William Carey University’s Tradition Campus is on the next steps toward expansion. The plans are currently in phase three, planning for a new dormitory and a two-story building next to Scianna Hall. The current plans for the dormitory include a recreation area and a student success center on the ground floor. The building next to Scianna Hall would house a…
A board of alderman meeting in Pass Christian on Tuesday involved something unexpected when Fire Chief Dwight Gordon announced his retirement. His retirement is effective on May 31st of this year. Fire Chief Gordon asked the city to authorize a replacement with a start date of June 1st. He served 21 years with the Pass Christian Fire Department, joining the…
Joining us in studio are Katherine Sutton and Kevin Bacon with Mississippi Heroes. They are here to tell us about the upcoming Beer and Bacon Fest. The Beer and Bacon Fest takes place March 2nd at the Hollywood Warehouse in Gulfport from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $55 and VIP tickets are already sold out. Categories: Community Headlines…
Our WXXV Student Athlete of the Week may not be the biggest on the court, but her presence makes a huge impact. Her head coach describes her as a coach’s dream, and she’s currently leading her basketball program to the 7A girls quarterfinals that will take place this Saturday. introducing Biloxi basketball’s very own Aaliyah Davidson. The game of basketball…
Did you know you should replace the windows in your home every 15 years? In this week’s brand new “Expert Talk,” Lori sat down with The Window Source of the Gulf Coast’s Cye Young to find out why that is and if the benefits outweigh the cost. Categories: Expert Talk
A cold front has cleared the area with cloud coverage clearing from west to east. The upper-level feature will also move through the area today as well with the region moving under northwest flow. This will persist through the weekend drying the area out. This should allow for a decent radiational cooling conditions the next few nights, especially Saturday night…
A 20% chance of a passing shower cannot be ruled out overnight prior to daybreak Friday. This will be ahead of a cold front that will move through the area tonight. Winds will shift to a northwesterly origin for the start of the day. Even with colder air moving in, temperatures will still be pleasant with 70s for the area…
In August, the City of Ocean Springs announced the Urban Renewal Plan, a project that would be meant to bring in tourism and economic development for the city. That plan, however, took a turn when residential neighborhoods found out they were in a designated area labeled “blighted.” The city began looking for a new and improved plan that would keep…
The Mississippi Legislation has proposed a bill that allows reduction of parole time for a felon. The reduction in time would happen if the parolee enrolled in a faith-based activity or faith-based sponsored activities. House Bills 4 and 5 were proposed by Representative Omeria Scott of District 80. Any offender who is on probation and parole – including the intensive…
The Mississippi Legislature proposed a bill, called “The Fair Minimum Wage Act,” to put the state’s minimum wage at $15 per hour. House Bill 16 was authored by Representative Solomon Osborne of District 32, saying in the bill the current minimum wage is insufficient to keep families out of poverty. IF the bill passes, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security…
A relatively mild and pleasant one will be around into this evening. Winds out of the southwest will shift to a northwesterly component by the start of your Friday. A cold front will move through the area tonight and a 20% chance rain is possible prior to its arrival. Friday features clearing skies and breezy conditions. Temperatures will manage to…
The Gulfport School District is putting on a science fair at the Mississippi Aquarium. The fair will happen from 10 AM to noon. There are three categories: Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Winners of the school-level science fairs will be invited to share their projects at the aquarium. The students will be competing for special prizes while there. From…
Southern Miss’ Marine Education Center is hosting a Blue Tech Field Day! The event runs from 8 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon on February 24. The Marine Education Center is inviting all high school students grades 9-12 to learn about marine science and engineering. Students will have opportunities to work with underwater robotics as well as different…
This morning’s cellular outage had wide ranging impacts for some emergency dispatchers here in South Mississippi. Harrison County Emergency Dispatchers say many calls did not go through this morning, even though the dispatch system does not operate on AT&T. Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley says the outage made dispatching and communications difficult for hours on end. “Someone will call 911…
Plans for a proposed project in Pass Christian have been scrapped after Pass Christian locals showed up in droves to the board of alderman meeting Tuesday. City leaders even took to social media, calling the evening a ‘perfect example of folks coming together to solve an issue.’ The Pass Christian Board of Alderman voted unanimously to stop development in the…
Judith Brannan and Brenda Long with the Pink Heart Funds are in studio to talk about an upcoming open house and ribbon cutting. The ribbon cutting takes place at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 22nd at 5095 Beatline Road. For more information visit pinkheartfunds.org. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Pink Hearts Fund, Ribbon cutting
An area of upper-level high pressure remains over Mexico with weakness off both coasts. At the surface, low pressure was centered over Oklahoma with a cold front/dry line into the Texas Big Bend area. Models show a disturbance moving through the pattern into and through the Ohio River Valley later today and tonight. As the Oklahoma low-pressure races to the…
A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. The Associated Press reports that AT&T had more than 70,000 outages this morning, in locations including Houston, Atlanta and Chicago. Cricket Wireless had more than 11,000, the outage tracking website said Thursday. Verizon had more than…
Clouds increase ahead of the start of your Thursday morning. Fog should not be a widespread issue again but some spots may have light patches of it. Southerly winds turn quite breezy by the afternoon. A mix of clouds and sun along with warm temperatures will sum up Thursday. There will be the chance of stray showers from Thursday afternoon…
The German Military Aviation Authority visited the 334th Training Squadron on Keesler Air Force Base on February 12. The German Authority watched the foundational training American service members receive as air traffic controllers. The visit was part of a larger tour for the GMAA to learn about training American air traffic controllers undergo from Basic Military Training. Patricia Hyland, in…
In Gautier, many Coast residents visited the 2024 Coastal Mississippi Job Fair today. The event was hosted by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security at the MGCCC Jackson County campus. The job fair gives locals numerous job opportunities by doing on-site interviews for candidates. Experts and employers from area industries talked about the importance of fairness and how it benefits…
A fairly comfortable one is on tap this evening and temperatures will be fairly mild overnight. Clouds will increase after midnight and while fog is not a widespread concern, some spots may have issues with it. Southerly flow really establishes itself tomorrow which will allow temperatures to reach warm readings. Partly cloudy skies turn mostly cloudy at times for your…
The VFW National Commander-in-Chief Duane Sarmiento will be visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The visit will happen at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Springs. He will be arriving at 1:30 in the afternoon. The visit is part of a fundraising opportunity for the expansion and maintenance of the memorial park. Individuals or groups can buy an…
DENSE FOG ADVISORY in effect through mid-morning… High pressure extends northward from Mexico through the Plains States with upper level weakness off the Carolina and southern California coasts. At the surface, the axis of high pressure extended from New England southwestward to the eastern Gulf of Mexico. While the high pressure over Mexico isn’t going anywhere, the California weakness will…