MSDH reports 1,505 new COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths

The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 1,505 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 30 deaths. Nine of these deaths occurred between September 20th and September 23rd.  An additional 21 deaths occurred between July 18th and September 19th, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 482,902 with 9,425 deaths. Categories: Local News,…

9/24 – The Chief’s “Gorgeous Autumn Weekend” Afternoon Forecast

Very pleasant and comfortable conditions will continue through the weekend. With the less humid flow, morning low temperatures will continue to be a good 10 to 15 degrees below climatological lows. Afternoon high temperatures will max out in the upper 70s to low 80s this weekend. Beautiful weather will continue through the rest of the weekend into Sunday, but temperatures stair…

9/24 – Rob Knight’s “Cooler/Less Humid” Morning Forecast

Very pleasant and comfortable conditions will continue through the weekend. With the less humid flow, morning low temperatures will continue to be a good 10 to 15 degrees below climatological lows. Afternoon high temperatures will max out in the upper 70s to low 80s this weekend Beautiful weather will continue through the rest of the weekend into Sunday, but temperatures stair…

09/21 Ryan’s “Cool & Dry” Thursday Night Forecast

Another cool & dry night ahead tonight, but we'll start going the other direction before long.

Yesterday’s cold front has taken hold in South Mississippi and it is feeling good outside. In fact, it’s finally feeling as good as it looks with drier air at all levels of the atmosphere, so no more muggy afternoons for a few days. Expect tonight to be even cooler than last night with a low near 55 on the waterfront…

Mississippi State preaching effort ahead of LSU game

After coming back from 20 points down to beat Louisiana Tech by one point in the first week of the season, eventually, the law of averages was bound to bite the Bulldogs in another close game with the opposite result. As fate would have it, it only took two weeks for that to happen in Saturday’s 31-29 heartbreaker at the…

High School Volleyball: Stone vs. Pass Christian

The high school volleyball playoffs haven’t started yet, but in a way, they have for schools like Pass Christian. Basically a must-win situation for the Lady Pirates and they had to do it against first place Stone. Pirates take the second set 25-19, they also take the fourth set and then in the fifth and final set, they get it…

MACCC Football: MGCCC vs. Hinds

The Mississippi Gulf Coast football program has won 21 consecutive regular season games dating back to the 2018 season. The only team that got close to knocking off the Bulldogs last year was Hinds in a 31-24 overtime thriller. Bulldogs and Eagles meeting for the first time since, third road game in the first four weeks for MGCCC. Hinds-42 MGCCC-37…

Community COVID vaccines available Friday at Lynn Meadows

Community COVID vaccines are available Friday at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport. Singing River Health System, Ochsner and Lynn Meadows partnered up to set up a vaccination event tomorrow afternoon from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Pfizer vaccines are available for children 12 and older with adult consent and Johnson and Johnson vaccines are available for anyone 18 and…

Renaissance the Runway Fashion Show at the IP Casino Resort

The fashion event of the season was held tonight at the IP Casino. For the fifth year, the Bacot McCarty Foundation, with the help of IP and South Mississippi Living Magazine, presented its annual Renaissance the Runway fashion show to close out the Jolly season and raise money for numerous nonprofit organizations across South Mississippi. For the main event, over…

09/23 Ryan’s “Feeling Good” Thursday Evening Forecast

Low humidity helping to make it feel as good as it looks in South MS for the next few days.

Yesterday’s cold front has taken hold in South Mississippi and it is feeling good outside. In fact, it’s finally feeling as good as it looks with drier air at all levels of the atmosphere, so no more muggy afternoons for a few days. Expect tonight to be even cooler than last night with a low near 55 on the waterfront…

Coast Electric Power hosts Food Trucks for a Cause

Today in Gulfport, you could buy a lunch that gives back. Food Trucks for a Cause was hosted by Coast Electric Power as a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Seven food truck vendors gathered outside Coast Electric on Highway 49 from 11 a.m. until all the food was gone. As a sponsor of the Gulf Coast Heart Walk, Coast…

Packing purses to help ladies in Louisiana

Ladies in the Bible Study class at First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs are helping out those impacted by Hurricane Ida by adding a little flair. Instead of your usual care packages filled with water, can goods, and house hold products, the ladies decided to pack purses filled with goodies such as lip balm, gum, hand held planners, notepads, pens,…

Renaissance the Runway

Back for its fifth year, the Bacot McCarty Foundation is hosting its annual Renaissance the Runway fashion show tonight at the IP Casino and Resort. News 25’s Grace Boyles has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: bacot mccarty foundation, Renaissance the Runway

Mississippi Department of Education releases state wide assessment results

The Mississippi Department of Education has released statewide assessments for 2020-2021 with multiple local school districts earning high marks in the four subjects areas of math, ELA, history, and science. Ocean Springs School District was one of two districts in the entire state to place in the top ten for student achievement in all four of those subjects. Other South…

MSDH reports 2,071 new COVID-19 cases and 42 deaths

The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 2,071 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 42 deaths. Twenty-four of those deaths occurred between September 12th and September 21st. An additional 18 deaths occurred between July 13th and September 13th, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 481,397 with 9,395 deaths. Categories: Local News, News Tags:…

Meet Jalanea Lowe

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month which promotes acceptance and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. You can help become an advocate by participating in the local Buddy Walk set for October 16th in Gulfport. As that date approaches, billboards are going up across the Coast, helping us better connect with local children with Down Syndrome. Every Thursday on…

Morning Business Report: September 23rd, 2021

The Federal Reserve says it won’t come to the economy’s rescue if the U.S. defaults on its debt and only half of the people who lost jobs during COVID are going back to work. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report

9/23 – Rob Knight’s “Beautiful” Afternoon Forecast

The strong cold front from yesterday has already exited the area and is moving further southward into the Gulf. Temperatures as well as dew points have dropped and while there are still some gusty winds currently, that should begin to taper off this evening. Other than that, there really is not too much to say. Surface high pressure is building…

9/23 – Rob Knight’s “Beautiful” Friday-Eve Morning Forecast

The strong cold front from yesterday has already exited the area and is moving further southward into the Gulf. Temperatures as well as dew points have dropped and while there are still some gusty winds currently, that should begin to taper off this evening. Other than that, there really is not too much to say. Surface high pressure is building…

09/23 – Brantly’s “Cool and Dry” Thursday Morning Forecast

 Cooler and drier fall weather has finally arrived along the Gulf Coast! High pressure will build across the Mississippi Valley region and north central Gulf Coast regions through the end of the week. A very dry airmass will remain in place across our forecast area with mostly clear conditions expected through Friday. High temperatures today will range in the mid…