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Two South Mississippi Teachers Receive Presidential Awards

Four Mississippi teachers have earned national recognition as the recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2017 and 2018. Two of them are from South Mississippi. Shelby Miller, a teacher with Singing River Academy…

Coastal Clean Up Event Postponed Until Nov. 16th

This weekend's weather forecast has prompted organizers of the annual Coastal Clean Up to reschedule the event for another weekend. The 2019 annual Mississippi Coastal Clean Up was originally scheduled to take place this Saturday, but event organizers say because…

Up with Downs: Facing Adversity

October is ‘Down Syndrome Awareness Month,’ so all month long we are shining a light on Down syndrome with our series ‘Up with Downs.’ A person with Down syndrome not only faces medical challenges in their lives, but legal ones…

‘Fintastic Boo Fest’ at IMMS

Looking for a fun fall activity to do with the whole family? This weekend you can get the Halloween experience with a Coastal twist. Things are getting a little bit spooky over at Ocean Adventures Marine Park in Gulfport, this…

‘Making Strides against Breast Cancer’ walk

We’re all holding out, hoping the weather will be picture perfect for this weekend’s fundraising events in the fight against breast cancer. October is ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month.’ South Mississippians have railed together, hosting awareness and fundraising events throughout the…

Phase one of beach storm water outfalls complete in Biloxi

All summer long you might have noticed some construction going on at Biloxi Beach. Now, that construction is cleared, we have some beautiful new additions to the beach. To help reduce the number of pipes along the beach, three ‘wave…

Gulfport Rotary Club gifts dictionaries to third grade students

This morning, Gulfport Rotary Club members paid a visit to Central Elementary with gifts in hand. This visit was to hand out 85 dictionaries to third grade students as part of their volunteer outreach program. After they gave the dictionaries…

Men’s Town Hall Meeting

Do you have concerns within the Gulfport community? Well, you can bring them to the forefront at the Town Hall meeting at 19th Street Community Center. Swing by on Tuesday, October 22nd to discuss topics such as legal aspects in…

Amber Alert for two Copiah County children cancelled

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations reported the Amber Alert issued for Dior and Zarie Wade has been cancelled. Both children have been located and are safe. The two children were taken from their babysitter shortly after 6 p.m. in Copiah…

Jackson County School District receives “A” rating

Jackson County School District has received an "A" rating in the latest accountability scores. Stat superintendent, Dr. Carey Wright, is scheduled to visit the Jackson County School District on Friday, November 1 to present an achievement award to the school…

Gulf Hills Golf Club closing

After 92 years in business, the Gulf Hills Golf Club in Ocean Springs is closing its doors. In a letter released through Facebook, the club states ‘play, membership, and course conditions have dwindled to the point that costs of maintenance…

Wells Fargo donates to Biloxi nonprofit

Wells Fargo representatives were in Biloxi today to present one organization with a big gift. Community and education leaders were on hand at the Lopez School for the presentation of an $80,000 check to Biloxi’s Excel by 5 organization. The…

Sec. of State presents Tidelands Funds to DMR

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann along with local leaders presented a check for nearly 12 million dollars to the Department of Marine Resources today to help fund projects along the Coast. DMR received $11.7 million as part of the Tidelands…

Long Beach man seeks justice after near death experience

Yesterday, we brought you the story about the truck that drove through the middle of a convenience store in Long Beach. Today we spoke with a man who was in the store and barely escaped death during that wreck. News…