A North Woolmarket student has been named the 2023 Mississippi State winner of the National Bonnie Plant’s Third-Grade Cabbage Program. Since October, Cooper Cates has been nurturing a cabbage plant. By February, that cabbage plant had grown to be 7.5 pounds. Cooper and his third-grade class at North Woolmarket Elementary participated in the National Bonnie Plant’s Cabbage Program. The goal…
Rain arrives this evening and sticks around for some of tonight. It will be a steady light rain that will not be widespread in coverage. Some dry time will be around tonight prior to thunderstorm chances closer to daybreak. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible after about 2 AM. More widespread coverage of showers and thunderstorms will take place through the…
The City of Gautier announced a postponement for an event that was suppose to take place this weekend. “Lights and Lagniappe on the Bayou” was set to happen December 2 at 1. Due to inclement weather coming, the event has been postponed until December 9. If you haven’t heard about it, this is a free event for the whole family…
The North Woolmarket Middle School student council held its third annual toy drive. The student council collected 200 toys to donate to Toys for Tots. Students, parents, and local community members helped with the toy drive that will provide toys for local children this Christmas. At North Woolmarket, the faculty encourages student council members to do activities that will serve…
Tomorrow starts the countdown to Christmas, so toy drives are happening across the Gulf Coast. The University of Southern Mississippi hosted its second annual “Stuff the Truck”. The Gulf Park Health Center invited locals and faculty to help stuff the back of a campus police truck with as many toys as possible. These toys will go directly to children in…
Javik Blake with the Biloxi Shuckers is in studio to tell us about some college baseball games coming to MGM Park. The Hancock Whitney Classic is taking place March 12th and 13th. Mississippi State will face off against South Alabama on March 12th at 6 p.m. On March 13th, Mississippi State will face off against UNO at 5 p.m. Categories:…
A Jackson County man is in jail, charged with multiple sex crimes against children. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said 32-year-old Justin Allday was arrested Wednesday on an indictment charging him with three counts of sexual battery and one count of touching a child for lustful purpose while in a position of trust or authority. He was taken to the…
The transition in our pattern is underway. Gradually, winds will turn southeasterly by this evening as a frontal system makes its way into our region. Moe humidity will work in and cloud cover will remain dominant for the next several days. Rain starts to fill in this evening with a 40% chance of light/steady rainfall. There will be dry time…
Holiday parties are lighter on food this year as weight loss drugs become popular and Cigna and Humana are reportedly in talks for blockbuster insurance merger. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Joining us this morning are Valeria Castillo and Paula Woodside with Woodside Wildlife Rescue to tell us about an event coming up at Lazy Magnolia Brewery. Pints for Paws takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 and benefits Woodside Wildlife Rescue. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: pints for paws
It’s a warmer start this morning but still cold across the region. Surface flow will begin to transition today as the high continues to migrate east and low level pressure gradient tightens across the area bringing with it warm and moist air advection. Aloft, the pattern will shift from a progressive zonal flow to a more active southwesterly flow by this afternoon….
Models are still shifting and disagreeing, about the next 24 hours. Weather models have slightly deviated from a little rain through the midday Friday, with some holding most of the rain until the later part of the day. However, some models still show multiple rounds of rain tomorrow evening into Friday morning. A severe weather outlook is in place for…
NASA conducted the third RS-25 engine hot fire test earlier today. The test demonstrates a key capability necessary for flight of the SLS rocket during Artemis missions to the moon and beyond. Nasa is conducting the series of tests to certify new manufacturing processes for producing the RS-25 engines for future deep space missions. Crews pivoted the engine around a…
On Wednesday, the Biloxi lady Indians traveled to Our Lady Academy to take on the Crescents in a soccer match with both teams looking to add a victory to their overall record. A game that was certainly high scoring – saw a total of 8 goals. The lady Indians found the back of the net first and took control of…
Singing River Health System is celebrating a new milestone in the world of surgery. Singing River Pascagoula has now completed its 1000th robotic surgery. The Da Vinci System translate a surgeon’s hand movements at a console in real time, bending and rotating the robotic arms and instruments while performing the procedure. This still leaves the surgeon in full control. The…
Help in Moss Point continues after the June tornado. “2023 has been really hard so I know 2024 got to be better. Didn’t nobody get killed, that’s a good thing because with both of those incidents, we could have had five funerals in one year.” Loria Adams lost her Moss Point home in the June tornado and then tragedy struck…
If you’re considering adding a furry friend to your family this holiday season, the Humane Society of South Mississippi has nearly 300 pets for you to pick from. Adopting offers families the opportunity to pick the pet that fits their lifestyle and avoid those after-Christmas surrenders. Whether you have active children or you’re just looking for a cuddle buddy, the…
The graduate medical education program at Memorial was awarded funds to help educate physicians. Physicians doing a residency work closely with the hospital to gain real-world experience. During this time, they can also study upcoming research as well as do their own. The Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce awarded more than $10,000 to fund the education of physicians in this…
Back Bay Mission and Climb CDC are teaming up to helping cover the community this winter season. The blanket drive is now accepting donations for new blankets and hand warmers. The donations will go directly to those who are experiencing homelessness during the winter months. There are two drop-off locations: 5001 Old Pass Road in Gulfport and 1016 Division Street…
Due to the weather, holiday festivities across the Gulf Coast have been postponed or canceled. The 19th annual Christmas in the City has been postponed due to expected rain. The Christmas festival will now be on December 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will take place in Downtown Biloxi, hosting Santa Claus and many other holiday activities…
The Kiwanis Club of Pascagoula will be hosting a ‘Breakfast with Santa’ this Saturday. From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Pascagoula High Performing Arts Center, the event will provide pancakes along with other treats while you get your picture made with Santa. Tickets are $8 and the proceeds will go toward the children of Jackson County. Categories: Local…
Joining us this afternoon are Andy Purchner and Lindsey Fowler who will tell us all about Christmas in the Pass coming up Friday evening. Christmas in the Pass takes place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday in Downtown Pass Christian. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: christmas in the pass
Winds turn southerly this afternoon which will begin the transition in our local weather pattern. Some upper-level clouds move in through this afternoon but otherwise, expect mainly sunny conditions. Tonight will be less cold with frost and freeze concerns off the table. Southerly flow will become more pronounced as high pressure pulls east and a frontal system makes its way…
In just a few weeks, 100 Men Hall in Bay St. Louis will celebrate Hanukkah in style with good music and good community. Here to tell us about the Matzo Ball is Rachel Dangermond. The Matzo Ball takes place Thursday, December 14th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: 100 Men Hall, Matzo Ball