The accolades keep coming for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College President Dr. Mary Graham. She was just selected by the Mississippi Business Journals as one of this year’s top CEOs. Dr. Graham was recognized with other honorees at a special breakfast in Jackson this morning. Top CEOs in the state will also be recognized in a special issue of the…
Long Beach Police and Public Works are in the process of cleaning up a fuel leak on the tracks at Lang Avenue. Assistant Chief Bruce Carver said an 18-wheeler crossed the tracks at Lang, which is too steep to cross. As a result, the truck pulled its fuel tank off the truck, spilling fuel on the roadway and the tracks….
New details released on the condition of three of the victims in yesterday’s apartment fire. The mother and child who were in critical condition are showing signs of improvement. One point of clarification, we’ve been told it was the four-year-old child who was airlifted to New Orleans in critical condition, not the two-year-old as previously reported. Gulfport officials say that…
Gulfport Police are part of a multi-jurisdictional investigation that appears to be centered on Old Highway 49. A victim suffering from a gunshot wound was found in the area. Police were at Grace Temple Baptist Church on Old Highway 49 right around lunchtime. Crime scene tape was strung up around the church. Police spokesman Jason Ducre said Vicksburg Police and…
We are amidst a cold stretch of days to end this week. The good news for warm weather lovers is that a warming trend is in sight. Skies will be mostly clear this afternoon and evening. With high pressure making its closest approach, skies will clear out overnight and winds will become light. Tomorrow morning will be the coldest of…
A disturbance over the Great Lakes has multiple bit of energy rotating through it. Flow is currently zonal across the southern states, with one disturbance exiting through the Carolinas and another near the Four Corners area. At the surface, high pressure was over the southern Rockies. Early this morning, there was a shallow layer of moisture trapped under a frontal…
In Ocean Springs, Region 7 Class 6A champion Lady Greyhounds hosting Oak Grove. This should have been a rematch from the first game of the season, but the game was canceled and never made up. Ocean Springs wins 2-0. They face Northwest Rankin in the third round Saturday. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school girls soccer, soccer, sports
Vancleave’s Kam and Kade Medlen are this week’s Student Athletes of the Week. They are another set of twins who are double the trouble in double the sports. “We’ve played basketball since we were about three or four years old… nonstop so basically our whole lives.” Kam and Kade Medlen are seniors on the Vancleave High School basketball team, Kam…
Temperatures are much colder than this time yesterday! The coldest of the airmass is working into South Mississippi. Cloud coverage will help keep temperatures from bottoming out tonight. Winds will remain elevated enough to provide for a wind chill around 30 degrees tomorrow morning. High pressure fully builds in tomorrow. This will lead to clear skies and winds backing down…
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has filed to run for re-election. Secretary Watson says he is not at peace leaving office while there is more to be done. He said he wishes to still work on strengthening election process integrity, work with the tidelands, and to protect Mississippians against human trafficking. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Michael Watson, secretary…
The Mississippi Sound Coalition met to discuss their future plans following the U.S. District Court’s ruling last Wednesday. On January 18th, the U.S. District Court ruled that the U.S. Corps of Engineers must consult with the National Marine Fisheries before opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway in the future, giving the Mississippi Sound Coalition a big win in the lawsuit. One…
Governor Tate Reeves says Mississippi is in the best financial shape it has ever been in. Lawmakers are sitting on a $4 billion revenue surplus going into the legislative session. Governor Reeves spoke to WXXV today about how he’d like to see that money used. He says he wants you to keep more of your own money. Governor Reeves is…
The cold front associated with yesterday/last night’s system made it through our area before sunrise today. Temperatures remained in the 50s much of today with breezy northwest winds. Skies will clear through the night. Winds will remain elevated overnight as temperatures bottom out in the 30s. Skies will be clear tomorrow and winds will begin to relax through the day….
Linda Buford was shot working her Uber shift last Friday by a passenger in Gulfport near Tennessee Street and Chicago Avenue. Seventeen-year-old Trinyell Coats Jr. admitted to shooting Buford and has been charged with aggravated assault and taken to the Harrison County Jail with a bond set at $250,000. Buford has been sharing her story and recovery status on Facebook….
The Harrison County School District’s Child Nutrition Department is making lunch eco-friendly. Reusable lunch trays are now being used in all Harrison County School District cafeterias. The change will drastically cut back the usage of polystyrene disposable packaging. More than 30,000 units per day of polystyrene was being deposited into school dumpsters prior to the decision to take the eco-friendly…
Biloxi High School’s medical science class was invited to spend the day at Gulfport Singing River Hospital. Biloxi High students are seeing their future careers in action. Each of these health science students expressed an interest in the medical field. To help them choose the best fit, Singing River Gulfport invited them to spend a day at the hospital. Chief…
Back Bay Mission had their second annual open forum at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi. The forum was open for anyone in the community who wanted to come and raise concerns about homelessness. Back Bay Mission, the chief of police, and a representative from Open Doors were asked questions about current homeless statistics and anything related to the topic….
The South Pointe Community of Jackson County is coming together after the overnight storms left several houses damaged. Wind gusts of up to 83 miles per hour sent shingles flying off of rooftops and breaking the windows of a nearby home. Residents have spent the day cleaning up debris. Shane Brauer, a homeowner in the South Pointe community, shares his…
What would Americans do with an extra four hours a day and the Justice Department sues Google to break up its advertising empire. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with these stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Jason Lindsey has this week’s Hooked on Science experiment! Tags: Hooked on Science, science
It is Mardi Gras season and the Mississippi Heroes organization is getting into the carnival spirit as well. Katherine Sutton and Eric Alvarez are here to tell us how they will be honoring our caregiver heroes during the season. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Mississippi Heroes
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced today she is co-sponsoring legislation to reinstate military members who refused to take COVID vaccines. The Americans Act Legislation was introduced by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. It would not only restore discharged service members, but also require congressional approval before the Department of Defense could impose another vaccine mandate. In addition, the legislation would restore…
With strong cold air advection and cloud cover, temps will not warm and may actually drop off a few degrees this afternoon. Winds will also be a factor over the next 24 hours with gust through today into the 30 mph range. Overnight winds will drop off but still breezy in the 10-15 mph range…which means wind chill will play…
As the cold front exits stage right, we will see temps begin to fall this morning into the 40s and 50s by mid-morning. With strong cold air advection and cloud cover, temps will not put on many points through the day. Winds will also be a factor over the next 24 hours with gust through today into the 30 mph…