Backpack Buddies receive grant from Sparklight
The Bridge Backpack Buddies has been awarded almost $3000 from Sparklight. The Bridge Backpack Buddies will use the grant to provide food bags for weekends and school breaks for students…
Poll manager training begins February 19
The Harrison County Election Commission will conduct poll manager training for the presidential primary elections. The training begins Monday, February 19, and runs until completed on February 24. The training…
Biloxi celebrates 325 years on Mardi Gras
Biloxi celebrates its birthday on Tuesday, Mardi Gras day, during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association parade in Downtown. The city turns 325 years old on Feb. 13, 2024, the anniversary of Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville first setting foot on…
Video shows arrest of suspect at Biloxi's Neptune parade
Biloxi police are releasing a response to an arrest at the Neptune Parade in Biloxi on Saturday night that was caught on cell phone video. This video may be disturbing for some viewers…
Bay St. Louis man charged with sex crimes against minor
A Bay St. Louis man is in jail, charged with sex crimes against a minor. Police arrested 42-year-old Jontae Green on charges of molestation and sexual battery. He was taken to the Hancock County jail and bond was set at…
Services for former Bay St. Louis Mayor Eddie Favre set
Services for late Bay St. Louis Mayor Eddie Favre have been announced. The longtime public servant died Sunday at the age of 69. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 18th at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis from…
Krewe of Gemini Parade rolls through Downtown Gulfport
In Downtown Gulfport, the Krewe of Gemini let the good times roll Saturday. The iconic parade has been in existence since 1969. Locals and tourists saw dazzling floats…
40-year-old man meets dad for first time after being reconnected on 23andMe
Over the weekend, a son meets his dad in Long Beach for the first time in 40 years. Texas native Seth Nay was born in El…
Coast woman dies in crash in Louisiana
A Coast woman died Saturday night in a deadly crash in St. Tammany Parish Louisiana. The coroner’s office there says 41-year-old Diann Stiglet died after a crash in the…
Usher and Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South Marching Band wow fans during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show
By Rachel James-Terry (LAS VEGAS, Nevada) – Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South Marching Band made a special appearance with eight-time Grammy-winning artist Usher during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Boom…
Woman charged with stabbing man in the back
A 19-year-old Ocean Springs woman is in jail, charged with stabbing a man in the back. Ocean Springs Police Chief Ryan LeMaire said officers responded to a disturbance at a home in the 3900 block of Government Street on Sunday…
Gulfport Police investigating early morning homicide
Gulfport Police are investigating an early morning homicide with a 16-year-old victim. Officers were called to the 16000 block of Kenwood Drive about 2:19 a.m. in reference to a shooting. When they arrived, they found a male dead from apparent…
Receiving ashes: What is Ash Wednesday and who gets the ashes?
Happy Lundi Gras, everyone! Two more days of carnival fun before the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, a time of fasting and abstinence and reflection as Christians prepare for the resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter. Christians receive ashes…
MHP investigating Pearl River County crash that kills two
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a crash late Friday night that left two people dead. About 10:30 p.m., MHP responded to a crash on Highway 26 and West North Street in Pearl River County. A truck driven by 45-year-old Billy…
MGCCC’s Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts Programs Achieve Five-Year Reaccreditation from the American Culinary Federation
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College announces the successful reaccreditation of its Culinary Arts Technology and Baking & Pastry Arts Technology programs through the prestigious American Culinary Federation (ACF). The accreditation, awarded for five years, underscores the commitment of MGCCC to…
Eddie Favre, 'the Mayor in Shorts,' remembered for his love of Bay St. Louis
Former Bay St. Louis Mayor Eddie Favre died early Sunday. He was 69. The mayor of Bay St. Louis when Hurricane Katrina…
iMPAC to host second installment of Red Radio Show’s Black Box Series on Feb. 17
The Immersive Media Performing Arts Center at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Harrison County Campus is set to host the second installment of The Red Radio Show's Black Box Series on February 17. The event, filmed in front of a…
Governor Reeves declares February 11-17 as Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Governor Reeves declared February 11-17, 2024, Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi. Last year, Mississippi had 61 confirmed tornadoes, including one EF-4 and two EF-3 tornadoes that touched down during the March 24th outbreak. That…
MSU’s Jayroe joins state’s Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s College of Education dean is a new member of the state’s Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development. Teresa Jayroe was appointed to her first four-year term by the Mississippi State Board of…
Birthday celebration for WWII veteran happening February 10th
On February 10, a World War II veteran will be turning 100 years old. William Jarrell served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Independence, even…
Mississippi Aquarium adding virtual reality experiences
The Mississippi Aquarium is adding a new perspective into the world’s most unique places with its new wild explorer virtual reality experience. The new VR experience launched today. The exhibit…
South Mississippi athletes speak at Lyman Senior Center’s Black History Month celebration
The Lyman Senior Center held its Black History Month Celebration with two former South Mississippian sports stars headlining the program. At the program, citizens…
Man arrested in Harrison County after forcing entry into courthouse after hours
Thirty-six-year-old Joseph Lee McDaniel was arrested on one felony count of burglary in Harrison County. According to Sheriff Matt Haley, deputies responded to the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport in regards to reports of a man inside the building after…
Mississippi marine from World War II identified
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Marine Corps Sgt. Harold Hammett, killed during World War II, was accounted for on September 25, 2023. Sgt. Hammett was born in Avery, Mississippi and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1940.…