A new Mississippi hero was recognized today at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Mississippi Heroes is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate everyday family, professional, and community caregivers who sacrifice their time, money, or opportunities to help take care of others. The organization decided to recognize Christina Jones today. She is an ER nurse at Memorial Hospital. Christina is…
The fed makes history with a second massive rate hike in six weeks and big tech earnings today will give us a peek into the mindset of the consumer. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Krewe Unique and VFW Post 5699 are partnering to put on a fun, free back-to-school event this weekend. Here with us to talk about it we have the Krewe’s Greg Gibson and Lela Bremen from Post 5699. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: back to school, krewe unique, VFW Post 5699
On the high school diamond, Gulfport standout Ethan Garner is officially a Division I baseball commit, giving his verbal pledge to Tulane this week. Already showing off all the tools as a sophomore outfielder in 2022, Garner tied for the team-lead with 35 hits while hitting over .350 to go along with 43 runs scored, three home runs, seven doubles,…
During USM’s final season in Conference USA, no team used more quarterbacks than Southern Miss. Now that the Golden Eagles are officially members of the Sun Belt Conference, they’re still talking about position depth at their new media days in New Orleans. If you recall, it got to the point that star running back Frank Gore Jr. took snaps under…
Always more work to be done at stop number six on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days where the Harrison Central Red Rebels prefer to keep doing what they’ve never done before. First-year Head Coach Tony Myers now calling the shots and refusing to settle for anything less. Cornerback/ wide receiver Tre’Von Deans said, “It all started when Coach…
Areal coverage of storms was pretty sparse today, but it’s likely to ramp up Thursday and Friday. A stagnant summer pattern has set up this week, with rain chances dependent upon an oscillating high pressure area and variations in the daily sea breeze. Very humid air along with spotty thunderstorm development thanks to sea-breezes and the like could run into…
Today, newly appointed Gautier Chief of Police David Bever met with the Hickory Hills ‘neighborhood watch’ to discuss community concerns. This was Bever’s first meeting with the watch group since he was appointed in late March. He and members of the police department joined the meeting to discuss topics concerning the citizens such as drug use, break-ins, response times, and…
A stagnant summer pattern has set up this week, with rain chances dependent upon an oscillating high pressure area and variations in the daily sea breeze. Areal coverage of storms was pretty sparse today, but is likely to ramp up Thursday and Friday. Very moist air along with erratic thunderstorm development thanks to sea-breezes and the like could run into…
The Harrison County School District celebrated the new Creekbend Elementary and Middle School with a ribbon cutting ceremony today. Other than the building being brand new, the new school will feature more bathroom space, more storage, workrooms that are easier to access for teachers and updated technology. The new school also has the latest safety system that features a live…
Fans headed over to the Biloxi Visitor Center to grab lunch and get their books signed by the Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise this afternoon. Born and raised in Biloxi, Haise is known for being a part of the Apollo 13 mission and flew the very first orbiter space shuttle Enterprise. Friends and fans crowded the room as they listened…
If you’re looking to save a little money on your back-to-school shopping, don’t forget this weekend is Mississippi’s Tax-Free event. This Friday and Saturday, shoppers can buy necessities like clothes, shoes, and school supplies and not have to pay the state’s seven percent sales tax. Items must be under $100 to be eligible. However, you can use coupons to reduce…
Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers responded to a partial road collapse on Highway 67. The collapse is located on the off-ramp to US 49 at the Highway 67 interchange. An 18-wheeler got stuck in the hole. Repairs are currently being made at the location using a concrete-like material to fill the hole. The travel lanes will be open by tomorrow morning…
Homebuyers are seeing more incentives to make a purchase and borrowing money will likely get more expensive starting today. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Grab your list and check it twice, we’re closing out the month with a little Christmas in July. Here to tell us about this weekend’s shopping extravaganza in Jackson County is Eddie Brewer. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: business, christmas in july, shopping
Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi is calling on the Department of Commerce to reject a proposed annual catch limit on red snapper submitted by NOAA. Wicker told the Department of Commerce that if implemented next year, the new catch limits would reduce Mississippi’s quota by 60 percent, drastically cutting the recreational season for Mississippians. In a statement, Wicker said, “This…
Residents in Gautier’s Ward 5 are invited to meet the police chief. The Gautier Police Department is hosting a meeting tonight to talk about starting a neighborhood watch program. It is also your chance to meet Gautier Police Chief David Bever and his command staff. Tonight’s meeting is at 6 at Martin Bluff Baptist Church on Martin Bluff Road. They’ll…
Jake Goldin may have just left Bayou View Elementary for the middle school, but he was given a chance to come back to receive a big honor. InvestWrite is an innovative national writing competition, produced by the Stock Market Game. They sponsored an essay competition that adds a critical thinking component to help reinforce concepts learned in the classroom. Bayou…
‘Healing for Hendrix’ is the rallying cry for the 6-year-old son of two South Mississippi police officers who is beginning a brave battle. Hendrix Branning is the son of Justin and Amanda Branning, officers serving Biloxi and Long Beach police departments, respectively. Last week, Hendrix was taken to the ER when he felt dizzy and lost normal function of his…
Very moist air along with erratic thunderstorm development thanks to sea-breezes and the like could run into a similar issue as yesterday where intense rates of rain could cause some localized flooding in a few spots before shutting off again around sunset. This will be the case through the rest of the work week. Although there may be one or…
Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to an incident at Highway 49 southbound just north of Highway 53 this morning in which a man was injured. MHP spokesman Cal Robertson said a helicopter was used to take the man to USA Medical Center in Mobile with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car who hit the man stopped to assist in the…
Today through Friday, the current pattern continues with the upper level high pressure and daily showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Very moist air along with erratic thunderstorm development thanks to sea-breezes and the like could run into a similar issue as yesterday where intense rates of rain could cause some localized flooding in a few spots before shutting off again…
Mississippi High School Activities Association announced today that football start times are moving back to 7:30 p.m. in August and September before moving back to the normal 7 p.m. in October. This move being made in conjunction with heat timeouts which will still be enforced. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Last season, Ocean Springs was the first local high school football team to kick off its 2021 campaign with a Thursday night showdown against Clinton. The Greyhounds also one of the last three local teams standing after one of the best seasons in program history. First in, last out, once again the end goal at stop number five on News…