Fish fry benefiting local veterans this Saturday
There’s a fish fry fundraiser happening this Saturday in Long Beach. Crusaders for Veterans and Equal Steps for Veterans Home are hosting the fish fry in Long Beach. Crusaders…
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Harrison County School offering medical homebound option
The Harrison County School District kicked-off school on August 6th and less than two weeks later they have already reinstated the virtual learning option due to a rise in…
COVID-19 vaccine drive held today in Moss Point
At the Family Education Center in Moss Point, free COVID vaccines were given to the public. Moss Point School District partnered with the City of Moss Point, the…
Twenty-eight pediatric cases of COVID-19 at Children’s of Mississippi
Mississippi’s only children’s hospital has confirmed they are caring for 28 hospitalized children as a result of COVID-19. Children’s of Mississippi, a part of the University of…
Vaccine drive tonight in honor of former Pascagoula Councilman
A vaccine distribution drive is happening tonight in Pascagoula in honor of a former Pascagoula councilmen and current finance manager at the Jackson County Port Authority who…
Perkinston Elementary School switching to virtual learning
Due to an increase in COVID cases and quarantines, Perkinston Elementary School will move to virtual learning instruction beginning Friday, August 20th, 2021 and will remain on a virtual schedule for 14 days. Perkinston Elementary School students will return to…
Crusaders for Veterans Fish Fry Fundraiser this Saturday in Long Beach
Crusaders for Veterans, a non-profit organization based in South Mississippi, will hold a fish fry fundraiser event this Saturday, August 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will take place at 305 Church Avenue in Long Beach, MS.…
Final day of Seabee Battalion reunion
Celebrating the 55th reunion for the Seabee Construction Battalion NMCB 74 All Era, veterans and their families reconnected with old time service buddies. Over the past three days, veterans who…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for August 18th, 2021
The winning CASH 3 numbers for August 18th are: 2-2-1. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Local veterans speak out about serving in Afghanistan
The events of the past week in the Afghanistan area have stirred up emotions for many across the nation, perhaps none as much as those who served there.…
Harrison County School District reinstates virtual learning option
Parents and students in the Harrison County School District now have the option for virtual learning once again as cases rise in Mississippi. Schools within the district have been sending letters to parents informing them that an optional virtual learning…
Mississippi Power offers storm preparation tips
While you can’t stop a storm from happening, you can prepare before it hits and with the peak of hurricane season here, Mississippi Power offered tips to help prepare for…
Increasing number of Mississippi students in quarantine
In the weekly Mississippi State Department of Health COVID update meeting, topics of surpassing winter peaks, growing infections and quarantines and new resources to help hospitals were released. Kicking…
4,085 new COVID-19 cases, 36 deaths statewide
Today, the Mississippi Department of Health is reporting an additional 4,085 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 36 deaths. Twenty-six deaths occurred between July 24th and August 17th and…
Flu Shots Now Available in all Walmart Pharmacies in Mississippi
JACKSON, MS – (Aug. 18, 2021) – Walmart is helping Mississippi residents stay healthy this flu season by making it easier than ever to get low-cost vaccinations in all Walmart pharmacies through walk-up and community flu shot clinics. The Centers for…
Pascagoula High School switching to virtual learning starting Thursday
Due to an increased number of COVID positive cases, Pascagoula High School will be closed beginning Thursday, Aug. 19 though Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Virtual distance classes for all PHS students will be held for the next two weeks. Students…
TSA extends mask mandate
The Transportation Safety Administration has extended the mask mandate into next year. The TSA will now require masks on commercial flights, buses, and trains through January 18th, 2022. The move was made…
Upcoming closings for Fort Bayou drawbridge
The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced upcoming overnight closures for the Fort Bayou Drawbridge in Ocean Springs. The bridge will be closed Tuesday, August 24th from 10 p.m. until 5…
Biden to require vaccines for nursing home staff
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Biden will announce the move…
Biloxi Police asking public's help to identify person of interest in burglary case
The Biloxi Police Department is asking for the assistance of the public in identifying a possible person of interest in a residential burglary. The burglary occurred in the 300 block of East Drive and was reported July 31, 2021. The…
George County seeking burglary suspect considered armed and dangerous
The George County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect wanted for commercial burglary and considers him to be armed and dangerous. About 1:30 a.m. Monday deputies responded to the Dog River Pit Stop on Hwy 612 in the Howell Community…
US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
By MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’…
COVID cases still above 4,000 in the state
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting today an additional 4,085 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 36 deaths. One of those deaths reported was in Harrison County. Two were reported from Jackson County. Twenty-six deaths occurred between July…
Wilkes Bridge in Gulfport, Fort Bayou in Ocean Springs, to close for work
The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced the coming closures of two bridges on the Coast for maintenance work. In Gulfport, the Wilkes Bridge over Bayou Bernard on Cowan-Lorraine Road will be closed tonight from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to…