Mass shootings are at an all-time high around the country and right here on the Coast, city leaders have a plan to combat recent gun violence. Nearly 120,000 mass shootings have devastated the country in 2021 with more than 70…
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Work on the Fort Bayou drawbridge is moving forward as crews diligently work to repair and reopen the bridge. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) closed the drawbridge on March 14 for a repair project and plan…
In honor of Earth Day, employees at Singing River locations across the Coast are taking a break outside to pick up trash they see along their facilities. On Thursday morning at the Ocean Springs Hospital, about 20 staff members enjoyed…
Some early birds decided to start their Thursday morning with some beach side yoga in honor of Earth Day. The sunrise yoga session was organized by Next Day Nutrition in Long Beach. They figured there’s no better place to celebrate…
A road closure at the intersection of Harris Drive and Maurine Circle in Gulfport has been rescheduled. The road closure has been rescheduled from April 26th until April 30th if the weather and the conditions allow it. The intersection will…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to sentence minors convicted of murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In a dissent, a liberal justice accused her colleagues of gutting earlier decisions that said…
A day long argument between two men led to a fatal shooting in Vancleave Wednesday. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says 36-year-old Thomas Pearson is charged with murder. Pearson is accused of killing 33-year-old Jeffrey Summerlin of Vancleave. Deputies arrived…
The School of Construction and Design at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has been awarded a $100,000 grant by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) that will be used to promote and advance construction education in the state.…
Mississippi’s number two politician is here on the Coast this week meeting with local leaders in the three coastal counties with a look ahead to next year’s legislative session and what types of local projects might be on the horizon.…
It’s almost time for Healthy Kids Day! It’s a day full of free fun, a run, snacks, and activities. The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA along with Biloxi, Ocean Springs Junior Auxiliary, and Let’s Go Gulf Coast is hosting Healthy Kids…
Former Harrison County Supervisor Larry Benefield died yesterday after a battle with cancer. Harrison County School District’s newly appointed Superintendent Mitchell King spoke about Benefield’s life and legacy. “Mr. Benefield was liked by mostly everyone he came…
The Mississippi Department of Education has named the finalist for Administrator of the year for 2021 in the state of Mississippi. Opinion writing, the lesson of the day in Ms. Smith’s English, language and arts class at…
The creative handiwork of some students is on display at Pass Christian Elementary School. It is spring time, a perfect time of year to learn about animals and their habitats, and some students at PCES are doing just that through…
On Wednesday afternoon, a two-car accident on Community Road in Gulfport resulted in one smashing through a building. Five people were in the vehicle that crashed into the building and one was transported by AMR to the hospital with non-life-threatening…
Picture the largest pot of jambalaya you’ve ever seen and that won’t even come close to what MGCCC is cooking up. MGCCC and the campus’ seven food pantries are on a mission to set the record for the world’s largest…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston Campus is holding a fundraiser for its school of performing and visual arts entitled ‘Closure.’ On Thursday night MGCCC’s Perkettes will be performing ‘Closure,’ a very emotionally driven piece for the…
Long Beach Public Works crews will be doing repairs to a lift station at East Railroad Road and McCaughan Avenue starting tomorrow Thursday April 22nd at 8 AM. They will have the road shut down and detour signs out to detour…
Two teenagers were shot and killed in Gulfport Tuesday evening. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer has identified them as 19-year-old Juan Reginald Harvey Jr. and 18-year-old Teraye Preston. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, Gulfport PD found Harvey…
BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2021, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. As with previous years,…
Former Harrison County supervisor Larry Benefield died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 68. Benefield, a 1970 graduate of Gulfport High, was an All-Big 8 selection in football and was part of the 1971 national championship team at…
Being accepted into one of the U.S. Military Service Academies is a competitive process that even requires congressional nomination. One local high school senior has achieved a rare milestone by receiving appointments from not one, but two of those academies.…
Through the Cares Act, Harrison County was granted $6 million to distribute to residents for rental assistance. Open Doors Homeless Coalition is heading up the program and is holding information sessions across the county to help renters with the application…
The westbound lanes of Highway 90 in Biloxi were briefly shutdown this evening following a rollover accident. A little after 6 p.m., Biloxi police responded to a rollover accident on Highway 90 near Beauvoir. Police say the rollover resulted in…
The Commission of Marine Resources returns to in-person meetings after 12 months of online zoom meetings. COVID-19 changed how state departments meet and interact with the public. As a COVID safety precaution, the Commission of Marine Resources stopped all in-person…