The City of Gulfport has passed a resolution authorizing tax increment financing revenue bonds in an amount of up to $5. 2 million for various infrastructure improvements. These improvements include what’s being called the “Gulfport Promenade Project”, upgrading the surrounding areas of the promenade. The TIF bonds will fund roadway enhancements, landscaping, and utilities — hopefully bringing in new businesses…
Today Maridee Mallette with Jackson County Animal Shelter brings in Cinnamon for the Pet of the Week! Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: jackson county animal shelter, pet of the week
Some exciting news happening this weekend, Moss Point is hosting Grillin’ the River City! The event is set to start at 10 in the morning and end at 3 p.m. in Downtown Moss Point. Admission is free, but there is a $15 tasting bracelet. Entertainment comes in the form of local bands. The best part, News 25’s Ansley Brent and…
Some news out of Picayune, the Erin Regan Animal Sanctuary announced their closure earlier this week. The sanctuary says they need immediate placement for many of the animals left. Adoption fees will be waived to get them placed faster, but applications will still be thoroughly reviewed. Dogs are always fixed, chipped, and UTD prior to adoption. Categories: Local News,…
It’s the start of a new month which means new scratch off games debuting with the Mississippi Lottery. We’re joined by Meg Annison who is here to tell us about the games being introduced this month. Categories: Community Headlines, Mississippi Lottery Tags: lottery, lotto, Mississippi Lottery
It’s almost time to head to the ballpark as the Biloxi Shuckers announce their initial roster for the 2024 season! The roster features the brewers top pitching prospect Jacob Misirowski along with four other MLB top prospects including Eric Brown Jr., Bradley Blalock, and Wes Clarke. Along with Clarke, you’ll see a lot of family faces at the Shuckers ballpark…
High pressure is moving eastward as a trough of low-pressure is progressing into the area, extending from the Great Lakes down through Texas. At the surface, a cold front will begin cutting into the area later tonight making it through the coast by early Wednesday morning. Ahead of this front, deep moisture will slowly start pumping in settling in by late…
The southern end of the upper trough will progress eastward overnight and Tuesday, to be near a Chicago-El Paso line at midday Tuesday. It`s going to take most of the daytime hours to get enough deep moisture for more than very isolated convection, with precipitable water values struggling to get above an inch. Most of the convection allowing models have…
Sports programs get hot and go on winning streaks all the time – but some stick out above the rest. Right now, Pearl River Community College is on a 21-game winning streak and they show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The No. 4 ranked Pearl River Community College Wildcats baseball team sits at 34-5 on the season and…
“We look forward to our solar eclipse in Pass Christian.” Melanie Walrod a youth services librarian is one of many south Mississippi residents who are waiting to see this shot of the sun and moon face off midday on Monday April 8th. She and library team members not only will watch the eclipse but are handing out these cool shades…
Meteorologists have been watching upper ridging over the southeast quarter of the country this afternoon, with a trough extending from the Dakotas to the Four Corners area. High pressure centered between Bermuda and the Bahamas extended westward into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Low pressure was centered near Kansas City with a front southwestward into west Texas. Under mostly cloudy…
A step forward tonight which could signal the return of Amtrak to Mobile. NBC 15 has obtained the preliminary design for the proposed Amtrak platform. The renderings show a 162 foot-long platform that would be ADA compliant. The Amtrak station would be constructed along the western side of the existing tracks just south of the convention center. Construction would result…
Some East Central Hornets are heading to Huntsville to represent Mississippi at NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge. This is the science club’s second year going and they’re ready for the competition. “The next step in space exploration is finding planets with life and finding water and also being able to send rover to Mars sometime in the future,” said science…
Tuesday in Biloxi, MGCCC is hosting a Nursing and Health Professions Career Fair. It all begins at 11 a.m. at the Bryant Center at Tradition. Graduating students from the school’s nursing and health professions programs will be able to connect with nearly 40 state and regional healthcare providers that will be in attendance. The fair runs from 11 a.m. to…
Today we are joined by Adam Todd, the director of the Governor’s Job Fair Network. He is here to tell us about a Military and Civilian Job Fair happening in Biloxi Tuesday. The job fair takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Biloxi Civic Center. Dress professionally, bring a resume, and prepare for interviews. Categories: Community Headlines…
This afternoon will continue to bring breezy conditions from the south…increasing the moisture. Tuesday is still the main forecast issue but honestly it doesn’t look like it will provide much of a problem for us. Overall the setup is not quite impressive for our area and even the current Marginal Risk of the northern half of the area may be…
The 6th annual Biloxi Chamber Craft Beer Fest made its return at the Shuckers Ballpark. Attendees lined the ballpark’s concourse and were able to taste test up to 40 different craft beers including a lineup of home brews. There was also lots of live music, a cigar lounge, and food options. One home brewery based in Picayune says the festival…
In South Mississippi over the Easter weekend, Live Oak Baptist Church in Long Beach hosted an egg hunt for special needs individuals in partnership with Mississippi Coast Buddy Sports. The egg hunt is named after Courtney Smith, who recently passed away at the age of 23. Smith was a regular Buddy Sports athlete who touched many lives in the club….
On Friday, Hancock high school standout Jeffrey Hopgood put pen to paper to make things official with the Pearl River Community College football program. Hopgood was a force to be reckoned with on both sides of the ball on Friday nights excelling as both a linebacker and a running back. The hawk hero was a 2023 Bernard Blackwell All-Star this…
Gulfport alum and now Southern Miss freshman Laurel Dennis was on her A-game all weekend long as the Southern Miss Beach Volleyball program hosted their Beach-Burg invitational. For their first home matches of the season, the Golden Eagles welcomed Mobile, Nicholls State, and Spring Hill to their beach volleyball complex. Gulfport’s Laurel Dennis is known for her skills on a…
Spring is here and that means it is time to get into the garden. Our friend Meggan Gray has some great tips for adding color to your home in this week’s Meggan Monday. Today, Meggan thought it was the perfect time to talk about some spring planting. Tags: Courtney Farms, meggan monday
This past weekend the Southern Miss Golden Eagles hosted the Troy Trojans for their third Sun Belt test of the year, and they truly demonstrated just how gritty they could be. The Golden Eagles mercy ruled their opponent 14-4 in seven innings thanks to a walk off by Matthew Russo on Friday, but they fell just short in game two…
No real issues to discuss today. High pressure over the Gulf will continue to dominate the region while low level temps keep slowly stepping up. Tuesday is still the main forecast issue but honestly it doesn’t look like it will provide much of a problem for us. Overall the setup is not quite impressive for our area and even the…
A high pressure center to the south and east is placing our region in a more active southwesterly flow on the northwestern side of a ridge. This should be the start of a brief pattern change. With the heights increasing and at he lower levels, the high pressure to the east helping with return flow and increasing boundary layer moisture,…