In Ocean Springs, St. Alphonsus’ therapy dog, Maybel, is turning four! Maybel is a shelter pup turned therapy dog and she’s celebrating her fourth birthday with the students at St. Alphonsus Catholic School in Ocean Springs. Maybel’s handler Amy Nimmo said, “The longer it goes, the better she does. She goes to students who need her. You can tell. She…
The University of Southern Mississippi School of Leadership hosted ‘Experience Business Casually’ at the Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach. The event featured business leaders who offered guidance in communication, personal branding, financial tips, resume advice, and much more for students. ‘Experience Business Casually’ is designed to help students develop professional skills necessary to transition easily from student to full-time…
The Department of Revenue hosted a job fair in hopes of finding some ambitious workers to fill numerous positions. The DOR is the primary agency for collecting tax revenues which support state and local government in Mississippi. The department is looking to fill multiple positions including revenue specialist, revenue officers, auditors, and criminal investigators. The salaries range anywhere between $35,000…
Pascagoula police are training their officers to handle not only crime, but mental health situations they may come across to better serve their community. The training, offered through Pine Belt Mental Health, is being completed by all officers so that they can identify and handle situations with citizens who may be going through a mental health crisis. Officials say that…
Egg and butter prices continue to skyrocket and the IRS has issued nearly $8 million tax refunds. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
This week’s Pet of the Week is Moonpie. Moonpie is up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King is in studio with Moonpie with more. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
Ocean Springs Mayor Kenny Holloway spent the morning at the Lady May talking about upcoming projects in the City of Discovery during his quarterly breakfast event. Holloway touched on many topics including urban renewal, annexation, and some new capital improvement projects. For instance, Gay Lemon Park is in the middle of receiving updates to its concessions building, restrooms, and also…
Good news for Ocean Springs drivers! Hanshaw Road is set to reopen on Friday from Highway 90 to Old Spanish Trail. You may recall the road has been closed since the first of the month so Jackson County Utility workers could make sewer main repairs. That’s caused many drivers to make detours, including parents of Ocean Springs Middle School students…
We love to spoil our family and friends over the holidays, but now those purchases are coming in as debt. Joining us today is Erin Prater with Navigator Credit Union to offer tips on how you can tackle that holiday debt. Categories: Financial Tips Tags: Financial Tips, Navigator Credit Union
The warm and humid pattern continues across South Mississippi. Temperatures will be in the 70s this afternoon under predominantly cloudy skies, with breaks in the clouds this evening. Breezy conditions will continue for the remainder of the week. There is a 20% chance of a passing shower this afternoon and this evening. It will be warm and muggy overnight with…
Coleman, left, FairleyGulfport Police today have charged two men with aggravated assault in connection with a call about a drive-by shooting on Vixen Loop. Police charged 29-year-old Antonio Jerrod Coleman with two counts of aggravated assault, and 44-year-old Willard Fairley Jr. with one count of aggravated assault and one count of shooting into an occupied dwelling. Officers were sent to…
The cold front that was moving toward the area yesterday slammed the brakes and stalled to the west. The next front will actually make it through the area Thursday. Variables for severe weather are not remarkable but at least in the ball park. While the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has increased this level to “enhanced” to the north of us…
Mississippi Gulf Coast baseball rolling out the welcome mat for Coastal Alabama-East. Gulf Coast actually drops the first game 7-5, but splits the double-header in the nightcap 11-1. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, MGCCC, sports
The Pearl River Community College baseball program is already more than eight months removed from winning its first-ever NJCAA Division II World Series. Top-ranked Wildcats hosting Coastal Alabama South. Winning Wildcats get the sweep: 6-1 game one and 6-2 in game two. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, PRCC, sports
Ocean Springs Greyhounds named Jake Bramlett as their next head football coach, two months to the day after Blake Pennock left to take the same job at Gulfport. Bramlett served as the offensive coordinator each of the last three seasons and will look to build on a historic run that saw OS go to South State last season for the…
In the 6A sector, D’Iberville hosting Oak Grove in a battle of warriors versus warriors. Great season for the Warriors from D’Iberville, but a tough first round match-up as they go down by the final score of 51-43. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, high school basketball, sports
Game of the night in the 3A ranks, courtesy of St. Patrick and visiting St. Andrew’s. St. Patrick falls in overtime, 66-64 final. What an incredible effort by the Fighting Irish. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, high school basketball, sports
Warm and moist air will stick around until Thursday after the main cold front moves through. This will keep us warmer than average tomorrow and Thursday ahead of that front. Some showers are possible with the first front, mainly in the northwestern portions of the area as it comes and stalls before advancing north as the parent trough moves by….
The saying ‘ladies first’ literally applies to the high school basketball playoffs considering the girls already played their first-round games last night. Now, it’s time for the boys to get the gym. Harrison Central hosting Pearl in the first round of the high school basketball playoffs. First game for the Red Rebels since losing to Biloxi in the Region 8…
Couples across the Coast headed out this evening for their Valentine’s night plans. One krewe of people decided to host their own party and invite the Coast to celebrate with them. The Table One Krewe hosted a Lovers and Friends Valentine’s Night Party for all those looking for a night of love and fun. The krewe set up their party…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting at the Beau Rivage. Over 600 members flooded the doors of the Magnolia Ballroom to review the past year. The annual meeting serves as a forum for educating membership, recognizing leadership, and reviewing accomplishments and initiatives for the Chamber of Commerce. During the meeting, the Gulf Coast Chamber received…
Singing River Electric went to Facebook for a Valentine’s Day idea for their linemen. The electric co-op posted on January 20th calling for homemade Valentine’s cards and gifts to be sent to their office. The response blew away all expectations. They were expecting around 100 or so cards, but more than 400 letters and gifts arrived to the Singing River…
Did you know that Valentine’s Day is a Christian holiday? Stella Maris Gifts in Pass Christian has the perfect Christian gifts for those who want to celebrate the religious aspect of the holiday. Valentine’s Day originated with St. Valentine. In the Catholic tradition, he’s a saint who is admired now for his faithfulness. He lived in the third century during…
The Gulf Coast Winter Classics kicks off tomorrow at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. The 25th annual Gulf Coast Winter Classics takes place at the Harrison County Fairgrounds from February 15th to March 26th. Charles Gill, a professional rider, has been competing for seven years. This year, he will be using his horse Diva, who has never competed before, but has…