9/9 – Brittany’s “Warm” Friday Afternoon Forecast

Tomorrow will be quite similar as the overall pattern shows little change. The upper low will still be in place overhead, but likely weakening at this point. Model suggests PW will creep up to around 2″ which will support higher rain chances, thus carrying similar POPs to today. The one plus to higher rain chances and upper low in place…

9/9 – The Chief’s “Friday Afternoon/Weekend” Forecast

A stationary front draped along the coast east through the central Florida panhandle will continue to bring showers/t-storms. A few showers could bring heavy rain as rain rate will be 1.25-1.75″ per hour. A few t-storms will be capable of severity include mainly strong, sub-severe storms with the average threats being 30-40 mph downdraft winds and small hail less than…

9/9 – The Chief’s “Changing Pattern” Friday Morning Forecast

The same closed mid to upper-level low pressure remains parked over our area, centered generally over SE LA. The same corridor of deeper moisture continues along progressive S to N flow just to our east over the central Gulf coast states. Today, most activity will remain confined near coastal areas or offshore adjacent marine areas closer to the fetch of…

9/8 – Brittany’s “Not Quite as Cool” Thursday Evening Forecast

We could see some lingering showers and thunderstorms this evening. Heading into tomorrow, an upper low will be completely closed off at this point and meandering around south Louisiana. It should be deeper at this point, which will both likely support higher rain chances but also keep temps down below normal (the 2nd effect of its local presence). There`s a low…

Biloxi Shuckers vs. Mississippi Braves

The Biloxi Shuckers are on the outside looking in when it comes to Southern League playoff chances, having lost 15 out of their last 18 games. Law of averages say they’re due for a win. Shuckers hosting the Mississippi Braves in game three of the six game series, final homestand of the year for Biloxi. The Shuckers get their second…

Pascagoula defensive lineman Jeffery Rush, Jr. offered by Missouri

Another big time offer for Pascagoula defensive lineman Jeffery Rush, Jr. who is adding Missouri his bag this week. The four-star junior already holding six other offers from Florida State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, and Samford. Rush also celebrated a birthday yesterday! Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football, Jeffrey Rush Jr., sports

Picayune running back Dante Dowdell offered by Penn State

Can’t fault them for trying, Penn State is the latest Power Five school to offer Picayune running back Dante Dowdell, who committed to Oregon back in May. The four-star senior is already off to the races in 2022, having racked up 273 yards and three touchdowns on 43 carries en route to a pair of double digit wins for the…

Southern Miss football agrees to home and home with Louisiana Tech

Some old Conference USA rivals already scheduling their four-year reunion with Southern Miss and Louisiana Tech agreeing to a home-and-home football series in 2025 and 2026. USM will make the trip to Ruston in September of 25 and La Tech returns to Hattiesburg in September of 26. The Golden Eagles are 36-17 in the all-time series, the second longest in…

Saints QB Jameis Winston healthy and ready to roll in 2022

No one said life after Drew Brees would be easy, especially when the guy in charge of replacing him goes down with a torn ACL just seven games into the 2021 season. But Jameis Winston says he’s healthy and ready to roll heading into 2022. Winston was certainly effective in the games he did play last year, leading the Saints…

Gulfport Museum of History opens Hurricane Katrina photography exhibit

A new exhibit at the Gulfport Museum of History unveiled a collection entitled ‘Katrina Images Revisited.’ “This lady, Carmen, was just off Howard Avenue when I walked up and there was debris everywhere and she was sweeping and cleaning and she had this incredible positive attitude and she said ‘I am karate mamma and I will survive.” James Bates worked…

Canon Hospice hosts memorial for Mohammad Moeini

Canon Hospice in Gulfport hosted a celebration of life for Mohammad Moeini who was killed April 27th, 2022. Fifty-one-year-old Mohammad Moeini owned the Broadway Inn Express in Biloxi where he and two other residents were shot and tragically killed earlier this year. In addition to owning Broadway Inn, Moeini owned several real estate properties including Canon Hospice in Gulfport. He…

9/8 – Brittany’s “More Rain Ahead” Thursday Evening Forecast

Starting out in the upper levels, a broad ridge centered near the 4- Corners region extends from California to beyond the Great Lakes. A trough sagging southeast over the Appalachian Mountains stretches southwest to the north-central Gulf of Mexico. The base of this trough is virtually right over the CWA. As the next few days progress, the base of the…

Pass Christian fishing guides and crews ranked best in the South

Customers ranked the City of Pass Christian’s fishing guides and crews as the best in the south. FishingBooker, America’s largest platform for booking fishing trips, compiled a list of the locations with best-ranked fishing crews in the south. Charter fishing crews in the city hold an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars in customer reviews and those customers…

Memorial Hospital in Gulfport ranked number three hospital in Mississippi

Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has been recognized as a 2022-2023 Best Hospital in Mississippi by U.S. News and World Report, ranking first in coastal Mississippi and number three in the state. In addition, Memorial is rated as high performing in eight procedures or conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, diabetes, colon cancer surgery, kidney failure, back surgery-spinal fusion, stroke, and…

Morning Business Report: September 8th, 2022

The world’s second largest movie theatre chain filed for bankruptcy and Labor Day travel just topped pre-pandemic levels. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

MS Gulf Coast Blues Festival this Saturday

Mississippi is the birthplace of the blues and this weekend you can experience some of the best the Blues has to offer. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues Commission is celebrating its 31st annual Blues Festival in Jackson County this weekend. Here with more is Blues Commission Alvin Brown aka DJ Big Baby Da Wild Child. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Mississippi…

11th annual Eagles under the Oaks golf tournament

Golfers are hitting the links to benefit wounded veterans in South Mississippi. The 11th annual Eagles under the Oaks Golf Tournament is underway at the Oaks Golf Club in Pass Christian. Sponsored by Keesler Federal Credit Union, all the funds raised at the tournament will go toward Combat Wounded Veterans of South Mississippi. The goal of this event is to…

Organizations hold ‘Creating your Own Path’ Autism Conference

The Mississippi Autism Training Initiative along with Mississippi Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities hosted a ‘Creating your Own Path’ Autism Conference to help those with autism during difficult transitions in life. The objective of this conference is to provide parents, advocates, professionals, and people with autism the opportunity to learn about resources and evidence-based best practices regarding planning and executing…

9/8 – Rob Knight’s “Cold Frontal Passage” Thursday Morning Forecast

Through the end of the week, an upper level low is expected to influence the area, enhancing rain chances for the region. There are still some uncertainties in the models regarding how much cloud cover will develop and how quickly the environment can destabilize, especially today. Moisture values will still be higher and southerly surface winds will continue to enhance…

9/7 – Brittany’s “Cooler” Wednesday Evening Forecast

Tonight, we’re seeing some lingering showers, mainly west of highway 49. Through the end of the week, an upper level low is expected to influence the area, enhancing rain chances for the region. Scattered showers will be possible tomorrow, looking at the model consensus. Locally heavy rainfall could be possible in isolated areas.  Rain potential will be higher Friday to…