The tenth anniversary of Black Breastfeeding Week is fast approaching. ‘Feeding from a Full Cup’ dedicates centering care for black mothers and their babies. At Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, Sharing Health Education Awareness hosted an event for Black Breastfeeding Week. According to blackbreastfeedingweek.org, for over 40 years there has been a gaping racial disparity in breastfeeding rates. The most recent…
A broad upper disturbance across the eastern half of the country doesn’t really go anywhere over the next several days. As minor disturbances move through the base of the major feature, they will trigger rounds of showers and thunderstorms each day. Moisture flow values remain high, in excess of 2 inches at many/most locations, and don’t see any indications of…
A shortwave trough will move through the area over the next few days. Southerly surface winds will continue to enhance warm air and moisture advection, which will enhance instability in the environment. Weak upper level divergence will help enhance lifting, especially during the daytime hours the next few days. PW values are high around 2.2-2.4 inches, which is above the…
St. Stanislaus rolls out the welcome mat for its old district rival Moss Point, who won its third straight Region 8 Class 4A title last year. St. Stanislaus wins 7-0. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Bay High playing host to Pearl River Central on week 0. Bay High wins 25-15. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
The very first game of the day was a 5:30 kickoff for Biloxi and visiting George County. Biloxi wins 13-7. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Pascagoula taking on Vancleave in week 0, both schools starting their redemption tour to get back to the playoffs this season. Pascagoula wins 21-7. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
High school football is back and tonight Ocean Springs hosting Gautier in a week 0 jamboree. Perhaps the best quarterback matchup we’ll see all season with Alabama commit Bray Hubbard for the Greyhounds and Ole Miss baseball commit Kaden Irving for the Gators. Ocean Springs wins 14-13. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
A weak front along the coast will dissipate by tomorrow. A more typical August pattern of high pressure extending westward across the eastern Gulf and into the coastal waters will then take hold tomorrow and continue through Monday. Winds will turn more southerly in response to this high. By Tuesday, another front will be approaching the coastal waters from the…
Pass Christian police have arrested a suspect in a July 14th arson case. Police partnered with the Pass Christian Fire Department and linked a suspect to the arson. The suspect was taken to the Harrison County Juvenile Detention Center today on charges of arson and burglary. Because of their age, a name will not be released. Categories: Local News, News…
Today in Gulfport, the Trojan Alumni Association came together to celebrate the 33rd Avenue High School’s 10th reunion. Even though the reunion takes place all weekend, the main attraction was the former public school, which opened in 1925 for African-Americans until integration took place in 1969. Two charter buses were filled with over 100 former Trojans that wore nothing but…
A weak front along the coast will dissipate by tomorrow. A more typical August pattern of high pressure extending westward across the eastern Gulf and into the coastal waters will then take hold tomorrow and continue through Monday. Winds will turn more southerly in response to this high. By Tuesday, another front will be approaching the coastal waters from the…
Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence is in urgent need of items for their family shelter. The center’s domestic violence program provides 24-hour, 7 day per-week crisis intervention services for men, women, and children who are victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault. Housing so many people requires the shelter to have to stock up on items. They are…
VFW Posts 5699 and 2132 are hosting a food distribution Saturday to give away 20,000 pounds of food to those in need. The VFW post will gather volunteers from other local post and community members, young and old, to help with their food drive on Saturday. The 20,000 pounds of food is donated by Feeding the Gulf Coast. Perishable and…
Today, three Jackson County K9s tried on their brand-new protective vests for the first time. Trooper pups Lars, Markos, and Sniper were brought to the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse in Pascagoula where they were given their own protective gear. The department decided to get the good boys their own gear after the shootings of Moss Point’s dog Buddy…
A bus driver in Picayune was arrested for allegedly leaving a three-year-old in a hot van for about two hours and without any AC. According to the Picayune Item newspaper, 40-year-old Treshay Quinn is charged with child deprivation. The child’s mother, Stephanie Breaux, told police she personally dropped her two children off at school Monday morning. She says she was…
P&G is developing bamboo-based toilet paper and home sales fell nearly 6 percent in July as the housing market slides into a recession. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Ainsley’s Angels of America raises awareness of our country’s special needs community while giving them a chance to partake in endurance competitions. Here to tell us about a two-part event they’re having in early September are Ambassador Beth Victoriano and Athlete Logan McDonald. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Ainsley’s Angels, Spread your Wings 5K
The Hancock County Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its Business and Industry Gala which is coming up next week. Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tish Williams has more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Business and Industry Gala, Hancock County Chamber of Commerce
Water vapor imagery continues to show a plume of moisture extending from south Texas to the Carolinas, covering much of our area. The current disturbance that is moving through Arkansas and east Texas tries to suppress this southward somewhat over the next 24 hours or so, but doesn’t appear to have much success, except perhaps over southwest Mississippi. Of course,…
The northbound lanes of Highway 63 in Moss Point reopened at Saracennia Road hours after four large trucks collided. According to Highway Patrol, that accident happened around 5 this morning and there were serious injuries. One of the trucks was a cattle trailer, hauling 127 cows. None of the cows were injured, but they did have to be off-loaded to…
Main concerns over the next few days will be the threat of thunderstorms. Heavy rain will be the point of highest concern, but can`t rule out a few reports of wet microbursts, especially today. Northwesterly mid level flow will continue through Saturday (and beyond), with several impulses sliding southeastward toward the area. By Saturday, upper flow turns a bit more…
The Stone football program made the playoffs for the sixth year in a row in 2021 and yet still played the fewest amount of games of any team on the Gulf Coast. This year, life appears to be back to normal for the Tomcats who check in as stop number 22 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days during…
Greyhound nation showed out in full force for their annual pep rally. The stands were packed and the colors grey and blue were represented well for Greyhounds. Ocean Springs High School invited the community to show their support as their fall athletic season kicks off. Because of COVID and bad weather, this is the first rally they’ve had in four…