3/15 – Jeff’s “Changing Pattern” Wednesday Afternoon Forecast

Cool conditions will remain today under abundant sunshine. Winds will be shifting to an easterly, and then southeasterly direction as high pressure moves farther east. Thanks to southerly flow and increasing moisture, overnight lows will be slightly less cold tonight. Tomorrow is the true transitional day in the pattern. Moisture will increase throughout the day along with temperatures warming into…

3/15 – The Chief’s “Sunny & Cool” Mid-Week Morning Forecast

An upper level impulse continues to move downstream this morning after producing some light shower activity overnight. Today will be a transitional day for the region as high pressure remain in control of the region and a cold front to the west begins to take form. Tonight, high pressure will continue to move east allowing for a surface return flow…

3/14 – Brittany’s “Winter Feel” Tuesday Night Forecast

Zonal flow aloft will turn northwesterly tonight as an upper- level shortwave trough, currently over Texas/Oklahoma, approaches and passes over our region. Upper ridging builds in its wake over the central US and shifts eastward through the remainder of the period. At the surface, strong high pressure over the Upper Mississippi River Valley pushes southeastwards, reaching the Appalachians by Wednesday…

PRCC football/ Picayune alum Elijah Jenkins commits to Arkansas Pine Bluff

Pearl River three-year football standout Elijah Jenkins committed to Arkansas Pine Bluff, which was the first Division I program to offer him earlier this month. During his 24 games in Poplarville, the 6’0” 230-pound linebacker posted 76 tackles and seven-and-a-half sacks to go along with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Hailing from Picayune, Jenkins starred on a Maroon…

NIT First Round: Southern Miss vs. UAB

NIT First round, Southern Miss on the road at 4-seed UAB in a battle of old Conference USA foes. UAB pulls away late, great season for USM, but it ends in defeat 88-60. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, NIT, Southern Miss, sports

NCAA Baseball: Mississippi State vs. Nicholls State

Mississippi State Head Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis said, “We try to come back for some of our local kids, and we know – Logan Forsythe was on the bus pointing out his high school as we’re pulling down the highway, so it’s neat. And we’ve got some kids who have never been down here, so for some of our local…

Café Brunet relocating to bigger location in Kiln

A hard goodbye, but an exciting new hello. Café Brunet has been located in Diamondhead for a little less than two years. The café offers gourmet coffee as well as breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Due to the growth of the café, they will soon be closing their current location on April 16th, but change isn’t always a bad thing! Sometime…

3/14 – Brittany’s “Pi Day” Tuesday Evening Forecast

Zonal flow aloft will turn northwesterly tonight as an upper- level shortwave trough, currently over Texas/Oklahoma, approaches and passes over our region. Upper ridging builds in its wake over the central US and shifts eastward through the remainder of the period. At the surface, strong high pressure over the Upper Mississippi River Valley pushes southeastwards, reaching the Appalachians by Wednesday…

Mississippi State baseball returns to the Coast

The Mississippi State baseball team is taking the diamond tonight at Biloxi’s MGM Park for the first game of the Hancock Whitney Classic. News 25 Sports Director Jeff Haeger is previewing the excitement of SEC baseball on the Coast. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, mississippi state, sports

Coastal Mississippi Tourism CEO discusses future goals

The executive director for Coastal Mississippi has just finished her first year on the job and she’s looking forward to collaborating with local leaders to advance her tourism goals in year two. Judy Young began working early last year and is looking to continue to promote our Coast as a tourism destination. The goal for the upcoming tourism season is…

Students at Gulfport High take on new heights

Gulfport High School students spent their morning soaring to new heights at Gulfport Fire Station 3. 12th grade students in the law and public safety class at Gulfport High School stepped outside of the classroom and into a harness to learn about fire safety. Law and Public Safety Instructor Jeremy Necaise said, “My seniors get to work a lot with…

Local business finalist in Mississippi Makers Challenge

Redline Lumtronix in Ocean Springs is gearing up to head to Jackson as finalist in the second annual Mississippi Makers Challenge sponsored by Hancock Whitney, but they need the public’s help in winning the competition. Redline Lumtronix specializes in handmade halo headlights. Patented in 2017, the headlights are known for their black illusion headlights and clear halogen bulbs. The Mississippi…

Ocean Springs man indicted on charges of hoarding PPE during COVID to plead guilty

A Mississippi businessman indicted on charges of defrauding the government and health care providers notified the court he plans to plead guilty. Kenneth Ritchey of Ocean Springs was indicted in January 2021 of charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to commit hoarding of designated scarce materials, and hoarding. Ritchey filed…

Morning Business Report: March 14th, 2023

Pfizer makes a big play into cancer treatments and regional banks plummeted on as investors worry they could be next to collapse. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Kennedy Miazza reflects on ‘The Belle of Amherst’

She’s performed this show more than 30 times over the past 40 years and it’s earned her several awards. Now, Kennedy Miazza is preparing for her final two performances of ‘The Belle of Amherst.’ It’s happening at Center Stage this weekend. Kennedy is sharing what this role has meant to her. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Belle of Amherst, Center Stage,…

Scarlet Pearl Casino hosting job fair Friday

Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort is looking to hire. According to the casino’s website, there are dozens of positions available in a variety of departments, including food services, player services, hotel services, even some supervisors and culinary positions. If you’re interested, you may want to make plans to head down to the Scarlet Pearl this Friday. The resort is hosting an…

Jackson County Supervisors open bids to buy Singing River Health System

Multiple proposals have been submitted to the Jackson County Supervisors to buy Singing River Health System. The board of supervisors learned details at Monday’s meeting. The hospital is currently in partnership with Ochsner Health, which is expected to be one of the companies to submit a proposal. SRHS has three hospitals and 30 clinics and employs about 4,000. Supervisors will…

Fire consumes building in Long Beach Industrial Park

Smoke and flames consume a building in the Long Beach Industrial Park. Harrison County Fire Rescue sent us video showing the blaze. The building on A Avenue is Sanico, a company that offers facility services to area businesses. This all unfolded around 11 last night. Fifteen firefighters with ten units spent some three or four hours bringing this blaze under…

3/14 – Jeff Vorick’s “Cool” Tuesday Afternoon Forecast

Cool conditions continue today with high temperatures only maxing out in the low 60s. Clouds will be on the increase into this evening as a minor disturbance moves through the region. It will bring increased cloud coverage and a low-end chance of sprinkles overnight. The disturbance will clear the area by daybreak tomorrow. Sunny skies will dominate the picture tomorrow…

3/14 – The Chief’s “Winter Conditions” Tuesday Morning Forecast

Generally a dry west or northwesterly flow currently resides over the region. At the surface, high pressure continues to spread eastward over the mid/lower MS River Valley this morning. The center of the high pressure will continue to move eastward from the MO Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley by tonight. A weak disturbance will amplify upstream and move over our…