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|By Patrice Clark
"Just like everything in life, it’s better to be proactive than reactive.”
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By Quentin Smith
Investigators say a gunman killed at least 21 people, 19 children, and two adults, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 7:31 PM CDT
|By Josh Jackson
Before anyone enters the doors at Trent Lott Academy in Pascagoula, they must be seen on camera and buzz the front office. No district employee can bypass that step, not even superintendent Dr. Wayne Rodolfich.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 5:58 PM CDT
|By Jasmine Lotts
First Generation Investors partnered with the school for students to learn the rules of investing.
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Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 8:59 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
Wayne Rodolfich received a heart-felt, community-wide celebration Sunday for his service to the Pascagoula School District.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
It’s the district’s first bond issue since 1996. The money will be used to build a new Stone High School and athletic stadium.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 8:32 PM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
Voters in Stone County approved the $19.75 million referendum to help pay for a new high school and cover the costs of a Stone High School football field.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Noah Noble
A South Mississippi teacher will be one of only 50 educators from across the nation honored at Walt Disney World at the end of the month.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 1:52 PM CDT
|By Bill Snyder
Pictures of the damage began circulating on social media over the weekend.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 9:23 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
If passed Tuesday by Stone County voters, a $19.75 million school bond will pay for a new high school and cover the costs of a Stone High football field.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: May. 15, 2022 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
The National Spelling Bee is right around the corner, and you can find our state’s runner up in Hancock County ready to go as an alternate if needed.
Updated: May. 15, 2022 at 9:26 AM CDT
|By Olivia Vidal
Former Saints coach Sean Payton gave a commencement address Saturday (May 14) to Loyola University graduates, including his wife Skylene Montgomery.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 9:54 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
A big celebration needs a good preshow, and that’s what you get at a USM Gulf Coast graduation.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 10:35 PM CDT
|By Will Polston
The University of Southern Mississippi’s music education program will see significant changes in the upcoming school year.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 1:22 PM CDT
|By Lindsey Hall
Thursday's commencement at MSU-Meridian was truly a family affair.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 9:56 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
Six students have now been suspended from Gulfport Central Middle School following an investigation into a gun being brought on campus Wednesday.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 9:59 PM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
Students celebrated all their accomplishments as they graduated from Project Search. The program provides work experience and independent living skills to people with disabilities.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 6:03 PM CDT
|By Josh Jackson
It was a way for area schools to reward students at the end of the year while also providing an opportunity to learn.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
Hancock Middle School dominated the WLOX Super Teacher awards, winning first and second places in the online competition.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Bill Snyder
Call them health care pioneers; a class of 20 is the first-ever Licensed Practical Nurse apprenticeship program in the State of Mississippi.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Chevron awarded tens of thousands of dollars to schools across Jackson County Wednesday.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
As the Gulfport Virtual Academy’s first school year is wrapping up, applications for the 2022-2023 academic year are now open.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 12:07 PM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
West Harrison High School celebrated members of the Class of 2022 Friday at the school’s College and Military Signing Day.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:12 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
The law puts a million dollars towards scholarships for both current and former foster kids to go to college for free.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 9:50 PM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
At Pass Road Elementary in Gulfport, teacher Melanie Davis used her grant to enhance the school’s outdoor garden.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Patrice Clark
As Dr. Carey Wright reflects on her time as the leader of Mississippi’s Public Schools, she admits it will be tough saying goodbye to a job she is passionate about.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 2:55 PM CDT
|By Bill Snyder
The fifth and sixth graders at Biloxi Upper Elementary School recently won a state robotics title. Now they're going to the world competition in Dallas next month.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 2:45 PM CDT
|By Bill Snyder
Ron Groce is the school resource officer at Biloxi Upper Elementary. He said this gig is the best he’s ever had.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 4:03 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
The educator chosen to lead the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science was a member of the school’s first graduating class in 1990.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 1:05 PM CDT
|By Dylan Jones
On Thursday evening, the Jackson County Board of Education approved a pay increase for coaches and band directors within the school district.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By Dylan Jones
Chayna Adams, a teacher from Pearl River Central High School, has won the $25,000 Milken Educator Award.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 8:49 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
The seven new ELCs will serve 2,050 pre-K 4-year-olds in 35 new classrooms and 72 existing classrooms, bringing ELC students to more than 6,000.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 10:29 PM CDT
|By Jasmine Lotts
The school district will soon vote on a $19,750,000 school bond, and advocates are sharing their arguments for why Stone County schools need the money.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 2:23 PM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) appointed Dr. Wright to be the state’s top pre-K-12 education official in 2013.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Marissa McCardell
A man at Pearl River Community College wasted no time jumping in to help a co-worker.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
While school officials promoted a strong sense of normalcy, local pastors, Coastal Family Health experts, and school counselors also came together to provide comfort.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 4:06 PM CDT
|By Anthony Warren
Governors representing red and blue states signed on.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 11:16 AM CDT
|By Molly Minta
For the first time since 2015, the Office of Student Financial Aid will be able to award nine forgivable loan programs mainly targeting nursing and other health-related professions.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 7:27 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
This inaugural youth summit provides exposure and gets those wheels turning about everything from opening a bank account to college readiness.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 10:45 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
The new Robin Roberts Multimedia Production Studio is located at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast's Qatar Center in Pass Christian.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 9:21 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
The school board announced Monday that Billy Ellzey, the current superintendent of Kosciusko School District, has been hired for the job.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
Research provides the lifeblood at the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast campus, including a Save Our Seas Foundation grant for research on the guitarfish native to the Gulf of Mexico and other waters.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2022 at 1:58 PM CDT
|By Kevin Foster
The fraternity is suspended until May of 2023 and is barred from campus activities. It is also blocked from selecting or admitting new members during the suspension.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
While Hancock County Sheriff’s Office units indicated there could be trouble, Senior Day went on without a blink.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 12:10 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
Winners will be selected and notified on Wednesday, June 1.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 6:54 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
Hancock High and Moss Point High both have increased security after reports of threats were made this week in unrelated incidents.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
The threat was written in pencil inside a bathroom stall. Thanks to an observant student, the district jumped into action.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Pass Christian High School partnered with Mississippi Highway Patrol for the campaign called PROM: Please Return on Monday.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By Scottie Hunter
Officials with the Better Business Bureau are sounding the alarm as people have started getting phone calls from businesses and individuals claiming they can help wipe out their student loan debt
Public forum introduces top two candidates for Pascagoula-Gautier School District superintendent job
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By Leslie Rojas
The search has been narrowed down to the assistant superintendent for Ocean Springs and the superintendent from Kosciusko, Miss.