The awards keep on rolling in for well deserved athletes, and this next one really hits close to home! St. Martin alum and now Copiah-Lincoln Communty College right-handed pitcher Coby Gollott has earned All-MACCC second team honors for his outstanding leadership and performance on the mound. He had a sensational sophomore year leading the Wolf Pack in innings pitched with…
College teams across the Magnolia state are receiving word of conference accolades, as the regular season ends, and the Pearl River Community College baseball team is no stranger to that list. The Wildcats brought home some major honors, and one of the most notable names on the list of accolades goes to East Central alum Hollis Porter, who takes home…
Five Southern Miss baseball players received All-Conference honors. Starting pitcher Billy Oldham and designated hitter Slade Wilks took home First team All-Sun Belt bragging rights. The trio of Ozzie Pratt, Dalton McIntyre, and Niko Mazza earned Second-Team Honors for their work on the diamond this year. Congratulations to all five Golden Eagles, and we wish you all luckas you compete…
On Monday afternoon, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame revealed this year’s top college baseball player in the state of Mississippi. Mississippi State sophomore outfielder Dakota Jordan is the 2024 Ferris Trophy winner. Jordan started 55 regular season games for the Dawgs, raking in 17 home runs and 61 RBI’s to go with a .363 batting average. Other finalists for…
Little change in the ongoing pattern of deep layer high pressure currently in place across the Gulf South is expected through Thursday night. The result will be continued subsidence and warming through the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere, and that warming will keep a strong mid- level Cap in place through the period. This will result in a…
Like the near-term, there is not really not much to talk about in the extended portion of the forecast. High pressure will maintain hot and rain-free conditions. Temperatures will creep up a few degrees from today which may approach records in some locations. At the moment, it doesn`t appear that dewpoints will be high enough to support heat indices anywhere…
An upper level ridge is currently centered over central Mexico just southwest of Brownsville Texas. The axis of this high currently extends northeastward to the southern periphery of the Great Lakes. It will suppress southward the next couple days as an upper level trough currently moving through the Rockies tracks northeastward across the Northern Plains. More locally, this will bring…
A famous Biloxi restaurant has been named one of the 50 most beautiful restaurants in the United States. The honor for Mary Mahoney’s comes from People Magazine. None of the restaurants were ranked, instead every state is listed in alphabetical order. Just two weeks ago, Mary Mahoney’s celebrated 60 years on the coast. Mary Mahoney’s originally opened its doors on…
A Wiggins firefighter was put into a scary situation over the weekend while traveling on Highway 26 heading towards an accident to offer assistance. Well, she didn’t arrive. Instead, firefighters responded to the fire engine turned over in the middle of the road, with her beneath it. Fire Chief Steven Purvis was the first on scene. He tells us what he…
If you’re looking to learn how to swim this summer, the Biloxi Natatorium and the Aquatics Division is hosting its annual summer swim lessons. If you are a more experienced swimmer, the Natatorium is also hosting its summer swim team, Biloxi Red Tide. Swimming if often associated with summertime and the staff at the Biloxi Aquatics Division wants to make…
The Pascagoula Library is opening a satellite library branch inside the Jackson County Law Library as renovations to other parts of the building continue. That satellite branch opened at 9 AM on May 20. Operating hours moving forward are Monday through Thursday from 9 AM to 5 PM. Hours on Friday are from 9 AM to 4 PM. The satellite…
Every university in Mississippi except for Delta State will be raising tuition for the 2024-2025 school year. The new rates were approved by the governing board of the eight universities and the IHL Board of Trustees on May 16. Delta State President Daniel Ennis says he will attempt to avoid tuition increases as Delta State undergoes budget cuts. Delta State…
We’ve got a recent Admiral graduate to brag on! The honors continue to roll in for Gulfport’s Ryland Buford! At the beginning of the month, Buford was named the Kiwanis Club of Gulfport’s Student Athlete of the Month! Following that award, the doubles State Champion was recently named to the 7A All-State tennis team by the Mississippi Association of Coaches….
Two of our Gulfport softball alums are making a name for themselves at the Junior College level. Our former WXXV Student Athlete of the Week and now Lady Bobcat outfielder Brooklynn Montana was awarded First Team MACCC honors in her first year suiting up for Jones college. Montana is currently hitting .329 with 11 doubles, 13 home runs, 50 RBI’s,…
The Shed Barbeque and Blues Joint took home the crown as the 2024 Memphis in May Barbecue Contest Grand Champions. It is the third time now that the restaurant has come out as the title winner. This year, they also won the whole hog division for the competition, their fourth time doing so. The Shed previously won grand champion in…
Many gathered for the celebratory start of shrimp season and the 46th annual Blessing of the Fleet in Pass Christian over the weekend. “Hopefully we can get the quality of the shrimp up high. We keep all fresh shrimp, good shrimp right here.” Those requests are a few of the many blessings shrimpers are asking for. Percy Bradley, this year’s…
High-pressure and strong dry air in the mid/upper levels of the atmosphere will continue. This will effectively suppress cloud development to below the inversion, and result in a dry forecast through the period. Beneath the inversion, Summer like heat and humidity will be on tap with highs easily warming into the upper 80s and lower 90s and lows only dipping…
If your looking to learn how to swim this summer, the Biloxi Natatorium and the Aquatics Division is hosting its annual summer swim lessons. The lessons are offered for infants and adults. If you are a more experienced swimmer the Biloxi Natatorium is also hosting its summer swim team, Biloxi Red Tide. BRT, as it is called, is open to…
We are in the middle of May which is known as National speech, language and hearing month. So today on Tech Byte, I have a very special episode for you and for those with hearing loss. I’m Patrick Moates. Welcome to this week’s Tech Byte. In the studio today we have my friend Debbie rice who is an American Sign…
We’ve got some exciting news on the linksQ The Mississippi State Women’s Golf team will compete in the final stroke round play today in the Division I Women’s Championship. After the third round of the NCAA Championship, the Mississippi State Bulldogs sit in 13th place at 21-overpar. This means the Lady Bulldogs will tee off today in the fourth and…
A remarkable local swimmer just brought home a gold and silver medal in this year’s Special Olympics. This week we are going back to the Biloxi Natatorium to introduce you to yet another remarkable swimmer. Local swimmer Caleb Gonzales just bought home a gold and silver medal in this year’s Special Olympics in this year’s Special Olympics. Caleb is also…
Today on Mom to Mom, we are creating a bee bath for your garden. We have a fun activity for your kiddos to do and it’s educational at the same time. I wanted to create a bee bath for your garden. There’s lots of bees this time of year, and it’s very important that they get water and they don’t…
We are joined in studio by the President and Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation Dr. Christen Duhe and Director of Donor Relations Tiffany Bell. They are here to talk about the Givher Circle Breakfast and Grant Presentation. The Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s GivHer Circle will be presenting a $20,000 grant at the event. The event will take…
Strong high pressure will dominate the Gulf South through the entire short term period. The deep layer subsidence associated with this high pressure will result in a very strong mid-level capping inversion remaining in place through Wednesday night. This will effectively suppress cloud development to below the inversion, and result in a dry forecast through the period. Beneath the inversion, Summer like…