Local Organizations Gather At Knight Nonprofit Center For Tablet, Vaccine, And Covid Test Giveaway
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Local organizations gather at Knight Nonprofit Center for tablet, vaccine, and COVID test giveaway

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Moss Point Visionary Circle, Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition, Magnolia Medical Foundation, and Neighborhood Wireless all came together at the Knight Nonprofit Center to offer free COVID tests, vaccinations, and a tablet giveaway to those in need. Those in the community with an income less than $56,000 and currently receiving SNAP, Medicaid, supplemental security income, or social security were able to…

Youth Build Participants Complete One Year Program
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Youth Build participants complete one year program

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Six Youth Build participants in the construction trade program graduated today. Graduates received basic general construction and basic electric wiring certifications. The one-year program trains youth 16 to 24 skills for success in a trade to better their future. Youth Build also has training tracks in culinary, hospitality, conservation, and medical assistant fields. Graduating young adults since 2008 over 400…

Fort Bayou Drawbridge Overnight Closures April 10th 15th
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Fort Bayou Drawbridge overnight closures April 10th -15th

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MDOT announces overnight closures of the Fort Bayou Drawbridge. Starting Sunday, April 10th and lasting until Friday, April 15th the bridge will close each night from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. The bridge will open between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. The closure comes as crews continue work on a bridge repair project. Drivers are advised to find an alternate…

April Is Attraction And Museum Month
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April is Attraction and Museum Month

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Tourism leaders are hoping to showcase the array of family-friendly attractions along the Mississippi Gulf Coast throughout the month of April. Coastal Mississippi Executive Director Judy Young is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Coastal Mississippi, Mississippi Attraction and Museum Month, tourism

All Aboard The Biloxi Shrimping Trip
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All Aboard the Biloxi Shrimping Trip

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The oldest Coast attraction in the City of Biloxi is back! All aboard the Sailfish. They closed their season early last year and opened late to make some much needed repairs to their vessel. Visitors can once again experience a shrimping expedition aboard the legendary Sailfish. It is the oldest Coast attraction in the City of Biloxi and she was…

Morning Business Report: April 6th, 2022
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Morning Business Report: April 6th, 2022

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JetBlue makes an offer to buy Spirit Airlines and oil executives have been summoned to capitol hill to talk about high gas prices. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report

Financial Tips With Navigator: Smart Travel Tips
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Financial Tips with Navigator: Smart Travel Tips

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Spring Break is just around the corner. Taking a trip with your family doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here from Navigator Credit Union to share some money saving tips for traveling is Regional Branch Administrator Stacey Jones. Categories: Financial Tips Tags: Financial Tips, Navigator Credit Union

Biloxi Shuckers Open 2022 Season With Stacked Outfield
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Biloxi Shuckers open 2022 season with stacked outfield

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After a season in which the Biloxi Shuckers ranked in the bottom half of the Southern League in virtually every offensive category, there’s actually plenty of reason for optimism, stemming from this year’s Opening Day roster. Nine of the 30 players starting the 2022 season with the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers are ranked in the organization’s top 30…

4/6 Brittany's "approaching Cold Front" Afternoon Forecast
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4/6 – Brittany’s “Approaching Cold Front” Afternoon Forecast

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A few afternoon showers/t-storms will be possible including this evening as a cold front moves through the area. If the lift can be realized and overcome the dry air, the mid-level dry slot could bring down some gusty winds. Overall, the severe threat looks very low but showers and a few storms are still possible. Any storms that do form…

4/6 Rob Knight's "big Changes Ahead" Wednesday Morning Forecast
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4/6 – Rob Knight’s “Big Changes Ahead” Wednesday Morning Forecast

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A weak upper disturbance will move across the region later this morning with the actual cold front pushing through in the evening. Showers and a few storms will developing in the late morning/early afternoon with another broken line of showers/storms coming though after sunset. The best lift and shear will move through by the afternoon but the best instability will be…

Kansas Wins 2022 Ncaa Men’s Basketball National Title
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Kansas wins 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Title

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Of all the iconic moments this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament provided, March Madness was the most mad in April as the Big Dance came to a thrilling end in the Big Easy. Last night, the one-seed Kansas Jayhawks won their fourth national championship all-time in front of nearly 70,000 fans at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. They broke…

