The Gulfport Fire Department is wrapping up its One Coast, One Recovery supply drive this week for southeastern Louisiana. The supply drive began collecting items in September to help Hurricane Ida victims recover from the storm. The department recently added school supplies to the supply list to give to kids in LaFourche Parish getting ready to go back to school….
Give a big ‘thank you’ to a nurse you know because today is National Emergency Nurses Day. This holiday is on the second Wednesday of every October and recognizes the dedication of ER nurses across the nation. The Emergency Nurses Association chose ‘Grit’ as the theme for this year to highlight the adversity they went through this past year fighting…
A study finds the pandemic has disrupted retirement plans for 35 percent of Americans and the ‘quit rate’, people quitting jobs, hits a historic high. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
How does this sound: full body exercise that will make you look and feel your very best? Troy Thompson met up with a trainer to learn about a workout that does just that in today’s edition of Living Well. Tags: Living Well with Troy Thompson
The Women’s Resource Center in Gulfport is holding a two-day yard sale this weekend. Here to tell us all about it is Executive Director Susan Kremer Jones. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: women’s resource center, yard sale
Do you love rock and roll and furry friends? Katie King from the Humane Society of South Mississippi is in studio with more about HSSM’s Rock n Rollover event. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, Rock and Rollover
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s a time for all of us to speak up about domestic violence, raise awareness, and support survivors. The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence, which helps victims of domestic violence in our area, is calling attention to this devastating, but common issue. Today, they tied purple ribbon to police cars and motorcycles at the…
Mississippi is developing a way for people to have their driver’s license, vaccination card, and other state issued documents available in a smartphone wallet. Commissioner of Public Safety Sean Tindell said Tuesday that the digital driver’s license, or mobile ID, could be available as soon as November. Tindell said people would have the option of an electronic driver’s license or…
Southerly return flow around high-pressure to the east will keep us in the same weather pattern we have been in for the past week with mainly dry conditions and slightly above normal temperatures. The high-pressure will start to retreat to the south and east on Friday as a cold front approaches the Midwest and Lower MS Valley from the west….
High pressure will remain anchored along the eastern seaboard and northern Gulf Coast region through most of the period. Southerly return flow around the high will keep us in the same weather pattern we have been in for the past week with mainly dry conditions and slightly above normal temperatures. The high-pressure will start to retreat to the south and…
A dry airmass remains in place across our area which will continue to allow for mostly rain-free weather conditions. A moist east to southeast low level flow pattern will result in the development of cumulus clouds each day across the region through Thursday, mainly during the time of peak heating and instability in during the afternoon hours, but no precipitation…
We had a taste of fall in late September, but the last several days have felt more like summer. That will continue for the rest of the week too, as nighttime temperatures climb into almost the mid 70s with days pushing the upper 80s. Tonight we’ll only continue that slow climb that began over the weekend though, low climbing to…
Fresh off his four-touchdown performance on Thursday, Pearl River Community College running back Tony Brown has been named the MACCC Offensive Player of the Week. The former East Central Hornet went off against Holmes on homecoming, making the most of his 10 carries with 229 yards, good for the second most in a single game in program history. Categories: Local…
Just four weeks out from Mississippi State’s first regular season game of the season, head women’s basketball coach Nikki McCray-Penson is stepping down. According to a press release by the university, her decision is effective immediately as she focuses on her health. McCray-Penson is quoted as saying she’s faced with health concerns she had hoped were behind her and that…
Resurrection Catholic hosting McAdams in the first round of the 1A playoffs. Lady Eagles soar to the 3-0 sweep: 25-4, 25-7, 25-5. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Volleyball, sports
Over at Gulfport, Lady Admirals hosting Pearl. Gulfport moving on to the second round by virtue of a 3-0 sweep: 25-11, 25-15, 25-7. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Volleyball, sports
First round of the 6A playoffs, Lady Greyhounds hosting Lady Warriors, two of the premier programs in South Mississippi sharing the same court. Ocean Springs wins with the 3-0 sweep: 25-17, 25-15,25-18. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Volleyball, sports
It’s October and Moss Point School District is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. Students from all grade levels came to learn, indulge, and celebrate Hispanic Heritage. Select elementary students wore clothing representing the countries their families are from. Traditional food like rice, beans, queso and chips were served to honor popular Hispanic dishes. Put on display for learning, school projects…
A sad update to a story we first brought to you yesterday, Pascagoula Fire Captain Jacob Latch lost his battle with cancer today. Captain Jacob Latch selflessly served the people of Pascagoula for over 16 years in addition to volunteering as a squad member for Tunnel to Towers Biloxi to help the loved ones of first responders who were killed…
We had a taste of fall in late September, but the last several days have felt more like summer. That will continue for the rest of the week too, as nighttime temperatures climb into almost the mid 70s with days pushing the upper 80s. Tonight we’ll only continue that slow climb that began over the weekend though, low climbing to…
A sad update to a story we first brought you yesterday, Pascagoula Fire Captain Jacob Latch lost his battle with cancer today. Less than two weeks ago, Captain Latch was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer known as EHE. Since then, the disease spread rapidly and Latch was transferred to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and then…
An endangered loggerhead sea turtle is receiving treatment from the Mississippi Aquarium after it was caught on a fishing line last week. The turtle was caught on the Gulf State Park fishing pier in Gulf Shores, Alabama. When captured, the turtle had multiple hooks and other fishing gear stuck in her flippers, shell, and mouth, a severely fractured shell, and…
Many gathered in Bay St. Louis at the Bridges Golf Course at Hollywood Casino to tee-off for a great cause. Hancock County Community Development Foundation presented by the Hancock Chamber of Commerce hosted their 18th annual Swing for the Cause Golf Classic Benefit. Teams of four joined forces on the fairways to raise funds for over 20 community causes in…
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast held a groundbreaking celebrating the new East Biloxi club. The new East Biloxi unit used to house the East Biloxi Head Start Program before Katrina. Now, it will be home to the life-changing programs of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast. The north wing of the building will serve…