Today, the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department honored one of their own in the form of K9 Officer Soyer. If you were traveling down Highway 11 near Picayune and Poplarville this morning, you probably have noticed the long line of law enforcement vehicles that were on the road in a procession to honor fallen K9 Officer Soyer. Officer Austin Champagne…
A preliminary hearing was held today for the man accused of opening fire at a post-prom party in Bay St. Louis. Nineteen-year-old Cameron Brand was in Hancock County Circuit Court. His bond was set at a total of $6 million, $2 million each on two murder charges, and $500,000 each on four aggravated assault charges. Brand is accused of attending…
A fire broke out at Hana Sushi and Pho Restaurant at Pass Road and Eisenhower early this morning. The Biloxi Fire Department received the call around 4 a.m. and arrived to smoke coming from the building. The fire, which was coming from the kitchen, was quickly under control. No one was in the building at the time and no injuries…
A head’s up for all you locomotive lovers on the Coast, the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum’s new facility opens tomorrow. The 50,000 square foot facility will now be known as Traintastic and is located at 615 Pass Road in Gulfport, just a block from the museum’s original site. Not only will there be extremely detailed model railroad exhibits, you’ll…
If you’re looking for a little family fun this weekend, don’t forget about the 36th annual Summer Fair at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. This is the final weekend. Gates open at 5 tonight, 1 tomorrow afternoon, and rides will be open until 11 each night. Admission tonight and tomorrow is $10 with a $30 armband for unlimited rides. Sunday,…
Biloxi is hiring police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers among other positions. If you’re interested, there’s a job fair happening Saturday where you can learn more. You can visit the Biloxi Human Resources website to see a list of current job postings. Head down to the Woolmarket City Center tomorrow between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to learn more. You can…
Balancing work and child care remains a perennial challenge for all parents and U.S. government agencies were hit in a global cyberattack. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Monday marks Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The City of Biloxi is partnering with the Movers and Shakers Social Club to host several Juneteenth celebrations this weekend. Here with more is Ward 2 Councilman Felix Gines and Natalie Bonner with the Movers and Shakers Social Club. 3-on-3 basketball tournament starts today at John Henry…
A Heat advisory is in affect for area from 11 am to 7 pm, be sure to practice summertime safety. The boundary has generally been north of our area keeping the worst of the thunderstorm activity out of our area. Currently we do not see much of a mechanism over the next 36 hours to move features very far from…
Colton Caver getting the nod as the next head baseball coach at Pascagoula, taking over for the retired Richie Tillman. Caver was most recently an assistant coach at Gulfport for the last four years, ending his time with the Admirals as 6A South State champions. Caver is a 2012 graduate of Gulfport and has been all over the local baseball…
Ocean Springs announcing its next head boys basketball coach Collin Goley on Tuesday night. Once a greyhound, always a greyhound, Goley graduated from Ocean Springs in 2008 and most recently served as the head coach at Hancock, who lost to OS by 14 in January. Goley takes over for the outgoing Matt Noblitt after six years as head man. Categories:…
On Tuesday night, the Ocean Springs School District Board of Trustees voted to approve Keith Carter as permanent athletic director. Carter has been the acting AD on an interim basis since January, taking over for the now retired Mark Hubbard. Carter has been a part of the Greyhound family for 15 years and is a graduate of D’Iberville. Categories: Local…
St. Patrick Catholic High School is this year’s winner of the Mississippi High School Activities Association All Sports award, for not only Class 3A, but the overall champion for the entire state. This school year, the Fighting Irish won state championships in girls soccer, boys and girls cross country, and boys golf, finished as state runners up in boys and…
All high school football games are going back to 7 p.m. kickoffs this fall, starting in week one. Last season, the MHSAA changed August and September start times to 7:30 p.m. in an effort to be safety conscious with the heat, but now reversing that decision a year later. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Magnolia State ties to the Oklahoma softball program fresh off its third straight College World Series title over Florida State and it’s seventh all-time in the form of volunteer Coach Hannah Sparks. Sparks used to be an assistant for Pearl River Community College. At 61-1, the Sooners capped off the winningest season in NCAA history. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags:…
The Biloxi Shuckers are on the road this week, taking on the Montgomery Biscuits. Shuckers win 6-0. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, sports
Southern Miss pitcher Tanner Hall named First-Team All-American courtesy of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Yesterday, Hall became the first Golden Eagle to ever receive first teams honors in consecutive seasons, putting the exclamation point on a Hall of Fame USM career. In 2023, the junior ace of the staff going 12-4 with a 2.48 ERA and 124 strikeouts…
It will remain warm and humid overnight with southerly winds continuing. A 20% or so chance of a shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out. A thunderstorm complex from our northwest could clip our area Friday morning. Rain chances will be scattered in nature during the day tomorrow. An isolated strong thunderstorm or two packing the potential for damaging wind…
At a time when she had nothing but a car, Leslie Ramone gave her all to help those around her. Leslie Ramone is this month’s Hometown Hero. Leslie Ramone doesn’t shy away from volunteer work. She has spent the last six years doing it. It started right in her own home. “I used to live in downtown Biloxi, so a…
The Charles R. Hegwood Community Market was the place to be this morning. Dozens and dozens of vendors set up under the I-110 Bridge overpass on Howard Avenue for the Charles R. Hegwood Community Market, also known as the Biloxi Community Festival Market. Every Tuesday and Thursday, people have the opportunity to buy and sell unique items while enjoying some…
South Mississippi AIDS Task Force hosted a candlelight memorial earlier this evening to honor those living with HIV and those who have died from the disease. The event was held at the Ken Combs Pier as people recognized HIV Long term Survivors Awareness Day. Everyone was able to light a candle in honor of someone who has HIV, someone who…
Isolated thunderstorms are possible this evening due to the favorable environment. There is the potential for a strong thunderstorm or two as well. Other than rain chances, it will be a warm and humid one overnight with southwest winds continuing. A Heat Advisory will be in effect from 11 AM until 7 PM for Friday. Heat indices will be in…
A retired Vicksburg officer had been abducted, bound, and left in a metal building for four days until a Gulfport police officer found him and saved his life. A retired law enforcement officer was at his home in Vicksburg one morning until he heard a knock on his door. The young man told Mike Ouzts his truck was broken down…
Sunday is Father’s Day and toddlers in Long Beach celebrated early with a date at the library. Long Beach Public Library hosted its weekly story time reading with the local toddlers and preschoolers with the theme centered around Father’s Day. Librarians read the children ‘How to Surprise a Dad’ by Jean Reagan. The children enjoyed dancing and singing and created…