After receiving three new firetrucks, the City of Biloxi Fire Department has decided to give their retired one a new life. The city received a firetruck in 2000 for the annexation of Woolmarket. It can hold up to 1,000 gallons of water and was built for rural areas, making it perfect for Rolling Fork, a town that lost everything during…
Happening Wednesday, a one-stop opportunity to enroll for college for the fall semester at Southern Miss. The Gulf Park Campus is hosting an express enrollment event for those interested in taking classes at the Long Beach campus. Southern Miss is waiving the application fee for prospective students. You can apply, be accepted, and enroll all at the same event and…
A local group is striving for a safer and healthier Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Harrison County Active Living Initiative deals with side walks for pedestrians and bikers. For safety reasons, the group is hard at work to get a viable sidewalk, particularly along Highway 90. Parts of the path in Pass Christian are three feet wide and slope back to…
A busy road in D’Iberville has been getting a face lift for quite a long time. The construction on Popp’s Ferry Road is approaching the final stages. The city is waiting for a striper to put the final touches on the road this week, weather permitting. Once that’s complete, traffic will be free to flow and a contractor will go…
Showers and thunderstorms will diminish in coverage over the next few hours. Cloud coverage will remain dominant overnight with mild temperatures. Clouds will thin tomorrow morning and expect tomorrow to be much like the last couple of days. Isolated thunderstorm potential will be a feature of your Wednesday. Overall, expect more sunshine as compared to today. Thunderstorms will bring the…
Locally, a museum in Ocean Springs pays tribute to the lives lost on D-Day. On the anniversary of D-Day, we honor those who gave their lives for our country. At the G.I. Museum in Ocean Springs, they strive to preserve history and remind Americans of the cost of freedom. Today marks the 79th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6th, 1944,…
The Gulfport Chief of Police sent out a reminder today to pay a little more attention on the roads during summer months. As the school year ends, more kids will be outside. Chief Adam Cooper says it is important that everyone watch out for the children of the Coast. Gulfport police will be placing more emphasis on enforcing traffic infractions…
Leaders of Gulf Coast Equality, PFlag Gulfport, Vote your Pride Mississippi, Mississippi Rising Coalition, and the Trans Program released a joint statement Monday night in response to the protests regarding the Pride flag flying at the VA. Gulf Coast Equality’s presentation today at the society’s monthly lunch and learn explains how individuals can learn to become better allies to the…
In an update on an arson arrest from over the weekend, 29-year-old Branson Causey’s felony charge of arson was reduced to a misdemeanor during his initial appearance today. Causey was accused of starting a fire in the woods on Old CCC Camp Road, which is off Ocean Springs Road near Plymouth Road. The investigator said it was determined that Causey…
Union troubles at West Coast ports could mean empty store shelves and Apple just announced its first major product since 2014, but it is expensive. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
It’s a new month which means new and exciting Mississippi Lottery games are making their debut today. Joining us with more details about the new games is Lottery Communications Director Meg Annison. Tags: lottery, lotto, Mississippi Lottery
One of the premier fishing tournaments here on the Mississippi Coast gets underway this week. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf spoke with Event Organizer Robbie Carter as they get ready for the long weekend. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Billfish Classic
Climb CDC is gearing up for its Spring Fest this weekend at Milner Stadium. Here to tell us what this year’s event will have to offer are Rapid Rehousing Project Manager Carrissa Corbett and Climb CDC Chief Operating Officer John Whitfield. The Climb CDC Spring Fest takes place Saturday, June 10th at 10 a.m. at Milner Stadium in Gulfport. Admission…
A Picayune man is behind bars after officers found meth in a Cheetos bag inside his car. Jeffrey Effler is now charged with felony trafficking of a controlled substance. Picayune police say they pulled Effler over for a seatbelt violation just before 1 yesterday afternoon. Effler later gave officers consent to search his vehicle and that’s when they found an…
A stationary front continues to linger south of the area. This will continue to bring hot and humid conditions along with a 40% chance for afternoon t-storm with temperatures in the mid-80s. Activity induce by daytime heating/sea-breeze will quickly diminish close to sunset. Isolated activity will continue in the outer coastlines overnight. Temperatures could reach 90 somewhere in our area…
Oscar GlasscockSt. Patrick announced that Oscar Glasscock has been named head coach for the Fighting Irish football program. Glasscock has served in a variety of coaching roles throughout his career, most recently as the head coach at Cullman High School in Cullman, Alabama. While at Cullman, Glasscock led the program to four consecutive playoff appearances and an overall record of…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The NCAA Super Regionals are returning to Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field for the second time in program history. The NCAA announced Tuesday, June 6, that Southern Miss (45-18) will play host to Tennessee (41-19) in the 2023 NCAA Hattiesburg Super Regional. Both teams are appearing in the Super Regionals for consecutive years with the Golden Eagles making…
This morning there is a stationary front near the Mississippi coastline, with radar indicating isolated showers moving northwestward from the Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures will be in the mid-80s for much of the area today, and a few degrees warmer on Wednesday. Temperatures could reach 90 somewhere in our area Wednesday through Friday. There is a chance for afternoon shower…
Biloxi High School alum Colt Keith continuing his banner season at the Double-A level, having been named Eastern League Player of the Month following his scorching hot run at the plate. In May, Keith hitting at a clip of .374 with six home runs, seven doubles, and 27 RBI while slugging .670. For the season, Keith is now hitting .321…
AUBURN, Ala. – NCAA Auburn Regional Most Outstanding Player Dustin Dickerson blasted a three-run home run, his fourth of the tournament, to break a deadlocked score in leading No. 2 seed Southern Miss to an 11-7 championship victory over No. 4 Penn Monday afternoon at Plainsman Park. The Golden Eagles (45-18) won their second consecutive regional and third overall as…
Thunderstorm activity from earlier has come to an end. We are left with humid conditions and mild temperatures for the remainder of the night. Your day tomorrow will be much like today with a hot start and afternoon thunderstorm chances. Much of the same will be present through midweek. Some signals of slightly less unsettled weather are around for the…
High school educators will spend the next three days learning about the blue economy from GenSea. GenSea is a program that collaborates with the University of Southern Mississippi and is led by STEM programs on the Coast to show high school students the bounty of marine careers on the Coast. They host field trips, offer paid summer internships, and host…
In Harrison County, the school district is stepping up to ensure that children in the community have access to nutritious meals with its successful summer feeding program. Cafeteria Manager Latisha Crawford said, “The program has been going on forever. When I was a little girl. I faithfully went to North Gulfport Elementary. My momma used to tell me. You better…
Kids are having fun in the sun at the YMCA this summer. From swimming to going to the beach on the Mississippi Gulf Coast so many of our summer activities revolve around the water. At the YMCA, water safety is a number one priority. The YMCA is offering free swim lessons to 1,000 children and adults through a grant. The…