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$32M FEMA grant to help assist MS in vaccine distribution

FEMA is providing Mississippi with the boost our state needs when it comes to the COVID vaccine. FEMA is allocating a $32 million grant to the state of Mississippi for MEMA to use to assist in vaccine distribution efforts. The…

Teen panel on gun violence in Moss Point

Moss Point city leaders and law enforcement have been engaging with the community in the past few weeks following recent violent crimes in the city. That continues tonight with a student teen panel on gun violence. News…

New trees planted at Ocean Springs Dog Park

The Ocean Springs Dog Park added some extra flair to the park. The dog park added an additional twelve trees to add shade to the park for the enjoyment of the dogs and park visitors. This project…

Girl Scout cookie sales going virtual

After COVID-19 threw Girl Scouts across the country a curve ball last cookie season, the national organization has fine tuned its sales methods in preparation for another cookie season in the midst of a global pandemic. Girl…

Ocean Springs man dies in single-car accident

An Ocean Springs man died Sunday evening in a single-car accident on Biddix Evans Road. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a press release that Mario Alanis Jr., 21, was traveling eastbound on Biddix Evans Road about 5 p.m.…

Second blood drive in honor of Ansley Gilich

The Gulf Coast community once again showed its support of eight-year-old Ansley Gilich today with a blood drive in her honor at the Slavonian Lodge. Ansley, the granddaughter of Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich, was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia…

Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum getting in the spirit

With the cancelation of parades, you might need some help getting into the Mardi Gras spirit. The Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum located on Howard Avenue in Biloxi can help. The museum will take visitors through past Mardi Gras celebrations…

Krewe of Gemini hosting Mardi Gras ball

The Krewe of Gemini will be hosting their annual ball this Saturday in the Biloxi Civic Center. While hosting a gathering of any sorts will raise eyebrows during a pandemic, the Carnival krewe based out of Gulfport says that they’re…

Pinta docks at the Biloxi Pier

A piece of history is docked at the Biloxi Schooner Pier. A replica of the Pinta caravel, one of the ships used by Christopher Columbus, is open to the public. Driving by the Biloxi Pier you may…

Hurricane Zeta damage still evident in South Mississippi

It’s been just over three months since Hurricane Zeta made landfall, wreaking havoc in South Mississippi and beyond. Chances are if you just look around, there are still visible signs of the category two storm’s damage, but…

Commercial fishing season to open for Spotted Seatrout

BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announce the opening of the commercial fishing season for Spotted Seatrout to begin February 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. in Mississippi territorial waters. The annual Total Allowable Catch for…

Biloxi PD searching for missing person Carolyn Y. Barr

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to locate a reported Welfare Concern/ Missing Person. Fifty-two year-old Carolyn Y. Barr was reported last seen on or about January 26, 2021, in the 1900 block of Southern Ave.…

MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Long Beach

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 07A (Long Beach). The advisory is issued for: Station 07A — Long Beach — the extent is from…