Prcc Sweeps Maccc Pitcher Of The Week Awards
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PRCC sweeps MACCC Pitcher of the Week awards

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Pearl River softball ace Brinson Anne Rogers winning MACCC Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week and the third time this season. She was lights out in a top 20 matchup against rival MGCCC, tossing a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and two walks while punching out 12. Through 18 appearances this season, Rogers has the…

4/5 – Rob Martin’s “one Last Hurdle” Tuesday Night Forecast
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4/5 – Rob Martin’s “One Last Hurdle” Tuesday Night Forecast

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Outside of isolated showers, we’re looking good through the rest of Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning. It’ll be a warm, humid night as temperatures remain about steady. A strong cold front arrives Wednesday afternoon, and with warm temperatures of 80 or higher, enough lift could form to pop up some strong thunderstorms in the afternoon, mainly in Jackson…

Mississippi Alabama All Star Game Moving To Mobile
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Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game moving to Mobile

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Change in venue for this year’s Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic, now kicking off at South Alabama’s Hancock Whitney Stadium at noon on Saturday, December 10th. The annual showcase will continue to alternate between the Magnolia and Yellowhammer states with Mobile also hosting in 2024 and 2026. Mississippi lost 20-0 in Hattiesburg in 2021. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football,…

Ncaa Baseball: Ole Miss Vs. Southern Miss
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NCAA Baseball: Ole Miss vs. Southern Miss

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The Southern Miss baseball team, fresh off making its debut in the top 25 rankings this week, quick to put that ranking to the test against a school that knows what it is like to have the top spot and lose it. 18th ranked Golden Eagles taking on 9th ranked Ole Miss at the Trustmark Park in Pearl. Southern Miss…

Gulfport High School Hires Two New Head Coaches
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Gulfport High School hires two new head coaches

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Gulfport High School hiring two new head coaches this week, starting with Donevin Estherhuizen, now in charge of the boys soccer program after coaching with Gulf Coast United FC for the last 17 years. Taking over the girls basketball team as the successor to Brooke Glass is former Laurel Head Coach Marcus Price, who led the Golden Tornados to back-to-back…

Ola Robotics Team Wins 2022 Bayou Regional Competition
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OLA Robotics Team wins 2022 Bayou Regional Competition

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Our Lady Academy’s Robotics Team ‘Alpha Omega’ won the 2022 Bayou Regional Robotics Competition for the first time in its five-year existence. The competition was held from March 31st through April 1st and hosted over 40 high schools from Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. The all-girls team, with the guidance of adult mentors, had six weeks to design, build,…

Proclaiming April As Child Abuse Awareness Month
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Proclaiming April as Child Abuse Awareness Month

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Across Jackson County, proclamations were issued in each coastal city declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month. In a council meeting, Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan and the City of Gautier signed the proclamation and handed it to a CASA representative. CASA is pushing for more volunteers and advocates to help meet their 100 percent goal of advocate per…

D’iberville High Archery Wins State Championship
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D’Iberville High Archery wins state championship

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The D’Iberville Warrior Archery Team made history by earning the MSHAA Class 3 Championship with a score of 3336, ending the season undefeated. The team has been in a rebuilding stage and the hard work paid off. In February, the team won the Cougar Classic Tournament, taking first place out of 10 MHSAA high schools. That was the Warriors first…

53rd Wing Weather Returns To Glossy Paint Scheme
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53rd Wing Weather returns to glossy paint scheme

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What’s old is new again as the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Super Hercules fleet is returning to the glossy paint scheme with the tail flash ‘weather’ they had prior to 2007. Prior to 2007, the squadron’s aircraft all had glossy gray paint, which was used for decades on weather reconnaissance aircraft, primarily for its durability, longevity, and efficiency. The…

Stone County Library Receives Large Donation Of Books
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Stone County Library receives large donation of books

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The Stone County Library just received a welcomed addition. A company out of Nevada called Kids Need to Read contacted the library about donating a number of books from a collection. All together more than 500 new books have found a home at the Stone County Library. The books range from childrens to up to young adult and will be…