2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (642+ words) HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - April 19, 1775. On this day, "the shot heard "round the world" initiated the American Revolutionary War. "We're told today that nobody knows who fired the first shot," explained Harrison County man and historian Jeff Wallace. "Well, if…...

5+ day, 4+ min ago  (119+ words) GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) " Jack Madison, a World War II and Korean War veteran who spent more than 30 years volunteering with the National Park Service at Fort Massachusetts, died April 10. Visitors to Ship Island may have seen Madison sharing the history…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (91+ words) WLOX VIDEO: Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie to Commemorate First Shot of the Civil War House Speaker, Republican leaders rally in Bridgewater to oppose Virginia redistricting measure Twenty-eighth annual Blacks Run Clean up and Arbor day events held in Harrisonburg…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (85+ words) WLOX Former Saucier students reunite to unearth time capsule from 1976 Athletes, city of Gulfport prepare for Clash Endurance Coastal Mississippi Triathalon What are the cameras around Pascagoula really for? "Armed and dangerous: Suspect on the run after shooting man in…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago  (47+ words) WLOX 1800s wine cellar discovered buried underneath a golf course DEA names Colombian president "priority target" as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers Thousands told to evacuate flooding in Oahu's North Shore as heavy rains fall in Hawaii...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (56+ words) WLOX This Day in History for Saturday, March 14 Tallahassee man pleads guilty to gun charges related to 2025 shootout Update on increasing severe weather threat for Monday Community celebrates Crossroads Academy after first-ever state championship win March 14, 1981- Musician Eric Clapton hospitalized…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (206+ words) BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) " A free screening of a local documentary focused on the people of 1960s Hancock County was shown in Bay St. Louis Wednesday evening. "Roots to Rockets" contains firsthand accounts of people who lived in Pearlington, Gainesville,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (62+ words) WLOX Major historical documents hit the road as part of nation's 250th celebration Ocean Springs seeks temporary Amtrak stop for Peter Anderson Festival Hearing for man accused of shooting Israeli Embassy staffers Keel laying ceremony for the future U. S. S Philadelphia Trump…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (68+ words) WLOX We the People: This Day in History 3/3/2026 INTERVIEW: Big Bloomin" Orchid Day offers rare plants, expert talks and more IHOP offering up free short stack on Tuesday for Nat"l Pancake Day Pender County sand mining special use permit…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (275+ words) The school's Quest Program is leading the project, with a primary focus on Knights of Pythias Hall, also known as KP Hall, which was recently named one of the top ten most endangered buildings in Mississippi. The building was established…...