Morning Business Report: August 29th, 2022

U.S. movie theaters will offer $3 tickets for National Cinema Day and many shoppers are hoping Labor Day sales can help beat inflation. Jane King is the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Inaugural Bud and Burgers in the Bay Competition

We are less than two weeks out from the inaugural Bud and Burgers in the Bay competition. It’s a chance for people to team up and try to create the best burger and it’s a fundraiser for a local church. The event is being put by Mitchell Distributing and representing them in studio is Anna Grace Tanner. Categories: Community Headlines…

Waveland community comes together to meet candidates for upcoming elections

Over the weekend, Waveland residents got the chance to meet and greet candidates for the upcoming mayoral and aldermen elections. The community ate breakfast with 20 candidates and first responders at American Legion Post 77 on Saturday. Each candidate was given three minutes to talk about their platform and vision for the city, followed by questions from residents. The primaries…

Local businesses and organizations present 8th annual Back to School Fair

More than 45 local health organizations and businesses came together at the Lyman Community Center Saturday for the 8th annual Back to School Fair. People who attended were able to get wellness information, enter in giveaways, and take advantage of free hearing and vision screenings. After visiting each booth, guests were given a drawstring backpack filled with information from local…

Today marks the 17th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall

Today marks 17 years since Hurricane Katrina forever changed the face of South Mississippi. The storm made landfall as a strong category three hurricane on August 29th, 2005 with winds in excess of 120 miles per hour. The devastation was wide-spread. The record storm surge tossing casinos across Highway 90, burying Beach Boulevard under rubble, wiping out thousands of structures…

8/28 – Brittany’s “Pleasant” Sunday Evening Forecast

A broad ridge of high pressure will remain over the northern gulf through the week promoting onshore flow with showers and thunderstorms expected each day. Starting out the new work week with some patchy fog possible across SW MS and maybe as far as around Baton Rouge daybreak. However, coverage and density will be dependent on if locations saw rain…

8/26 – Brittany’s “Drier” Friday Evening Forecast

The boundary will lift tonight, and there will not be as much of a focus for rainfall that develops. Southerly surface winds will help to enhance warm air and moisture advection into the area, which will enhance instability over the area. PW values will remain high over the weekend hovering around 1.8 to 2 inches, which is above the 75th…

Viewer Photo: Rainbow reflection appears on dog!

If you want a rainbow, you’ve gotta have a little bit of rain! Here is a picture sent in by a viewer. Sharon Bellinfante sent us a photo of a rainbow that appeared on her dog Divot. Very fitting for National Dog Day!

Nine teachers awarded Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants

Today, Hancock Whitney in Gulfport hosted an awards luncheon at the Great Southern Club for this year’s Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants. Nine of South Mississippi’s most outstanding teachers earned up to $2,000 from the Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants funded by Hancock Whitney. The grant funds creative learning projects that enhance student learning experiences from grades K through 12…

The 2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday runs through Sunday

The 2nd Amendment Sales Tax holiday weekend begins today and that means no sales tax for approved items related to hunting. The legislature added this sales tax holiday in 2014. It runs today, tomorrow, and Sunday. Generally speaking, ammunition, guns, and archery equipment are eligible for the sales tax holiday. Miscellaneous hunting supplies such as clothing, boots, and animal calls…

Hancock County interim superintendent on the job

The Hancock County School District Board of Education announced Rhett Ladner as the interim superintendent for the 2022-2023 school year and Friday was his first day on the job. The unanimous decision was made at the board meeting on August 23rd.  He is a 28-year educator and 21 of those years was serving kindergarten through 12th grade as an administrator….

Local police departments hold fundraiser for six-year-old battling brain tumor

The Biloxi Police Department and the Long Beach Police Department came together once again to help Hendrix, a six-year-old who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. His parents are both police officers here along the Coast. Volunteers came together under the pavilion behind St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach to sell pulled pork plates with potato salad for…

New Bay St. Louis police chief sworn in last week

Bay St. Louis’ new police chief has big plans for the city and his officers. Toby Schwartz was sworn in last week as the new police chief in Bay St. Louis surrounded by family and friends. His son, also a first responder, had the honor of pinning his badge on his dad. Toby was interested in this particular position because…

Community Fellowship with Veterans events

The Lyman Senior Center is holding an event to appreciate and socialize with our veterans. It’s happening next Thursday and here to tell us more is the senior center’s Director Al Jones. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: events, Lyman Senior Center, veterans

George County woman charged in burglary case

A George County woman is in jail, charged with stealing a riding lawnmower. Forty-year-old Lisa Lynne Howell was charged with commercial burglary, grand larceny, and petit larceny. She was taken to the George County Jail on a $6,500 bond. George County Sheriff Keith Havard said deputies were sent to a business on Highway 26 Monday about a stolen lawnmower. Someone…