Pine Hill Festival celebrates local businesses and fun in Wiggins
Over in Stone County, one of the biggest celebrations of Downtown Wiggins took place over the weekend. Just off East Pine Avenue in Downtown Wiggins this…
Two women charged with shoplifting at D'Iberville store also suspects in crimes across Southeast
Two women charged with felony shoplifting in D'Iberville are suspects in similar crimes across the Southeast. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said 37-year-old Cristina Pantelica and 19-year-old Alandro Badanac, both originally from Romania and now living in Houston, Texas, were…
One suspect in custody, second suspect sought in Ocean Springs armed robbery
A Vancleave man is in custody and an Ocean Springs man is being sought in connection with an armed robbery in Ocean Springs. Police Chief Ryan LeMaire said 29-year-old Demetric Jackson was arrested early Monday morning and charged with armed…
NASA Administrator Names New Stennis Space Center Director
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday named John Bailey as director of the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, effective immediately. Bailey had been serving as acting director role since January. “John will build on his nearly…
Biloxi ballpark gets new name, sponsor
The ballpark in Biloxi has a new name. Keesler Federal Credit Union has bought the naming rights and the ballpark will now be called Keesler Federal Park. The signage for the new name will be coming in the next several…
Mississippi Senate agrees to a new school funding formula, sending plan to the governor
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi would ditch a complex school funding formula that legislators have largely ignored since it became law a generation ago and replace it with a new plan that some lawmakers say is simpler…
Biloxi Police Investigating multi-vehicle wreck on Beach Blvd
The wreck happened on April 26th close to midnight on east bound Beach Blvd at Grand View in Biloxi. Several vehicles appear to be in the crash that closed down the…
Beauvoir Road from Beach BLVD to Pass Road closing to thru traffic
Beauvoir Road from Beach Boulevard to Pass Road will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3. Plan ahead to take an alternate route. This closure will be in effect 24 hours a day while…
Gulfport Youth Council engages State Leaders
This week, members of the Gulfport Mayor’s Youth Council traveled to Jackson to meet with local legislators and attend part of the House of Representatives and Senate sessions. Representatives Jeffrey Hulum III, Greg Haney, and Jim Estrade took time during…
City of Gulfport schedules road closure for surrounding areas of 2nd Street
(Gulfport, MS) – The City of Gulfport has scheduled a ‘Road Closure’ for the citizens in the surrounding areas of 2nd Street. The east and westbound lanes of 2nd Street between Thornton Avenue and Pratt Avenue will be closed to through traffic…
Advancing STEM Education: PRCC Students earn stipend awards from Mississippi Space Grant Consortium
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Five Pearl River Community College students have been selected to receive the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium (MSSGC) STEM Student Stipend Award for 2024. Applicants were selected based on their work completed in the STEM Club as an…
Symphony guest artist, Pianist Albert Cano Smit, performed at West Elementary
Mississippi Gulf Coast Symphony Guest Artist and Pianist Albert Cano Smit spoke at assemblies for West Elementary School's second and third graders in Gulfport this morning. He played selections from Bach, Ravel, and Gershwin, and took questions about his artistry,…
USM Students Plant Trees for Earth Day Celebrations
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:30am | By: Gabriela Shinskie University of Southern Mississippi (USM) students grabbed shovels and embraced nature as they planted new trees on the Gulf Park Campus in celebration of Earth Day. Danielle Cotton, botany Professor in the School…
MGCCC celebrates success at 2024 State SkillsUSA Competitions
Photos: (1) Post-Secondary Winners From left are Brent Bond, Electrical Instructor; Emmanuel Reyes, Silver Medal, Industrial Motor Controls; Bruce Bradley, Silver Medal, Electrical Construction Wiring; Piper Haag, Gold Medal, Baking & Pastry; Liliane Bullock, Bronze Medal-Culinary…
DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day enters 15th Year of removing unneeded medications from communities
NEW ORLEANS – The Drug Enforcement Administration New Orleans Division, alongside its law enforcement partners, will host the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. The goal of the event…
Inaugural Canopy Golf Classic tees off in Diamondhead
Over in Diamondhead today, the Canopy Golf Classic helping to raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month. Golfers teed off at the club at Diamondhead at 1 this…
Alabama students visit the MS Coast for IMMS sea turtle release
Another batch of sea turtles was released into the Mississippi Sound today with students from one Alabama elementary school using the opportunity as a learning…
Arrests made in death of Gulfport infant
Gulfport police announced the arrest of two…
Morning Reporter Everett Ganier Jr. is LIVE with Canopy for their Golf Classic on the coast
April is child abuse prevention month. One organization needs your help in raising awareness in keeping children safe and raising funds for programs to help. One event happening is the Canopy Golf Classic…
Stone County prepares for Pine Hill Festival
The final preparations for Wiggins' biggest festival of the year are underway on Pine Avenue. The Pine Hill Festival is over 40 years old and originally began as a local event with only…
Two vehicle crash on I-10 causes serious injuries
Local law enforcement agencies responded to a crash on I-10 west at the 24 mile-marker in Harrison County. In a social media post, Mississippi Highway Patrol reports that first responders responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash that involves…
Prescribed fire scheduled at Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is planning to conduct a prescribed burn Friday, April 26th, at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The potential burn site consists of 409 acres located North of I-10 and West of Old…
Two bodies found at bus stop in Biloxi identified
Biloxi Police are investigating two deaths after bodies were found Friday morning. Grandver Everett, the public information officer for the department, said the male and female were discovered…
WWII veterans speak about services they've received in South Mississippi at Veterans' Resource Fair
“I think there is a tremendous presence, which I am aware of since I got here. The number of bases that they have along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and of course the new…