(Gulfport, MS)-According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration one person is killed, on average, about every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash, totaling more than 13,000 lives lost each year. During the Christmas and New…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG Updated 7:28 PM CST, December 18, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The county election officials under whose watch ballot shortages hampered voting in Mississippi’s largest county said technical mishaps and insufficient training were to blame for election day…
The University of Southern Mississippi has named Stephanie McLendon director of the new Executive Education Services on the Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach. A native of Mississippi, McLendon has extensive background in diverse training environments: global manufacturing, government, academia,…
KILN, MISS: Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District has hired Vanessa Chatelain as the new career coach for Hancock High School. As a career coach, Chatelain will assist seniors in their post-graduation plans. The career coach initiative is a statewide…
If you are still in need of a Christmas tree, the Walmart in D'Iberville is giving them away for free. You do not need to check them out so they will go fast.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — One Kentucky family got a little something extra when they picked out their Christmas tree this year: an owl. Lexington resident Michele White said that it’s a tradition for the family to pick out a Christmas tree…
All branches for the Jackson-George Regional Library System will be closing this Thursday, December 21, starting at 5 PM. The libraries will be closed from December 22 through Christmas Day. Branches will reopen on Tuesday, December 26, at their regular…
The Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast got to go on a little shopping trip today! Academy Sports and the Harrison County Sheriff's Office took students on a shopping spree.…
For the second year in a row, Merit Health Biloxi has made a donation to Back Bay Mission. Previously, Merit Health would give gifts to healthcare workers. Those providers asked that the money…
Twice a year, Mississippi students in 4th through 12th grade can compete in the Mississippi stock market game. This game is a simulation of a real market and gives students the…
In Ocean Springs, the new Coca-Cola Santa Truck was making its stops around the City of Discovery spreading holiday cheer. Friends, families, and patrons alike had the opportunity to make ever-lasting memories with…
In Ocean Springs this morning, we were able to surprise one lucky couple with a new heating and air system for their home as part of our annual Heat for the Holidays…
There is a lane closure in Long Beach to be aware of! The north and southbound lanes of Pineville Road will be closed from December 19 at 8 PM until December 20 at 5 AM due to construction. East and…
For the second year in a row, Merit Health Biloxi has made a donation to Back Bay Mission. Previously, Merit Health would give gifts to healthcare workers. Those providers…
The City of Ocean Springs will present the inaugural New Year's Eve Celebration: The Drop on Government! The city will drop a ball that will illuminate the sky as the coast heads into the new year. Musical guests will provide…
The City of Gulfport has issued an “Emergency Road Closure” notification due to a sewer cave-in, impacting citizens and businesses in the area from Tegarden Road between Silver Lane southward to Township Road and South Railroad Street. White Street, Perry…
Many locals around the St. Martin area donated money to support the Wild at Heart Rescue by purchasing delicious pusharatas. The fifth annual holiday Pusharatas for Possums, sponsored by the Seymour Law Firm and the Demoran Group at Keller Williams,…
(Gulfport, Mississippi) – The City of Gulfport has issued a “Boil Water Notice” due to a water main repair that is impacting citizens and businesses in the vicinity of Touriel Road, extending from Highway 49 eastward to its endpoint. This…
Saturday was National Wreaths across America Day as many gathered along the Coast to honor our veterans. Veterans, soldiers, and their families gathered at the…
A Celebration of Life was held Saturday morning for two Gautier teens killed in an early December car wreck. Somber hearts filed into Pentecostals of the Gulf Coast Church to…
It is the moment we’ve all been waiting for: time for the reveal of our 2023 Heat for the Holidays Contest winner. Our very own Grant Chighizola stopped by the…
Dr. Shannon Campbell, Senior Associate Vice President of the University of Southern Mississippi Coastal Operations, announced her retirement after 28 years of public service leveraging her professional experience and expertise of which the last three have been focused on the…
Gulfport Police are investigating a shooting on Sunday night that left a woman dead. Police said on Sunday evening, a suspect shot a rifle at an individual in the 3300 block of 39th Avenue. The victim was hit three times…
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a Saturday night crash in Stone County that left one person dead. MHP responded to the crash at 5:30 p.m. on Highway 49. A Volkswagen driven by 71-year-old Patrick Kilduff of Perkinston was traveling north…