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:…
Lynn Meadows has a new addition that is popping! Gulf States Engineering Incorporated donated their newest exhibit, the bubble STEM area. There is one section that makes several different types of bubbles and an exhibit that makes one huge bubble. The exhibit also includes a magnet wall that introduces STEM to the children by rolling balls through changeable tunnels. For…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it is very important to see if you have early signs of breast cancer by receiving a mammogram. If you do not have health insurance or are under-insured, Memorial Hospital has a way to help. The Memorial Hospital Foundation Breast Imaging Fund provides financial assistance for women on the Gulf Coast who cannot…
Some Mississippi legislators say they will renew efforts to clarify that people may possess chemical strips to detect traces of the deadly drug fentanyl. A bill to decriminalize fentanyl test strips died early this year. But the House Drug Policy Committee Chairman Lee Yancy is now supporting the effort. The legislative session begins in January. The state health officer, Dr….
The Long Beach Police Department is asking for help finding Tracy King, who is wanted for burglary. Long Beach police have an active warrant for King. He is known to be in the areas of North Ida Lane and Nicholson Avenue in the city. King is usually seen riding a bike, but has been seen driving a silver Nissan SUV….
Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper held a press conference today to discuss the shooting that occurred at Family Dollar on October 6th. Chief Cooper began the conference by saying he has requested the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation to take over the case’s investigation. He then discussed details on the case such as claiming that Jaheim McMillan was armed, did not…
Here is Jason Lindsey with this week’s Hooked on Science experiment Tags: Hooked on Science
Jane King is at the Nasdaq with today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report