Striving for inclusion and acceptance, March 21st is a day to raise awareness for people with Down Syndrome. Every year, World Down Syndrome Day is held on the 21st day of the third month because the genetic disorder is the result of a third copy of a chromosome. This day is circled on the calendar every year for Mika Hartman,…
It rains a lot here and all that water falling on the roads needs somewhere to go in order to keep drivers unimpeded. The water has to be able to properly run off of, then away from, the road to keep it from ponding. The Harrison County Road Department has 800 miles of road to maintain and their main focus…
This afternoon, the Biloxi City Council met to discuss the future of the Harrison County Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s new entry way. The new entrance will come from Pass Road to Eula Street. It utilizes a street light and roundabout, which has drawn concern from people living in the area who fear it will only make traffic worse. Despite…
A new survey finds most Americans are more stressed out about hosting a dinner at home than just about anything else and the Federal Reserve begins its most important meeting of the year so far. Monica Malpass is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Today is Down Syndrome Day here in the state of Mississippi and coming up in a few months is a new event here on the Coast aimed at raising awareness and having fun. Here to tell us about the inaugural Buddy Cruise Charity Golf Scramble is Mika Hartman. The event takes place Friday May 19th at 8 a.m. at the…
Spring is here and gardening enthusiasts turned to a Bay St. Louis floral designer for some early inspiration. Martha Whitney Butler is a certified floral designer. She gave a public lecture at the MSU Extension Office in Biloxi this morning and demonstrated techniques based on sustainable floral design practices. Her experience in art history and her use of antique and…
This Friday is the last day you can donate to this year’s March of the Mayors food drive. Eleven mayors across the Coast have again agreed to participate in the canned food drive organized by Extra Table. For the past three weeks, each city has been collecting a specific item that will benefit Extra Table’s partner food pantries on the…
In D’Iberville, crews will be back at work this week to finish one more section of the new Popp’s Ferry Road Project. They’ll be working on the west end where the new Popp’s Ferry Road intersects with the old one. Starting Thursday, that portion of Old Popp’s Ferry Road will be closed. There will also be a new traffic pattern…
It’s time to introduce you to this month’s Class Act and while our featured teacher has only been in the classroom for a few months now, it’s clear she is already making a mark on the lives of her students and fellow teachers. Grant Chighizola takes us to Creekbend Elementary and Middle School to meet her. It’s a new classroom…
The man accused of killing Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen back in May 2019 is currently incompetent to stand trial. This is according to our media partner the Sun Herald. Darian Atkinson was taken to the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield on March 9th for his sixth psychiatric evaluation and treatment to try to restore his competency to stand trial….
The warm-up has begun across our area! Temperatures are soaring well into the 60s this afternoon under plenty of sunshine. Winds are breezy out of the southeast. Winds will relax this evening as daytime heating is lost. Temperatures will be not quite as cold overnight with 50s for morning lows Wednesday. The warmer pattern sets in for the middle of…
The return flow will become more established today and remain that way through the short term. This will help add to the warming trend over the coming days but also bump the moisture up a bit. But for the most part highs will be approaching room temp and maybe just a bit higher but this will feel very comfortable over…
One more colder than normal night tonight before the high shiftseastward and temperatures fully moderate. Main forecast challenge for tonight is determining just how cold it will get, especially in the drainage areas. Depending on the timing of when winds turn around to the east and then southeast, temperatures could drop a degree or two lower than what is in…
On the high school diamond, D’Iberville hosting Hancock in some 6A action, first game after the conclusion of Battle at the Beach. It’s a Warriors winner on a cold night in D’Iberville, 3-1 off Highway 67. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, High School Baseball, sports
11-seed Mississippi State fell just five points short of a Sweet 16 bid in their 53-48 defeat at the hands of 3-seed Notre Dame. All four quarters were decided by five points or less, but MSU only had one player in double figures and shot less than 30 percent from the field. Guard Kourtney Weber said, “I don’t want to…
Prior to this year, the Ole Miss women’s basketball program hadn’t reached the Sweet 16 since 2007. Meanwhile, Stanford hadn’t not reached the Sweet 16 since, well, 2007. Of course, that’s why they call it March Madness. Last night, the Rebels had the Cardinal on the ropes from start to finish, never trailing once, and leading by as many as…
The state of Mississippi is launching its first oyster shell recycling program. The ‘Save our Shells’ program, funded through a Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality grant, gives the community an opportunity to give back to the environment while protecting a valuable natural resource. It is estimated that the SOS program could collect hundreds of thousands of recycled oysters in the…
A crash involving an 18-wheeler and a pick-up truck on Highway 49 left one man injured and his car totaled. Mississippi Highway Patrol received a call about the crash around 6:21 p.m. According to the patrol, the pick-up truck driver went to change lanes without yielding. The driver then switched into the lane between the semi-truck and another vehicle when…
One more colder than normal night tonight before the high shiftseastward and temperatures fully moderate. Main forecast challenge for tonight is determining just how cold it will get, especially in the drainage areas. Depending on the timing of when winds turn around to the east and then southeast, temperatures could drop a degree or two lower than what is in…
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies welcomes the special education class from East Central Middle School for a day of interactive learning. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies’ Ocean Adventures has been welcoming students to their facility since 2018. Not just students from nearby schools, but students from all walks of life. IMMS Director Moby Solangi thinks interacting with nature…
The past weekend, Mississippi Sea Wolves fans saw a rare anomaly on ice: opposing goalies fighting! A little over halfway through the first period, a fight broke out between the teams in Columbus, Georgia. After deciding he wanted to get in on the action, Sea Wolves Goalie Joe Sheppard made his way to the center of the ice where he…
Discovery Intercession campers at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center were in for a treat today as they learned the process of growing a green bean plant. The camp is designed for children ages four to ten years old and is filled with activities that bring science and art alive for children. A variety of learning experiences include art, STEM, cooking, and…
This month is Women’s History Month and Memorial Health is working to continue to empower women in the medical field. This morning, a panel was held to honor women who came before them and build upon their inspiration. Six leaders with Memorial and the community came together to talk about how to mentor and grow one another. A goal was…
The De L’Epee Deaf Center’s annual yard sale is coming Saturday in Gulfport. This center provides care to those who are deaf or hard of hearing through programs that teach sign language and deaf camps for children. Each year, the center has a yard sale to help fund these camps. You can find anything from clothes and toys to vintage…