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Wet start to Tuesday
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - As the day begins, numerous showers with a few scattered thunderstorms are expected to be moving from west to east across the Coastal Mississippi area. TUESDAY OUTLOOK. Rain chances should decrease by 9AM as the wet weather gradually exits to the east. Plan on drier conditions...
Long Beach Contains Structure Fire in Arbor Station
Around 6:30pm on Monday, March 18, 2024, the Long Beach Fire Department responded to a call from Arbor Station Apartments off Highway 90 about a structure fire in one of the units. According to Long Beach Fire Chief Griff Skellie, the unit was fully involved when they arrived, but was...
Belt to be Appointed for Full Term to Pass Christian School Board
After thorough deliberation at a special called meeting Tuesday, March 26, 2024 from the Pass Christian Board of Aldermen, the move to appoint Nicole P. Belt to a full term of five years as a Trustee to the Pass Christian School Board will be placed on the agenda for the April 2, 2024 regular meeting. Belt replaced trustee Avra O’Dwyer, who resigned in August of 2022 and had two years left on her term.
Biloxi working to keep sand off Highway 90 one year after receiving federal grant to put heavier sand on beaches
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - About two years ago, Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich instituted a plan to keep the sand on the beach and off the road, which called for putting heavier sand on the beach from Oak Street to Kuhn Street. The city received a federal grant to make that...
Gulfport man charged with eluding Biloxi police
A Gulfport man has been charged with felony eluding after fleeing from police. On Tuesday, Biloxi Police arrested 20 year-old, Daleatric Quarles on a charge of felony eluding and possession of a stolen firearm. He was taken to Harrison County jail and bond was set at $50,000. Police received a...
Gulfport Police arrest shooting suspect
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport Police arrested Khalil Jakeith Vickers, 28, and charged him with one count of aggravated assault on Friday. Officers were called to the 9100 block of Highway 49 around 4:35 p.m. Officers then found a victim suffering from several gunshot wounds. Investigators said the victim and...
Mississippi teen sentenced for intent to distribute fentanyl
A Bay St. Louis woman was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 pills containing fentanyl. Emma Kate Stoute, 19, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on August 29, 2023, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office...
Inmate who escaped from work center captured in Gulfport
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - An escaped inmate was captured by law enforcement in Gulfport after he fled from the Harrison County Work Center on Cowan-Lorraine Road Thursday. Chase Lizana, 25, jumped over a barbed wire fence at the work center around 8:15 a.m. He was arrested two hours later,...
Pirates Win Inaugural Kevin Woods Classic
The Pass Christian Pirates hosted the Kevin Woods Classic last week. The annual track and field meet featured six teams. The Lady Pirates scored 84 points to place third in the girls’ division. The Lady Pirates were led by event winners Harmony Walker (100m, 12.69) and Anaya Bradley (200m,...
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