Gulf Coast tourism on the rise
It looks like tourism is booming on the Gulf Coast. Coastal Mississippi says the tri-county coastal region is experiencing a major rise in visitation and a vast increase in 2021…
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Bayou View Elementary holds kindergarten camp to help ease kids into school year
With Gulfport School District heading back to class next week, Bayou View Elementary School wanted to help their kindergartens get adjusted to elementary…
Canopy South Mississippi Child Advocacy Center signing party
Canopy South Mississippi Child Advocacy Center held a signing party pledging to protect children. Law enforcement, CPS, the district attorney’s office, medical staff, and the CAC staff all…
Shark research done on the Mississippi Sound
It is Shark Week and what better way to honor the week devoted to conservation efforts and correcting misconceptions about sharks than by checking in on research done locally.…
Health Officials Update K-12 COVID Guidance for 2021-2022 School Year
JACKSON, Miss. – Today MSDH is releasing updated Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Mississippi K-12 settings for the 2021-2022 school year – consistent with CDC guidelines. Mississippi State Department of Health Public Health Guidance: All eligible…
Live Local: Burger Burger in Biloxi
For this week’s edition of Live Local, we learn the history behind Burger Burger, a restaurant on Howard Avenue in Biloxi. It’s named after its trademarked sandwich that’s recipe hasn’t…
Services for Jackson County Supervisor Melton Harris announced
Funeral plans for Jackson County District Two Supervisor Melton Harris have been announced. Services for Harris will first take place at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Moss Point…
Cash 3 Triples Pay Out Nearly $190,000!
JACKSON, MISS--More than 400 Cash 3 jackpot winning tickets garnered nearly $190,000 in prize money, and a solitary Mississippi Match 5 player holds a ticket worth $85,000 from Thursday night’s drawings. Playing three like digits is a popular method for…
Governor Reeves announces human trafficking operation leads to 8 arrests and identification of 7 victims
JACKSON, Miss. – On Friday, July 09, 2021, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation launched an undercover operation in Lee County, which resulted in the arrests and charges of 8 individuals and the identification of 7 human trafficking victims. “My administration…
Former Picayune officer arrested, charged in child exploitation case
A former Picayune Police sergeant was arrested July 15, 2021 on a series of charges stemming from an investigation into child exploitation. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the FBI and Picayune Police Department worked together on the case, after a…