Fun events in Moss Point this weekend
Today we are joined by Sue Wright and Angela George. They are here to tell us about events happening this weekend in Moss Point. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Grilling on the River
Pascagoula High sophomore named 2024 Mississippi Poetry Out Loud Champion
Pascagoula High sophomore Malisha Taylor is a 2024 Mississippi Poetry Out Loud Champion. Taylor will receive $200 and Pascagoula High School will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry materials. Tayor recited the poem ‘Mansplaining’ by Jennifer Militello in the first round, ‘I felt a Funeral in my Brain’ by Emily Dickinson for the second round, and her…
4/4 – The Chief’s “Absolutely BEAUTIFUL” Thursday Afternoon Forecast
The strong solar insolation expected this afternoon will allow highs to climb to near average this afternoon, but low tonight will quickly plunge into the 40s north of I-10 and the lower 50s south of I-10. These values are a good 5 degrees below average for this time of year. High pressure over the Plains will become centered over the…
Harrison County Fire Rescue responds to trailer fire
Harrison County Firefighters battled a brush fire Wednesday. When they arrived, they found a trailer on Saucier-Lizana Road engulfed in flames. Firefighters believe the fire was started by a burn pile that was left unattended. No injuries were reported. Harrison County Fire Rescue units also assisted Hancock County Fire Departments with a large fire in the Kiln-DeLisle Road area. No…
4/4 – The Chief’s “Clear & Cool” Thursday Morning Forecast
A highly amplified pattern in the mid and upper levels will remain in place through Saturday night across the CONUS. Today into tonight, the forecast area will remain within a region of deep layer northwest flow between a strong trough dominating the eastern seaboard and high pressure over the Plains. This northwest flow regime will continue to usher cooler and…
4/3 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Clear Tomorrow” Wednesday Night Forecast
Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen
Thursday is looking gorgeous yet again as we climb into the mid to upper 70`s for highs underneath ample sunshine. We will see a reinforcing surge of drier continental air surge overnight that will settle in nicely throughout the day providing low relative humidity. It won’t be as breezy as what we saw today because of the influence of the…
Birdies for Bacot kicks off with fundraiser at The Grand Magnolia
Birdies for Bacot formerly known as "The Jolly" kicked off on Wednesday at the Grand Magnolia
The event kicked off at 4 PM at the Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula. In addition to a delicious shrimp boil, Popeyes, and Tays BBQ provided a spread that made sure nobody went home hungry. “It’s a shrimp boil, we have popeyes chicken being cooked right here. And several other food items we have tonight” While the food certainly was…
McCinnis 12 Bone BBQ to compete in this years World Food Championships
Locally owned McCinnis 12 Bone BBQ recently won the Golden Ticket Award and will now compete at the World Food Championships.
One local BBQ recently won an award that will allow them to compete at the national level. McCinnis 12 Bone BBQ won the golden ticket award at this year’s Gulf Coast Beer, Bacon – and BBQ festival. This means they’ve secured their spot in this year’s World Food Championship in Indianapolis. Owners Alton and Sonzie McCinnis spoke about what this…
The Biloxi Shuckers defeat the PRCC Wildcats in exhibition game, 7-0
The jam packed week for the Biloxi Shuckers organization continued on Wednesday as they welcomed the PRCC Wildcats to their ballpark for a scrimmage games ahead of their season opener on Friday. The Shuckers would go on to pick up with “win” over the Wildcats 7-0 Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, PRCC Wildcats
Amir Abdul-Rauf puts pen to paper to play basketball at Hines Community College
Another day, another signing for one local high school student-athlete right here on the coast. On Wednesday, Amir Abdul-Rauf made his college commitment official by signing to play college basketball at Holmes community college. There’s no questioning Abdul-Rauf made his mark on courts all around the coast. His ability to attack the rim and shoot the long ball, mixed with…
Engine testing for RS-25 Space Engine at Stennis Space Center
Over at Stennis Space Center, testing for a development engine RS-25 to be used for future Artemis space exploration was displayed to WXXV. For eight full minutes, plumes of clouds filled the afternoon sky at Stennis Space Center. The test is for one of four RS-25 engines, which will be used on the space launch system for Artemis missions four…
4/3 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Ideal Spring Day” Wednesday Evening Forecast
Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen
As was the case all day Wednesday, we are starting out this evening on the quiet side following a nice and pleasant day! We will continue to see winds steadily lower some as we decouple/cool off at the surface around/after sunset. Otherwise, tonight is looking calm and chilly. Main focus will be on temperatures, and if winds can remain elevated…
