BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 12:40 PM CST, January 16, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is asking legislators for $350 million in incentives for a proposed factory that would manufacture electric vehicles batteries and employ about 2,000…
Get your cowboy hats ready, the rodeo is coming to town! More specifically, the rodeo returns to Hattiesburg on January 26th and 27th for the 38th Annual Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo. The rodeo will be hosted at the…
A Jackson County man convicted of stealing a woman's car and running her over, killing her, has been denied an appeal on a capital murder conviction. The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down a ruling today denying Octavius Black his…
Due to the cold weather, schools across the Coast are announcing schedule updates. Hancock County School District is starting one hour later than normal on Wednesday, January 17th. Elementary will start at 8:30, middle school will start at 9:15, and…
Trooper Cal Robertson with Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed a car wrecked into the back of an MHP cruiser in Biloxi this morning. The two cars were driving west when the…
BY BRETT MARTEL Updated 1:08 PM CST, January 16, 2024 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have fired offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. along with senior offensive assistant Bob Bicknell and…
BILOXI, MS – The Biloxi Shuckers will host their annual job fair at the ballpark on Tuesday, January 23 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Multiple gameday positions are open throughout the ballpark and those who attend will be able to…
The water is back on in Waveland now after a city-wide outage earlier today. However, a boil water notice has been issued. Mayor Jay Trapani tells us public works crews found a frozen transducer on the elevated water tower off…
(Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch today unveiled the free Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance (MAMA) mobile app that connects pregnant women and mothers to private and public resources available across the state. Since launching the MAMA website in October 2023,…
MDOT announced that I-110 N from U.S. 90 to Rodriguez Street in Harrison County is now open after closing due to icy conditions. Motorists should continue to use extreme caution when approaching the area and be prepared to stop.
Gulfport, Miss. – Mississippi Power has been closely monitoring the severe winter weather that is currently moving through their service territory and is prepared to respond to customers’ needs. The company routinely does maintenance on its generation facilities during milder…
Louisiana Highway Patrol closed the interstate in both directions for about 90 minutes this morning after multiple crashes near the Mississippi-Louisiana line. LHP reported multiple crashes in the westbound lanes on the Louisiana side of the East Pearl River Bridge…
Due to anticipated cold weather, schools across the Coast are changing their schedules. The George County School District has decided to close school on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. There will be no school for students or staff on Tuesday, January…
Businesses around the Coast are closing due to the cold weather coming to South Mississippi. Due to the severe weather and potentially hazardous road conditions, Tuesday's Rotary Club of Biloxi meeting has been canceled. The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce…
The artic blast forecast for Mississippi hit the northern part of the state today. It’s expected to reach South Mississippi by early Tuesday morning. We all know to protect the…
We all know Martin Luther King Jr.’s most well-known line, “I have a dream.” The community in Picayune paid tribute to the activist today by hosting a celebration for…
What exactly happ ens to all those parade floats when the route ends? For the Gulf Coast Carnival Association, Mardi Gras preparations for the next year start as soon as the…
Over in the Bay, the 7th annual Dolly Should Festival brought out all the Dolly lovers in the region. You could say Downtown Bay St. Louis was…
Over the weekend, a community expo was held on the Coast ahead of MLK Day. The second annual Martin Luther King Community Expo at…
Cold-weather shelters are opening across South Mississippi ahead of the blast of cold temperatures. In Hancock County, the cold weather shelter at the emergency operations in the Kiln will be open from the hours of 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.…
When it comes to protecting pets and animals from the cold, one local shelter is providing relief to the local homeless community and their pets. Monday and Tuesday, the…
(OCEAN SPRINGS, MS): The unmistakable aroma of hamburgers, chicken, beef, and even some exotic culinary surprises will fill the air at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park in Ocean Springs on Monday for the MLK Wild Game Fest. What…
Gulfport Police are investigating a shooting on Saturday evening that left three people wounded. Officers were called to the 1000 block of 45th Avenue on Saturday about 6:27 p.m. about a shooting.…
Biloxi Police have charged a man with leaving the scene of an accident after striking a pedestrian who died at the scene. Police say 70-year-old Lonzo Norris…