There is a vehicle fire on I-10 headed west. The fire is in Jackson County just before Exit 57. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol Spokesman Cal Robertson, there were on injuries. Both lanes were blocked earlier as fire crews worked to extinguish the fire. All westbound lanes are still blocked. Categories: Featured, Local News, News
A slight amplification in the overall pattern with an area of high-pressure overhead allow for temps to moderate closer to climatological normal highs, albeit slightly below those actual values. Benign conditions persist with sunshine and a few upper level clouds today along with clear skies leading to decent radiational cooling overnight. Low temperatures will be in the 40s to low…
Anytime you talk about soccer and St. Patrick high school it usually is followed up with state championship discussion. A big reason why is senior Linda Mustered, who was named last years state championship game MVP and helped the Lady Irish to back-to-back state championship victories. On Tuesday, she signed to continue her academic and athletic career at Mississippi Gulf…
After a program record 27 win season, the Lady Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003. Only 8 are given out to teams throughout the country. PRCC earned the 13th overall seed and will take on Eastern Arizona in the opening round of the tournament on March 26th in Wyoming. While there…
A few weeks ago former George County high school pitcher Justin Steele was named the Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs. Over the weekend, Ocean Springs alum Garrett Crochet was named the Opening Day starter for the Chicago White Sox. 2 of the 30 pitchers taking the mound on Opening Day are from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It can’t…
The George County Rebels were on the road at West Harrison high school to take on the Hurricanes on Tuesday. The Rebels were looking for win number 10 on the season – and would pick it up after defeating West Harrison 7-0. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: George County baseball, High School Baseball, West Harrison baseball
Temperatures will be cold again for your Wednesday morning. Frost development should not be too widespread north of the interstate due to some cloud cover moving in. The immediate coast will be slightly warmer for the most part & there will not be a wind chill factor. Wednesday brings a mild day following the cold start with partly cloudy skies….
The property is the former location of the St. Paul Catholic Church and has remained vacant since 2005 after being destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. “And the rest of the property has been vacant for 19 years since Hurricane Katrina and we were very fortunate. With the help of our state legislators, we were able to get a 1.5-million-dollar grant.” Mayor…
The Biloxi City Council was set to meet to take up an appeal on a permit request for a plot of land during Black Spring Break, which is set to take place from April 11-14. Upon the event promoters’ request, the appeal hearing was rescheduled for April 2nd. The denial of this permit does not mean that Black Spring Break…
A cool evening will quickly give way to another cold night. One difference will be lighter winds which will eliminate a wind chill factor but also lead to the possibility of patchy frost north of I-10. Cloud cover moving in late will be the saving grace for temperatures bottoming out & widespread frost concerns north of the interstate. It would…
Last month, the City of Wiggins received a $1.25 million grant from MDOT for a downtown boardwalk. The grant was first reported by the Stone County Enterprise. The boardwalk will run from the base of Pine Avenue extending to Stone High School. The purpose of this is to create more foot traffic in the area to promote economic development, but…
Patrick Moates and special guest Verizon’s Winnie Wright take a closer look at different Verizon products you can use to enhance your March Madness or game experience. Categories: Techbyte
Mandy takes you through creating a DIY air freshener using a recycled glass jar. Categories: Mom to Mom
Fulton native and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Derek Abbott was laid to rest on Sunday. CW4 Abbott was in D Company of the 2nd Battalion, 151st Lakota Medical Evacuation Unit based in Tupelo. His military service was recognized with medals and honors. A graveside service followed at Itawamba Memorial Gardens for the flag presentation and TAPs. Derek Abbott is survived…
Merit Health Biloxi is now accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians for Geriatric Emergency Care. The emergency department’s health care team received additional training to recognize often misdiagnosed, underlying illnesses. Merit Health is the only hospital here on the Coast with the accreditation, offering an in-house geriatric behavioral health unit enabling additional treatment options without the need for…
The next Breakfast with the Mayor is happening on March 26 in Biloxi. Doors will open at 7:30 AM and the program begins at 8 in Merit Health Biloxi’s cafeteria. Attendees will hear updates from Mayor FoFo Gilich, outstanding Biloxi police officers and firefighters will be recognized there as well. Categories: Local News, News Tags: biloxi, Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich,…
Friends, family, fellow soldiers, and the community gathered in Fulton, Mississippi to pay their respects to Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Andrew Zemek. You may recall, e was one of two service members killed in a helicopter in Booneville last month. The community gathered to honor and bid farewell to a fallen Army aviator. His name was Bryan…
The Biloxi City Council will hear an appeal from Black Spring Break organizers after the Biloxi Special Events Committee rejected their request to use a lot in the city for upcoming events. The committee denied the group’s request to use the Shular lot, citing parking and security concerns. The appeal will be heard this afternoon in a public hearing format…
Surface high pressure in the region will lend to a cool but pretty spectacular day. Moving into the overnight period, surface high will be right along the AL and FL panhandles. This, along with strong radiational cooling from light winds and clear skies, would lead to cool temps. However, upper level high pressure will already be moving in from the…
The upper level disturbance that brought the most recent cold front through the region is now east of the Appalachian Mountains and headed to the Atlantic Ocean. Surface high following this system is currently near the ArkLaTex and will continue south to the northern Gulf Coast this evening. This will lend to a cool but pretty spectacular day. Moving into…
Breezy & cold conditions are here for the beginning of the week. A Freeze Warning is in effect until 9 AM Tuesday morning due to the potential for temperatures to drop to the freezing mark inland. Tuesday will not be all that warm with afternoon temperatures ten degrees or so below average. Wednesday morning may provide for a frost for…
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral has built an altar to celebrate St. Joseph’s Day on Tuesday. The cathedral is allowing Christians from all over the Southeast to come and witness the Italian tradition that is not carried out in their area. St. Joseph, of Sicily, Italy, has been honored around the world for centuries, culminating in a…
The city of Pass Christian will hold its board of aldermen meeting on Tuesday. The meeting is to discuss a variety of topics for the upcoming year. One of the topics of discussion will be the implementation of restrictions on food trucks and vendors for future Mardi Gras parades to promote safety and ease for residents once the parade is…
The United States Navy completed a clean-up operation following a discharge of 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel from NCBC Gulfport’s microgrid system last week. The spill happened on March 9, prompting cleanup efforts from contractors trained in oil spill removal. Members of the Navy on-scene coordinator program arrived on the scene March 11, leading remediation and restoration efforts. They also…