The VFW Post 5699 presented the family of Private Mark Seymour with a new Purple Heart after his original medal was lost in the shuffle of moving his things. Seymour was drafted into the Army in January 1944. On September 14th, 1944, Seymour was killed in action during the first penetration into Germany by the 22nd Infantry. He was only…
The month of March is when you celebrate and raise awareness of dolphins. Whether you have been a dolphin enthusiast or just prefer to watch them from afar, there are some fascinating facts about these intelligent mammals. In honor of Dolphin Awareness Month, there’s no better way to learn more about them than by observing them in their habitat at…
The Mississippi Division of the International Association for Identification is holding its yearly conference in Gulfport this week. The three day conference explores aspects of the response, management, and investigation of mass casualty events. The main topic this year is called ‘controlling the chaos.’ Police officers, detectives, crime lab personnel, and students from local colleges had the opportunity to learn…
Body camera video has been released showing officers confronting the suspect during the shooting at the school in Nashville. We must warn you, this video may be disturbing to some viewers. The video was released today by the Metro Nashville Police Department. Categories: National News, News Tags: body camera footage, Nashville school shooting
Amazon may be looking into alcohol delivery and first came the bank collapses, now come the Congressional hearings. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with these stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Singer songwriter Brian Bielanski is in studio today to discuss his music! Brian will be playing live tonight at Satori Sound Coffee House in Mobile. Doors open at 9 p.m. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Bryan Bielanski
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. It’s time for communities to work together to find ways to help prevent child abuse and raise awareness about the issue. In studio is Theresa Jaye from CASA and Jackson County District 3 Supervisor Ken Taylor. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Child Abuse Awareness Month
Ocean Springs Rotary Club is hosting its annual Pancake Day at the Ocean Springs Civic Center. Each pancake meal includes fluffy pancakes, sausage, and cheesy grits. This is one of the club’s biggest fundraisers and benefits seniors at St. Martin and Ocean Springs high schools. Guests can stop by and get a carry out lunch and dine in for dinner…
A reminder about utility work in Hancock County tomorrow that will shut down a portion of I-10 for about 20 minutes. Coast Electric will be pulling a powerline across the interstate near the Diamondhead exit between 8 and 9 tomorrow morning. For everyone’s safety, they’ll be shutting down all lanes of I-10. All east and westbound traffic will stop for…
Tonight Back Bay Mission will be hosting its second town hall meeting on homelessness at the Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi. The theme is ‘how to.’ Advocates will be talking about dealing with someone with a mental heath crisis, how to get more involved in the community, and how to support getting an overnight shelter approved. The meeting is…
A disturbance over extreme eastern Texas will likely continue to drive t-storm development this morning as the boundary continues to sink southward. Expect this boundary to be south of all of our main population centers by midday or early afternoon, and off the coast by late afternoon. I can’t rule out a strong to severe storm near and south of the…
We continue to see scattered t-storms develop along a boundary well to the southwest, with strong to severe storms noted over the Gulf of Mexico to the south of Lake Charles. Also seeing some development well to the north of the boundary over southern Mississippi, but these are less of a hail threat than those near the boundary. A disturbance over…
Shoutout to the Pascagoula football program for stepping up to the plate! They are now accepting donations for tornado relief for the Amory athletic facilities. They sustained heavy damage during the March 24th tornado, Panthers helping Panthers! To give a monetary donation, write checks out to the Pascagoula Quarterback Club RE: Amory Football. The donation drive is running through April…
Over at Biloxi High School, sophomore pole vaulter Julie Segroves raising the bar once again, literally breaking the state record and her own personal record three times in one day. During Friday’s Biloxi Gulf Coast Classic meet, the former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week, two times over, cleared 13’5”, then 13’6”, and finally, 13’7”, up from 13’4” last…
On the diamond, some non-district high school softball action between St. Martin and visiting Vancleave. St. Martin wins 6-0. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Softball, softball, sports
Another future Rebel, Pascagoula defensive lineman Jeffery Rush Jr. also committing to Ole Miss on Saturday. The four-star recruit heads into his senior season with 18 Division I offers and five from the SEC, the others being Mississippi State, Auburn, Arkansas, and Missouri, as well as Texas, Florida State, Miami, Louisville, Colorado, Tulane, Memphis, Southern Miss, Louisiana, Liberty, Austin Peay,…
Harrison Central alum Raymond Collins is ready to fulfill his Division I dreams, committing to Head Coach Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels. Collins is an absolute ball hawk, leading the Red Rebels with 143 total tackles as a senior and last year, finishing fourth in the same category at Jones College, while also pacing the Bobcats in tackles…
The Pass Christian football program has a new head coach with a track record that speaks for itself. Today, Jeff Stockstill signed a contract to become the next head man of the Pirates, taking over for the recently departed Chase Carmody, who went 11-15 during his three years. Stockstill is all about winning, having led Scott Central to back-to-back 2A…
Gulfport firefighters were busy tonight loading up a trailer with cases of water collected during the city’s donation drive. The cases will be delivered tomorrow to areas recovering from catastrophic tornado damage. In just two days, the City of Gulfport collected about 1,000 cases of water. Organizers were appreciative of the community’s quick action to help fellow Mississippians, but not…
For those who like railroad trains, a Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum is opening soon in Gulfport. In June 2023, the total redesigned south station of the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum: Traintastic will open its doors with 50,000 square feet of exhibit space. Glenn Mueller, who is president of the Traintastic Board, says the facility will be the largest…
Overall…A weak and diffuse boundary is draped across the local area near the coast. A fast-moving shortwave currently located near the four corners region will progress eastward overnight forcing a cold front through the area tomorrow. The front will pass through the local area by tomorrow evening, ushering in a brief respite from the heat. In a little more detail…Isolated…
Memorial Health System hosted a grand reopening ceremony this morning for its gift shop The Shoppe at Memorial. Staff and visitors gathered to cut the ribbon on the newly revamped gift shop. It offers a variety of items including over-the-counter medication, a wide selection of daily hygiene products, jewelry, flowers, plants, balloon bouquets for all occasions, and gifts for newborns….
Two Men and a Truck on the Gulf Coast is gearing up for their biggest collection drive yet for Movers for Moms! For seven years, Movers for Moms has helped local mothers in need create a better life for themselves and their families. Two Men and a Truck will put out over 45 donation boxes across the community to collect…
In celebration of Women’s History Month, one 99-year-old Biloxi senior is discussing her Women Airforce Service Pilots training during World War II. Ninety-nine-year-old Mary Jane Crews is a brave and fearless woman who grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was eager to spread her wings and do something most women were not doing at that time. “A friend took me…