Harrison County

MDEQ Issues Three Additional Beach Closures

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued additional closures Wednesday for three beach stations (Stations 11, 12B, and 13A) in Harrison County due to a blue-green Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) extending into those areas.…

Where to shoot fireworks in Harrison County

Fourth of July wouldn’t be the same without fireworks, but of course there’s a time and place for those interested in having your own fireworks display. According to the ‘Fireworks Ordinance’ of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, you aren’t…

Four sent to hospital after wreck on Highway 49

An infant was life-flighted to a trauma center and three other people were sent to the hospital after a wreck on Highway 49. Just before 6 this evening, two cars wrecked on Highway 49 near Jim Lee Road. The car…

Hearts of Art Camp at Walter Anderson Museum of Art

The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is hosting a camp this week that is very near and dear to their hearts. The ‘Hearts of Art’ camp is designed for children with mild to moderate spectrum disorder, learning or development disabilities.…

Veteran receives a helping hand in Biloxi

A Biloxi auto-shop and Geico teamed up this morning to help give a Vietnam veteran a helping hand. The ‘Recycled Rides’ program helps individuals in need get accessible vehicles to make everyday life a little bit easier. While serving two…

Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display in Biloxi

With the Fourth of July approaching, the City of Biloxi is preparing for their annual fireworks display. The decades-long tradition will get started on Thursday around 9 p.m. from a barge inside Deer Island. Hosted by the City of Biloxi…

Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo still on

The Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is just days away and the event is still planning to go on despite recent problems with toxic algal blooms on the Coast. The Fishing Rodeo is a four day event with multiple categories including…

Truck catches fire on Highway 67

It was a scary situation this afternoon in Harrison County. Earlier today, a pickup truck burned on Highway 67 near Highway 605 near Gulfport. Harrison County Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan tells us the truck was destroyed in the fire, but…

Fireworks on the beach

Cities along the Coast will be lighting the night sky come Thursday to celebrate the Fourth of July. Plenty of people take the holiday to light up a few themselves. Harrison County allows fireworks on their beaches, there are a…

Local mayors representing the Coast at annual meeting in Hawaii

Mayors from across the United States, including two of our Coast mayors, joined together in Honolulu, Hawaii, over the weekend for the 87th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors Meeting. Biloxi Mayor ‘FoFo’ Gilich and Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes were among…

Staying safe on the water

We are just days away from the Fourth of July. Many people who live on the Coast are planning to spend their holiday out on the water, but while you are having fun, it’s important that you stay safe. In…

Coastfest Car Show at Beauvoir

Beauvoir in Biloxi is ‘revving’ up for the second annual Coastfest Car Show during the Fourth of July weekend. Saturday, July 6th, this year’s event will be bigger and better with vendors, live music, and an awesome selection of cars.…

Hattiesburg teenager drowns near Ship Island

A tragic day on the water this weekend after a seventeen-year-old Hattiesburg boy drowned in the Mississippi Sound. It happened early Saturday afternoon after the teenager, Carson Hall, jumped off the boat he was on, landing stomach first in the…

Wayward Kraken Art Show

Local artists and vendors had the opportunity to showcase and sell their work in Biloxi. Paintings, pottery, and pop-culture themed t-shirts were just some of the items for sale at the Wayward Kraken Pub for their Kraken Art Show. Members…

Splashin’ the Coast is back

Over 250 swimmers from across the country are on the Gulf Coast this weekend. On your mark, get set, go. Splashin’ the Coast is back for the 11th year. Coach Jamie Lee said, “It is just an opportunity for us…

2019 ASBS Pilgrimage

This weekend, members of the Associates of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament gather on the Coast for the 2019 Pilgrimage. Members traveled from all over the country to reflect, pray, learn the history of the organization and continue the…