Kentucky Derby taking place this weekend

The Kentucky Derby, the greatest two minutes in sports, is happening this Saturday! When you think of the Kentucky Derby, two main things often come to mind: horses and hats! Bob Mahoney is the owner of Mary Mahoney’s and he’s also a big fan of horse races. He says he fell in love with the sport growing up in Biloxi…

May is National Foster Care Month

May is National Foster Care Month which is a time to celebrate caregivers and the system that makes foster care possible. Every two minutes a child is placed into the foster care system. Currently, there are more than 400,000 children in the system at any given time. In Mississippi, there are approximately 4,000 children in foster care. Elijah’s Closet, a…

Observing National Day of Prayer across the Gulf Coast

City leaders and community members came together at Biloxi City Hall to observe the National Day of Prayer. Created in 1952 by Congress, National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. In the City of Biloxi, the day has been celebrated at City…

Bay Waveland Middle School student caught recording classmate in bathroom

Earlier this week, Bay-Waveland School Superintendent Dr. Sandra Reed informed parents that a male Bay Middle School student was caught recording a student using the girl’s restroom. According to the victim’s mother’s Facebook account, the student allegedly received a message from another student to let her know about the recording. The mother says she believes the recorder was hiding in…

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…