Following the Easter Sunday tornado outbreak that impacted south central Mississippi, a handful of Biloxi firefighters immediately came up with a plan and sprang into action to help their neighbors. While COVID-19 continues to be at the forefront of everyone’s…
Lucedale residents are now cleaning up the damage left behind by early morning storms. Roofs on the ground, trees on the road, and power lines down: that is the scene in Lucedale. Storms left behind widespread damage throughout George County,…
One middle school robotics team on the Coast would be gearing up for their world championship competition right now, but COVID-19 has caused a change of plans. Hancock Middle School’s robotics team known as the Optimizers won all five tournaments…
The Ocean Springs High School senior class of 2020 is standing up for its right to hold a traditional graduation ceremony once it is safe to do so. Senior Kaylee Goodwin has started a petition on change.org requesting support for…
JACKSON — Yesterday, Governor Tate Reeves signed a new executive order implementing school closures for the rest of the academic year to slow the spread of COVID-19. Governor Reeves announced his decision to close schools at a press briefing last week. "One month ago,…
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Thursday for Station 15 (Shearwater Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. There are advisories still in effect…
Graduation Mass for St. Patrick Catholic High School Class of 2020 will be held on Friday, May 15, at 5:00 p.m. at Nativity Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Biloxi. Guests will be limited based on guidelines from the…
For those senior citizens in Gulfport who can’t buy groceries to cook proper meals at this time, help is on the way with free meals being delivered to your doorstep. Thanks to the Extra Tables organization in Hattiesburg, the ‘Extend…
The Labor Department reports today that more than four million people applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total number seeking benefits to over 26 million since the spread of Coronavirus forced states to shut down. Over the last…
After considering the wishes of current high school seniors, their families, and input from school leadership, the following is the revised graduation plan for the Class of 2020. Each of the three JCSD high schools will hold a traditional graduation…