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Cruisin’ party at Boyington Health and Rehab Center

You can’t put an age limit on fun, that’s why the Boyington Health and Rehabilitation Center had a Cruisin’ party for the residents at the center. The residents had a good ol’ time eating burgers and hot dogs, jammin’ out…

Salute to our Veterans

This morning at Cruise Central in Gulfport a special event took place to honor our veterans. A ‘Salute to our Veterans’ is an annual event held during Cruisin’ the Coast and it gives vets and their families a chance to…

Biloxi resident turns 100

It was a big day for a Biloxi resident this afternoon as he reached a milestone: his 100th birthday. It’s not often someone can say they’ve had 100 birthdays, but for Biloxi resident Bob Leslie, he celebrated that milestone surrounded…

Scarlet Pearl fundraising for breast cancer awareness

They’re painting the town of D’Iberville pink at the Scarlet Pearl Casino all in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the thousands of people in our area and beyond who have battled with this disease. They’re lighting the town…

Ingalls raises 20K in 5K on the Causeway

Ingalls Shipbuilding raised $20,000 for Special Olympics of Mississippi at the company’s seventh annual ‘5K on the Causeway.’ The race was held Saturday on Singing River Island. More than 900 runners registered for the 2018 race. This year’s top male…

Groundbreaking for new entrance at MGCCC Perkinston

The Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will see construction for a new entrance boulevard within the next few weeks. A groundbreaking ceremony took place celebrating the new thoroughfare in Stone County. The new entrance includes a four…

Cruisin’ the Coast Parade in Long Beach

The City of Long Beach started their Cruisin’ festivities with a parade that started over 20 years ago. Hundreds of Cruisers strolled through the City of Long Beach to show off their hot rods. This year, 600 cars hit the…

Attorney General Jim Hood to run for governor

The only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi says he will run for governor in 2019. Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood said in a statement today that he will announce his candidacy Wednesday in his hometown of Houston, Mississippi. He…

Fuel your School

This morning, Chevron kicked off its annual ‘Fuel your School’ campaign with a delivery of school supplies worth approximately $5,000 to students at St. Martin Middle School. To help alleviate some of this cost of a classroom, Chevron launched the…

Victims identified in Gulfport mobile home fire

Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove has identified the two victims of the fatal mobile home fire in Gulfport. The victims have been identified as 80-year-old Edward Cable and 74-year-old Karen Cable. Their bodies are being sent to Jackson for an…

Autocross at Cruisin’ the Coast

Over in Biloxi, tires were screeching as Cruisers brought out their cars to the autocross track at the Coast Coliseum. Seeing all the cars for Cruisin’ the Coast is one thing, but experiencing the power first hand is another. If…

Cruise Central Gulfport

It is day two of this year’s Cruisin’ the Coast and already this annual car show is breaking records when it comes to attendance. A stroll down memory lane Monday morning on day two of 2018’s Cruisin’ the Coast at…

Former DMR chief sentenced today

Bill Walker will spend time behind bars for not paying restitution payments as part of his supervised release terms. The former DMR chief was sentenced today and ordered to refinance his home in Ocean Springs in order to keep up…

View the Cruise

Thousands piled into the streets of downtown Gulfport for the ninth annual View the Cruise to kick off this week’s Cruisin’ the Coast festivities. Rev up your engines South Mississippi because Cruisin’ the Coast is back and better than ever.…

7th annual Home of Grace Hog Ride

The roar of 500 motorcycles made their way from Pascagoula to First Baptist Church on Saturday for Home of Grace’s annual Hog Ride. This ride started seven years ago to help bring awareness to those struggling with addiction. The money…

Jeepin for a Cause

Jeepin for a Cause usually holds their annual ride in October for breast cancer awareness, but this year it came a bit early to help kick off Cruisin’ the Coast. Jeepin for a Cause is a once a year topless…

Two people found dead inside mobile home in Gulfport

This morning, Gulfport firefighters found two people dead inside a mobile home at Hidden Acres Mobile Home Park. Firefighters were called to the scene to extinguish a fire. When they arrived the fire was already out. An elderly couple and…

44th annual Slavic Invitational Golf Tournament

Over a thousand golfers are on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to compete in the Slavic Invitational Golf Tournament. The 44th annual Slavic Invitational Golf Tournament teed off this morning at six courses across South Mississippi. Last year, more than 30…

Gulfport Fire Department disaster collection relief

Since Monday, the Gulfport Fire Department has collected supplies for those in need from Hurricane Florence. The fire department collected all types of supplies from water to toiletries and even food for pets. They could not receive or send clothes…

Ingalls awarded $5.1 billion contract

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has been awarded a $5.1 billion contract for construction of six Arleigh Burke class flight III destroyers for the U.S Navy. The contract includes options for engineering and post-delivery efforts which, if exercised, would bring the…

Virginia College closing in Biloxi

Virginia College in Biloxi has announced it will be closing its doors. The school has been offering courses to students for 13 years, but as of September 10th, the college will no longer enroll new students. On the school’s website,…

Bay St. Louis murder suspect arrested

On September 27, 2018 at approximately 11:11 p.m. the Bay St. Louis Police Department was notified that Xavier Lamer Simmons was taken into custody by the US Marshal Service in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Simmons was wanted for the murder, armed…