Mississippi Heroes held their first community luncheon today where caregivers were able to listen, network, and talk with other caregivers as well as share resources. Guests heard from speakers Kathy Brown Van Zutphen, a local attorney who specializes in elder care law and estate planning, and Dr. Tracy Daniel-Hardy, author and caregiver. Both speakers talked about their experience being caregivers…
While coping with grief or the loss of a loved one is always a day-to-day challenge, it can pose a bigger challenge during the holidays. The holidays are often thought of as a joyful time of the year, filled with sights and sounds of seasonal cheer. But for people trying to cope with the death of a loved one, the…
New details of the officer involved shooting in Bay St. Louis that claimed the lives of two officers emerged Friday after the Mississippi Department of Public Safety released a timeline of events. Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe died after answering a welfare check call to Motel 6 on Highway 90 in Bay St. Louis and speaking with Amy…
Most Americans say their rent is so high that it is preventing them from buying a home and massive changes could be coming to the way the stock market functions. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Jewish observance of Chanukah will begin on Sunday. With us today to tell us about the Festival of Lights is Rabbi Akiva Hall. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Chanukah, holidays
Third graders at Coast Episcopal School in Long Beach were so inspired by a book they read they decided to create a Little Free Library for those in the community. After reading Uma Krishnaswami’s book ‘Uncle and Me,’ which tells the story of a precocious girl who helps a community member after his lending library is shut down by the…
Law enforcement agencies across the Coast are joining a nationwide drive to keep drivers safe over the holidays. The national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign kicks off today and will run through Christmas and New Years. The campaign is an effort to reduce the number of accidents caused by impaired driving. According to the National Transportation Safety Board,…
Funeral services for Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe have been announced for next week Wednesday, December 21st. It will be a joint service held at the Bay St. Louis Community Center on 301 Blaize Avenue. A public visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon and the service will begin at noon. Burial for both officers will…
It will be another bright and cool one this afternoon. Temperatures will top out in the 60s again with sunny skies. Clouds begin to roll in tonight. Mostly cloudy skies will be present tomorrow morning. There is a River Flood Warning in effect along the Pearl River in western Pearl River County & Hancock County. A disturbance combined with a…
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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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….
Dunbar Village Nursing Home in Bay St. Louis raised their flag today in memory of the fallen officers. The nursing home and resident Dennis Myer got together to plan the ceremony since it had a personal effect on Myer. Myer is a retired police sergeant from Jefferson Parrish Sheriff’s Office and New Orleans Police Department. He knows more than anyone…
At Bay High School’s football stadium, the community shines a light on dark days, following the deaths of Bay St. Louis Police Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Brandon Estorffe. As field lights went out, candlelight took the place of darkness, symbolizing the light the community carries as law enforcement around the country are grieving the loss of two brothers in…
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…
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…
Former MLB catcher Barry Lyons has deep roots in Biloxi, cementing his legacy in his hometown as the man who brought the Biloxi Shuckers to the Gulf Coast. Now, he’s moving onto the next chapter of his career on the diamond. Today, the Lexington Legends announced Lyons as their new manager starting in January, following his eight-year run as ambassador…
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…
Local businesses and the community are coming together to show appreciation for Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Brandon Estorffe. Bay St. Louis Police Department had visitors throughout the day laying flowers and signs near a police car in front of their building as a way to show their respect to the two officers who were killed in the line of…