Twenty-nine people who were on government assistance were celebrated today in Gulfport as they graduate from their five-year program. Family Self Sufficient is a program that enables assisted families to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on welfare assistance and rental subsidies. Family Self Sufficient also incorporates resources and services they may need to achieve long-term goals which…
Today, the Humane Society of South Mississippi held its annual Blessing of the Shelter Pets for all of the animals currently up for adoption. Employees and volunteers of the shelter gathered about 40 pups together where Father Dominic Pham with Sacred Heart Catholic Church said a quick blessing over them. He then sprinkled holy water over the heads of each…
Today, Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety held a ribbon cutting to launch the opening of a driver bureau at the airport. With a reserved appointment, the new driver bureau allows Gulf Coast residents and travelers to renew their driver’s license. Immediately after the ribbon was cut, a line was formed. This new addition gives people…
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms from this afternoon will diminish through this evening. With the cold front still NW, a few showers including spotty thunderstorms will continue through early tomorrow morning. The cold front will reach the area overnight and finally push through South Mississippi late Thursday morning. High pressure will move in from the NW, providing for a…
Secretary of State Michael Watson presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources with a Tidelands Trust Funds check for $10,314,561 on behalf of the Gulf Coast Legislative Delegation. This amount represents the Tidelands Trust Funds amount collected during fiscal year 2022 for use during fiscal year 2023. Revenues for the Tidelands Trust Funds is generated by leases on lands owned…
A police officer was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Greenville, Mississippi. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, it happened around 8:30 last night near Highways 1 and 82. Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell identifies the Greenville officer who was killed as Myiesha Stewart. Stewart was a mother of a three-year-old boy. A suspect is in custody and…
Bel-Air Elementary School’s National Elementary Honor Society needs your help collecting slip resistant socks for the residents of Summerfield Senior Living of Gulfport. With temperatures cooling off and the holiday season approaching, students and teachers at the school have been asked to donate a pair of slip resistant socks. The class with the most donated socks will win an ice-cream…
Congressman Steven Palazzo hosted his 10th annual Youth Leadership Summit today at the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. High school students from across the state attended the event to hear from several speakers including Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker, Olympic Gold Medalist Brittney Reese, and Southern Miss President Dr. Joseph Paul. Each of the speakers…
This morning, the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted breakfast with Long Beach Mayor George Bass. It was an opportunity for the business community to be updated on all that is going on within the friendly city. Long Beach is a small town, but it is continuing to grow. There are a lot of infrastructure projects the city continues to…
A new study says the pandemic turned us all into jerks and Nike and Apple continue to be popular with teens. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Katie King with the Humane Society is in studio with this week’s Pet of the Week. Aladdin is up for adoption at HSSM. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
According to the Department of Public Safety, there have been a total of 26 officer-involved shootings in Mississippi this year. The most recent shooting claimed the life of a female officer in Greenville. Here on the Coast, there’s been a lot of attention surrounding last week’s officer-involved shooting in Gulfport in which a teen was killed. Each of these shootings…
A deadly fire happened overnight on 31st Avenue in Gulfport, just north of the tracks and not far from downtown. Gulfport fire crews responded after midnight last night and found a camper trailer in flames. While searching the trailer, they found the body of a man inside. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, the victim has been identified…
Harrison County is investigating a shooting that happened around 2 p.m. Tuesday in Saucier on Road 221 off F-Ladner Road near Mitchell Road. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson says the shooting stemmed from an argument between an uncle and his nephew. The uncle was killed. He has been identified as 57-year-old Charles Bullock of Saucier. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer…
An approaching cold front from the northwest coupled with daytime heating will continue to increase shower and thunderstorm activity this afternoon. Upper level high pressure near the local area will be shifting east through tonight. The overall flow has shifted to the south which will continue to bring Gulf moisture into the region. Surface afternoon temps will run in the…
Main focus on the short term is upcoming rain chances today into tonight. A developing upper level disturbance near the Pacific Northwest will dig south and amplifying as it moves east across the country through the next 24 hours. At the same time, upper level high pressure near the local area will be shifting east. The overall flow has shifted to…
Around 6 last night, deputies were called to the Country Quick Stop at Highway 53 and County Farm Road where they found a man dead in his car at a gas pump. He had been shot several times in the chest. The coroner identified the man as 36-year-old Jeneation Lewis of Gulfport, saying he had moved into the area near…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Buddy Sports set sail on their annual fishing trip! Fishing with Buddies provides recreational sports and leisure opportunities for youth and adults with special needs. Today’s charter boat fishing day was sponsored by Shaggy’s Restaurant and Shaggy’s Harbor Docks in Pass Christian where the fishing captains and passengers took off. Buddies enjoyed the Mississippi Sound for two…
Not a whole lot to write home about offensively for Southern Miss in its 27-10 week six loss at Troy. The lone bright spot in the passing game coming in the form of freshman quarterback Zach Wilcke to senior wide receiver Jason Brownlee who connected for a career-high 12 receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown, showing the early growth…
For the first time in about a month, Picayune running back Dante Dowdell adding another Power Five offer to his bag from Mississippi State. The four-star senior now has offers from half the schools in the SEC including Ole Miss, Auburn, Tennessee, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Missouri although he’s been committed to Oregon since May. The Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game selection…
More familiar foes doing battle at Gulfport as the Lady Admirals host Oak Grove, having beaten the Lady Warriors twice in September. Admirals win the second set 25-15 after winning the first set 33-31 and then punching their ticket to the third round 25-19 in the third set. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Gulfport, High School Volleyball, Oak Grove, sports
They say it’s hard to beat the same team twice, but try telling that to the one seeds from the Gulf Coast, coming off a first-round bye now in the second round of the 6A playoffs. Ocean Springs literally beat Biloxi on Wednesday, running it back for the right to go to the quarterfinals tonight. Ocean Springs takes care of…
Senior living home Summerfield is offering a new support group catered to family caregivers with loved ones going through memory living. The Summerfield team works with Home Instead to offer this group which focuses on helping caregivers in the sandwich generation cope with the stress of multi-generational caregiving. Members of the sandwich generation are defined as those who take care…
Students at Gulfport High School remember their classmate Jaheim McMillan. Gathering in the school court yard, students made posters that read ‘Justice for Jaheim,’ they huddled together, listened to music, and supported each other as they grieve the life of the 15-year-old. WXXV spoke to Sandy Commer-East, Gulfport School District’s public relations director, who tells us in so many words:…