Abundant Life Evangelistic Church holds Community Wellness Day

A Biloxi church is inspiring its community to get more active. The Abundant Life Evangelistic Church reached a new milestone Saturday featuring the inauguration of its new faith track. The ceremony took place during the church’s Community Wellness Day. Participants of the event were able to measure their blood pressure levels, their heart rate, and calculate their body mass index…

Biloxi native Helen Bieda turns 100

A Biloxi native and Navy veteran has hit the century mark! Helen Bieda is keeping the good times rolling as she celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Helen served in the United States Navy while raising six children and had an illustrious career as a journalist. In her sixties, Helen survived a…

Local teams polish skills during Winter Guard Field Day in Biloxi

The winter guard season has arrived on the Coast The Louisiana-Mississippi Color Guard Circuit was back in action at Biloxi Junior High. It was Biloxi’s first-time ever hosting a Winter Guard competition. Teams that participated in the field day were able to show off their skills to a live crowd while receiving immediate feedback from the judges. The field day…

Local robotics teams compete to advance to state championship

A mix of junior and high school teams battled it out in a robotics competition for a chance to represent their schools in the state championship. The First Tech Challenge Biloxi Qualifier Tournament was held at St. Patrick High School. Each game lasted two minutes and 30 seconds. The teams had to program their robots to drive autonomously for the…

Family holds vigil to remember children lost in Gulfport apartment fire

A vigil was held over the weekend at the William Bell complex to remember the two young children whose lives were tragically lost in last week’s fire. Family, friends, and many in the Gaston Point community gathered to remember the lives of four-day-old Kakashi Aubrey and six-year-old Vashun Viverette, who both died last Wednesday due to smoke inhalation. Two other…

Stretch of HWY 90 near MS Aquarium to close again tonight

The start of another round of overnight closures tonight on Highway 90 as work continues to build the Coast Transit Authority tram, pedestrian, and bicycle bridge. That will eventually link the Mississippi Aquarium with Jones Park. Crews have been installing girders and supports for the bridge which requires them to shut down all lanes of Highway 90 near the aquarium….

1/30 – Jeff’s “Warm and Humid” Monday Afternoon Forecast

Fog has dissipated across most of our area. Some pesky marine fog remains along the beachfront. Some peeks of sunshine this afternoon will help add buoyancy to the atmosphere. That combined with plentiful moisture and a cold front to our northwest will aid in a 30% chance of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Tonight, fog will roll in…

1/30 – The Chief’s “DENSE FOG” Monday Morning Forecast

Currently there is an area of high pressure over western Cuba, and a trough extending from the Great Lakes to the central California coast are combining to produce southwesterly mid level flow across the area. As disturbances ride along this flow, they trigger periods of showers and isolated thunderstorms. One such area is departing our region at this time and areal coverage…

1/29 – Jeff Vorick’s “Dense Fog Advisory” Sunday Night Forecast

Showers coverage has diminished throughout the evening. With light southerly flow and a moist airmass, sea fog will settle in especially along and south of Interstate 10. There is a 20% chance of a passing shower overnight. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 10 AM Monday morning. Once fog dissipates, cloudy skies will linger. There is a 30%…

Gulfport alum Derick Hall preparing for Senior Bowl

Yesterday, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. released his first NFL Mock Draft of the new year, featuring plenty of love for Gulfport alum Derick Hall, listed as a projected first round pick. Kiper has the former Admiral going 27th overall to the Buffalo Bills, but these things are hardly set in stone. In the month’s leading up to the big day,…

Mississippi State baseball looking to bounce back in 2023

From last year’s national champs to the year before that’s national champs, Mississippi State also holding media day in Starkville today. The Bulldogs certainly appearing to have fallen victim to the championship hangover, losing 12 out of their last 13 games en route to a 26-30 season with no post-season not even a trip to the SEC Tournament. But there’s…

1/27 – Brittany’s “Cold” Friday Night Forecast

A transition to a warmer and more humid pattern will take place tonight into tomorrow as a surface ridge centered over the area today begins to shift to the east. In the mid and and upper levels, largely zonal southwesterly flow will persist through the tomorrow afternoon. Embedded within this zonal flow regime, very weak shortwave ridging will be moving…

Ole Miss baseball not worried about championship hangover

The term ‘championship hangover’ is a good problem to have for those teams fortunate enough to win a College World Series. This year, Ole Miss is the team with the big red target on its back after its first-ever title. Today, the Rebels hosted their annual media day in Oxford, exactly three weeks away from Opening Day. They return five…

‘Matt Haley for Harrison County Sheriff’ Kickoff Campaign

Captain Matt Haley has officially kicked off his campaign for Harrison County sheriff. Dozens of people showed up to the White Barn in Saucier to show their support for Matt Haley, who is running for sheriff. A box was set up at the front of the barn for people to donate to the campaign. Haley had his retirement ceremony as…

1/27 – Brittany’s “Pleasant” Friday Evening Forecast

A transition to a warmer and more humid pattern will take place tonight into tomorrow as a surface ridge centered over the area today begins to shift to the east. In the mid and and upper levels, largely zonal southwesterly flow will persist through the tomorrow afternoon. Embedded within this zonal flow regime, very weak shortwave ridging will be moving…

Jubilee Havens hosts ‘A Night in her Shoes’

Jubilee Havens is hosting a sit-down dinner Saturday as a part of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. “A Night in her Shoes’ will feature a three-course meal and live music. Author Johnnie Bernhard will be the guest speaker for the night. She’ll be talking about her book ‘Hannah and Ariela,’ which features a character who becomes a victim of human trafficking….

St. Martin Middle School Robotics Team headed to World Championship

St. Martin Middle School Robotics Team is headed to Vex Robotics World Championships. Wyatt Kiefer and Conner Gill have put nearly 200 hours into building their robot. The two boys’ hard work paid off after their robot destroyed the competition at nationals, earning second place and qualifying for World Championships. They will head to Dallas, Texas April 27th through the…

Congressman Ezell honors fallen Bay St. Louis officers

Congressman Mike Ezell introduced a House Resolution to honor the lives of Bay St. Louis Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe. Both were killed in the line of duty in December. The legislation was co-sponsored by Congressmen Bennie Thompson, Trent Kelly, and Michael Guest. Senator Roger Wicker introduced a companion bill that is co-sponsored by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. All…

Sentencing for Mississippi welfare fraud case delayed

A federal judge delayed sentencing of a former state welfare director in a case about misspending money intended to help needy families. John Davis pleaded guilty to federal and state charges in September 2022 and agreed to testify against others in the state’s largest public corruption case. His sentencing was originally set for February 2nd, but federal prosecutors filed papers…