Akim Powell
Digital Content Producer
Biloxi, MS
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Akim Powell is a Digital Content Producer for WLOX News. He's a coast native, having grown up in Long Beach. In May 2020, Akim graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with an emphasis in print. During his time at Ole Miss, Akim was an intern for Hotty Toddy News, Lens Collective, and Editor-In-Chief of the Ole Miss Odyssey.
When he’s not writing breaking news stories, Akim likes to write digital exclusive stories tackling social issues, entertainment and spotlighting public figures in the community. He also has a knack for design where he regularly creates social graphics.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2022 at 9:11 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
An FDA inspection found unsanitary conditions, including “live rodents, dead rodents, rodent feces, urine, gnawing, nesting and odors throughout the facility, along with dead birds and bird droppings.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 8:02 PM CST
|By Josh Jackson and Akim Powell
A mother of a kindergarten student at Crossroads Elementary is looking to press charges after she said her daughter was physically abused by a teacher.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 at 12:31 AM CST
|By Akim Powell
The first shooting unfolded around 11:31 a.m. on CW Webb Road. Officers discovered a victim was shot multiple times in front of a home after getting into an argument with multiple suspects inside a vehicle.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 4:36 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
Biloxi Police responded to an apartment in the 300 Block of Rodenberg Avenue to check the welfare of a woman.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
The fight escalated leading to some audience members running to the court where multiple fights broke out.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 8:18 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
According to Pascagoula Police Chief Matt Chapman, the shooting happened near Potomac Drive.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 3:28 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
While deputies were responding to a suspicious activity call, they discovered three men attempting to break into the ATM just behind the bank
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 4:36 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
He was reportedly buried 26 yards west of the road the unit was blockading.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 3:06 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
Authorities were made aware on Jan. 4 that the man was attempting to meet an underage child for sexual purposes.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2022 at 6:31 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
What started as a celebration of the New Year turned into a frightening moment that one Picayune woman said she and her family would never forget.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2022 at 4:48 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
New details were released during a Gulfport press conference surrounding the New Year’s Eve shooting that left multiple people dead.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 8:28 AM CST
|By John Fitzhugh, Lindsay Knowles and Akim Powell
An officer-involved shooting includes any incident where shots are fired either at or by law enforcement.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 3:45 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
Police say AMR was traveling with a man who became belligerent.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 8:32 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
Tyler Edwin Matthews, 26 was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault on December 17. 2021.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 7:00 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
This reality was heightened following drug raids at two homes in Jackson County that ended in multiple arrests Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 4:02 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
According to court documents, Charles Ezekiel Spangler, 38, was identified by the FBI when they were notified that he uploaded pictures of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct to his Tumblr account.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 3:22 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
Deputies say the shooting likely resulted from a suspected drug deal.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2021 at 10:45 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
According to Long Beach Police Chief Billy Seal, the shooting happened following a traffic stop near the Circle K on Highway 90.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 11:09 AM CST
|By Akim Powell
In 2018, Harrison County only saw a handful of deaths related to the illicit drug. Fast forward three years and that number has drastically increased.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2021 at 5:00 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting last Saturday afternoon in Biloxi, according to authorities.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 3:03 PM CST
|By Akim Powell
The district’s spokesperson said they received information that was reported to a teacher.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 7:09 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
A boom in demand for travel nurses, who work at hospitals around the country to fill high-demand positions, has exacerbated a staffing issue, with many nurses leaving their hometown hospitals for better.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Bill Luckett, former Mississippi mayor, top-rated attorney and co-owner of the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale has died, according to social media announcements.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
St. Martin native Hailey Green, who’s a member of Blake Shelton’s team, went head-on with her partner Lana Scott singing Maren Morris’ GIRL.’
Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 at 5:09 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Some Stone County parents are outraged after the school district failed to inform them a student brought a loaded gun to Stone Middle School in September.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 at 4:02 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
A man who was hit by a classic car Thursday night while crossing Highway 90 has died. Biloxi Police confirmed the man’s death Friday morning.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2021 at 11:18 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Peyton Stubbs will be dancing along the NFL sidelines this season after being selected to join the 2021 New Orleans Saints Cheer Team.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2021 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
A South Mississippi couple really exemplified the true meaning of ‘in sickness and in health’ when they decided to get married at the Biloxi VA Medical Center.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2021 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage said Nevaeh Allen has been found in Hancock County, near the Pearlington area.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 7:42 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
What started as a traffic stop in George County, ended in a man being arrested after leading deputies on a high-speed chase through multiple counties Thursday morning.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
A man was caught on surveillance cameras smashing cash registers open at a well-known South Mississippi restaurant early Wednesday morning.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 7:12 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
The location will be 20,000-square-feet larger than the one in Robertsdale, AL., which sits at a whopping 50,000-square-feet.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:55 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Many state officials are now calling for action following President Biden’s vaccine mandate that affects more than 80 million unvaccinated Americans.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 3:29 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
In the video, he said Biloxi residents are some of the warmest, generous people that he’s ever known or heard of.
Grieving Gulfport family warns COVID-19 patients not to wait until it’s too late to get medical help
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 2:22 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Friends and family are mourning the loss of 61-year-old David Varnado of Gulfport, who died from COVID-19 complications.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2021 at 4:41 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, deputies responded to the scene in reference to a vehicle burglary in the 11000 block of Shiyou Road.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 11:48 AM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Chandler McCardle was diagnosed with two different types of leukemia this past spring, one of which is extremely rare for children to get.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2021 at 8:20 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
South Mississippi’s own Cory McGee has advanced to the women’s 1,500m semifinals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2021 at 8:42 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Brittney Reese qualified for the long jump finals. Her second 6.86m jump landed her the ticket to her fourth Olympic journey.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
A South Mississippi woman was a little stunned last week when she received a message about a purse that was stolen from her 37 years ago in South Carolina.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 10:36 AM CDT
|By Akim Powell
COVID-19 shut down military bases causing many Gulf Coast businesses to suffer financially, including salons.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2021 at 5:04 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
The club will be located inside the historic 20,000 square-foot Kress Building.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2021 at 8:21 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Starkville really earned the name ‘Starkvegas’ as Mississippi State fans basked in the glory of their first national championship Friday.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2021 at 3:51 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
One person was injured after being thrown from the bed of a pick-up truck during an accident in Biloxi Sunday morning.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2021 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
One pageant girl’s dream came true Saturday night after she was named Miss Mississippi 2021.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2021 at 6:03 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Friends and family members gathered as they said goodbye to Cayce Seal, the lineman who suffered an electric shock while working for Entergy in New Orleans on Wednesday
Updated: Jun. 20, 2021 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
A 26-year-old D’Iberville man was stranded in a tree for over an hour after overturning a kayak in the Tuxachanie Creek, but luckily, rescue crews saved him.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2021 at 7:37 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Family members are trying to put together the pieces after a 26-year-old Ocean Springs man was killed purchasing an ATV in Holmes County.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Another fire was reported inside a Walmart Supercenter, this time in Biloxi.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
Authorities say they believe a second vehicle was involved in the fatal motorcycle that killed two people in Gulfport over the weekend.
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