Much drier air is arriving today behind a cold front that passed with little fanfare. Northerly breezes behind it will drop temps into the lower 50s tonight. It’ll remain dry Wednesday with highs in the upper 70s. Dry air tends to promote a larger difference between night and day temperatures, and that’s what we’ll have in the short term. Wednesday…
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann met with several Coast officials to discuss the 2022 legislative session. Hosemann says the most important topic discussed at the briefing was the American Rescue Plan Act. The state dedicated $750 million in ARPA funds to water and sewer infrastructure for cities, counties, and rural water associations. Cities and counties which received more than $1 million…
A weekend shooting in Biloxi has a 16-year-old girl fighting for her life. High school junior Kira Walker was shot in the head Saturday night as she was attempting to leave a party in the area of Rachel Drive and Terrace Court. Now, her family is speaking with WXXV about Kira’s current condition and the long journey ahead. Her cousin,…
Beau Rivage Resort and Casino donated over 2,400 pounds of food to the Lord is my Help. Beau Rivage’s employee-drive/volunteer social impact and sustainability council hosted a canned food drive back in March and employees donated. The department that donated the most food at Beau Rivage will receive an incentive. Beau Rivage Chief of Security William Coffman said, “The Beau…
Mississippi Power gathered with emergency management directors from across Southeast Mississippi to discuss the plans for the upcoming hurricane season. With hurricane season running from June 1st through November 30th, Mississippi Power and all the EMA directors wanted to make sure all plans are fine tuned before the season gets active. The partners were able to get familiar with one…
Since 2017, the 34th Street Wholistic Garden and Education Center has provided Coast residents with green space for them to unearth the magic of gardening. They allow the public to participate by renting out grow boxes or as Executive Director James Franklin calls them ‘little farmhouses.’ It’s $25 for the whole season and staff is on site to help in…
One of Stone County’s premier events returns this weekend. The decades old Pine Hill Festival is back in Wiggins this Friday and Saturday. The festival features great food, plenty of vendors, and fun for the whole family. You can also enjoy both locally and regionally known bands during the festival. It’s one of the longest running events in South Mississippi….
Today’s experiment involves turning a hair dryer into a ping-pong ball launcher. Tags: Hooked on Science
Four in ten U.S. small businesses plan to raise prices by at least ten percent. How will Twitter change now that Elon Musk is in charge? Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Local News, News Tags: business, morning business report
Every other Tuesday morning we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King is in studio with this week’s Pet of the Week, Dorothea. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
The Pascagoula River is the last free-flowing river in the U.S. and deserves to be celebrated. That’s the inspiration behind the ‘Free Flowin Fest’ coming up in Pascagoula. Here with all the details is Community Relations Director Katarina Scott. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Free Flowin’ Fest, Pascagoula
A heads up for drivers in Jackson County, the Fort Bayou Bridge will be closed overnight the next three days. The Highway 609 drawbridge will close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. today, tomorrow, and Thursday for maintenance. The bridge will remain open during the day, but anyone who uses it during those overnight hours will need to find an…
Civil Rights groups have filed a lawsuit arguing that Mississippi needs to draw a majority-black State Supreme Court District to ensure black voters have a chance to elect a candidate of their choice. That lawsuit was filed yesterday on behalf of black residents by the ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center, among others. Mississippi’s three Supreme Court districts were last…
The Mississippi Aquarium is being sued by a former employee who claims wrongful termination after reporting sexual misconduct. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, Kegan Wood claims in a lawsuit filed late last year, that he reported to his supervisor that a female employee groped a male employee. According to the complaint, the supervisor was romantically interested in…
As the cold front is now to the east, post frontal clouds will slowly dissipate this afternoon as drier air moving in from the NW. High pressure will shape the forecast through Friday as the less humid flow will dominate through Thursday night before the return flow begins. At the same time a strong disturbance will work southeast out of…
As the cold front is now to the east, post frontal clouds and low rain potential will continue this morning. Drier air moving in from the West will bring clearing skies this afternoon, with clear and cooler conditions overnight. High pressure will shape the forecast through Friday as the less humid flow will dominate through Thursday night before the return…
Heavier showers ahead of a crawling cold front have mostly dissipated this evening with lack of daytime heating. It will remain mild tonight. Another disturbance will ride along the main front and track across the MS River Valley early Tuesday, which is the final push that gets the front to the Gulf of Mexico. This, along with early heating after…
East Central High School alum Brad Cumbest has been tabbed by the Southeastern Conference as its player of the week. The former Hornet tattooed the ball all week to the tune of a .538 batting average with two home runs and seven hits, including Saturday’s go-ahead solo shot in the top of the 11th inning. For the season, Cumbest is…
The Southern Miss baseball team is taking that whole ‘to the top’ thing quite literally. After sweeping Rice at Pete Taylor Park over the weekend, the Golden Eagles have tied the longest winning streak in program history at 14 games. Sunday’s 12-2 win over the Owls served as the exclamation point in the form of a seventh inning 10-run rule…
St. Patrick Lady Fighting Irish hosting Seminary in game three of the Class 3A playoffs. Lady Irish get it done, 8-2 win. They are moving on. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Softball, softball, sports
In order to make a deep playoff run, eventually chances are you’re going to need that third starter to eat up some innings and hopefully pitch some clean ones along the way. In tonight’s winner-take-all game three, both Biloxi and Warren Central got ace-level starts from their guys until one of them didn’t. Indians hosting the Vikings in the first…
The Humane Society of South Mississippi, along with Crunch Fitness in D’Iberville, gave several guests a ruff workout at the gym to help raise funds for the shelter. Guests were able to visit the Crunch Fitness gym where they were able to take a workout class for just a $10 donation. Shelter employees were also at the location with five…
Announced yesterday, CSX said railroad crossings in Ocean Springs will be closed for maintenance. One crew began to the east of Highway 57, headed west along the tracks. Another crew began to the east of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue head west on the tracks. Each crossing will be closed for about two days with the remaining crossings being closed…
A day of swimming and hanging out took a tragic turn yesterday after 18-year-old Aydin Stalling drowned in a dirt pond in the Kiln. According to Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam, a group of friends entered private property around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The group swam to an island in the middle of the water, however, one friend never made…