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  • Housing vouchers still available for Katrina victims

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – 14 mins ago  

    GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – South Mississippians still living in temporary housing because of Hurricane Katrina will soon have an opportunity to move out. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering $80 million in Housing Choice Vouchers. Full Story »

  • EZ Combs - NEWEST Does it Work?

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – 59 mins ago  

    The EZ Combs: Silver & Bronze. Some suggested styles to choose. The EZ Combs stretch to apply. Setting up to apply the updo. Full Story »

  • Governor Barbour announces second round of budget cuts

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – 59 mins ago  

    JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Continued revenue shortfalls within state government is cause for even deeper cuts within the budget. Governor Haley Barbour called for a second round of cuts for this fiscal year Thursday afternoon. Full Story »

  • Military wives send holiday cheer overseas

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – 1 hr 1 min ago  

    D'IBERVILLE, MS (WLOX) - Susan Collier and her 7-year-old daughter Samantha Hanson are putting a few extra items in their grocery cart. Their shopping list got a little longer after running into some military wives outside the D'Iberville Walmart. Full Story »

  • Texas man braving the cold to send a message

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – 1 hr 45 mins ago  

    LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Most people tried to spend as little time as possible out in the cold Thursday, but one Lubbock, Texas man stood outside for 12 hours. Johnny Landrum stands on a street corner from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day but Saturdays. Full Story »

  • Dramatic operation pulls car out of river

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 8:43 pm ET  

    D'IBERVILLE, MS (WLOX) - Divers with the D'Iberville Fire Department battled strong currents and zero visibility in a multi-agency effort to pull a car out of the Tchoutacabouffa River Thursday. Full Story »

  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition lands in Hattiesburg

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 8:13 pm ET  

    HATTIESBURG, MS (WLOX) - Hollywood came to Hattiesburg on Thursday. ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is about to build a new house for a hometown hero. Full Story »

  • Gulfport Chinese drywall lawsuit could be among first in federal court

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 7:28 pm ET  

    GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – A Gulfport couple hopes its lawsuit against a major manufacturer of defective Chinese drywall will be among the first to be heard in federal court. Full Story »

  • Alcorn president resigns to take Michigan post

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 7:13 pm ET  

    JACKSON, MS (AP) - Alcorn State University President George E. Ross is leaving the Mississippi campus to take a job in Michigan. The state College Board announced Thursday that Ross will return to Central Michigan University in March to become its president. Full Story »

  • FDNY volunteers make a special delivery

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 6:58 pm ET  

    MOSS POINT, MS (WLOX) - You could see the anticipation in the children's faces at the Moss Point Head Start Center, as they waited for the special visitors from way up north. Moss Point firemen were also waiting for a visit from the special guests Thursday. Full Story »

  • New pictures released of OS murder suspect

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 6:43 pm ET  

    (Photo source: Ocean Springs Police Dept.) OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - New details are emerging in the search for a suspect in the Mike Surber murder case. But Ocean Springs police say they aren't close to making an arrest. Full Story »

  • Reactions to troop increase in Afghanistan

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 4:43 pm ET  

    BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - For three generations, Gines family members have served their country. Luvern Gines has seen her husband, brother, three of her sons and three of her grandsons sent overseas. Full Story »

  • Biloxi, St. Martin lose coaches

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 4:28 pm ET  

    WLOX Sports has learned that a pair of South Mississippi high school football coaches will not be back next season. At Biloxi High, Steve Jones resigned after 3 years with the Indians. Jones compiled an overall record of 9-24 with the Tribe. His teams were 6-15 in Region play. Full Story »

  • Barbour orders millions cut in state budget

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 3:58 pm ET  

    By WLOX Staff JACKSON, MS(WLOX) - Governor Haley Barbour has ordered another $54 million cuts from the state budget. With tax collections coming in well below predictions, the governor says the cuts are necessary. Full Story »

  • No new trial in Diamondhead incorporation case

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 3:58 pm ET  

    BAY ST. LOUIS (WLOX) - There will be no new trial in the Diamondhead incorporation case. Judge Billy Briggs told supporters and opponents that he will base his decision on transcripts and exhibits from the trial that took place in January. Full Story »

  • Holiday plants pose danger to children

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 12:58 pm ET  

    BILOXI, MS (WLOX) – It's time to bring out all the holiday decorations at home. And although it can all be very festive and pretty, holiday decorations can also pose a danger to small children. Full Story »

  • High school student composes symphonic piece

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 12:28 pm ET  

    GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – Seventeen-year-old Charlie Benton watched with pride last week as the Gulf Coast Symphony String Quartet performed his original composition at the Saenger Theater. Full Story »

  • Truck drives off interstate overpass in Gulfport

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Thu Dec 3, 11:58 am ET  

    GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Emergency crews are on the scene of an accident that involved a truck driving off an overpass in Gulfport. Full Story »

  • Astronaut donates rare moon rock to Biloxi school

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Wed Dec 2, 8:58 pm ET  

    BILOXI, MS (WLOX) – They gathered to honor an American hero who hails from Biloxi. "Today, we're honoring a true space pioneer," said Gene Goldman, Director of Stennis Space Center. "He's a living example of what you can do in life if you dream big and dare to try amazing things." Full Story »

  • FEMA agrees with arbitration board in USM ruling

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Wed Dec 2, 7:13 pm ET  

    HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi is one step closer to getting it's gulf coast campus administration building replaced. Full Story »

  • MDOT retiming Hwy 90 traffic lights to lessen backups

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Wed Dec 2, 7:13 pm ET  

    OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - Improvements designed to keep Ocean Springs motorists rolling may soon translate to a savings at the gas pump. Full Story »

  • Northrop Grumman gets $171M to continue DDG 51 Destroyer program

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Wed Dec 2, 6:28 pm ET  

    PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - The U.S. Navy has awarded a $171 million fixed-price advance procurement contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide long lead materials for a continuation in the company's Aegis-class DDG 51 destroyer program. Full Story »

  • Harrison County will hire corrections expert to study jail problems

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Wed Dec 2, 6:28 pm ET  

    GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Harrison County supervisors are still wrestling with the issue of what to do with the county jail. The sheriff says a new medical area and booking facility are badly needed. Supervisors are concerned about cost and asking voters to pay for any expansion. Full Story »

  • D'Iberville woman thanks officers for saving her life

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Wed Dec 2, 6:13 pm ET  

    D'IBERVILLE, MS (WLOX) – Carrie McGill was on her way to work Wednesday morning at the D'Iberville Sonic. Suddenly, her car skidded on the wet road. It spun, went down an embankment, and crashed into the Tchoutacabouffa River. Full Story »

  • Heroes save 7-month-old baby boy

    WLOX-TV Biloxi – Wed Dec 2, 5:43 pm ET  

    D'IBERVILLE, MS (WLOX) - A quiet, reserved D'Iberville restaurant owner has been thrust into the limelight for saving an infant from drowning at a nearby laundromat. Full Story »

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