Ocean Springs High School’s yearbook staff brings home awards
The Ocean Springs High School’s yearbook staff brought home numerous awards from the Spring MSOA Journalism Competition in Oxford. The yearbook staff not only won awards for their photography skills, the marketing manager was also recognized. Parisay Barbar was recognized for implementing the best marketing campaign in the Magnolia State for selling publications. The theme of Ocean Springs’ 2023 –…
Stone County hosting ‘Shoe’ Us the Love Drive
Stone County leaders are asking for gently worn shoes over the next two months. The county is hosting ‘Shoe’ Us the Love Drive for anyone to donate used and new shoes until May 31st. Collected shoes will not only help support the community, but will be re-used and given to those in need. Drop off locations include Crown Care in…
Pinwheels planted in Hancock County representing child abuse victims
235 pinwheels spin in the wind at Hancock County Court House, representing abused children in Hancock and Pearl River County. “The pinwheels represent the number of children that we provided services to,” said multi-disciplinary team facilitator, Jayne Riley, “Children that came in, interviewed for forensic interviews, were serviced through the multidisciplinary team and who received services not only as children…
Hope Festival at Jones Park
Dr. Jimmy Stewart of First Baptist Church and Eddie Hartwell of St. James Baptist Church are joining us to talk about Hope Fest, a festival happening April 14th through 16th at Jones Park. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Hope Festival
Pearl River County receives development grants
In Pearl River County, the Mississippi Development Authority awards site development grants to two projects. $50,000 is going to the Pearl River County Technology Park, located near Picayune Municipal Airport. In Poplarville, $1.35 million is allocated to the Pearl River Industrial Park Project. The changes coming to that site include road improvements to Highway 26 at the park’s entrance. To…
Harrison County to receive $3 million for Sea Rail Truck Project
The state of Mississippi was recently awarded over $23 million in federal funding for transportation projects as a result of the recent passage of Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Bill for 2024. As a result of the bill’s passage, Harrison County is set to receive $3 million which will go towards the construction of the Sea Rail Truck Site. Construction…
Feed the Need Benefit Concert and Fish Fry
Joining us this morning is Susannah Snyder, the board president for the Lord is my Help, who is here to tell us all about the Feed the Need event coming up Sunday. The Feed the Need benefit concert and fish fry takes place Sunday at Government Street Grocery in Ocean Springs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Categories: Community Headlines…
4/3 – The Chief’s “Clearing Skies, Often Windy” Wednesday Morning Forecast
All precipitation has cleared the coast at this point as cloud coverage will continue through mid/late morning. High pressure to the NW will move in providing for sunshine this afternoon and through the rest of the workweek. A noticeable drop in high temperatures from yesterday as afternoon highs today only reach the low to mid 70s. We also see this…
4/2 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Quick Moving System” Tuesday Night Forecast
Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen
Convection allowing models continue to show slightly more than isolated storms tonight, and most of those prior to 10 PM. If we do get deep convection, it will likely be strong, but there are just too many failure modes in place for a robust severe weather event across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The cold front should be well east of…
Pass Christian appoints new fire chief at Board of Aldermen meeting.
The City of Pass Christian announced their new fire chief at the Board of Aldermen meeting on April 2nd.
The Pass Christian BOA meeting took place on Tuesday at 6 PM at the City Courthouse. Residents were in attendance to voice their opinion on certain matters and to see some of the fire chief candidates who were interviewed by the BOA at the last meeting on March 19th. The candidates for the Pass Christian Fire Chief included Austin Grahm,…
Biloxi Shuckers host media day ahead of 2024 regular season
The MLB regular season got started last week, and this week minor league teams across the country are doing the same thing – including the Biloxi Shuckers. Tuesday was media day for the 2024 Biloxi Shuckers. Players on the roster got to put on the team threads for the first time this season and take the field for the first…
Pearl River Community College baseball ready to take on the Biloxi Shuckers in exhibition on April 3
Before the Shuckers can begin their regular season they have a scheduled exhibition against one of the top junior college baseball programs in the country – the Pearl River Community College wildcats. On Wednesday the Wildcats will travel to Biloxi to take on the Shuckers in an exhibition contest for the second straight season. The game won’t county towards either…