A recent report conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that Mississippi has one of the highest youth obesity rates in the nation, but what services are available to help combat this disease on the Coast? At 22.3% Mississippi’s…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 876 new COVID-19 cases and 25 new deaths including one new death in Jackson County and one previous death in Pearl River County. The statewide total now stands at 106,817 confirmed cases and…
BILOXI, Miss. – The Biloxi Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center is scheduled to host a Drive-Thru Flu Vaccine Clinic beginning Oct. 15 and will continue each Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., until further notice. The…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 713 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 105,941 confirmed cases and 3,115 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 701 cases and 27…
While the entire month of October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October 13th is dedicated to metastatic cancer awareness. Tomorrow, all across the world, over 115 buildings, bridges, and monuments will be illuminated in green, teal, and pink…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 296 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. The statewide total stands at 105,228 confirmed cases and 3,101 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County has 696 cases and 26…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 862 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 103,681 confirmed cases and 3,080 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 672 cases…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 578 new COVID-19 cases and 23 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 102,819 confirmed cases and 3,074 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 663 cases and…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 563 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 102,241 confirmed cases and 3,051 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 648 cases and…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 215 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. The statewide total stands at 100,703 confirmed cases and 3,013 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 624 cases and 22…
Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi is taking the health care of our military men and women to a whole new level. The mission: healthcare and cancer screenings. Location: Keesler Air Force Base. The objective: keep our military men and…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19. Trump was to depart the White House by helicopter late Friday for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 672 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands 99,558 confirmed cases and 2,999 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has…
By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, and a White House official says the president is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19. Trump’s…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 696 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths today. The statewide total stands at 98,886 confirmed cases and 2,979 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 607 cases and…
Singing River Health System has completed the acquisition of Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport from HCA Healthcare. Garden Park will now be known as Singing River Gulfport. This facility will be an integral part of the Strategic Partnership between…
The Jackson County School District is reporting that positive cases in students are down nearly 37 percent. JCSD Superintendent John Strycker gave an update on the current cases in the school district, announcing that from August to September student positive…
Students of Hancock High School received notice today that the entire student body will remain home to quarantine. On Wednesdays, all students in the district distance learn. Today, the district learned of additional positive cases among the student body, a…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 552 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths today including one new death in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 98,190 confirmed cases and 2,969 deaths. Here are the numbers in our…
After consulting the Mississippi Department of Health, the Long Beach School District will be quarantining all Long Beach Middle School students beginning September 30th and ending October 13th. Students return on October 14th. Currently, 15 students have tested positive for…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 589 new COVID-19 cases and 36 new deaths today. The statewide total stands at 97,638 confirmed cases and 2,957 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 595 cases and…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 190 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths today. The statewide total stands at 97,049 confirmed cases and 2,921 deaths Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 590 cases and 22…
Are you experiencing a cough, runny nose, loss of smell or taste? Could it be the flu or COVID-19? Flu season is expected to spike in November and medical experts say it could be unlike any other because of COVID-19.…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 722 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths with one new death in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 96,032 confirmed cases and 2,894 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock…