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Yankees Pitcher Jonathan Holder in Spring Training mode

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In the month of January, Jonathan Holder’s life isn’t much different than it was back at Gulfport High School. That will certainly change whenever the former Admiral reports to Yankees Spring Training next month. Until then, he’s still playing the…

Missing Support Animal: Christmas Joy

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Every pet owner’s worst nightmare is losing a pet. Owner Shelly Grace Lilly, who suffers from Bipolar Disorder, owns Christmas Joy as a service emotional support animal. On January 18th, she was arrested, leaving Joy behind. When she returned home,…

Disaster assistance now available for small businesses

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Low interest disaster loans are now available to Mississippi’s small businesses and private non-profit organizations affected by the algae bloom. The U.S. Business Administration made the loans available following Governor Phil Bryant’s letter requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA.…

Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich asking for support

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Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich is seeking support for spillway legislation. During next Tuesday’s city council meeting, Mayor Gilich will be asking the city council to approve four measures designed to help avoid last summer’s spillway opening. Recommended by the Mississippi…

William Carey Careers in Healthcare Symposium

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High school students from the Coast are learning more about potential careers in healthcare. William Carey University hosted a ‘Careers in Healthcare Symposium’ for those interested in the world of medicine at their Tradition Campus. Today, students from Biloxi and…

Local student wins Scholastic contest

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One Harrison County student is spotlighted in a magazine known to children all across the country. Van Perry is a fifth grader at Saucier Elementary School and submitted an entry for the ‘Word Nerd’ section of Scholastic’s ‘Storyworks’ magazine. Perry’s…

Three-car wreck sends one to hospital in Harrison County

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A scary situation in Harrison County this afternoon where a car overturned on Highway 605 following a three-car accident. According to Harrison County Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan, Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to an accident at Highway 605 and Three Rivers…

Gulfport Parks and Recreation Public Forum

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Have any ideas for the Gulfport Leisure Services Department? You have a chance for your voice to be heard. Thursday evening a forum will be to allow citizens to give their thoughts on the future of parks, events, and all…

$10K awarded to Mississippi Aquarium

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Construction is moving swimmingly and in just a few months the doors will open at the Mississippi Aquarium as they stand on their three pillars of education, community, and conservation. With those education and community pillars in mind, a new…

City of Biloxi helps Back Bay Mission

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The Back Bay Mission continues to do great things in the community with their low income rehabilitation program. The ultimate goal is to help those with low income, the disabled, and the elderly with repairing their homes and get them…

Woman embezzled more than $300K

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A Mississippi woman’s attorney told a judge that his client embezzled $303,000 from her employer to make online purchases because she had a ‘shopping compulsion.’ Elizabeth Rose O’Neil and her attorney, Don Rafferty, testified that she stole $1,400 to $1,600…

Disagreements continue in Moss Point

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It’s an issue Moss Point Board of Alderman and Mayor Mario King faced a lot in 2019, the proposed policy to implement mandates and cut the mayor’s pay by 15 percent. This year it’s a number one issue, still on…

IMMS learning from their sea turtles

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Information is flooding into the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies from their three turtles that they released late last year. Following a lengthy rehab for most of 2019, IMMS released their turtles Fig Newton, Scar, and Shucker into the Mississippi…

Bringing justice to abused animals

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You may remember Coco, the dog we introduced you to last week. He was left tied to a tree in the woods in Biloxi and later found by a hunter. Coco was microchipped by his previous adopter and Just Cause…

Working outside in the cold

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If you’re lucky you haven’t had to spend much time out in this cold weather, but many don’t have a choice. All you have to do is walk outside to know it is cold out, but those who work outside…

Aggravated domestic assault arrest

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The Biloxi Police Department arrested 27-year-old Phillip Michael Holder of Pensacola, Fl. for aggravated domestic assault. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where Holder allegedly assaulted the victim by strangulation while in the 1600 block of Pass Road, Biloxi MS.…