be getting stronger through the weekend, expect wind gusts of 25 to 35mph especially Friday through Sunday. For the first week of Jazz Fest and the Zurich Classic, expect partly to mostly cloudy, warm, humid and windy conditions with rain chances at 20% or less.
Shrimp Season to Close West of Gulfport Channel
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced Friday, April 26, 2024 that beginning Wednesday, May 1, 2024, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to shrimping. The annual closure takes effect at 12:01 a.m.
Shrimping to close in some Mississippi waterways: MDMR
BILOXI, Miss. (WKRG) — It is almost the end of the shrimping season in the waters north of the Intercoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters, according to a release. The annual closure is set to happen at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1. “Mississippi territorial waters south of […]
Molina Healthcare’s Headed Home Healthy Initiative
Molina Healthcare of Mississippi hosted three events at Boys and Girls Clubs in D’Iberville, Biloxi, and Pass Christian this week. The “Headed Home Healthy Initiative” provided several hundred children with information on healthy activities, healthcare resources, and more. These children were also provided healthy snacks, such as fruits and natural juices, as they learned more about staying healthy and utilizing the health resources around them.
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