MGM Park was filled with young baseball talent in celebration of Play Ball Weekend. The YMCA, in partnership with the Biloxi Shuckers, came together to host an MLB Pitch, Hit, and Run competition for local youth. Those competing tested their skills in hitting distance, pitching accuracy, and running the bases. Each athlete was given a scorecard as they traveled between…
Since 1945, the Dedeaux Bazaar has become a staple in Hancock County. The bazaar is a festival that has a little something for everyone to enjoy. The bazaar is home to a weekend long slow-pitch softball tournament, carnival rides, all kinds of food from seafood to gumbo, and a chance to get up close and personal with local politicians running…
Jackson County’s annual celebration of nature made its return to the Coast. Saturday was a day of family fun at Sand Jam ’23 in Pascagoula. Guests were able to explore the many habitats and wildlife our Coast has to offer. The free event had several activities to choose from such as button making, block printing, and interacting with animals. Those…
A long-time pharmacy in Gulfport spent a big part of the weekend picking up the pieces after a car smashed through the front of the building in the early morning hours Saturday. You can see that car and the damage done to French Drug Company at the corner of Pass Road and Courthouse Road. It’s unclear why the car slammed…
A missing boater was found dead in George County over the weekend after a search that involved multiple agencies. The George County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 7 a.m. Saturday morning about an unattended vehicle and boat at a boat ramp in the Buzzard Roost community. Deputies found personal items in the vicinity of the boat launch at which…
‘Kind like Kennon’ that is the motto Ocean Springs High School is taking on as they pay their respects to their former teacher. Friends, family, former students, and members of the community gathered at the Ocean Springs High Auditorium for a memorial service for Kennon Barton. Barton was killed in a car accident on I-10 last week. Barton was a…
The Ocean Springs community is mourning the loss of a longtime city leader and local business owner. Former two-term Alderman Robert Cox Sr. died Saturday at the age of 90. Cox served as alderman for two terms and as alderman-at-large while also owning Cox’s Barbershop. Before any of that, though, he served our country in the Air Force. Visitation for…
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Very HOT temperatures ahead this afternoon as the HEAT INDEX will top the 100 degree mark. A stationary front coupled with daytime heating will pop afternoon showers/t-storm. Meanwhile high pressure was centered from the Florida Straits to the northern Gulf of Mexico just south of our area. There’s not a lot of agreement between short term models and global models…
Point Cadet in Biloxi saw a packed-out crowd as the final weigh-ins were being tallied and anglers competed for a million-dollar grand prize. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic came to a close, but not before a winner was crowned Saturday as the 2023 champion. Team Salt Shaker from Destin, Florida, took home first place, reeling in a 120-inch blue…
After a long Saturday filled with multiple weather delays, Southern Miss had the chance to win two games in the same day Sunday to punch its ticket to the College World Series. USM got halfway home in the double-header, which means the moment is still on the table for today. A 4-0 lead heading into the top of the fourth…
There is a low pressure system is in the Great Lakes region with a cold front draped just north of the area that has become stationary. This stationary front will be the energy along with daytime heating for t-storm chance, meanwhile high pressure was centered from the Florida Straits to the northern Gulf of Mexico just south of our area….
Winds have primarily become a southerly flow which is taking the humidity up another notch. Overnight, there is the possibility for showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Morning low temperatures will be in the low-to-mid 70s across our area. For your Monday, it will be the fairly standard hot and humid day until thunderstorm chances in the afternoon. A cold front…
George County Quarterback Deuce Knight might have to adjust his top 10 schools after receiving an offer from Alabama this week. Last month, the four-star recruit from the class of 2025, listing Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and South Carolina from the SEC and then Notre Dame, Oregon, Washington, and TCU as his top choices. Knight flashing that…
For those excited for the largest model railroad train museum Traintastic, the wait is almost over. Board President Glenn Mueller said, ”I guarantee two things. When people walk through this front door, they’re gonna go, ‘Oh, wow.’ And the other thing is, when they see everything, they’re not going to be able to do it all one in day. They’re…
Camels and lambs and goats, oh my! You never know what you may see, pet, or even ride at the 36th annual Summer Fair outside the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Dozens of rides are available for people of all ages and there’s several different ways to earn big prizes. New additions this year include a pony show and a magic show…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic is off to a hot start. Eighty-one different boats are currently on a mission to reel in the biggest fish they can find and a few teams are already feeling pretty good at their chances for the one-million-dollar cash prize. The Rising Sons and Grander Sunrise reeled in two very nice mahis on deck….
The Southern Miss baseball program is in the midst of its best season ever when it comes to home attendance. It’s that passionate fanbase that could help USM make this the best season ever, period. Tomorrow, the Golden Eagles are hosting Tennessee in game one of the Hattiesburg Super Regional for the right to go to the College World Series…
A Louisiana man is dead and his girlfriend injured after a shooting in Bay St. Louis. A man and a woman were shot last night around 10 p.m. in Bay St. Louis. Police say there was a dispute over a gun. The woman is in the hospital and in stable condition, but the man succumbed to his injuries. The shooting…
Two students from the University of Southern Mississippi took top honors in the second preliminary competition at the Miss Mississippi Pageant in Vicksburg. Miss Biloxi Katelyn Perry won the talent award and the evening gown award went to Miss Rankin County Madison Delancey. The preliminary competition continues tonight. A winner will be chosen tomorrow and will go on to represent…
Robots of all shapes and sizes have descended upon Gulfport High as the much-anticipated Beach Bot Battle Robotics Competition kicks off. High school students from across the south gathered to show off their engineering and creativity in the 2023 robotics competition. The aspiring engineers have spent countless hours planning, building, and programming their robots. The competition is organized into several…
For many the summer time is the time for barbecues and cookouts. Truewood Senior Living Facility is doing just that while raising awareness for Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is observed in June as a chance to spread the message about different neurological disease. Truewood Senior Living in Ocean Springs hosted a barbecue cookout, raising money for Alzheimer’s research….
Any isolated thunderstorms this evening will come to an end after sunset. This weekend will be on the unsettled side, especially Saturday. In addition to our standard afternoon thunderstorms, there will be some energy that will create a thunderstorm complex to our west. It will arrive to our area around the evening hours bringing the low-end threat of damaging winds….
Leaders gave an update on the state of passenger rail here in the Magnolia state and greater Gulf South. Local residents and civic leaders gathered at the Hancock Chamber of Commerce Office for that update. Amtrak Vice President Nichole Bucich talked specifically about working with MDOT to secure funding for the rail project along I-20 in the central part of…