Finally seeing the models come into solid agreement on every variable and this has caused some sudden moderate changes in severe wx and rainfall risk levels and placement from yesterday. The features that will eventually affect the area today will be a low pressure and attendant cold front, the surface low is very weak at the moment. The low pressure…
When you get to the South State Championship round of any high school sport, you don’t typically expect to blow out the other team, but that’s exactly what happened in St. Patrick’s 7-1 win over OLA last night and sophomore sensation Anna Katherine Thriffiley was in the middle of all of it. “I started playing soccer when I was five…
Upper level analysis shows a ridge centered just south of Florida, a broad trough over the northern half of the country east of the Rockies and a closed low south of Arizona. That low will open up as it gets picked up and absorbed by the broad trough Thursday into Friday. This process will take the base of that low…
Biloxi alum Colt Keith is heading to Major League Spring Training, less than three years after getting drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round of the 2020 Draft. Keith is one of just four top 30 prospects in the organization to get the call fresh off his scorching hot Arizona Fall League Run in which the former Indian…
The start of the Biloxi Shuckers season is just over two months away and a familiar face is returning to the dugout. The Milwaukee Brewers announced Mike Guerrero as Shuckers skipper for the seventh straight season and his 25th as a Minor League manager overall. In 2022, the Shuckers finished just a half-game under .500 at 67-68, still in search…
Biloxi High senior Defensive Back Damaryion Fillmore put pen to paper with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Fillmore has been a varsity contributor for the Indians ever since his sophomore year, closing out his Big Red career with big time numbers, 142 total tackles and six interceptions on defense and then 580 yards and six touchdowns rushing on offense as…
In 2021, Vancleave High School was home to the state’s second-leading rusher Dayan Bilbo. In 2022, the Bulldogs replaced one workhorse back with another in the form of John Peterson, who proceeded to win the state rushing title en route to fulfilling his collegiate football dreams. The former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week joined at the National Signing…
At St. Stanislaus, the Rock-a-Chaws sending a quartet of football standouts to the next level and all four student-athletes played a big role in SSC’s first playoff win since 2017. Starting with QB1, Hudson Osborne signed with Northeast Mississippi, alongside a pair heading to Mississippi Gulf Coast, Fulton Ascherl and former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week Chandler Chapman,…
As one of the biggest high schools in the state of Mississippi, Ocean Springs consistently produces some of the biggest National Signing Day classes in the state and on the Gulf Coast. This morning, the Greyhounds sending 11 standout student-athletes to the next level across six different sports. Starting with football and teammates twice over J.P. Coulter and Keshawn Thomas,…
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch kicked off the second phase of a statewide campaign to end human trafficking. It continues to haunt our streets, human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that exploits humans for profit. Men, women, and children can all be sold into captivity. It’s one of the most lucrative industries in the world making more than…
The filing deadline for Mississippi candidates has officially passed. Harrison and Hancock counties will have races for sheriff. For Harrison County, it is officially a two-man race between Republican Louis Elias and Republican Matt Haley. For Hancock County, it a four-man race between Ricky Adam, Johnny R. Raffeo Jr, Channing Reynolds, and Nathan ‘Corky’ Hoda, all of whom are Republicans….
A paralyzed veteran from the Gulf Coast area was the first to demonstrate Re-Walk equipment for staff at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Biloxi. Re-Walk is a wearable robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with spinal cord injury to stand and walk. The veteran has been going to Pensacola Rehab Clinic for several months…
Upper level analysis shows a ridge centered just south of Florida, a broad trough over the northern half of the country east of the Rockies and a closed low south of Arizona. That low will open up as it gets picked up and absorbed by the broad trough Thursday into Friday. This process will take the base of that low…
Hanshaw Road in Ocean Springs has officially closed. The closing went smoother than expected for the Ocean Springs Middle School, having less traffic build up than expected. The road is closed to repair a sewer force main that was damaged during a collection of soil borings. The City of Ocean Springs wants to remind everyone to be mindful of extended…
Orange Grove Elementary received a generous donation to pay off school meals from the fall semester. Buster and Nelda Tindel donated $2,700 to their local elementary school. What was a small amount to them, is actually the largest donation to a Harrison County school in the last five years. Orange Grove Elementary officials said the donation equates to about 900…
A precious stone has been discovered in our state and now, scientists want it to become the official gem of Mississippi. Opals have been discovered in 20-million-year-old volcanic ash in Claiborne County near Vicksburg. There’s not an official state gem at the moment, but geologists through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality are pushing for it. If passed, House Bill…
WOW Care Closet in Gulfport has everything a woman needs when it comes to making a great impression or just have the basic necessities when it comes to clothes. WOW, Women of Wisdom Inc, is an organization that began in 1999. It started as a luncheon that happens once a month to empower, encourage, and energize women along the Gulf…
More than two years after Hurricane Zeta damaged it, the Pass Christian Harbor is expected to be completely restored within the next two months. The city has made upgrades to the harbor by adding flow-through decking and replacing bathroom trailers lost in the storm. Excursion Pier near Shaggy’s will become a city project and not funded by FEMA. Originally the…
Jackson County Board President Ken Taylor presented the 2023 State of the County Address during the Pascagoula Rotary Club Meeting. Taylor talked about the county’s finances and economic growth moving into 2023, while also updating ongoing partnerships and projects geared toward improving the quality of life for people living in Jackson County. Taylor touched on 2023 road projects including Ocean…
Many kitchen staples have increased in price, especially when it comes to eggs, According to the Consumer Price Index, the average cost for a dozen eggs was $4.25 in December compared to $3.59 in November and $1.79 in December 2021. In other states, shoppers are paying almost $8 for eggs. The average price for a dozen large eggs on the…
Exxon Mobil smashes through its profit expectations and U.S. healthcare spending nearly doubles that of other high-income countries. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
This weekend marks the 43rd Gulf Coast Orchid Show. Marilyn Ladnier from the Gulf Coast Orchid Society is in studio with more. The show takes place Friday, February 3rd through Sunday, February 5th. Admission is free. Exhibits open Friday from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. On Saturday, exhibits are open from noon until 6 p.m. and mini classes are offered…
Revelers are gearing up for the first set of parades to roll this Saturday in Ocean Springs. Mardi Gras Outlet has everything to help them let the good times roll. Coast Mardi Gras Outlet has been supplying the Coast with Mardi Gras essentials for the past decade. Shoppers have been flooding the store buying supplies for parades, floats, Mardi Gras…
It’s time for this week’s Pet of the Week. Katie King is in studio with Darling, this week’s Pet of the Week who is up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi.