Ja'Colbi Rivers
Multimedia Journalist
Biloxi, MS
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Ja'Colbi Rivers was born and raised in the New Orleans area. He graduated from Loyola University with a degree in Mass Communications, focused on Broadcasting.
Ja'Colbi enjoys learning about ancient history, watching horror movies, and playing video games with his friends. If he's not debating which fictional character is the best or watching anime with his friends, you might find him spending time with family watching football or just enjoying the company.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 10:19 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
The family of Chayse Harmon is left to question why The Scratch Kitchen operated past full capacity, causing security concerns and perhaps playing a role in his death.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 10:24 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Friends of Haeleigh Stamper describe her as someone who was full of positive energy and had the biggest smile on her face whenever you saw her.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 9:57 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
South Mississippi will soon be featured on the big screen in a new heist movie called Cash Out 2, a movie that director Randall Emmett, known for producing “The Irishman,” says will be different form the rest of his films.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2023 at 9:32 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Eastside Assembly of God and their youth group held a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus on Sunday. Minister David Greene was the brains behind the performance and says it was a community effort.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:14 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
The job fair will take place on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at Ingalls Maritime Training Academy just outside the shipyard.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Long Beach becomes the first city in Mississippi to install a Safe Haven Baby Box.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 9:37 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Friday, Elliott Home team members held a public forum on the future of the old William Carey beach property hoping to get more public opinion on the issue.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 9:48 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
The Sound 228 held its first music festival hoping to bring attention to up-and-coming bands as well as bringing exposure to the Gulf Coast.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 10:11 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
After finding his mother unconscious from a seizure, Cornelius Fairley called 911 and told dispatchers what happened.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 9:52 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
John Arnold is on a mission to help people beat something he struggled with for years: opioid addiction.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Hotel Whiskey is much more than just a hotel. The first phase will have around 13 rooms with retail space and a restaurant on the first level. The second phase is more ambitious.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:16 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Auditor Shad White said the end goal for this is to help the state become number one in cybersecurity.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 9:51 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Behind every performance is a cast of hard-working performers, and a Lion Dance is no exception.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:09 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
The Sawmill Restaurant provided entertainment and a positive gathering space for the people of Stone County.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 9:52 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Local wildlife rescue groups, Mississippi Power and a 12-year-old helped to nurse a young eagle back to health and release it back into the wild.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
The recycling plan already has 51 restaurants willing to participate in the program and do their part in helping the Coast.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2023 at 8:07 AM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
While he stands with his brothers in Christ listening to the anthem of his war-torn home, Ukrainian Bishop Vitaliy Kryvytskyi visits South Mississippi hoping to help his home through the power of prayer.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 10:28 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Latrell Dunbar was playing for the D’Iberville High School football team when he collapsed during a game in 2011. He received CPR while on the field but died of cardiac arrest.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 10:19 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Students in the veterinarian program at Mississippi State University had the chance to get hands-on experience in helping to nurse 30 cold-stunned turtles back to health.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Even through the delays and extra workload they endured, Tristan Mooney and Joshua Greiner both said they wouldn’t trade this experience for anything.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 11:57 AM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
As Black Friday approaches, shoppers and businesses alike are taking the steps to prepare.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:06 AM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Thomas Claiborne Thigpen's family received his remains 70 years after a military plane crashed in Alaska killing everyone on board.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022 at 9:53 PM CST
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Charles Melson is the last WWII veteran at Biloxi's VFW Post 2434. They are celebrating his 100-year-old birthday.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 4:15 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Bras hanging over the Jack Hanson Memorial Bridge plus a sea of pink walkers can only mean one thing: the return of Moss Point’s Bras Across the River Walk.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 8:27 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
On Sunday, Cruisin' the Coast concluded its historic year with a concert and other events.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 2:54 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers and WLOX Staff
Members of the Hancock County community are in mourning Tuesday. Tony Trapani of Trapani’s Eatery in Bay St. Louis died on Monday.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 10:45 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
Labor Day weekend brought tourists from along the Gulf Coast to South Mississippi.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 10:24 PM CDT
|By Ja'Colbi Rivers
The brothers cut 50 lawns for disabled veterans, single parents and the elderly in their community.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 12:52 PM CDT
|By Flora Dedeaux and Ja'Colbi Rivers
Sunday afternoon, two brothers set out for what they believed would be a normal fishing trip. Little did they know, they would be at the right place at the right time to save a woman’s life.