Remembering Hurricane Camille
Today marks 52 years since Hurricane Camille made landfall on the Mississippi Coast. The year was 1969 when Hurricane Camille slashed through the Mississippi Coast. Biloxi Library Historian Jane Shambra said, “It was…
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Walmart closes two more Coast stores for deep cleaning
Walmart announced Tuesday that stores in Lucedale and Pascagoula would be closed as of 2 p.m. for deep cleaning and restocking. The move is part of the a company plan to allow third-party specialists to deep clean in the stores…
U.S. 90 bridge at Pearl River closed for emergency bridge repairs
The Louisiana Department of Transportation on Tuesday closed the U.S. 90 bridge near Pearl River to make emergency repairs on the East Pearl River Bridge. The LADOTD issued the advisory just before noon, advising motorists to find an alternate route…
Ocean Aero moving operations and headquarters to Gulfport
Ocean Aero, manufacturer and service provider of ocean-going autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, is relocating its manufacturing operations and headquarters from San Diego to Gulfport, the Mississippi Development Authority said in a press release today. The project is a $4.65…
More than 3,000 COVID cases reported in Mississippi for Aug. 16
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 3,323 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 67 deaths on Tuesday. Twenty-nine deaths occurred between August 11 and August 16, and 38 deaths occurred between August 2 and August 13,…
NASA engineer realizes personal space dreams at Stennis Space Center
Standing in her grandparents’ backyard in the small town of Cocoa Beach, Florida, 13-year-old Nyla Trumbach watched NASA’s space shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island. “Not only could I hear it, but I could ‘feel’ it,”…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for August 16th, 2021
The CASH 3 Draw winning numbers for August 16th are: 0-3-0. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
City of Long Beach under major infrastructure construction
Starting today, the City of Long Beach is under major infrastructure construction being performed by the Harrison County Utility Authority. Construction will take place over the following year…
Event cancellations at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center announced today the re-scheduling of Summer Beach Fest that was supposed to take place later this month. The three-day festival was set…
Gautier man killed in fatal pedestrian involved accident in George County
On Sunday, August 15, 2021, at approximately 12:09 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 98 East in George County involving a pedestrian. A 2020 Freightliner semi-truck was traveling East on Highway 98. Darrell Wayne…
Pascagoula Walmart temporarily closing Tuesday for cleaning
The Pascagoula Walmart will be closing tomorrow August 17th at 2 p.m. for additional cleaning and sanitizing, as well as to give time to associates to re-stock shelves. The store will reopen on August 19th at 6 a.m.
Suspect wanted in commercial burglary in George County
The George County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest in a commercial burglary that occurred in the Howell area over the weekend. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Monday, August 16th, GCSO Deputies responded…
New postcard mural in Moss Point
Moss Point Main Street commissioned a mural to be painted on the north side of the Masonic Lodge on Main Street that will now greet southbound visitors. River Prince, artist…
MGCCC partners with Singing River to get more shots in arms
Open to the public, anyone could walk into the MGCCC Jackson County Campus cafeteria to get their COVID vaccine today. Available on site were the…
Battling COVID with a nursing shortage
‘ There’s not a shortage of beds, there’s an RN shortage.” That’s a comment from Singing River Health System CEO Lee Bond regarding the negative bed situation hospitals are facing…
Hancock Whitney and Gulfport High School team up to encourage financial literacy
This school year, Hancock Whitney is helping grow ‘girl power’ exponentially by bringing Wall Street to the classroom. Hancock Whitney has partnered with Gulfport…
Former Pascagoula City Councilman Joe Abston passes
Sunday, a former Pascagoula councilman and current finance manager at the Jackson County Port Authority lost his battle with COVID-19. Fifty-one-year-old Joe Abston was moved to the intensive care…
Services planned for George County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Daffin
Friends, family, and law enforcement brothers and sisters will gather to mourn the loss of George County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Daffin one week from today. Thirty-seven-year-old Deputy…
Yard sale fundraiser for Loaves and Fishes
The nonprofit organization Loaves and Fishes held a yard sale at their building in Biloxi over the weekend. The organization has provided breakfast and lunch multiple times a week…
Moss Point community holds rally and pop-up shop to stop violence
Boss’d up Women teamed up with Moss Point resident Genesis Wess to host the inaugural ‘Stop the Violence’ Rally. The event was held to promote…
Memorial Hospital continues their fight against COVID
Memorial Hospital continues to fight their battle against COVID-19 one vaccine at a time. Saturday, Team Memorial partnered with the Keesler Federal Credit Union to host another pop-up vaccine…
Beach wishes come true with Make-a-Wish Foundation
Wishes came true this past Saturday as the Make-A-Wish Foundation gifted Long Beach resident Jada Le a new beach accessible wheelchair. Jada is a 13-year-old girl who has muscular…
George County High School transitioning to virtual learning until August 27th
The number of identified positive COVID cases and quarantined students and staff at George County High School has reached 20 percent. Based on the protocol currently being followed, the George County School District has made the decision that all students…
Weekend COVID totals in state near 8,000 positive cases, state reports
MSDH is reporting an additional 7,839 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 52 deaths for the three-day period August 13-15. There were 30 deaths that occurred between August 2-15, and an additional 22 deaths occurred between July 25-August 9, identified…