Morning Business Report: May 4th, 2023

Google rolls out an alternative to the password and the Federal Reserve raises interest rates by a quarter percent but the question remains is that the last hike? Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Sound of Spring Concert benefiting Ukraine

Nataliya Molsbee and her talented students will be performing at two events on the Coast tomorrow and Saturday. It’s all to raise awareness for the ongoing war in Ukraine and those who have been impacted by all the fighting. Nataliya and one of her students, Corrine Kuhner, is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Sound of Spring Concert,…

Biloxi alum Colt Keith hits fourth home run of the season

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 vs. Montgomery Biscuits

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

MGCCC men’s and women’s tennis preparing for nationals

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…

More local state champions crowned

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,…

D’Iberville Girls Soccer Coach Paul Langham named 2023 ‘Catch a Break’ recipient

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…

Beau Rivage holds crawfish boil in honor of Officer Robert McKeithen

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…

Southern Miss, SEAAHEAD sponsor Inaugural Demo Day for Gulf Blue Navigator program

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…

Coast Guard warns against illegal vessels

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…

Flames burn part of Desoto National Forest in Harrison County

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…

5/3 – Jeff Vorick’s “Mild & Dry Conditions” Wednesday Evening Forecast

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…

Merchants meet to discuss panhandling along the Coast

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

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…