Memorial Hospital wearing red to raise awareness for heart disease

February is American Heart Month and today is National Wear Red Day. To show their support and raise awareness, Memorial Hospital employees and staff took part in the movement. Wear Red Day is a day set aside to raise and spread awareness in hopes to help eradicate heart disease and stroke in millions of women all over the nation. According…

African Americans in Aviation Traveling Museum open to the public

After visiting multiple schools across South Mississippi this week, a traveling museum spotlighting African Americans in aviation has landed at the Aviation Heritage Museum for the public to view. Saturday and Sunday, everyone is invited to see the museum and hear about the roles black Americans played in aviation and aerospace. Aviation Heritage Museum Executive Director Francisco Gonzalez tells News…

Biloxi PD asking for assistance identifying alleged fraud suspects

The Biloxi Police Department is asking for help identifying two people who allegedly stole and used another person’s credit card. The incident occurred on January 22nd around 4 p.m. on C.T. Switzer Boulevard. If you have any information about these two, please contact Biloxi police at 228-392-0641. You can also call Mississippi Crime Stoppers or submit a tip online at…

Morning Business Report: February 4th, 2022

Valentine’s Day celebrations may see a shortage of champagne and Amazon is raising the price of a Prime membership. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

2/4 – The Chief’s “Wet Morning” Friday/Weekend Forecast

Although the front is now east of the area, post frontal rain will continue this morning, spotty rain this afternoon. It will take most of the day for the moisture to totally push out of the area, with clouds clearing overnight. Temperatures will fall into the 20s and 30s for Saturday morning, with wind chill making it feel like the…

West Harrison alum Jacques Pucheu invited to Red Spring Training

On the minor league diamond, West Harrison alum Jacques Pucheu has been invited to spring training by the Cincinnati Reds who signed the former Hurricane in June 2019. Pucheu made it all the way up to Triple A last season, but spent the majority of his time at high-A and then double-A where he combined to post a 3.08 ERA…

High School Boys Basketball: St. Patrick vs. West Marion

With each passing win, the St. Patrick boys basketball program continues to make history for the most wins in a single season ever. Not much left for the Fighting Irish to prove in their regular season finale, but when given the chance to go a perfect 10-0 in region 8 class 3A on senior night, why not ride into the…

Coastwide MLK Committee holds ‘Defining our Legacy’ panel discussion

The Coastwide Martin Luther King Jr. Committee hosted a ‘Defining our Legacy’ panel discussion teaching the community about wealth and building and real estate. Tonight, at the Biloxi Visitors Center, a real estate broker and community development lender shared financial advice and tips. In a question-and-answer panel, the audience asked questions to the experts on ways to create generational wealth….

Vancleave Public Library teaching community to make healthy and delicious snacks

At Vancleave Library, a salsa tasting taught the community how to make healthy and delicious snacks. Mississippi State University Extension Office is offering cooking classes for kids and adults. Everyone enjoyed free food, new recipes, and more. Fruit salsa was on the menu and everyone of all ages got to understand food safety and healthy eating. MS State Extension Community…

New STEM workforce program brings Gen Z to the Sea

The Center for Science and Mathematics Education and the School of Ocean Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi is bringing in a new STEM workforce program called GenSea. The program was funded last fall and became a full time program this January. Professionals in GenSea are spreading the message about the array of well-paying STEM careers in…

USM kicks off 2022 Cultural Arts series

The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park kicked off its 2022 Cultural Arts series this evening. University of New Orleans Professor Norma Jean Mattei was invited to speak during the event. Dr. Mattei is an expert in sustainable engineering and construction and large watershed management initiatives. Dr. Mattei presented her PowerPoint titled ‘the Mississippi River Commission and it’s Job Wrestling…

Governor Tate Reeves signs medical marijuana bill

Medical marijuana is now law in the state of Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves signed the bill yesterday and while he noted he might have written it differently, he previously told WXXV that medical marijuana could benefit Mississippians in need. Reeves said that his goal from the outset was to create a program that didn’t encourage recreational use, though he added…

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art holding ‘Family Crafternoons’

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Arts has a new monthly event called ‘Family Crafternoons.’ The monthly event is for kids to have fun with their parents while making a craft based on an exhibition that is currently on view at the museum. This Saturday from 1 to 3, kids are invited to make dancing Valentine’s Day heart puppets. This crafternoon will close…

Valentine’s Day Karaoke at Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art will be hosting a Valentine’s Karaoke Night on Friday, February 11th from 5:30 until 8. It will be a night of fun, making Valentine’s Day crafts, drinking champagne, and singing karaoke. This event is the perfect activity for people getting to know each other, dating, or married couples. Guests can sing a song while indulging in…

Singing River Health holds open-house for new clinic at MGCCC

Celebrating its newfound partnership with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Singing River Health hosted a clinic open-house at the Harrison County campus today. In addition to vaccines and boosters, clinic workers handed out free Chick-Fil-A sandwiches to visitors. Singing River also held clinics at the Jackson and George County campuses. Singing River representatives tell News 25 the health company has…

Coast Crime Stoppers features two ‘missing person’ cases

Today is National Missing Persons Day. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers is always looking for clues to find missing people from the Coast. Today, the group is featuring two cold cases on its social media page. The first missing person is Rebecca Reid. She was 32-years-old at the time of her disappearance. Reid went missing from her home in Lumberton on…

Morning Business Report: February 3rd, 2022

The restaurant industry will likely never return to its pre-pandemic state and most Americans are unhappy with the economy. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Community Action Agency of South Mississippi offering free parenting classes

Helping people and changing lives, that’s the mission of the Community Action of South Mississippi. The organization is hosting free parenting classes this month and here to tell us more about it are Kenyetter Johnson from the Harrison County office and Marilyn Montgomery from Jackson County. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Community Action Agency of South Mississippi, parenting classes

Coast Young Professionals gather for first Breakfast Bash of 2022

Coast Young Professionals held their first Breakfast Bash of the year at Bankhouse Coffee in Long Beach. The shop was filled with young adults enjoying a cup of Coast Roast coffee and meeting other like-minded individuals. The CYP director preaches that it’s not what you know, but who you know and that joining an organization like this can connect you…

2/3 – Rob Knight’s “Slight Severe Threat” Afternoon Forecast

A cold front west will slowly move east and through the area this evening. This afternoon will bring the biggest potential for impactful weather to the local area. A “Marginal Threat” for severity will be in the area mid-afternoon through mid-evening.  The main threat will be strong straight line winds, small hail and heavy rain which could lead to FLASH…

Gautier man charged with attempted murder

Gautier police made an arrest yesterday connected to a shooting that left both suspect and victim in critical care. Last month, officers responded to a shots fired report and found two men suffering gunshot wounds on Rue De Courmont Drive on the morning of January 24th. One of the men, Jorge Mateo, had allegedly shot his victim and then turned…