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Mississippi oyster season to reopen December 9

BILOXI, Miss. – The 2024 Mississippi Oyster Season will open for the harvest of oysters beginning at legal sunrise on December 9, 2024. The approved and conditionally approved areas are: Area I "B" This area includes St Joe reefs Area…

Winter Weather Preparedness Day is December 4, 2024

PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, in collaboration with the National Weather Service and the Mississippi Department of Transportation, encourages Mississippians to prepare for the upcoming winter weather season on Winter Weather Preparedness Day, December 4, 2024. In…

Blood drive being held at Biloxi High School

A blood drive is being held at Biloxi High School next week. The drive comes from a collaboration between the school's ROTC and the Blood Center. From 9 in the morning until 6 PM on December 9th, all who wants…

IP Casino hosting Food and Beverage Job Fair

The IP Casino in Biloxi is hosting a job fair this week. On-site interviews and same day hiring can be expected! The fair itself is happening Thursday, December 5th from 10 AM to 3 PM. Part-time, full-time, and on-call positions…

Fight at local bar leads to shooting, arrest

A Pascagoula man is in jail, charged in a shooting on Sunday at the Julep Room on Washington Avenue. Ocean Springs officers were called to the bar in response to a fight. When they arrived, they found one person had…

Suspect in Gulfport double homicide arrested

Gulfport Police announced that the suspect in a double homicide has been arrested. Christopher Davis was taken into custody just before 7 p.m., a police spokesman said. “We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the community for the invaluable tips and…

Annual First Responders Feast in Ocean Springs

FORMER RESTAURANT OWNERS WANTED A WAY TO CONTINUE GIVING BACK TO FIRST RESPONDERS AFTER THE CLOSING OF THEIR RESTAURANT. TIM WOLD MOVED THEIR ANNUAL FIRST RESPONDERS FEAST TO THE OCEAN SPRING CIVIC CENTER, AND HIS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY…