Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 20 at the Coliseum Friday
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 20 is coming to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. The event will hold multiple match-ups including a title fight between Johnny…
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Java Jo’z in Ocean Springs reopens after complete rebuild
Ocean Springs drive-thru coffee shop Java Jo’z reopened today after being closed for two months. Owner Mickey Creech noticed in June his building started giving him problems…
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…
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…
Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near Capitol
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff Thursday that prompted a massive police…
State Board of Education allows hybrid scheduling during COVID-19 surge
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted today to allow school districts to use hybrid scheduling if needed to minimize the spread of COVID-19. The SBE’s decision was made in consultation with the Mississippi State Department of Health. The hybrid…
COVID cases still rising in the state, Department of Health reports
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 4,807 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 21 deaths. Foureen deaths occurred between August 7 and August 18, and seven deaths occurred between November 26, 2020 and August 12, identified…
Nearly 1,000 Mississippi beds empty because of lack of staff
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi health officials say almost 1,000 hospital beds that could be used to treat patients during the latest surge of coronavirus in the state are unstaffed because of a shortage of healthcare workers.…
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…