Littering is a worldwide problem that’s not only unsightly on our highways and streets, but it also impacts our economy and environment. The Mississippi Department of Transportation spends more than $3 million cleaning up litter each year. Litter is not only expensive, but also can be hurtful to people, wildlife, and marine ecosystems due to entanglements, toxicity, and ingestion. Litter…
The team at Memorial tells us that they have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases at the hospital. While the number of cases has gone up, we’re told that most of the cases involved minor symptoms. This increase, however, did not surprise the staff due to it following the holiday season. Team members, both patient-facing and non-patient-facing, are back to…
Program Believe is a nonprofit that serves vulnerable, low income, and immigrant communities along the Gulf Coast. The program is currently enrolling for its adult literacy classes in computer, ELL, GED, and citizenship. Program Believe will be enrolling individuals who qualify now until January 13th. Classes start on January 16th. Along with helping adults, Program Believe also helps children with…
St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church is hosting a fish fry fundraiser next week to help the families of Bay St. Louis fallen officers Sgt. Steve Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe. All the funds and proceeds will go to the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District Fallen Officer Fund in support of the families of Sgt. Robin and Officer Estorffe….
Today is Epiphany which traditionally marks the start of Mardi Gras. All of our aquatic friends at the Mississippi Aquarium are finding their own way to usher in the Carnival season. Here with more is Jeff Clark. Tags: mardi gras, Mississippi Aquarium
Americans are pampering their pets and companies want a piece of the pie and Bed Bath and Beyond says it may not survive. Monica Malpass is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
It’s about that time once again! Time to indulge in the delicious variety of Girl Scout Cookies. Joining us in studio is Jennifer Rothert to talk about Girl Scout Cookie sales. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Girl Scout cookies, girl scouts
Carmody holds a high place in the rich and proud football tradition at Southern Miss, whose legacy contains some of the finest and most dominating defensive football teams to ever play the game. He also is the grandfather of current Pass Christian High School head football coach Chase Carmody. From 1978 to 1987, Carmody was the architect of one of…
It’ll be another chilly evening with temperatures tonight bottoming out in the low 40’s. We’ll continue to see clear skies throughout the night and into tomorrow as well. Friday should be a carbon copy of today (sunny and seasonably mild) with only a few subtle differences. Toward the end of the period, upper level heights will gradually start to increase…
Last month, Southern Miss running back Frank Gore Jr. took home Game MVP Honors and Daylen Gill took home Defensive MVP following USM’s victory over Rice in the Lending Tree Bowl. Now that the rest of the bowl games have played themselves out, those two individual performances still standing tall amongst the rest with both players earning a spot on…
In sports, the newfound perspective that comes with a fresh slate at the turn of a new year can fade away very quickly after the first loss of a new year. However, that first win can set the tone for what’s shaping up to be a pretty good New Year’s resolution. 23rd ranked Pearl River hosting East Central in some…
As a rookie in 2011, Saints Defensive End Cam Jordan recorded his first career sack and that was it, but since then, he has the most quarterback takedowns in the entire league during that time frame. Yesterday, Jordan took home NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his three sacks on Philadelphia Eagles back up QB Gardner Minshew. That…
One of the best wideouts to ever come out of the Coast, St. Martin’s Noreel White added another division I offer to his bag this week in the form of UNLV. That makes seven total, the others being LSU, Florida State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Troy, and Arkansas State. The former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week can truly…
The first big name recruit during Will Hall’s tenure as Southern Miss Head Football Coach, Quarterback Ty Keyes announced his decision to enter the transfer portal. He will have three years of eligibility left. Formerly a four-star recruit out of Taylorsville, Keyes flipped from Tulane to USM after Hall landed the job in Hattiesburg. He was seemingly a star in…
On the Diamond, Southern Miss ace pitcher Tanner Hall earning First-Team All-American Honors today, courtesy of Perfect Game. A consensus post-season All-American last year, Hall is coming off a 9-3 season with a squeaky clean 2.81 ERA and 146 strikeouts, good for fourth in the nation. Hall was also named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year and Ferriss Trophy Winner…
Carnival royalty and citizens gathered for an annual tradition in Biloxi. The city held its Twelfth Night Celebration. Twelfth Night is the traditional festival on the night before epiphany, the official start of the Mardi Gras season. Crowds rallied at the Biloxi Visitors Center to watch as the Christmas lights surrounding the Biloxi Lighthouse were turned off, signifying the end…
January is National Blood Donor Month! In 1969, President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation designating the first month of the year as National Blood Donor Month. It’s an opportunity to recognize the roughly three percent of the U.S. population who donates blood each year. Blood donation is key to keeping people alive and healthy. Hospitals everywhere use blood, often in…
The Long Beach School District received a donation of $10,000 from Alliance Health Center to help with its Early Learning Program. The collaboration supports the district’s pre-k program with the added benefit of receiving tax credits on next year’s tax filings. The school already has started a pre-k program that began in August, but was limited in the number of…
The new year means a new semester for school all along the Coast. The new year has begun and the school bells have officially rung. Most classes are back in session along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Ocean Springs Middle School Principal Melissa Arnold says she is looking forward to seeing what the 2023 school year will bring. “2023 is…
A bit cooler today, but overall a very beautiful day ahead across the lower Mississippi River Valley/North Central Gulf Coast. Aloft, a longwave trough resides over the southeast. Water vapor imagery and forecast soundings are very dry indicating plentiful sunshine today. Surface high pressure will continue to spread into the region, which should limit surface winds keeping things light and…
Fred Lewis and other former Major League Baseball players are coming together to host the second annual Big League Youth Baseball Fundamentals Camp. Lewis went to Stone High School before attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, alongside Harrison Central alum Matt Lawton, who also went to MGCCC. The camp is a free one-day youth event for ages five through 12…
The official beginning of Carnival is here and you know what that means! It’s King Cake season! Cheeky Monkey in Biloxi will be serving them up all season. The bakery has been selling King Cakes since they opened 11 years ago. The dough is hand rolled, baked, and topped with icing and Mardi Gras colored sprinkles. In preparation for Feast…
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann visited the Coast to announce that he will be running for a second term. Hosemann was elected to the position in 2019 with more than 60 percent of the votes. Since he took office, Hosemann has helped make many changes across the state including reducing the income tax state to four percent, reducing the state’s debt,…
You can’t get far driving without seeing trash along the highway or streets on the Gulf Coast. MDOT has tried for many years to decrease the litter that seems to be coming from residents. MDOT has created three programs to combat trash: the sheriff’s inmate program, which brings inmates out to pick up trash. The second program is through the…