Gulfport, MS

Biloxi, MS

South Carolina State

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Over 27,000 American flags covered each grave at the Biloxi National Cemetery on Saturday. Volunteer Debra Carron comes out each year to help place flags. “It means a lot, and it’s beautiful once it’s done. It’s an honor to come out here and place these flags,”...

Volunteers place flags on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day

This week we tell you about a Moss Point grandma/grandson team who won big on Wheel of Fortune, meet some cheer champions from Poplarville, and highlight a coast student with a perfect ACT score!. Taylor's Saturday GMM First Alert Forecast. Updated: 9 hours ago. |. There are some showers and...

LIVE REPORT: Volunteers place flags on veteran graves at Biloxi National Cemetery

Pass Christian, MS

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WLOX) - Saturday, Toys for Tots raised funding with a unique sporting event. The organization came together with the Marine Corps Reserve for a golf tournament. Dozens of people who signed up came out to tee off. The event was held at the Pass Christian Isles Golf...

Toys for Tots partners with Marine Corps Reserve, raises funds with golf tournament

Ocean Springs, MS

Over 27,000 American flags covered each grave at the Biloxi National Cemetery on Saturday. Toys for Tots partners with Marine Corps Reserve, raises funds with golf tournament. The event was held at the Pass Christian Isles Golf Club. Shotgun began at 8:30 a.m. followed by four-person scrambles. Nearly 50 people competed in the competition.

Annual Crawfish Cook-Off in Ocean Springs hosts 28 teams, 3,000 lbs. of mudbugs

LIVE REPORT: Volunteers place flags on veteran graves at Biloxi National Cemetery. Every Memorial Day Weekend, flags are placed on veteran graves at Biloxi National Cemetery. Leslie Rojas caught up with one volunteer who says it's an honor to participate. Taylor's Saturday GMM First Alert Forecast. Updated: 10 hours ago.

Gulf Coast Good News - 5/27/23

Harrison County, MS

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The City of Biloxi and Harrison County celebrated the opening of their new boat launches with a joint ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. “If we learned anything from COVID, it was the need for more boat launches and outdoor events and sports,” Harrison County Supervisor Beverly Martin said to the crowd.

New public boat launches now open in Biloxi

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - One Gulfport resident who lost her home to a hurricane three years ago was gifted a brand new house on Friday by Habitat for Humanity and its community partners. Connie Campbell’s home was destroyed by Hurricane Zeta in 2020. “The roof and all the siding,...

Gulfport woman receives gift of a lifetime after losing home, 3 loved ones

Mississippi State

Class of 2023 is ready for the next chapter. Following years of planning and construction, it’s free and now open to the public to enjoy. Eric Jeansonne takes a detailed look at factors going into hurricane season forecasts this year. Women's Resource Center Exec. Dir. Susan Kremer Jones details...

In the Kitchen with Under the Oak Cafe

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The community of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, is celebrating after 5-year-old Amelia “Mia” Hill survived a lifesaving liver transplant earlier this month. Mia’s parents found her unresponsive in their Ocean Springs home on May 4. This was just one day after her father Jesse booked...

5-year-old girl discharged from hospital after lifesaving liver transplant

Louisiana State

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A Louisiana man is charged with aggravated DUI causing death after a wreck Saturday morning at the intersection of Hwy 90 and Veterans Ave. in Biloxi. It happened around 5:20 a.m. and involved only one vehicle. A witnesses who drove past the scene told WLOX News a truck with two people inside had crashed into a street light or power pole.

Man charged with DUI for fatal Hwy 90 wreck in Biloxi

Long Beach, MS

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - On Friday, the Long Beach Police Department sent out a press release asking the public to be on the lookout for Timothy Schexnayder, a 17-year-old who reportedly ran away from a residence on 28th Street. Schexnayder is around 6′0″ tall and weighs 140 lbs. He...

Long Beach PD asking for assistance in locating 17-year-old runaway

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A Gulfport man has been sentenced for killing a man during Spring Break in 2021. Thursday morning, District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that 21-year-old Jacquez Rashad McCormick pled guilty earlier this week to the shooting and killing of 20-year-old Jamad Ahkee Quin April 11. After...

Gulfport man sentenced for 2021 Spring Break murder

Alabama State

Pascagoula, MS

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s a changing of the guard for Pascagoula girls basketball as coach Crisla Herchenhahn is set to retire. Herchenhahn has been a staple of basketball not just on the Coast, but across the state as well. She’s been at the helm of the Panthers program for the last seven years, but has 26 years of coaching behind her — 16 of those as a head coach.

Pascagoula girls basketball coach Crisla Herchenhahn set to retire

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Leading into Memorial Day weekend, downtown Ocean Springs bars and restaurants are gearing up for busy nights ahead. Those businesses are doing so with an extra focus on keeping their customers safe, less than a month after the mass shooting at The Scratch Kitchen. “I...

Ocean Springs business owners working to create “culture of safety” following mass shooting

Mobile, AL

Baldwin County, AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A movie premiered across the nation Friday, and it was filmed right here in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. It’s called “About My Father”- a comedy starring Robert De Niro and Sebastian. Around 100 local businesses and 500 actors in the area got involved.

Robert De Niro movie filmed in Mobile and Baldwin counties premieres Friday

Wiggins, MS

WIGGINS, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s the beginning of the busiest time for Flint Creek as the Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer. Stewart Smith is the water park manager. He says Flint Creek opened earlier this year to help gain lost revenue from last summer because some schools were using flex schedules — some going back to school in July.

Flint Creek Water Park ready to make a big splash this summer

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is kicking off its annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign to encourage drivers and passengers to buckle up, reminding everyone that seat belts save lives. From May 22 through June 4, state and local law enforcement agencies will...

NHTSA’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign reminds drivers to buckle up

Vancleave, MS

Gautier, MS

Escatawpa, MS

Moss Point, MS

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Kreole, MS

Diamondhead, MS

Hurley, MS

Perkinston, MS

Waveland, MS

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New 81st Training Wing commander sworn in during ceremony at KAFB

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Following a ceremony on Thursday at Keesler Air Force Base, the task of shaping the airmen of the future has been handed...

New 81st Training Wing commander sworn in during ceremony at KAFB

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