St. Patrick High School students gather in prayer in response to abortion arguments

The nation looks on while the Supreme Court hears arguments on Mississippi abortion laws. Locally, students at St. Patrick High School in Biloxi are approaching the news with prayer. As arguments about Mississippi abortion laws were heard in Washington Wednesday, St. Patrick High School in Biloxi took to prayer. Religious Studies Director Terry Creel said, “We know that the Supreme…

Holiday craft fair held today at St. Martin Community Center

The St. Martin Cedar Grove and Daisy Vestry Community Center hosted their holiday craft fair today. This event gave shoppers a variety of unique gifts to shop for friends and family this holiday season. This fair held about 30 different vendors who sold various homemade items such as clothes, home, decorations, produce, and more. Lunch was served at the event…

Kiwanis Club hosts 65th annual Pancake Day in Gulfport

The first Wednesday of December has long been known as Pancake Day for the Gulfport Kiwanis Club. Kiwanis member Travis Moore said, “This is one of my favorite days all year. I get here at 5 in the morning and we cook from 7 to 7.” Kiwanis Club members like Travis Moore work from sunrise to sunset to put on…

Harrison County Chancery Clerks Office opens self-payment tax kiosks

The Harrison County Chancery Clerk’s Office announced the purchase of seven Ion Business Concepts self-serve payment kiosk machines for collecting taxes in the chancery clerk’s office. These kiosks will be used to collect delinquent taxes. The machines also serve the Harrison County Tax Collector Sharon Nash Barnett. For a taxpayer to make payments for real property tax, personal property tax,…

Gulfport High School students conduct mock sarin gas disaster

Students at Gulfport High School experienced first hand how first responders react during an emergency situation. Students in the HHS Institute at Gulfport High School participated in a mock sarin gas disaster to learn how to handle an emergency situation by rotating through stations that detailed the attack and ways to properly react. Academy Instructor Beth Wilson said, “We tied…

Hockey returns to the Gulf Coast with a special guest

Hey all you cool cats and kittens, big cat lovers are in for a unique surprise at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum starting tomorrow as hockey makes a comeback. Two teams from out of state will meet on the neutral site Thursday as a special guest makes his way through the audience. It’s been nearly a decade since professional hockey had…

Tree lighting with Santa begins tomorrow in Ocean Springs

Ocean Springs will continue its ‘By Golly Be Jolly’ celebrations tomorrow with their annual Tree Lighting event with Santa. The grounds of the Mary C. O’Keefe will be transformed into Santa’s village tomorrow with games, music, and refreshments. Activities such as letter writing to Santa, bag decorating, ornament decorating, and much more will be available as well. Santa himself will…

Pro-Choice Rally in Jackson

On the other side of the debate, Pro-choice advocates from around Mississippi gathered at Smith Park in Jackson today at noon. They gathered for the Mississippi Abortion Access Freedom Fighters Rally as part of a series of SCOTUS Day of Action events. The rally served to raise awareness of what the group calls “a threat to abortion access posed by…

Fire safety tips for the holiday season

Now is a good time to talk about fire safety during the holiday season. It’s time once again to drag your artificial tree out of storage or head to the Christmas tree farm to pick out a live one. But don’t get too tangled up in all the bright lights and decorations and forget to take precautions. Harrison County Fire…

Morning Business Report: December 1st, 2021

Pfizer stock has its best month in 30 years after leading the vaccine race and nearly half of consumers will use ‘buy now, pay later’ services for holiday purchases. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Downtown for the Holidays in Pascagoula Friday

A Christmas tradition returns to Pascagoula this Friday. Goula the Grinch and Santa will be joining vendors for a festive Downtown for the Holidays. Here to tell us more about what you can expect is Katarina Scott, communications director for the City of Pascagoula. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Downtown for the Holidays, Pascagoula

I-10 lane closures continues

If you drive I-10 through Biloxi frequently, you probably noticed the lane closure near the Tchoutacabouffa River has moved, shifting those travel lanes. It’s all part of ongoing construction in that area. There will be more work tonight that will close all but one westbound lane between the Shriner’s Boulevard exit and the Cedar Lake exit. Also keep in mind,…

Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled it would uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion and may go much further to overturn the nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years. The fate of the court’s historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United…

12/1 – Rob’s “Lovely Conditions” Wednesday Afternoon Forecast

A west-northwestly flow will remain in place through the next 36 hours while an upper level disturbance moves through the upper and middle MS Valley today. Upper level high-pressure rebuilds behind it keeping conditions dry with a continued warming trend bringing temperatures into the middle 70s for highs though the next several days, with lows in the upper 40s to…

Candle may have caused mobile home fire

A candle is being blamed for an early morning fire at a mobile home in Harrison County. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said the occupant of the home woke to find the home filling with smoke and fire about 4:30 a.m. The resident was able to escape unharmed, but the home was a complete loss. Harrison County Fire Rescue,…

12/1 – The Chief’s “Above Seasonal Conditions” Wednesday Morning Forecast

High pressure will remain over the area bringing dry conditions with mild days and clear cool nights. A west-northwestly flow will remain in place through the next 36 hours while an upper level disturbance moves through the upper and middle MS Valley today. Upper level high-pressure rebuilds behind it keeping conditions dry with a continued warming trend bringing temperatures into the…

11/30 – Brantly’s “Calm” Tuesday Night Forecast

Dry weather is here to stay through the near term. Conditions will remain rain-free, even with the passage of a weak disturbance; however, ahead of it, we will see some thin high cirrus clouds pass over the region late tonight and through Wednesday morning. Skies will then quickly clear by Wednesday afternoon. High pressure dominates the forecast over the next…

High School Boys Basketball: Long Beach vs. St. Stanislaus

Colder days and the holiday season are some indicators that high school hoops are back in full swing. Just one of many basketball games happening across the Coast, Long Beach boys varsity hosting St. Stanislaus in a non-district match-up. The Rock-A-Chaws are hoping to get a second win under their belt while the Bearcats are on the hunt for their…

Brian Kelly officially named next head football coach at LSU

It’s official! Brian Kelly has left Notre Dame to become the next head football coach at LSU. The university confirmed the hire today, announcing Kelly agreed to a 10-year $95 million contract with incentives. Kelly spent the last 12 seasons at Notre Dame where he amassed a school record 113 victories, led the Irish to a BCS title game, and…