Long Beach, MS

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Long Beach police have made an arrest in connection to a deadly hit and run this past weekend. Eric Smith is charged with leaving the scene of an accident-causing death. The hit-and-run happened the morning of August 30. Smith is accused of hitting Jimmy Mero with his car, and not stopping to render aid or call...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Long Beach police are asking for your help in solving a deadly hit and run that happened over the weekend. Police say 36-year-old Jimmy Mero was found lying in the road on First St., west of Cleveland Avenue, around 5:30 Sunday morning. Mero was taken to Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, where he later died from his...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The Long Beach Fire Department welcomed a student Thursday to join the department for a job shadowing opportunity. Firefighters gave him a firsthand look at what a day in the fire service is like. That student learned about equipment and daily responsibilities as well as the teamwork required to serve the community. Categories: Local News Tags:...

By  JOHN DONEGAN/Long Beach Post Clownfish clamber around a watery enclosure, a couple of brownbanded bamboo sharks weave between rocks and lines of coral sit in tanks basking under artificial grow lights — all creatures seized from illegal wildlife trafficking and placed at the Aquarium of the Pacific for care and a home. The Long Beach aquarium took in nearly 1,000...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) — The Long Beach Bearcats hosted the Pass Christian Pirates. Pass Christian would go up 14 to 7 in the 2nd quarter and, would have no problem winning this game with the final score being 48-3 to start their season off strong. Pass Christian will play week 2 at home against Purvis while Long Beach will...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Long Beach officials are warning about a scam currently going around. Some residents have been receiving calls and emails from people claiming to be from the planning department. Long Beach will never ask for payments to be wired or sent digitally. Money will never be requested through email, text, or other online methods. If you do...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The Long Beach Fire Department is sharing the details on a Thursday morning fire at an apartment building. Around 2 a.m., crews responded to reports of smoke from inside a building. Those crews discovered smoke impacting four apartments. After investigating and using a thermal camera, firefighters identified a heat source behind a wall. Crews opened the...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The Golden Eagles are back. Southern Miss Gulf Park kicked off the fall semester in style, giving students a chance to connect, get involved, and celebrate a new year on campus. Students at the Southern Miss Gulf Park Campus are back for the fall semester. To celebrate the start of a new school year, university staff...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Long Beach police have arrested two people on drug charges following a Tuesday bust. Fifty-year-old Jeffrey Willis and 58-year-old Marsha Fennell, both of Long Beach, were arrested Tuesday. Officers, with help from the Harrison County Narcotics Task Force, executed a search warrant at a home in the 300 block of Alyce Place. Investigators say they found...

It was a dogfight between the Rock-a-Chaws and Bearcats. We begin our highlights with the Rock-a-Chaws on offense with their new Canadian quarterback, Max Bernard. Max drops back and gets a warm South Mississippi football welcome by Dylon Foxworth, who was an absolute menace all night, intercepting the pass right there. Great play recognition by the junior linebacker. Not to...