Palace Casino prepares for Kentucky Derby Race Day

The Kentucky Derby is set for tomorrow. Grab your mint juleps and head over to the Palace Casino where Kentucky Derby betting is heating up. This world-famous horse race brings in countless bettors into the casino, all looking to cash out big after the most exciting two minutes in sports. While the Kentucky Derby is the most popular race of…

‘Two Men and a Truck’ make a special delivery to Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence

Every year, ‘Two Men and a Truck’ make a special delivery for Mother’s Day. During their ‘Movers for Moms’ collection drive, they collect items for local domestic violence survivors to help them feel loved and supported on Mother’s Day. Today, they delivered the items to the Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence. The Two Men and a Truck Gulfport office was…

Keesler Federal Credit and MS Aquarium honor local teachers

Keesler Federal Credit Union wanted to make teachers in South Mississippi feel extra special this week. In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, Keesler Federal paired up with the Mississippi Aquarium and asked superintendents from 16 local schools to nominate teachers they thought would benefit the most from a behind the scenes 30-minute tour at the aquarium. Ten schools nominated…

National Nurses Day at Memorial

Today is National Nurses Day and Memorial Hospital honored its frontline workers with gift baskets. The job can be tough and sometimes even thankless, but these nurses at Memorial have a passion for their duties and have stuck with it through COVID. Doctors and surgeons might get a lot of recognition, but it’s the nurses who run the floor. Memorial…

Early morning storms cause debris and downed trees in Gulfport

Storms came through South Mississippi this morning, leaving a trail of tree limbs, branches, and debris. In Gulfport, off John Ross Road, several branches and tree limbs laid across yards and debris was scattered over driveways. On South Lake Forrest Drive, one resident tells News 25 he woke up in the middle of the night to loud noises and found…

Lighthouse Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday at Biloxi Visitors Center

An event being held tomorrow in Biloxi is celebrating our area’s rich arts heritage. Alongside the Gulf Coast Historical and Cultural Exposition, the Lighthouse Arts and Crafts Fair will feature a wide range of activities for people of all ages to enjoy. While you’re at the fair, lighthouse tours will be available, along with door prizes, vendors, and the opportunity…

Morning Business Report: May 6th, 2022

The country’s baby formula shortage continues to get worse and the stock market is coming off its worst day since 2020. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

CSX repair work continues along the Coast

CSX continues its work repairing railroad crossings along the Coast. Today, Gulfport residents will be happy to know the crossings at Highway 49 downtown, 30th Avenue, and Broad Avenue have all reopened. There will be more work in Ocean Springs next week with closings at Highway 57, Hanshaw Road, and Ocean Springs Road. Keep checking your city’s social media pages…

Second annual Walk against Human Trafficking takes place tonight in Ocean Springs

Advocates for Freedom and students at Ocean Springs High are hosting the second annual Walk against Human Trafficking tonight. Earlier today, students in the Ocean Springs High IB, international baccalaureate, were getting ready for the event at Greyhound Stadium on Bienville Boulevard. The walk starts at 6 tonight and there will be music, special guest speakers, and a candlelight walk…

5/6 – The Chief’s “Mother’s Day” Weekend Forecast

Strong stability will move into the area once the cold front begins to move through later this afternoon. Clouds will clear the area this afternoon but since the frontal boundary stalls and is somewhat quasi-stationary, moisture will be trapped along and south of it where there will be opportunity for dense fog to form maybe in a few locations Sat…

5/6 – Rob Knight’s “Morning T-Storms” Friday Forecast

This morning will bring another line of showers/t-storms developing in response to the next disturbance which can be seen in the blowup of convection over the NW gulf. Stability is lacking for this activity as the first line has been able to knock stability values down quite a bit. With help from the disturbance and surface forcing, one or two of…

Biloxi Shuckers vs. Montgomery Biscuits

The Biloxi Shuckers are still on the road, taking on the Montgomery Biscuits and still looking for their first win of the series in game three. Biscuits win game three 14-5. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, sports

High School Softball: East Central vs. West Harrison

Still two rounds away from crowning a high school baseball or softball champion, the Gulf Coast is already guarantee to have least one South State champion from the six coastal counties. The third round of the softball playoffs featuring an all-local 5A South comprised of Vancleave, George County, East Central, and West Harrison. East Central and West Harrison starting their…

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

It’s a fiesta at El Agave Mexican Restaurant in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. A day that celebrates more than tacos and tequila, Cinco de Mayo honors Mexico’s unexpected victory over France on May 5th, 1862. Here in the U.S., the holiday is a chance for Americans to indulge in Mexican culture. At El Agave’s on Highway 49, locals stopped…

Jackson County jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder

After a four-day trial, a Jackson County jury found Deshaude Jones guilty of first-degree murder and of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jones is originally from Illinois. During the trial, the state presented evidence that Jones murdered an unarmed man by shooting him in the back. The Ocean Springs Police Department investigated the case. A judge sentenced…

Gulfport School District celebrates teachers for National Teacher Appreciation Week

All this week, schools across the country are celebrating National Teacher Appreciation Week. The Gulfport School District and community are spending the week showing their teachers just how much they mean. Since Monday, local churches and businesses have donated several meals to the staff at all the schools in the district. Today at Gulfport High School, Brooklyn Pizza was donated…

National Day of Prayer at the Seabee Base

The Naval Construction Battalion Center held a ceremony to celebrate National Day of Prayer. Base chaplains and other local clergy and personnel prayed for different local, national, and international topics such as media and culture, families, schools, students and educators, businesses, the government, the military, and those who are persecuted for their faith and beliefs throughout the world. NCMB 1…

Bowling at Cypress Lanes for Mississippi Senior Olympics

The Senior Olympics are underway in Mississippi. Today, athletes 50 and up headed to Cypress Lanes in D’Iberville hoping to strike out. Over 80 seniors bowled singles and they were divided by their age group. The winners will head to the Senior Nationals for bowling in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Senior Olympics were started with the goal of enhancing the…