Buckley named superintendent of Catholic schools 

Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III has hired Dr. Matt Buckley as superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Biloxi, effective June 1, 2023. Buckley is the current principal of St. Patrick Catholic High School in Biloxi. He will succeed Dr. Michael Ladner, who served in the position from 2005 to 2018 and as an interim after Dr. Rhonda Clark…

Eight injured in five-vehicle wreck on I-10 Thursday night

Eight people were sent to the hospital on Thursday night after a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 10. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said the Fire Rescue team, AMR and Harrison County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident, which happened about 10:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes between Menge Avenue and County Farm Road. Traffic was shut down in the…

12/16 – Jeff Vorick’s “Cold Start” Friday Morning Forecast

Cold air has settled into South Mississippi. Temperatures are going to warm from the 30s and 40s this morning to high temperatures in the low-60s. Clear skies are expected through the day. The tail end of the cold front that passed through our area earlier this week will help increase clouds tonight. There is also a secondary cold front coming…

12/15 – Brittany’s “Winter Feel” Thursday Night Forecast

It’ll be downright cold tonight with temperatures bottoming out in the low 40’s. Throughout the rest of our night, cold and clear conditions courtesy of high pressure to our NW. For the next 36 hours the weather will remain cool and quiet with mostly clear skies but Saturday things will start to change. The L/W trough will begin to flatten…

George Co. alum Dylan Lawrence entering transfer portal

Another George County alum entering the transfer portal, Dylan Lawrence announced his decision to leave Mississippi State with two years of eligibility left. Lawrence signed with the Bulldogs as a three-star recruit out of high school in 2019. His former teammate in Lucedale M.J. Daniels already transferring from Ole Miss to Southern Miss. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Dylan Lawrence,…

12/15 – Brittany’s “Clear & Cold” Thursday Evening Forecast

Much nicer day today. Sunny skies dominated the region behind last nights cold front. The cold front at 21z was located from the SC coast southwest through FL and into the southwestern Gulf. For the next 36 hours the weather will remain cool and quiet with mostly clear skies but Saturday things will start to change. The L/W trough will…

Nate Encrapera steps down as St. Stanislaus head football coach

St. Stanislaus now in search of a new head football coach following Nate Encrapera’s decision to step away from the program. He tells News 25 he’s decided to accept another position. During his five years as head coach of the Rock-a-Chaws, they never once missed the playoffs, actually coming off their best season under his watch at 7-5 and winning…

Local high school football standouts prepping for Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic

At Gulfport High School, the south side All-Stars going through their third of five practices this afternoon, leading up to Saturday’s Bernard Blackwell North-South All-Star game. A lot of great catches during the 1V1 session, Harrison Central Quarterback Christian Turner having fun with all his weapons on the outside, Gautier’s A.J. Phillips, Pascagoula’s Keilon Parnell, Stone’s Chasden Collins, and J.P….

Woman who shot officers worked at local veterinarian clinic

Amy Anderson is the woman who shot and killed the two Bay St. Louis police officers. The officers had responded to a welfare check at a Motel 6 and approached Anderson, who was in her vehicle. We’re told there was a young girl in the vehicle with Anderson. After shooting the officers, authorities say Anderson took her own life by…

Blake Pennock embracing new opportunity at Gulfport

Just one day after being named head football coach of the Gulfport Admirals, Blake Pennock already breaking in his brand new practice field as one of the assistant coaches for Saturday’s Bernard Blackwell North-South All-Star Classic. Pennock is serving as the successor to John Archie following an incredible three-year run at Ocean Springs in which Pennock led the Greyhounds to…

Harrison County Career and Technical Center students give back to HSSM

To help spread some Christmas cheer, one school decided to head over to the Humane Society of South Mississippi and provide some Christmas gifts for their furry friends. Health science students at the Harrison County Career and Technical Center headed over to the Humane Society of South Mississippi in Gulfport to play Santa for all the cats and dogs at…

Meeting two new dolphins at IMMS in Gulfport

A little over a year ago, two baby dolphins named Jasper and Adam were stranded on our beaches. Meet dolphins Jasper and Adam. These two juvenile dolphins washed up on the beach and their mothers were nowhere to be found. Since the dolphins were so young when they were rescued a little over a year ago, it required a lot…

Merit Health Biloxi gives back to Loaves and Fishes

The holiday season is well-known for being a time of thankfulness and generosity. Getting in the spirit, Merit Health Biloxi made a $2,000 donation to a local charity in honor of its medical staff. This December, their medical executive voted to donate to Loaves and Fishes, which is a local charity that has been helping those in need since 1983….

Breakfast with Waveland’s Mayor-Elect

This morning, community leaders in Waveland came together at the Silver Slipper to meet Mayor-Elect Jay Trapani at the Hancock Chamber of Commerce Power Hour Breakfast. Trapani had run for mayor three times and finally won the position earlier this month. He’s a real estate agent with Coastal Delta Realty and has been in the city for more than 21…

Bay St. Louis pays tribute to fallen police officers

There’s a somber mood in Bay St. Louis today as residents remember the lives of Bay St. Louis Police Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Brandon Estorffe. This morning, Chief Toby Schwartz paid tribute to the two fallen officers at a press conference. Chief Schwartz emphasized that the press conference was not to discuss what happened Wednesday, but to remember his…

Morning Business Report: December 15th, 2022

The Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for a seventh time this year and credit card and personal loan delinquencies are expected to surge in 2023. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Air Force Thunderbirds to return to the Coast in 2023

The Air Force’s Thunderbirds will be roaring back across the Coast next year. The demonstration team posted their 2023 schedule on their Facebook page and they have April 29th and 30th as the dates for their stop in Biloxi. The last time they were on the Coast, the Thunderbirds highlighted a weekend billed as Thunder over the Sound. Categories: Local…