Several Biloxi firefighters showed up to the Biloxi City Council meeting today to show their dissatisfaction with a new pay raise approval. The city council recently proposed a pay raise in its new budget approved only for sworn-in police officers. This proposal frustrated some of the firefighters with the Biloxi Fire Department as they believe they deserve a raise as…
Jackson County Recreation will be hosting youth fishing classes in Pascagoula next month. The classes are open to girls and boys who are new to fishing and range from seven to 12 years-old. Classes are happening on October 15th, 22nd, and 29th, and will end with a graduation and class fishing rodeo November 5th. Loaner equipment will be available and…
Pascagoula is gaining a new route to get around town. A new access road to River Park is now under construction. The road will be in the westbound lanes of Highway 90. The project will also include the milling, paving, and striping of Port Road and River Edge Road, which is the current access to River Park, and will remain…
A name you might recognize from watching football on Sundays has opened a new work out gym in Gulfport. It offers training for athletes of all calibers. Housed inside the Gaston Hewes Recreation Center, Driven Elite is a workout facility where community members and student-athletes can train and workout. The owners of Driven Elite Fitness are Green Bay Packers All-time…
Here is Jason Lindsey with this week’s Hooked on Science experiment. Tags: Hooked on Science, science
Although it may not feel like fall here along the Coast, Thursday marks the first day of fall which is the second gardening season. Fall is a great time to start planting vegetables such as cauliflower, kale, collards, broccoli, Swiss chard, and cabbage. Things like broccoli and Swiss chard do great in the fall and winter months because they can…
Governor Tate Reeves has announced two Restore Projects on the Coast have been issued treasury grants. Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport will receive $6.2 million to create a construction-ready site for aeronautical development. The site will be operated by the Regional Airport Authority. Funds will also be used to demolish the current vehicle fleet maintenance building and construction of a new maintenance…
Family Dollar is recalling some toothpaste and mouthwash and U.S. return-to-office rates hit pandemic high. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Saddle up, CASA of Southeast Mississippi is hosting a 5D barrel run fundraising event on Saturday. Here to tell us more are Christian Mathers from the National Barrel Horse Association and Frances Allsup with CASA. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: CASA of Southeast MS
It’s Tuesday which means we are excited to introduce you to our Pet of the Week. This week’s Pet of the Week is Scout from the Jackson County Animal Shelter. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: jackson county animal shelter, pet of the week
Expect sunny and hot conditions this afternoon as summer is determined to hold on until the very last minute… A strong mid-level high pressure situated over the south-central CONUS that is providing drier and warmer mid-level air to the area which will suppress convective development and enhance above normal high temperatures through the rest of the week. Temperatures will be…
The forecast continues to be dictated by a strong mid-level high pressure situated over the south-central CONUS that is providing drier and warmer mid-level air to the area which will suppress convective development and enhance above normal high temperatures through the rest of the week. Temperatures will be most anomalous on Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the mid-upper 90s for…
This evening will be quiet and cool with lows averaging in the low 70’s. The rain free conditions will continue. The heat continues to build mid-week through late week, as anomalously strong ridging continues to amplify over the central US. As discussed yesterday, the overall magnitude of ridge strength and influence on the local area is nothing considered extreme, but…
The Biloxi Shuckers played their final game of the season on Sunday, dropping the series finale on the road against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 5-2. That gives the Shuckers an overall record of 67-68, missing out on the Southern League playoffs for the second year in row. Pretty consistent though, one game over .500 in the first half, two games…
Southern Miss alum Matt Wallner homering in his very first Major League Baseball game, following a promotion to his hometown Minnesota Twins on Saturday. That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise following 128 games across Double A and Triple A in which Wallner left the yard 27 times to go along with 32 doubles and 95 RBI while maintaining…
The apple not falling far from the recruitment tree in Picayune where junior Defensive End Jamonta Waller is now the recipient of his second Division I Power 5 offer from Oregon where teammate Dante Dowdell just committed to back in May. Last week, Waller was offered by Ole Miss and should continue to draw plenty of interest for the undefeated…
Batter up! Except this bat raises money for cancer research. The Biloxi Shuckers are teaming up with the American Cancer Society for the Hope at Bat Campaign. This autographed bat auction raises funds and awareness in support of cancer research. The first bat auctioned off raised more than $500 with proceeds going to a local cancer fighting organization. The Shuckers…
The City of Ocean Springs is hiring police officers and firefighters. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf stopped by the Ocean Springs Fire Department and spoke with firefighters about what being a first responder means to them. Ocean Springs Firefighter Adam Johnson said, “I’ve worked for Ocean Springs Fire for four years now and every bit of those four years has been…
The Jackson County community is coming together to support a Pascagoula High School sophomore who was injured in a deadly motorcycle accident on Saturday. What seemed to be a typical day, a family celebrating a birthday on Saturday afternoon turned tragic after a motorcycle accident just a mile away from the party took the life of Jeremy Steinmetz. He was…
After years of planning, The Arts, Hancock County officially cut the ribbon on their new facility on Blaize Avenue this past weekend. The Arts, Hancock County mission is to promote, enhance, and support the arts in Hancock County. Their goal is to seek out under-represented populations to integrate art within the community. The new studio is inclusive of all artists,…
A strong mid-level ridge will expand eastward and a drier air mass is advected around its periphery from southern Appalachians. This will suppress convective development through the week as much drier low- levels inhibit cu development and aid in much warmer high temperatures into the low 90s. For this first couple days of this forecast period, the upper level ridge…
Shaggy’s Restaurant in Gulfport took home the Golden Chef Award during the 38th annual Chefs of the Coast event. For those who don’t know, the Chefs of the Coast gala is an event where guests are able to try a variety of dishes from restaurants all across the Coast. This year, about 20 restaurants created a signature dish that guests…
Since closing last Wednesday, El Agave’s social media has been overflowing with love and positive words from patrons. After nine years of serving the people of Gulfport, El Agave closed its doors. Due to the rising costs of products, Owner Mercedes Carranza made the difficult decision to close the Mexican restaurant because he could not justify raising the prices on…
We have been following the story of Kyleigh Ward for a while now and today we have a sweet update on her journey. After bouncing back and forth between states along the South, Kyleigh is officially back along the Coast as she began her first day of second grade in person at Crossroads Academy in Gulfport. Kyleigh has had a…