Southern Miss closing in on first season in Sun Belt Conference

During USM’s final season in Conference USA, no team used more quarterbacks than Southern Miss. Now that the Golden Eagles are officially members of the Sun Belt Conference, they’re still talking about position depth at their new media days in New Orleans. If you recall, it got to the point that star running back Frank Gore Jr. took snaps under…

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Harrison Central Red Rebels

Always more work to be done at stop number six on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days where the Harrison Central Red Rebels prefer to keep doing what they’ve never done before. First-year Head Coach Tony Myers now calling the shots and refusing to settle for anything less. Cornerback/ wide receiver Tre’Von Deans said, “It all started when Coach…

Gautier Police Chief Bever meets with local neighborhood watch

Today, newly appointed Gautier Chief of Police David Bever met with the Hickory Hills ‘neighborhood watch’ to discuss community concerns. This was Bever’s first meeting with the watch group since he was appointed in late March. He and members of the police department joined the meeting to discuss topics concerning the citizens such as drug use, break-ins, response times, and…

Harrison County School District holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new school building

The Harrison County School District celebrated the new Creekbend Elementary and Middle School with a ribbon cutting ceremony today. Other than the building being brand new, the new school will feature more bathroom space, more storage, workrooms that are easier to access for teachers and updated technology. The new school also has the latest safety system that features a live…

Luncheon and book signing for local astronaut Fred Haise

Fans headed over to the Biloxi Visitor Center to grab lunch and get their books signed by the Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise this afternoon. Born and raised in Biloxi, Haise is known for being a part of the Apollo 13 mission and flew the very first orbiter space shuttle Enterprise. Friends and fans crowded the room as they listened…

Mississippi’s Tax-Free Weekend is Friday and Saturday

If you’re looking to save a little money on your back-to-school shopping, don’t forget this weekend is Mississippi’s Tax-Free event. This Friday and Saturday, shoppers can buy necessities like clothes, shoes, and school supplies and not have to pay the state’s seven percent sales tax. Items must be under $100 to be eligible. However, you can use coupons to reduce…

Morning Business Report: July 27th, 2022

Homebuyers are seeing more incentives to make a purchase and borrowing money will likely get more expensive starting today. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Sen. Roger Wicker opposes proposed red snapper limits

Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi is calling on the Department of Commerce to reject a proposed annual catch limit on red snapper submitted by NOAA. Wicker told the Department of Commerce that if implemented next year, the new catch limits would reduce Mississippi’s quota by 60 percent, drastically cutting the recreational season for Mississippians. In a statement, Wicker said, “This…

Gautier PD hosting Meet the Chief event tonight

Residents in Gautier’s Ward 5 are invited to meet the police chief. The Gautier Police Department is hosting a meeting tonight to talk about starting a neighborhood watch program. It is also your chance to meet Gautier Police Chief David Bever and his command staff. Tonight’s meeting is at 6 at Martin Bluff Baptist Church on Martin Bluff Road. They’ll…

Bayou View student surprised with essay win

Jake Goldin may have just left Bayou View Elementary for the middle school, but he was given a chance to come back to receive a big honor. InvestWrite is an innovative national writing competition, produced by the Stock Market Game. They sponsored an essay competition that adds a critical thinking component to help reinforce concepts learned in the classroom. Bayou…

Biloxi, Long Beach rally support to help son of Coast officers

‘Healing for Hendrix’ is the rallying cry for the 6-year-old son of two South Mississippi police officers who is beginning a brave battle. Hendrix Branning is the son of Justin and Amanda Branning, officers serving Biloxi and Long Beach police departments, respectively. Last week, Hendrix was taken to the ER when he felt dizzy and lost normal function of his…

UPDATE: Man injured after being hit on Highway 49

Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to an incident at Highway 49 southbound just north of Highway 53 this morning in which a man was injured. MHP spokesman Cal Robertson said a helicopter was used to take the man to USA Medical Center in Mobile with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car who hit the man stopped to assist in the…

7/27 – Rob Knight’s “Very Warm Start” Wednesday Morning Forecast

Today through Friday, the current pattern continues with the upper level high pressure and daily showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Very moist air along with erratic thunderstorm development thanks to sea-breezes and the like could run into a similar issue as yesterday where intense rates of rain could cause some localized flooding in a few spots before shutting off again…

MHSAA changes football start times to 7:30 p.m. in August and September

Mississippi High School Activities Association announced today that football start times are moving back to 7:30 p.m. in August and September before moving back to the normal 7 p.m. in October. This move being made in conjunction with heat timeouts which will still be enforced. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Ocean Springs Greyhounds

Last season, Ocean Springs was the first local high school football team to kick off its 2021 campaign with a Thursday night showdown against Clinton. The Greyhounds also one of the last three local teams standing after one of the best seasons in program history. First in, last out, once again the end goal at stop number five on News…

7/26 – Rob Martin’s “End Of July” Tuesday Night Forecast

Another quiet night expected here along the Gulf Coast as the earlier showers fizzle out. Persistence is the call with the forecast Wednesday, as all systems remain in roughly the same place. The diurnally-driven storms will continue each day, primarily driven by sea-breezes that converge with flows over land, creating lift in the atmosphere. This means spotty, fairly slow-moving downpours…

Local boudoir photographer empowering women

One Mississippi photographer has made it her mission to help women feel empowered and celebrate their bodies in a way they’ve never done before. That’s Cheyenne Underwood photographing her brand ambassador, she specializes in boudoir photography. The photos being taken today will be used for social media marketing for her company, Cheyenne Lenna Fine Art Boudoir. Each boudoir session is…

State of the City under Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight

For the first time under the new administration, the City of Moss Point hosted its state of the city. Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight has served the first year of his mayoral team. In today’s State of the City Address, city departments like fire, police, public works, economic development and others shared a year’s worth of progress and projects they…

7/26 – Rob Martin’s “Stagnant Pattern” Tuesday Evening Forecast

More sunshine today bumped to those real-feel temperatures above 100 again. The diurnally-driven storms will continue each day, primarily driven by sea-breezes that converge with flows over land, creating lift in the atmosphere. Moisture continues to stay very elevated so expecting a similar pattern today where storms that do form would be extremely efficient rain producers with high rainfall rates…