Hurricane season is less than a month away. Smart Home America out of Mobile was in Pass Christian to talk with residents about ways to fortify their homes. It was a chance to learn about fortified construction, a higher level of standard that can reduce the risk of water entering your home by 95 percent. It also nearly doubles the…
An upper level high pressure will build in across the middle of the country from the Gulf Coast all the way to the Northern Plains. It will start to feel like summer with highs in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. Not a particularly large spread in forecast temps, however, models are trending on the warmer side of guidance…
Haeleigh Stamper, De’Arreis SmithMore information has become available about how the community can help the families of the teens who were killed and injured in a shooting at a post-prom party in Bay St. Louis over the weekend. Funeral arrangements for 16-year-old Haeleigh Stamper were announced. Visitation is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Bayou Talla Fellowship in the…
A broad longwave disturbance is currently encompassing the eastern 1/3 of the country and will continue east today and tomorrow. Upper level high pressure will build in across the middle of the country from the Gulf Coast all the way to the Northern Plains. It will start to feel like summer with highs in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees….
After failing to crack double digit wins during his first three seasons as Southern Miss head men’s basketball coach, Jay Ladner managed to win more games in year four than he did those first three years combined. The end result: job security. Today, USM announced a four-year contract extension with Ladner, who led the Golden Eagles to the Sun Belt…
This week’s Student Athlete of the Week is Hancock softball sophomore Teegan DeWitt and she can spin the ball just as well as she can hit it. Hancock’s Teegan DeWitt has played softball ever since she could pick up a bat and all that time spent on the diamond is really starting to pay off. Dewitt plays first base for…
In the Double A ranks, Biloxi alum Colt Keith swatting his fourth home run of the season yesterday as he continues to make his case to get the call up to the Majors later this year. Through 21 games for the Erie Seawolves, the former Indian also has four doubles, nine runs scored, and 14 runs batted in while hitting…
Biloxi Shuckers on the road this week. Game two against the Montgomery Biscuits. Shuckers lose in extra innings, taking a 3-2 lead in the top of the 11th, only to give up two runs in the bottom half. Biscuits win 4-3. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, sports
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is sending both men’s and women’s programs to the NJCAA Tournament in McKinney, Texas. With the exception of a singular regular season loss to Jones College, both the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs went undefeated against teams from Mississippi leading up to the Region 23 Tournament. The men ran the table en route to the Region…
Some more local state champions crowned! Yesterday we featured St. Patrick boys golf and Ocean Springs girls golf. Today, it’s Gautier boys golf, going back-to-back as 5A state champs, led by Peyton Russell shooting 10 under par. St. Stanislaus and Our Lady Academy tennis team taking home the gold as the 3A state champions with a 6-1 win over Booneville,…
Last week, D’Iberville baseball senior standout Dennis Krabbe signed a D1 scholarship with Mississippi Valley State. As a two-way player, Krabbe is expected to play first base and pitch from the left side, just like he’s been doing for the Warriors as one of four DHS players with a home run this season. Krabbe has also spent time with the…
D’Iberville High School Head Girls Soccer Coach Paul Langham has been named the recipient of the ninth annual Dora Delahoussaye Memorial Drawdown worth $2,000. Her ‘Catch-a-Break’ Cancer Foundation benefits one person each year through a silent and live auction set to take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, August 5th at the D’Iberville Community Club. Langham has been battling stage 4…
Temperatures will be cool again overnight with mainly clear skies for the area. Dry air remains in place as high pressure has remained in control of the weather pattern. However, changes are on the horizon beginning tomorrow. Moisture will be on the increase as the wind flow will shift to a southerly one. Clouds will begin to stream in during…
The team at Beau Rivage Casino and Resort headed over to the Biloxi Police Department this evening to give the officers a well-deserved crawfish boil. This event was brought about due to the cancellation of the Beau’s annual golf tournament with the department called ‘Heroes at Fallen Oak.’ When the event was canceled, the team at the Beau decided they…
The University of Southern Miss and their research foundation teamed up with SEAAHEAD to sponsor the inaugural Demo Day of the Gulf Blue Navigator Program. The program included presentations by six blue technology start up companies. The event celebrates the success of the pilot program and first-ever blue technology accelerator program focused on the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Blue…
The Coast Guard is warning people to be wary of illegal charters before hopping on a boat. All commercial vessels must be Coast Guard certified. The Gulf Coast Illegal Charter Task Force insures there are enough life jackets on board, the captain has a license, and more. Boarding a boat without these items is extremely dangerous. The task force is…
A forest fire quickly grew as flames engulfed the side of Desoto National Forest near Highway 49. A fire quickly spread this afternoon across part of Desoto National Forest. Harrison County Fire Rescue Chief Pat Sullivan says his team and the Gulfport Fire Department responded to the scene to a find a portion of Desoto National Forest near Highway 49…
Splendid conditions continued for the area today with warm temperatures, low humidity content, and a light breeze. Expect a few clouds tonight and temperatures to dip into the 50s on average. As we move into Thursday, changes to our weather pattern will be on tap. A system to our west will begin to move into the picture. While it will…
The cities of Biloxi and Gulfport are offering a ‘better way to give’ program when it comes to panhandling. Merchants met at the Biloxi Visitors Center to talk about panhandling that has become more of a problem on the Coast. Panhandling is when individuals ask others for money in front of businesses that are not only disrupting a place of…
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Dr. Lee Voulters, a neurologist who has worked at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport for 16 years, says there are two types of strokes. Ischemic stroke is when there’s a blockage of blood vessels that causes a decrease of oxygen to the brain. Eighty-five percent of patients end up with an ischemic stroke. The other…
Teachers are feeling the love this week as they are being thanked for their hard work and efforts in the classroom. The first full week of May marks ‘Teacher Appreciation Week’ and Saucier Elementary is showing why their teachers are the best. Since Monday, educators at Saucier have been catered to with a breakfast bar, taco bar, and today’s treat…
About a year ago, the mayors of Jackson County cities started holding quarterly luncheons. Each mayor hosts a luncheon in their city. This meeting was hosted by Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan. They even had matching shirts. The mayors share common problems and successes and give each other updates on crime, poverty, economic gain, and more. The mayors talked about the…
The Picayune Police Department is now breaking ground on a new home. City officials, council members, and the Picayune Police Department gathered around the site for a ground breaking ceremony where the new police station and courthouse are being built. Picayune Mayor Jim Luke took the podium, thanking everyone who has played a role in the development of the new…
On April 16th, a racially charged comment was posted from Gautier Councilman Rusty Anderson’s Facebook account. Anderson said his account was hacked and that he did not post the comment. The city requested proof that Anderson had been hacked. Anderson returned to his seat Tuesday night, but was met with backlash. He has shown proof that an IP address in…