State Auditor Shad White announced his office returned nearly $500,000 to taxpayers across Mississippi after previous investigations showed public funds were stolen or misused. Amounts were returned from cases involving the City of Columbus after former Chief…
Long Beach High School announced they will move to virtual learning for the next two weeks. LBHS had 14 students test positive for COVID-19 and 135 plus students have been identified as close contacts. In an announcement…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is making his case for retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense. Biden urges Congress to waive a legal prohibition against a recently serving military officer running the Pentagon. With concern rising in Congress about maintaining civilian control of the military, Biden is suggesting he feels […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with all the decorations out and about and now it is beginning to sound like Christmas thanks to the Salvation Army’s bell ringers. Their Red Kettle Campaign is in…
Another Gulf Coast club announces the cancelation of the 2021 Mardi Gras events as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the Second Liners Mardi Gras Club of Biloxi canceled all eight…
Jackson, MS — Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced a change in phone numbers in an effort to streamline services for Mississippians requiring assistance with Unemployment Insurance Assistance. On Tuesday, December 8, 2020, the number for Unemployment Insurance Tax assistance will change…
UK health authorities began rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine today, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. The first recipient was Margaret…
Newly released documents suggest the FDA will approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use authorization on Thursday. The documents posted on the agency’s website state the vaccine meets its criteria for success. Research data shows the vaccine…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,732 new COVID-19 cases and 56 new deaths across the state, including new deaths in all but one of the southern six counties, that one county being Stone. The statewide…
Ochsner Health has named Wilson Thomas as Chief Executive Officer for Ochsner Medical Center- Hancock and Hancock’s affiliated Health Centers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Thomas, a native of Mobile, most recently served as Project CEO for Community Health Systems,…
The CASH 3 Draw winning numbers for December 7th are: 3-8-6. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
With Christmas just 18 days away, Harrison County’s Feed the Needy program is gearing up for its last meal distribution of the holiday season. Thirty-one years and still going strong, Harrison County’s annual holiday meal distribution program…
The Gulfport community, along with students and staff at Gulfport High, are mourning the loss of student Molly Lee, who passed away last Friday. For Bailey Smith, the loss of her friend Molly Lee, is hard to…
Climb CDC, a local nonprofit, betters the youth in our community by helping them with workforce training. This gives them a skill set that they can use for their careers and not just temporary employment. They’re enrolling…
Students and staff at Saucier Elementary School were on the receiving end of some holiday cheer this morning. A group from West Wortham Elementary and Middle Schools delivered gifts to Saucier Elementary. They called it ‘Smiles for Saucier School Supply…
State legislators are scheduled to meet at the capitol in Jackson on Tuesday, January 5th for the opening of next year’s legislative session, but there is some talk that date could possibly be delayed due to COVID…
It’s been just over a month since Mississippians and voters across the U.S. cast their ballots in the November 3rd general election. Now, certified results from the election in Mississippi are available on the Secretary of State’s…
‘What the HAIL Rupert?’ and other funny signs were seen at the drive-by farewell for the now former Harrison County Emergency Management Agency Director Rupert Lacy. That’s apparently an inside joke regarding Lacy’s sometimes comedic emails. Lacy…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,263 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths across the state. The statewide total stands at 166,194 confirmed cases and 3,961 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County…
Monday marks the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. December 7th, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it “a date which will live in infamy.” Hundreds of Japanese bombers attacked the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.…
The search continues for a man and teenager from Louisiana who went missing Thursday afternoon while duck hunting in Mississippi. Authorities say 21-year-old Jeb Hughes and 16-year-old Gunner Palmer of Denham Springs were reported missing after they…
The annual Christmas on the Water boat parade did not disappoint as boats lit up the water parading from the Beau Rivage to the Golden Nugget Casino. Boat owners prepared all year to display their boats in…
The sixth annual Pass Christian Christmas Pawrade brought Christmas spirit to pet owners and their furry friends. Big, small, and everything in between, the pawrade organizers accepted all pets to participate. Pets and pet owners dressed up…
At the Biloxi Visitors Center you can now shop with local small businesses for the perfect Christmas gift. Each weekend until December 20th, the Biloxi Visitors Center will host their Christmas Market. There’s everything from hand-made body…