In the high school softball ranks, Stone Lady Tomcats hosting the only game in town tonight against Region 8 Class 4A rival Greene County. Lady Tomcats win 10-4. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Softball, softball, sports
Cool and breezy conditions will be present out the door tomorrow morning. Mostly cloudy skies are expected through much of tomorrow. Winds will begin to elevate to breezy conditions Tuesday, with elevated winds carrying through Thursday. An area of low pressure will form in the Gulf and will linger for our area for the middle of this week. Rain chances…
When the Biloxi Shuckers make their long-awaited 2023 debut at MGM Park tomorrow, they’ll be doing so with the number one prospect in all of minor league baseball for the first time in franchise history. Get used to hearing the name Jackson Chourio, who was elevated to the top spot by Baseball America upon the graduation of former prospects Gunnar…
Make-a-Wish is back with another granted wish to a Coast child! This time, Waveland eight-year-old Khai Thomas was granted his wish of a dream trip to Disney World in Orlando. Today, Khai and his family met up with Wish Giver Cindy Kenny who threw Khai a little party with pizza, cupcakes, and balloons. The Blind Tiger charters team even offered…
The start of this week will provide for a brief lull in the pattern across South Mississippi. Clouds will move back in this evening and temperatures will drop off again. Expect mostly cloudy skies and cool conditions tomorrow morning. Skies will feature more in the way of cloud coverage tomorrow. Thanks to already-unsettled conditions across the Gulf, there is a…
There may be some big changes coming to Downtown Ocean Springs thanks to the Façade Grant Improvement Program. They received a $20,000 grant through a partnership with the Ocean Springs Chamber of Main Street and Mississippi Power Foundation. This money will be divided up between existing commercial businesses who apply. The money is meant to revitalize the area from Holcomb…
Kids participating in the Jackson County 4-H Spring Break Camp enjoyed learning about marine life across the Coast. The three-day event is free for kids ages five to 18 and offers arts and crafts, games, activities, and a chance to learn from community speakers. Today, the Mississippi Aquarium visited the camp and students learned about sharks, sting rays, and other…
April is an opportunity to celebrate the expressiveness and charm of poetry. Some may think of poetry as boring, but Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College allows us to change our perspectives and look upon poetry as a rhythmic art of expressing one’s thoughts through their students and creative writing classes. The success of Black History Month in February and Women’s…
The deadline to file taxes is just over a week away. The deadline to file taxes is April 18th. Is it too late to file your taxes? Mercy Housing and Human Development’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is free to you year-round. VITA Tax Advance Preparer Lauren Misko said, “It’s never too late to file your taxes. It’s something that’s a…
Make-A-Wish is sending one of their Wish kids on a dream Disney World vacation soon. News 25’s Rick Gogreve is in Bay St. Louis for the announcement celebration. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Make-A-Wish
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held annually during the second week of April to honor public safety telecommunicators for their service. Kelsey Saldiveri has been a dispatcher for three years at the Emergency Operation Center in the Kiln. She answers emergency calls and addresses problems and requests by transmitting information or providing solutions sometimes involving emergency personnel. “It’s an…
A non-emergency medical transportation company for disabled patients is dedicated to helping the community. While working at a local hospital, Julie Faucha noticed how long discharged patients had to wait before getting transported. Julie and her husband, Andrea Faucha, created Medi-Lift of Mississippi to ensure discharged patients in wheelchairs are transported in a timely and safe manner from hospitals, nursing,…
Mortgage rates fall for the fourth week in a row and investors head into a busy week following the long Easter holiday weekend. Joya Dass is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Over 3,500 eggs were up for grabs as families waited for their chance to meet the Easter Bunny at one Coast museum. On Saturday, the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum held its annual Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration. Children roamed the area collecting eggs, while some took a ride on Thomas the Train and his friends. The Easter Bunny even…
What is the Easter weekend without a hearty meal? That is a question the White House Hotel cannot answer just yet. This year for their annual Easter brunch, the hotel had everyone’s favorites from smoked prime ribs and Easter ham, scrambled eggs, bacon, French toast, and a whole slew of delicacies. The brunch was catered by Cora’s Restaurant and Bar…
What was once a small Easter egg hunt has now turned into a tradition that is continuing to grow in Ocean Springs. VFW Post 5699 had its third annual Community Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival Saturday. The Easter celebration was free to the public, featuring an egg hunt with 10,000 eggs. Once kids were done hunting for treats, carnival games…
Many other churches held services and community events yesterday in recognition of Easter Sunday. Lighthouse Baptist Church in Biloxi held its Easter Resurrection Celebration after Sunday’s service. 165 kids were in attendance, eager to go hunting for Easter eggs, play games, and go home with gifts and some stuffed animals. The church recently reopened after being closed since 1988 and…
It was one big party as a Biloxi church celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Sunday. More than 2,000 people graced the floors of New Life Family Church Gulf Coast for the Easter weekend. The Easter celebration featured a petting zoo, fun activities for the whole family, and multiple church services. The church held its first Easter Sunday in…
The Shuckers home opener is tomorrow at MGM Park and there are some great ways to celebrate the return of baseball in Biloxi. Joining us this morning is David Reese, the owner of Fly Llama Brewing with more on what they’re doing tomorrow to mark the home opener.
Back Bay Mission has something coming up that is sweet and for a good cause! Here to give us all the details is Rev. James Pennington from Back Bay Mission. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: back bay mission
The end of the school year is fast approaching, but that’s not stopping Grant Chighizola from heading to the classroom to highlight another star teacher here in South Mississippi. Our Class Act this month is a kindergarten teacher who is dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable environment for all of her students. You’ll find calming lamps and lots of…
An upper high pressure builds east rapidly, it will flatten an upper trough east of the Rockies and cause it to orient more west to east over time. The upper jet winds of the subtropical jet will also get involved to the front “south side” of this trough causing winds to become stronger on this side of the trough causing it…
Harrison County Fire Rescue battled a fire at a single story brick home Sunday night. The call came in about 8 p.m. about a house on fire off Vidalia Road. The house was fully involved when firefighters arrive. No one was home at the time of the fire, Fire Rescue officials said. Pass Christian Fire Department and CRTC also responded…
The feature that is about to give rise to our forecast is currently located over the Nebraska/Kansas border. This is seen as a weak low pressure reflected at the surface from a strong short upper level disturbance moving over the NE portion of an aggressive upper ridge. Currently, this feature is moving down the back side of an upper trough….