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
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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…
William Bell ApartmentsTwo children are dead as a result of an overnight fire at William Bell Apartments in Gulfport. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer confirmed the deaths. He identified the children as 6-year-old Vashun Viverette, who died at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. The cause of death was smoke inhalation. The other child was 4-day-old Kakashi Aubrey, who also died of…
St. Stanislaus filling its head coaching vacancy for football today, hiring a familiar face in the form of Tim Lala. Lala was the defensive coordinator for the 2014 South State championship team led by former LSU quarterback Myles Brennan. Lala now returns to Bay St. Louis after eight seasons away from the program, having most recently served as the strength…
This is the time frame that will be looked at the most. A warm front will lift out of the gulf and move over the area around noon today. This front will allow some sh/ts to develop by the afternoon hours. The environment will be continually changing with respect to dynamics and kenematics. Values starting out this morning around 6am…
During his short time on the Coast, Biloxi alum Colt Keith proved to be the real deal on the diamond. The former Indian is living up to the hype as one of the top prospects for the Detroit Tigers who continues to hit over .300 just about everywhere he goes. “Oh yeah, I mean in high school I got pitched…
A mindless Google search led to a family discovering their family member is a hero. One day, retired Air Force veteran John Lindsley decided to Google search his family to see what kind of information he could find. Much to his surprise, he discovered that his uncle, Lt. Billy Vincent, was known as a hero in La Motte Fouquet for…
The Biloxi Shuckers have started their search for their 2023 season staff today at their annual job fair. The Biloxi Shuckers are looking to fill a multitude of staff positions for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Today, they began that search with a job fair where anybody looking for work could come to the stadium and apply for any of the…
Unknown to many, Mississippi is a hot spot for human trafficking because of the major highways that run through it such as I-10 and the various ports it offers to the public. When Secretary of State Michael Watson heard this, he set out to raise awareness and save lives. Watson partnering with USM to create the Mississippi businesses against trafficking…
We have some good news for bicycle enthusiasts, the City of Biloxi has more bike lanes being built. Bart Luther, owner of Biloxi Bicycle Works, gets asked constantly where can people ride their bike safely. On Monday, Luther sat down with city developers to get a plan started to make more bike lanes and crosswalks in the city. Luther tells…
This is the time frame that will be looked at the most. A warm front will lift out of the gulf and move over the area around noon today. This front will allow some sh/ts to develop by the afternoon hours. The environment will be continually changing with respect to dynamics and kenematics. Values starting out this morning around 6am…
In Gulfport, Brilliant Childcare and Learning Center is celebrating their fourth year participating in National School Choice Week. School Choice is the process of allowing every family to choose K through 12 educational options that best fit their children. Every child is unique and all children learn differently. Some children might succeed at a public school while others might fit…
A large health center has expanded along the Coast. There was not an open parking spot in sight for Coastal Family Health Center’s ribbon cutting in East Biloxi. Several members of the Coast community gathered to see the business open their doors to the public for the first time. Coastal is a federally qualified community health center that’s a 340B…
Wittmann Learning Center in Long Beach has only been running as a private school since August 2022, but they are growing at a rapid pace and are in need of a playground for their students. Deonne Wittmann is no stranger to teaching students, having taught at Quarles Elementary School before deciding to open her own private learning center to help…
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith vowed pro-life advocates will never stop fighting to protect unborn children and their mothers as the nation moves forward after the demise of Roe v. Wade. Hyde-Smith and several other members of the caucus delivered floor speeches today to commemorate the 2023 March for Life. She also indicated her intent to reintroduce the ‘Save Moms and Babies…
The City of Ocean Springs held a blood drive today at the city’s civic center to help replenish the blood supply. Throughout the season, several factors can disrupt the ability for the Red Cross to collect enough blood for patients across the country including several illnesses which can decrease the availability of healthy donors and winter weather, which often leads…