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Strong earthquakes in the early 1800s in the Madrid fault in Missouri were felt all the way to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A quake in 1975 was a lot closer. Here’s a full history of quakes in our area.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport city council members passed a code enforcement resolution on Tuesday to clean up 32 menace properties citywide. These issues range from overgrown yards to debris-filled lots, to burned-out abandoned structures. When the city steps in to clean up private properties, the costs will be added...

After Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson reported his monthly inmate total to the county at their monthly meeting Monday, June 5, 2023 in Gulfport, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved authorizing advertisement for a solar and mobile license plate readers for the Sheriff’s office. Once the board acknowledged no reverse auction bids were received on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 for the new license plate readers to the Sheriff’s department, the county authorized re-advertisement for a term bid.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s the last day of school in the Gulfport School District. At Anniston Avenue Elementary, the theme is “lucky to be at AAE.”. Some say luck is when preparation meets opportunity, so the students and staff focused on their good luck and results when it comes to better test and placement scores.

These issues range from overgrown yards to debris-filled lots, to burned-out abandoned structures. Contrary to most of the United States, Mississippi is one of three states where the age requirement is currently above 18 to purchase property. Class dismissed at Gulfport School District. Updated: 7 hours ago. |. The Gulfport...

Parents and advocacy groups showed up to the Harrison County School Board meeting with signs in support of LGBTQ+ students and demanded things change. Here’s what happened.

You shouldn’t get in the water at these beach spots in Gulfport and Biloxi after bacteria was found. Here’s what to know.

A Harrison Central High student made national headlines when the Coast school enforced the boys’ dress code policy for graduation. L.B. got her moment at 2023 Pride in Biloxi.

The Sun Herald is creating a guide for the best outdoor dining in each Mississippi Coast city, and it’s Gulfport’s time to shine! Vote now and vote often.

It happened about 131 miles southeast of Gulfport, Mississippi, data shows.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The property along Holley Street in Biloxi could be the site of new housing units. Steps Coalition is awaiting approval from the Biloxi City Council to build 36 residential units trying to develop underserved communities. “Our goal is to really make sure that any development on...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Protesters joined forces in front of the Biloxi VA Medical Center on Monday to speak up against an LGBTQ+ flag that hangs outside the front gate. The VA put the two rainbow flags on display alongside American flags on June 1 to commemorate Pride Month. A letter from Mississippi’s Congressional leaders is asking the Veterans Affairs secretary to take down the flags, saying they promote a political statement.

The rare 3.3 magnitude quake was reported 130 miles southeast of Gulfport.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) -Gulfport high school announced Tuesday Steve Hesser is the next head coach of the boys basketball program. Hesser takes over for Owen Miller who is now with the Mississippi Gulf Coast men’s team. He’s has amassed more than 700 wins in his career after coaching in...

From classics like Mary Mahoney’s to gas stations with great sandwiches, here’s the Sun Herald’s guide to the best dining in Biloxi.

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Videos showing a self-proclaimed civil rights investigator having tense interactions with police officers in Waveland and Ocean Springs last week are causing a stir online. WLOX News caught up with Florida resident and Army veteran Jeffrey Gray, the man behind Honor Your Oath Civil Rights Investigations.

Republican officials have asked for the removal of a Pride flag flying at the Biloxi, Mississippi, Veterans Affairs health clinic and protesters are calling the flag a division. But a spokesperson for the VA says LGBTQ veterans should be welcomed at the VA. WXXV’s Ansley Brant reports.

Damaging gusts caught on camera from a severe thunderstorm near Poplarville on Monday afternoon, June 5 2023. Yesterday was the coolest afternoon of June so far in Gulfport. Plan on more relief from the heat again today when scattered t-storms develop over parts of South MS. Click and watch the forecast video for details.

From working at the Gift Gallery in Biloxi to interning at Saks Inc., Rebeca Strickland Cowart has never stopped pursuing her love of fashion. “It has always been in my blood,” she says, “so it was really no real surprise when I decided to move back home and open up Panache in 2006.”

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Ocean Springs leaders are looking for solutions after a deadly mass shooting downtown. It’s been one month since gunfire broke out at The Scratch Kitchen. Leaders are looking at some big changes in the area. Tuesday night, downtown business owners presented a safety report...