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National Hurricane Preparedness Week kicks off

MEMA is urging all Mississippians to begin their preparations for the upcoming hurricane season. May 3rd through May 9th is ‘National Hurricane Preparedness Week.’ The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1st and ends on November 30th. This year, MEMA…

Local woman celebrates 92nd birthday in Gulfport

It’s a special day for a special lady. Today, Mrs. Ethel Mae Goff celebrated her 92nd birthday. It was a celebration for the books as Mrs. Ethel Mae Goff enjoyed friends and family at her 92nd birthday party. “So happy…

Nightly curfew for Biloxi to end Sunday morning

The City of Biloxi has announced new safety standards to help protect public health in Biloxi businesses. The ‘Opening up Biloxi Again’ guidelines take into account the governor’s ‘safer at home’ order and does not open up any businesses not…

Covid-19 impacts on mental health

May is ‘Mental Health Awareness Month’ and now more than ever there is a renewed emphasis on the state of mental health in Mississippi. Licensed psychologist Dr. David Gavel with Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates says the onset of the COVID-19…

Historical home in the Turkey Creek community to be restored

A piece of history in Gulfport's Turkey Creek community is in the process of being restored back to its original form. Named one of Mississippi’s 10 most Endangered Historical Places in 2015 and an official Mississippi landmark in 2018, the…

Feed my Sheep hosted a COVID-19 testing unit

The world has completely changed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Some people are still looking for a place they can get tested for the disease. Today in Gulfport, a free COVID-19 mobile testing unit was set up at Feed…

West Harrison High School celebrates senior class with parade

It was a picture perfect day for a parade weather-wise, and that’s a good thing for West Harrison High School seniors and their loved ones who gathered at the Harrison County Sheriff’s County Farm for a senior parade. It’s the…

Shrimp season partially closes in Mississippi, Alabama

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Shrimp season in Mississippi and Alabama has come to a close, at least in some areas. In a news release, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said all waters west of the Gulfport Ship Channel and south of the Intracoastal…

Singing River Health System recognized with ‘A’ rating

Exciting news revealed this morning in Pascagoula and a testament to the hard work of our healthcare heroes on the Coast. Singing River Health System is now ranked the head of the class. As Pascagoula and Ocean Springs Hospitals are…

Gulfport mayor ends mandatory curfew in city

Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes on Friday ended the mandatory curfew that has been in effect since March 31. The curfew ran from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. It expires as of 5 p.m. today. Hewes ordered the curfew originally in…

State Legislature reconvenes today in Jackson

By agreement of Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, the Mississippi Legislature will reconvene the 2020 Legislative Session at 1 p.m. today.   The Legislature recessed its 125-day Session temporarily on March 18, following the…

Coast moms team up with Goodwill to honor the class of 2020

For many, graduation is a time of celebrating accomplishments, milestones, and achievements, but in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, seniors throughout the country are missing the reward to those years of hard work. Gulfport High Senior Janilyah Khadaran said,…