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Influx of animals at Jackson County Animal Shelter

The Jackson County Animal Shelter has been reopened for less than a month and already they are seeing an influx of animals. The shelter has about 100 animals and that number is growing by the day. They currently are in…

COVID-19: 374 new cases, 21 new deaths statewide

The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 374 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 21 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 18,484 cases and 868 deaths. Here’s a look at cases by county in our…

Lynn Meadows Discovery Center reopens with new safety guidelines in place

Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport reopened today. Lynn Meadows Discovery Center creates an enjoyable interactive environment for children to learn. This creates problems following COVID-19 guidelines although the center has solutions. Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Executive Director Cindy DeFrances…

Gulfport Sportsplex reopens

The Gulfport Sportsplex is now open after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. While they will resume activities like tournaments and scheduled practices, a lot has changed. The bleachers are closed. The tournament organizers need to have a safety…

Gulfport School District reopening plans for 2020-2021 school year

There are a variety of reopening plans on the table for the Gulfport School District’s upcoming school year. A contingency plan based on four different models was released to parents. The traditional model opens schools as traditionally as possible adhering…

Beach wildlife affected after Cristobal flooding

After surveying the damage left from Tropical Storm Cristobal, wildlife experts on the Coast are now reeling with the loss of many protected birds’ nests on our beaches. Prior to the storm, there were 18 Least Tern colonies across Harrison…

Change of Command Ceremony at Seabee Base

Today a Change of Command Ceremony was held at the Gulfport Seabee Base and this ceremony was unlike any other in the past due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Change of Command is a time-honored Seabee ceremony where leadership of…

CTA offers free hurricane evacuation service

While Cristobal has passed through our area, hurricane season has just begun.  Coast Transit Authority has already mapped out a route to safety for those with no way to evacuate during this hurricane season. For years, Coast Transit Authority has…

Camper trailer fire on Kiln-Delisle Road

The Harrison County Fire Rescue along with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded to a camper trailer fire just before midnight on Kiln-Delisle Road. When units arrived on scene the trailer was fully engulfed and a person was missing. After…

Two more inmate deaths in Mississippi

Two prisoners died in Mississippi over the weekend, bringing the number of inmate deaths in the state’s troubled prisons to at least 46 since December. Seventy-five year-old Jessie Minnifield died Friday night at Merit Health Center in Jackson where he…

A look at Democrats’ sweeping proposals to overhaul policing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are proposing an overhaul of police procedures and accountability after the mass protests over the deaths of black Americans at the hand of law enforcement. The Justice in Policing Act is among the most ambitious law…