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,…
The MLB season may have began on Thursday, but for the Milwaukee Brewers and one former Biloxi Shuckers star, things got started on Friday on the road against the New York Mets. Brewers and baseball fans around the Major Leagues were introduced to 20-year-old sensation Jackson Chourio on Friday as he made his debut for the Milwaukee Brewers in their…
The Gulfport Admirals made their way to Biloxi high school to take on the Indians in the finale of a three game series that was split heading into Friday. Gulfport was looking for win number 12 for the year while the Indians were looking to reach double-digit wins for the season. Gulfport would go on to win 10-7, pick up…
More than 250 people gathered at the Lyman Senior Center for a fried catfish lunch. Members of the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office cooking team manned the fryers. The cooking team fried up 120 pounds of fish and 650 hush puppies and served 30 pounds each of coleslaw and potato salad for lunch while Tony Graham, the chaplain at the Harrison…
The annual Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Ceremony took place at the Biloxi National Cemetery Friday. Many gathered for the Vietnam War Veteran Ceremony, recognizing all who served with a bronze plaque at the Biloxi National Cemetery. Since 2017, March 29th has been recognized as Vietnam Veterans Day. Crusaders for Veterans presented the bronze plaque as a show of respect to the…
Whether it’s Easter egg hunts or church on Sunday morning, many people have their way of celebrating the holiday. Showcasing the Stations of the Cross in a walking path has been a tradition at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church for years. After a few years on pause due to COVID, it was the children who asked to bring it…
Two big days of seafood starts today with the Good Friday seafood feast and the 8th annual Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-Off and Festival. It all takes place at Point Cadet Plaza in Biloxi. Gates open at 3 p.m. today and 11 a.m. on Saturday. Today’s event includes a car, truck, Jeep and bike show. On Saturday, there will be the…
Over in Lucedale, the George County Championship Rodeo begins tonight at 7:30. The rodeo includes bareback riding, calf roping, breakaway roping, steer wrestling, team roping, and bull riding. All the action is at the fairgrounds in Lucedale. Gates open at 5:30. Categories: Local News, News Tags: George County Championship Rodeo
Four people are injured after an early morning apartment fire in Biloxi. The incident happened at the Southwind Apartments. Biloxi Fire crews responded to the scene around 4 a.m. The two adults and two children were able to escape from the building on their own, but suffered burns and smoke inhalation. Biloxi Assistant Fire Chief Jason Davis said all four…
Joining us in studio is Melissa McNew Garrison, the Harrison County School District Federal Programs Director, who is here to tell us about an upcoming career fair. The Harrison County Teacher Career Fair takes place April 11th from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Center for Excellence. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Harrison County Teacher Career Fair
Our WXXV Student Athlete of the Week is an extremely talented baseball player who has recently faced a series of trial and tribulations at a very young age, and instead of giving up and calling it quits on the diamond, he continues doing what he loves because he knows it will bring his father great joy. Get to know the…
The United MSD Foundation’s CEO, Sarah Vandersypen explains the mission of the charity founded by local community leader, Amber Olsen to aid in the care for children with multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD) and research toward a cure. Find out what you can do to help and get involved by visiting them online at https://curemsd.org or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CUREMSD Categories: Chamber…
Quality Bakery, which is located off of highway 49 near downtown Gulfport, will be opening its 2nd location in Wiggins this Saturday on March 30th. The grand opening has been about a year in the making and certainly has the citizens of Wiggins excited. “They have been so welcoming. Just about every Facebook post I make they’re on there and…
On March 19th, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed into law that the 4th Thursday of every March will now be recognized as Tuskegee Airmen Day throughout the state, honoring the valiant service of the members of the Tuskegee Airmen. “Well the Tuskegee Airmen were men that were allowed to prove that black men could fly aircrafts and would follow orders….
There are many question marks surrounding the world of sports gambling. There’s no questioning that it’s becoming more popular and prominent with every bet that is won or lost on a day to day basis. On Thursday, the Golden Nugget casino in Biloxi joined in on the fast growing business. The Golden Nugget casino hosted a ribbon cutting for their…
Thursday was Major League baseball’s openings day and this years regular season start meant a little more to sports fans here on the coast. Ocean Springs high school alum Garrett Crochet took the mound for the Chicago White Sox season opener against the Detroit Tigers. The former Greyhound was remarkable in his first ever opening day start. Crochet finished with…
Former George County Rebel and Lucedale native Justin Steele got things going on the bump to start the Chicago Cubs season. Steele took the mound against the defending World Series champion in the season opener for the Cubs. In just under five innings of work the Lucedale native had six strikeouts on just three hits given up, including one earned…
Patrick Moates explores the new Tap XR interactive wrist band technology in this episodes of Tech Byte sponsored by Rogers Technology Solutions.