The Our Lady of the Gulf Crab Fest is now underway. The festival runs through Saturday rain or shine on the grounds of the Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church. The event started 38 years ago as a fundraiser for the area’s catholic schools and has grown tremendously since then. The weekend is filled with live entertainment, rides, and…
A relatively new off-bottom aquaculture industry for harvesting oysters is developing across the Gulf of Mexico and USM is looking to support it with a new program. SOAR, which stands for ‘Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration,’ is designed to build resilience into the shellfish industry through innovation, conservation, and economic development. Today, the university is meeting with members of the…
There’s a public hearing in Gulfport tonight to address a proposal to reallocate community development block grants. The city is proposing reallocating $2.8 million of CDBG money to a new project identified as the ‘quarters historic minority business district and empowerment zone.’ According to the public notice on the city’s website, the federal dollars would be used for infrastructure to…
Two people injured in a house fire this morning on Bell Creek Road have died. Harrison County coroner Brian Switzer confirmed the deaths to WXXV. Family members at the scene told WXXV that both people had been sent to the a hospital with injuries. The home sustained damage in one area of the house. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags:…
Onshore flow has been a little more persistent along the Mississippi coast, and a cluster of showers/storms has been moving northward across portions of Harrison, Hancock and Pearl River Counties. This very saturated airmass isn’t going anywhere over the next 3 days. Rain potential will spend a lot of time above that 70th percentile through the weekend. With disturbances remaining across…
Don’t be too fooled by the drier conditions most of us had this afternoon. Much of the activity actually occurred this morning as nocturnal storms formed in the gulf before skirting the coastline. Leftover cloud cover kept temps down a bit this afternoon and kept the atmosphere a bit more stable, thus limiting storm development later in the day. However,…
Long Beach Girls Soccer has a new head coach roaming the sidelines with Kevin Carmichael taking over the reins. Carmichael has been the South Mississippi Soccer Club director of player development since January 2020 and has been in the coaching ranks for well over a decade. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: girls soccer, Kevin Carmichael, Long Beach, sports
Pearl River baseball capping off a big week of post-season accolades with Head Coach Michael Avalon being named NJCAA Division II Coach of the Year courtesy of the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings. Earlier this month, PRCC won its first ever World Series crown in its third trip to Enid, Oklahoma. The Wildcats also won the MACCC and Region…
Southern Miss baseball is less than three weeks removed from hosting a Super Regional for the first time in program history thanks in large part to the nation’s second-best pitching staff in terms of ERA, whip, and strikeout-to-walk ratio. As first reported by AYS Sports, co-ace of the staff Hurston Waldrep has thrown his last pitch as a Golden Eagle,…
Shuckers 1st Baseman and Ole Miss alum Thomas Dillard said, “I’m just super proud of them and I trained with them a little bit this off-season and their adversity that they went through this year was awesome so I couldn’t be more proud of them bringing back a national championship to Oxford, so Hotty Toddy!” A fifth-round pick of the…
Memorial Hospital’s second class of residents received their white coats. This evening, residency physicians, their families, and hospital staff gathered for a white coat ceremony. Ten new residency students kicked off their journey as physicians to care for patients along the Coast. These new doctors come from all over the world to learn to provide the best care for families…
Mississippi will receive $2.7 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds, $1.8 billion for the state and $900 million for local governments. How to access and plan for those dollars to improve infrastructure in cities, towns, and villages in Mississippi is the focus of over 3,000 mayors and city leaders at the annual conference of the Mississippi Municipal League. Roads,…
Most of the activity actually occurred this morning as nocturnal storms formed in the gulf before skirting the coastline. Leftover cloud cover kept temps down a bit this afternoon and kept the atmosphere a bit more stable, thus limiting storm development later in the day. However, the atmosphere will be re-charging to end the week. At the surface, a nearly…
Two young Coast artists took home honors this week in the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Youth Art Contest. Bella Tran of St. Martin Gifted Center won the 5 to 7 age division for the ‘Shiny Sea Turtle.’ Hendrix Gillies, also of the St. Martin Gifted Center, took third place for his art entitled ‘Best Buds (wink, wink).’…
The Rotary Club of Pascagoula had their annual scholarship ceremony awarding $40,000 in scholarships to 38 deserving students. Each year, the rotary club hosts many fundraisers to fund the scholarships. The more money they raise throughout the year, the more money they can give to students within the City of Pascagoula. This year, the rotary club raised $30,000 through their…
A new law takes effect July 1st after thousands across the state have been victimized by theft of copper wiring and catalytic converters. Mississippi law enforcement will now have additional tools at their disposal to deter this crime, including increased fines and other financial penalties as well as increased minimum sentences. Across the state, businesses, residents, churches, and many other…
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to give citizens of the county an opportunity to provide input into the process of redistricting for the board of supervisors, election commissioners, justice court judges, and constables. The boardroom was packed with concerned Jackson County citizens interested in viewing the proposed layouts and comment on the redistricting process. District…
Justice Stephen Breyer will officially retire from the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow. In a letter to President Biden today, Breyer wrote he will officially retire at noon on Thursday, hours after the court is set to release the last two rulings of its current term. The 83-year-old justice, appointed in 1994, announced his retirement in January. Breyer, one of three…
One struggling retailer is reportedly cutting off air conditioning to save money and the FDA weighs in on the fall COVID shots and monkeypox. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Thanks to the state legislature, the Department of Marine Resources will be able to remove derelict or abandoned vessels from Mississippi waterways starting Friday. The new bill provides DMR broader and move inclusive definitions of derelict vessels. It also allows DMR to assess penalties against registered owners of those vessels to help recoup the money spent to remove them. DMR…
The Fourth of July is right around the corner and what better way to commemorate the holiday than by firing off some fireworks? But before you decided to light up the night sky with fireworks, don’t forget to make safety your top priority. Gulfport Fire Chief Billy Kelly shared some safety reminders. He says make sure you always read the…
There’s a new sub spot in town. A now open sign hangs in front of Jersey Mike’s in the D’Iberville Promenade. Also hanging in their windows are signs of hope for those battling breast cancer. They’re not only well known for their fresh sliced/ fresh grilled subs, but also their work with local charities. For the grand opening, Jersey Mike’s…
The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans, specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them. That’s according to law enforcement officials and others familiar with the inquiry who spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. More than a dozen alleged abuse victims…
At the surface, a nearly stationary frontal boundary remains just to the northwest of our area. To the north of that boundary, high pressure extended from New England to Oklahoma with a drier air mass. Locally, onshore flow will push isolated showers and thunderstorms onshore this morning from the sounds between Slidell and Pascagoula, where they are quickly dissipating. The…