Family, friends, and former colleagues of the late Mark M. Seymour Sr. gathered at Aunt Jenny’s Catfish Restaurant in Ocean Springs to host a dedication ceremony and to unveil the new name of the Fort Bayou Bridge. Mark M. Seymour Sr. was the first City of Ocean Springs engineer. He facilitated many projects that still serve the community today, but…
The long-awaited salary raise for Mississippi teachers may be on the horizon as lawmakers in the capitol are close to reaching a deal. The current proposal raises salaries by an impressive 10 percent – from $37,000 to $41,500, with more raises as educators gain experience. Lawmakers at the Capitol agreed to those details earlier this week. Teachers across the Magnolia…
House Speaker Philip Gunn is not budging on Medicaid extension for new moms. Gunn says he opposes efforts to revive a proposal that would let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth. Mississippi allows two months of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, however, advocates for low-income women say expanding the government insurance coverage up…
Walmart is hiring 50,000 more workers before May and U.S. rent inflation hits a new high. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Businesses in Ocean Springs are already enjoying St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Right now, more than 40 businesses are participating in the city’s uptown, downtown, and all-around celebration, offering specials for shoppers. The celebration ends at nine tonight. The OS Chamber says events like this help attract new businesses to the area. Last year alone the city welcomed more than 50…
For St. Patrick’s Day, dancers from the Niall O’Leary School of Dance are here to performer. In studio we have Amy Bowman, the director of the school’s Biloxi location. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: O’Leary School of Dance, st. patrick’s day
With inflation going up and supply chain issues still plaguing the market, we’re all looking at ways to save some money. One option that may work for you is refinancing your auto loan. Joining us today from Navigator Credit Union with some advice is Universal Agent Erin Prater. Categories: Financial Tips Tags: Financial Tips, Navigator Credit Union
Memorial Health System is celebrating its 75-year history. As part of the celebration, they’re hosting the Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber After 5 event tonight. That’s when we expect to hear about new initiatives from hospital executives tonight. Chamber after 5 will be in the hospital atrium from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today. Categories: Local News, News Tags:…
Today is looking like a very nice day as high-pressure shifts to the east and return flow begins ahead of the next system. Timing is a virtue with this forecast. Long story short is that surface instability grows disturbingly high late Friday morning with the approaching front. Showers and t-storms will begin after midnight with the activity ramping up around…
After the death of his son, Daryl Rosenberger decided to jump rope across the country to raise awareness for the current suicide epidemic. Today, Rosenberger landed in Biloxi to discuss his incredible feat. After his son Drew took his own life in October 2020, Jacksonville native Daryl Rosenberger decided he wanted to do something to bring awareness to suicide prevention…
Today’s WXXV Play of the Day is actually from Monday, but it’s worth the wait, no video of it, but this file footage pretty much tells the whole story. Stone ace pitcher Gehrig Conard throwing his first no-hitter of the season, striking out 17 in the process. The South Alabama signee now third in the country in punchouts with 60…
David Brock now the first-ever bowling signee to come out of Resurrection Catholic, putting pen to paper this afternoon with Emmanuel College, just outside Atlanta, Georgia. His accomplishments in the lanes are multiple, captain all four years at RCS, All-State all four years, National Junior Gold Qualifier in 2021, and even USA Today High School Bowler of the Year. Categories:…
The last time the Biloxi Shuckers played in the Southern League there were ten teams. Now down to just eight, but still back to the basics nonetheless. Today, Minor League Baseball announced the return of historical names for the 11 leagues making up for the farm system for all 30 Major League teams. The last time the Shuckers played in…
20th ranked Mississippi Gulf Coast softball coming off an 8-7 win in game one over seventh ranked Kirkwood. Game two ends in a 4-0 loss for MGCCC, but still an impressive split against a top ten foe. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: MGCCC, softball, sports
Big match-up in Hattiesburg, Southern Miss baseball hosting Alabama. Golden Eagles back in the win column, 3-2 win over the Crimson Tide and get this, 5,388 strong at the Pete, fourth largest crowd all-time to watch the Black and Gold. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Southern Miss, sports
The Madness of March is finally upon us and the National Invitation Tournament gets down on the dance floor as well and Mississippi State is ready to show off its first-round moves. Three-seed Bulldogs taking on Virginia, should be in Starkville, but on the road due to construction at the Hump. Early exit for the Bulldogs by way of a…
St. Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis hosted their first Robotics Adventure. The school is usually a catholic day and boarding school for boys in grades seventh through 12th, but tonight elementary and middle school students from across the Coast had fun in an interactive robot experience. The school partnered with Infinity Science Center and U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to…
Footage sent in by Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan shows a van on I-10 on fire. The fire happened at the 30 mile marker in the eastbound lane. The van was fully engulfed when fire units arrived. Traffic was slowed to a crawl for about 45 minutes while crews fought the flames. No injuries were reported. Categories: Local News,…
We’re in a nice little break between weather systems, so expect quiet conditions through St. Patrick’s Day, with nice sleeping temperatures tonight (around 50 degrees) and mild daytime temperatures in the 70s. The forecast gets active again late Thursday night and early Friday. Our next disturbance is expected to dive SE of the Rockies Thursday night into Friday. This system…
The Jackson County School District makes the leap toward zero-emission as it becomes the first in the state to add electric school buses to its fleet. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program picked the district for grant funding. District Business Manager Ryan Earley says the vehicles will save about $150,000 each over their 25…
Down the line, the Jackson County School District will lease its 16th section land to a solar farm developer, making up for the income lost on the impending closure of the Plant Daniel coal unit. As the deal is in the works, the district isn’t yet releasing the name of the large Southeastern U.S. developer. Mississippi Power’s Plant Daniel, which…
Our furry friends have a new hangout spot in Harrison County. A new dog park is now open in Gulfport off County Road. The park is located on the grounds of the Harrison County Equestrian Ring. The idea for the new four-legged hangout came from District 2 Supervisor Rebecca Powers. The park features a small dog park, holding areas for…
An Ocean Springs boutique expands to Pascagoula, Lee Tracy will now occupy what was formerly the Singing River Art Gallery’s suite on Delmas Avenue. Lee Tracy owner Katie Hinkel was there this morning as the gallery was moved two suites over. The art gallery and the Main Street Pascagoula offices aren’t traveling far and the gallery plans to have a…
In December, the Biden-Harris administration announced that the student-loan payment pause was extended until May 1st, but that time is flying by and borrowers have less than two months to prepare. Student Debt Crisis Center found that 89% of borrowers are not prepared to begin making payments again. Borrowers in Mississippi have racked up $16 billion in student loan debt…