Cruisin’ the Coast Weekend Events

Taking a look ahead to the fun happening over the weekend. Here’s Saturday’s slate of events. The Country Cruisin’ Breakfast at the Long Beach Yacht Club runs again from 7 to 10 a.m. tomorrow. At 8:30 a.m., the Vicari Auto Auction opens its doors at the Coast Convention Center with the Cruisin’ the Coast swap meet also being held on…

Victim of hit and run in Bay St. Louis identified

A Bay St. Louis man who was killed in a hit and run on Wednesday has been identified. Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair said 51-year-old Randall Laws died of blunt force trauma. Laws was originally from out-of-state, but had been in the Bay St. Louis area for about nine years and was often seen on his bicycle. Hair says it…

Morning Business Report: October 7th, 2022

McDonald’s workers beg customers to stop ordering adult happy meals and Amazon is hiring tens of thousands of workers for the holidays. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Cruisin’ the Coast continues to roll along the Gulf Coast

We’ve had such a fun week of Cruisin’ the Coast events and the fun is still going strong at Cruise Central. Each day has been jammed packed with events and activities for people of all ages including Salute to our Veterans, the Vicari Auto Auction, the Swap Meet, Car Corral, and parades. Today, at Cruise Central, Koto is spinning the…

Cruisin’ the Coast Friday evening schedule

We’ve still got a few more days of Cruisin’ the Coast fun and there are many events across the Coast today for everyone to enjoy. The Ocean Springs Sock Hop and Street Party is happening from 5:45 to 9 tonight, featuring entertainment from the Platters Great Pretender and the Molly Ringwalds. The Platters will perform from 5:45 to 7 and…

October events brings breast cancer awareness into focus

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Carter’s Champions — an organization that helps fight breast cancer locally — is hosting a couple of great events. With us this morning is Carter’s Champions Executive Director Liz Gaulke and the owner of The Donut Shop Gulfport, Jason Tyson. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., they are hosting an event, along…

10/7 – Rob Knight’s Friday Morning “TD #13 Update/Forecast”

Tropical Depression 13 has formed overnight near Aruba and north of Venezuela. The structure of it has not changed much. Most of the thunderstorm activity is on the southern and western sides of the system. Maximum sustained winds are at 35 MPH and it is moving west around 15 MPH. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to…

10/6 – Brittany’s “Changes Ahead” Thursday Night Forecast

Friday temperatures will be above average thanks to some brief southerly winds ahead of a dry boundary this weekend. General model consensus shows high temperatures approaching 90 degrees. Conditions will be dry through the weekend as northerly surface winds Saturday and Sunday will help to enhance cool and dry air advection into the region, enhancing stability. Zonal flow will continue…

Investigation underway after fatal shooting in Gautier

According to Gautier Police, one man is dead after a shooting in Gautier this afternoon. The man was identified as Quintavious Griffin, dying from what police believe was a single gunshot wound. Police were called to a home on Whitewood Drive, a witness saying they did not know how Griffin was injured. Officers provided medical assistance, but Griffin died at…

Rolls Royce adds new facility to naval site in Pascagoula

When people think of Rolls Royce, you may think cars, however a Rolls Royce facility in Pascagoula has a different line of work. After years of hard work, Rolls Royce held a grand opening ceremony for its brand new 26,000 square foot Center of Excellence facility within the Pascagoula Naval Site. At this facility, the main priority is to manufacture…

Cruisin’ the Coast schedule for Friday, October 7th

The Cruisin’ the Coast fun is not finished yet! Friday offers many events across the Coast for everyone to enjoy. The Ocean Springs Sock Hop and Street Party is happening from 5:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. featuring entertainment from the Platters Great Pretender, and the Molly Ringwalds. The Platters will perform from 5:45 to 7 p.m. and the Molly Ringwalds…

Boatcar hits the Coast for Cruisin’ festivities

Chuck and June Bullock traveled to the Coast from Chauvin, Louisiana to show off their one-of-a-kind hot rod, a Boatcar called ‘Y Knot.’ Chuck says he built the Boatcar as a passion project a few years ago and took him two months to complete. If you are wondering, no the car is not seaworthy. The vehicle is decked out with…