The Ocean Springs Rotary Club is serving pancakes for a great cause today. These pancakes are practically guilt-free since the proceeds support the Rotary Club’s scholarship programs. Each pancake meal is $5 and includes fluffy pancakes, sausage, and cheesy grits. You can pick up your plate at the Ocean Springs Civic Center until 7 tonight. This is one of the…
Today is National Doctors Day, a day designated to show appreciation for our physicians. To celebrate this year, Merit Health Biloxi found a unique way to say thank you. Instead of purchasing gifts, they donated money to charity in honor of its medical staff. Earlier this month, their physicians voted on which cause they wanted to donate to. They decided…
Our local emergency management teams are on high alert today. Joining us with what we need to know as this system approaches is Harrison County EMA Director Matt Stratton. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: harrison county ema, Matt Stratton, Severe Weather
Here’s what it looks like down on Highway 90 in Biloxi. It is very breezy along the beach and those winds are already pushing sand across Beach Boulevard. Please drive with caution or avoid going out this afternoon if possible as those wind gusts intensify. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Highway 90, sand, Weather, wind
MEMA posted a picture to its social media earlier this morning and you can see the timing of the impacts. The western part of the state is already bracing for the threat. Now that the entire state is under that level 4 threat, MEMA is reminding everyone to prepare for power outages and debris on the roads. They want you…
THE AREA/STATE IS UNDER A MODERATE (LEVEL 4 OF 5) SEVERE POTENTIAL THROUGH TONIGHT… A WIND ADVISORY and a HIGH WIND WARNING is in effect with wind gust in excess of 50 mph will be possible through tonight. While the primary storm mode is expected to be linear, there are some indications that it could be more of a mixed…
THE AREA/STATE IS UNDER A MODERATE (LEVEL 4 OF 5) SEVERE POTENTIAL THROUGH TONIGHT… A cold front to the west with a squall line in advance of the main activity continues to move east. The upper-level support east of the Rockies will move eastward then lift northeastward toward the Great Lakes later today. Low level flow will really ramp up…
St. Stanislaus playing hosting to Perry Central for pecking order in Region 8 Class 3A. St. Stanislaus wins 14-2 in four innings. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, High School Baseball, sports
When you talk about high school baseball pitching match-ups, it doesn’t get much better than Pass Christian ace Peyton Lacy and Stone ace Gehrig Conard, but only one can leave a winner. Pirates hosting the Tomcats in this big time Region 8 Class 4A affair. Pass wins 2-0. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, High School Baseball, sports
Top ranked PRCC baseball making the trip to Perk for a twin bill against the Bulldogs. Gulf Coast wins game one 9-6, but PRCC wins game two 9-2. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, MGCCC, PRCC, sports
Coming into today’s top 20 double-header between Pearl River Community College and rival Mississippi Gulf Coast, PRCC ace Brinson Anne Rogers second in the nation in strikeouts and the visiting Lady Bulldogs learning that the hard way. PRCC wins game one 6-0 and game two 5-1. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: MGCCC, PRCC, softball, sports
A new pediatric clinic opened its doors yesterday in Gulfport. Beyond Therapy is a clinic that provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy for children from infants to age 21. Clinic Director Robin McCaffrey earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Southern Mississippi and a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. McCaffrey…
The unofficial count is in for the $37.9 million Bay-Waveland School District bond initiative. The total unofficial count is 760 votes for the bond and 1,473 against. Voters are not willing to pay extra in property tax to fund the bond. The bond would have covered 16 different projects in various parts of the district, including Bay High classroom wings,…
A Gulf Coast student was recently awarded an incredible honor from Key Club International. St. Patrick Catholic High School Junior Emerson Morris was elected governor of the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District of Key Club International for the 2022-23 Service Year. Key Club International is a service organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of others across communities and the world….
SEVERE STORM THREAT INCREASING FOR WEDNESDAY. The entire forecast area is now in a category 4 (out of 5) for severe potential Wednesday evening and night. Rarely do we see that 4th category, let alone in all the way to the coast. Very strong wind event and severe weather potential is expected Wednesday and Wednesday night… MAKE SURE you have…
The poll remains open for the Bay-Waveland School District bond vote. On the ballot, nearly $38 million to fund 16 projects for facility upgrades and repairs, enlarging and renovating school buildings and adding pre-k classrooms. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at Bay High School with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Bay Waveland School District, SCHOOL BOND, voting
Keesler Air Force Base showcased the day-to-day duties of the seven military working dogs on their base. The working dogs are trained for specific jobs, including tracking, explosive detection, patrol, search and rescue, and attack. All of the military working dogs and their handlers are trained at the 341st Training Squadron located at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio,…
The Mental Health Association of South Mississippi hosted a health and wellness fair at the Biloxi Community Center to showcase all the resources available to those in the community. More than 40 vendors providing services in health and wellness were set up offering free screenings, resources, information, and door prizes. The event also featured a presentation by international bestselling author…
Women’s History Month is wrapping up as March comes to an end. A panel of five professional women gathered at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Tuesday to highlight and celebrate professional women, especially in health care. Throughout the panel discussion, the women talked about workplace success and failures, challenges, breakthroughs, and more. The five panelists shared their own experiences that impacted…
Today’s Hooked on Science experiment involves an exploding chocolate bunny! Categories: Hooked on Science Tags: Hooked on Science, science
E-Scooters are having a moment as gas prices surge and Walmart will stop selling cigarettes in some stores. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
It’s Tuesday which means it is time for this week’s Pet of the Week. Today, we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King is in studio to introduce us to Priscilla. Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week, Priscilla
Animal chats, a raptor bird show, hands-on activities and so much more, it’s all a part of this weekend’s Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival. Here to tell us more about the event are co-chairs Avery Beck and Jennifer Cumbest. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Celebrate the Gulf, Marine Education Festival
On this day 49 years ago, the last U.S. troops were withdrawn from Vietnam. Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The objective is to thank and honor our Vietnam veterans for their service on behalf of the nation. As a way to say thank you to our veterans, the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum offered them free admission until the…