A lucky lady who is a part of the Women in Construction program at the Moore Community House in Biloxi was presented with a scholarship tool package to kick-start her career thanks to the Southern States Millwright Regional Council, and DeWalt. Asia Lewis, recipient of the scholarship tool package, won based on her training, transcript, and attendance, instructor recommendations and…
It’s Tuesday which means it is time for our Pet of the Week. Today we’ve got Katie King with the Humane Society of South Mississippi in studio with Frankie. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission recently awarded a $1.7 million contract for runway lighting aid and electrical improvements at Stennis International Airport. The project includes the replacement of approximately 100 existing navigational aid lights from existing incandescent to new LEDS. Nav-aid lighting helps pilots identify the airport, the runway, and the appropriate flight path. Over 120,000 linear feet…
You’re not going to believe what you can engineer by using two ingredients from the hardware store: a copper pipe and a dowel rod. Categories: Hooked on Science Tags: Hooked on Science
There is a Hurricane Camille Memorial located in Biloxi. It is on the lot of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer’s beach front grounds. Katrina destroyed the church and damaged the memorial. It has since been repaired and serves as a reminder of the 172 dead or missing on the Mississippi Coast. For the anniversary, red roses have been placed…
Today marks 52 years since Hurricane Camille made landfall on the Mississippi Coast. The year was 1969 when Hurricane Camille slashed through the Mississippi Coast. Biloxi Library Historian Jane Shambra said, “It was in August that Hurricane Camille hit with the most devastating winds and surges of water that no one expected.” Volunteers flocked to the Coast to aid in…
When Friday night meets Saturday morning in the middle of August, the countdown is on at Long Beach High School. Second year Head Coach Ryan Ross calls it Midnight Madness as the Bearcats strap on the pads before anyone else at stop number 17 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. “For us, it kind of starts the season…
Winds from the southwest will spread over the entire area throughout the day today which will help to bring back a steady increase in moisture. The typical summertime pattern will dominate with mostly clear skies in the morning with clouds developing late morning into afternoon. Daytime heating will induce afternoon showers/t-storms. Confidence continues to increase in a rather hot period…
Fred has been downgraded to a tropical depression drifting north-northeast through western Georgia. Meanwhile along the northern Gulf coast, we remain parked underneath light westerly flow aloft upstream from the western section of departing TS Fred. Winds from the southwest will spread over the entire area throughout the day today which will help to bring back a steady increase in…
Starting today, the City of Long Beach is under major infrastructure construction being performed by the Harrison County Utility Authority. Construction will take place over the following year in various locations throughout Long Beach. A portion of Pineville Road is now closed for a couple of months. Pineville Road will be closed to traffic from Royal Drive to Alexander Road….
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center announced today the re-scheduling of Summer Beach Fest that was supposed to take place later this month. The three-day festival was set to feature a summer jam event, foam fest, and a Gucci Mane concert. Due to the high COVID numbers in Mississippi and the region, the event planners chose to reschedule the…
After a close call with Tropical Storm Fred it seems it’s just getting hotter and more humid in South MS. The humidity at least will be a short-lived bump, but we’re looking at a steady climb up the thermometer. NOAA gives the area as 60% chance of “above normal” temperatures, which would be around 91 degrees for August. The extended…
Moss Point Main Street commissioned a mural to be painted on the north side of the Masonic Lodge on Main Street that will now greet southbound visitors. River Prince, artist and owner of Prince Sign Company, was contacted over a year ago to paint a mural for the City of Moss Point. The mural incorporates many significant parts of the…
Open to the public, anyone could walk into the MGCCC Jackson County Campus cafeteria to get their COVID vaccine today. Available on site were the Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer COVID vaccines. From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. shots were administered to the public for free. Although there was not an overwhelming amount of people in line to get the…
‘ There’s not a shortage of beds, there’s an RN shortage.” That’s a comment from Singing River Health System CEO Lee Bond regarding the negative bed situation hospitals are facing across the state. Hospitals aren’t actually lacking the ability to open more rooms with beds for patients, they don’t have the nurses available to staff it. As the state is…
This school year, Hancock Whitney is helping grow ‘girl power’ exponentially by bringing Wall Street to the classroom. Hancock Whitney has partnered with Gulfport High School to encourage young girls to pursue a financial career with their Rock the Street Wall Street Financial and Investment Literacy Program. Gulfport High Director of Career Pathways Specialist Sandy East said, “We are hoping…
Sunday, a former Pascagoula councilman and current finance manager at the Jackson County Port Authority lost his battle with COVID-19. Fifty-one-year-old Joe Abston was moved to the intensive care unit at Singing River Thursday where he was on a ventilator and 100 percent oxygen. After ten days in the hospital with COVID-pneumonia, Abston passed away Sunday. Many are taking to…
Friends, family, and law enforcement brothers and sisters will gather to mourn the loss of George County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Daffin one week from today. Thirty-seven-year-old Deputy Daffin passed away August 12th after a battle with COVID-19. Services begin Monday, August 23rd with visitation from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Agricola Baptist Church in Lucedale. The funeral service will…
The nonprofit organization Loaves and Fishes held a yard sale at their building in Biloxi over the weekend. The organization has provided breakfast and lunch multiple times a week to all people who are hungry for the past 38 years. The team held this yard sale to help raise funds to purchase a new building due to their current residence…
The Gulfport Police Department had a fun day in the sun Saturday as they hosted their inaugural Police in the Park event. The police department partnered with local organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club and Morning Star Baptist Church to create new ways to socialize with the community. The event featured a variety of activities such as carnival…
Boss’d up Women teamed up with Moss Point resident Genesis Wess to host the inaugural ‘Stop the Violence’ Rally. The event was held to promote an end to violence and to bring more love in the Gulf Coast communities. The pop-up shop hosted a variety of vendors and businesses that support the movement as well as a free backpack and…
Memorial Hospital continues to fight their battle against COVID-19 one vaccine at a time. Saturday, Team Memorial partnered with the Keesler Federal Credit Union to host another pop-up vaccine site. The team says they are continuing to host these events to help give easy access to vaccines for the public. With the number of COVID patients continuing to rise, the…
Wishes came true this past Saturday as the Make-A-Wish Foundation gifted Long Beach resident Jada Le a new beach accessible wheelchair. Jada is a 13-year-old girl who has muscular dystrophy and seizure disorder. She loves the beach, but was often unable to access the beach due to her wheelchair’s mobility issue on the sand. On Saturday, Jada thought she was…
Used car prices are finally cooling off and for working parents, juggling child care came at a steep cost during COVID. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report