Morning Business Report: September 26th, 2022

There’s an effort to push President Biden to now forget medical debt and the House may consider changes to how lawmakers trade stocks this week. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report

2nd annual Bullying Awareness Day Event in Gulfport

The Heroines of Jericho and Palace of Children will soon put on a bullying awareness event at Westside Park in Gulfport. Here to give us the details and talk about the cause is Organizer Anita Harrion. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Bullying Awareness Day, Heroines of Jericho, Palace of Children

9/26 – The Chief’s “Cold Frontal Passage” Monday Morning Forecast

A cold front will push through the area this morning bringing in a cooler/drier air mass. Isolated to scattered showers could be possible along the coastal areas as the front tries to move through this morning. Overall, there is decent moisture at the surface, but a lack of deep layer moisture content. As a result, I’m generally not expecting widespread rain….

9/23 – Brittany’s “Pleasant” Friday Night Forecast

The big news of the short term is still the hot and dry conditions that we have been seeing lately. Although we did see a “cold front” this morning, afternoon high temperatures were still able to reach the upper 80s to low 90s for everyone today. As high pressure continues to be the dominant feature, this heat will continue. Forecast…

High School Football: D’Iberville Warriors vs. Biloxi Indians

In D’Iberville, the Warriors host Biloxi in the Battle of Back Bay, looking to bounce back from a week four loss at Picayune, Indians coming off a win over Pearl. Biloxi ends up taking this one after a back and forth brute match. Indians win 34-27. Categories: Friday Night Showcase Tags: Biloxi Indians, D’iberville Warriors, Friday Night Showcase, high school…

Teachers learn about blue economy careers at USM’s Marine Education Center

Twenty-three high school engineering teachers from across the state toured USM’s Marine Education Center to learn about blue economy careers. Teachers watched a presentation where they learned about GenSea programs offered at the center to help bring awareness to their students. The GenSea programs introduce students to the field of underwater mapping or hydrography, one of the many careers GenSea…

Interest rate increase affecting home buyers

The interest rate increase has had a major impact on decisions to buy houses here on the Coast. Agents at Exit Prestige Luxury Realty say the biggest affect with interest rates is buying power which will hurt buyers when it comes to purchasing more homes. The interest rates for most homes are now around six percent. Broker Owner Tashia McGinn,…

High school football district play underway tonight

This week, Pascagoula’s home football game against Harrison Central finished third in the voting for the New Orleans Saints high school football game of the month, courtesy of Sanderson Farms. First would have been cooler but still a great Region 4 Class 6A match up to kick off the start of district play. News 25’s Jeff Haeger is at War…

9/23 – Brittany’s “Cooler” Friday Evening Forecast

Upper ridging over Texas will be in the process of getting suppressed southward by Saturday night and Sunday as a strong trough digs through the Great Lakes. This will eventually push a stronger cold front through the area, probably on Monday. Don`t really have deep moisture available, but there does appear to be sufficient instability to produce isolated to scattered…

Law firm hosted town halls for BP Oil Spill victims in Gulfport

A Miami-based law firm, the Downs Law Group, hosted free town halls in Gulfport for victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill. The town halls are offered to those who suffer from cancer or chronic illness and think they may have been harmed by the spill. Attendees had one-on-one discussions with Attorney Alexander Blume, who shared information regarding…

Estate wins $10M in punitive damages against USAA in Hurricane Katrina claims case

The estate of an Ocean Springs woman won $10 million in punitive damages against an insurance company over a Hurricane Katrina claim. A Jackson County jury returned the verdict Friday against USAA Insurance. The estate of Sylvia Minor of Ocean Springs had claimed that USAA denied its Hurricane Katrina claim in bad faith. Attorneys Jim Reeves and David Baria represented…

Weekend events along the Gulf Coast

Looking ahead to the weekend, there are several events along the Coast. The end of summer BBQ Cookoff and Concert is happening Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Springs. Admission is $20 and includes all you can eat chicken and pork plates.  Proceeds will benefit Wounded Warrior and Purple Heart recipients and other local charities along the Gulf Coast….

Rotary Club of Gulfport Sunset collecting donations for Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence

The Rotary Club of Gulfport Sunset is collecting donations of household items to help the Gulf Coast Center for nonviolence. Donation collection sites can be found at: Mississippi Power in Downtown Gulfport The Flooring Mart Coast Electric Power Association Sawyer Real Estate The Floor Trader John Fayard Storage Harrison County Library System- All locations Here to tell us more about…

47th annual Slavic Invitational tees off at golf courses around the Coast

The 47th annual Slavic Invitational is underway this weekend with more then 435 teams playing on five golf courses along the Coast. The Slavic tournament started in Gulfport at Windance Country Club, but throughout the weekend, golfers will join in on the action at Sunkist Golf Club in Biloxi, all the way to the Pine and Cardinal in Diamondhead. Tonight…

Mississippi Aquarium releases endangered Kemp’s Ridley turtles

The Mississippi Aquarium released one of its last rehabilitated Kemp’s Ridley Sea turtles this morning. In late 2020, Fog was rescued by the Massachusetts Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary’s staff and volunteers. He was hospitalized with pneumonia at New England Aquarium’s sea turtle hospital in Quincy, Massachusetts. In October 2021, New England Aquarium staff arranged to have Fog flown to…

9/22 – Brittany’s “Officially Fall” Thursday Night Forecast

High pressure will hold on one more day on Saturday, with high temperatures pretty similar to Friday. Another disturbance will move across much of the eastern half of the country beginning on Sunday. This will force another frontal boundary into, and likely through the area Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. There may be just enough moisture to promote scattered t-storms at…