08/11 – Brantly’s “Typical Summertime Pattern” Wednesday Morning Forecast

 Summer just keeps on keeping on with another toasty day with showers and thunderstorms likely during the afternoon. This persistent upper level ridge will continue over the area and dominate the weather through Thursday. Winds overall will be relatively weak and any big weather system will be pretty much non-existent outside of storm outflow boundaries and the daytime heat driven…

08/10 Ryan’s “Warmer, Drier” Tuesday Night Forecast

Still hot and humid, but expecting less rain for the week ahead.

Good to be back after a few weeks off, and it’s no surprise it’s still hot and humid though it will be drier. That isn’t going to change anytime soon since we’re really just now hitting the peak of summer, but the next week will only be a degree or so above average. We’ll still see daily afternoon showers and…

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Pascagoula Panthers

The last time Pascagoula High School competed in region 4 class 6A, the Panthers finished with an overall record of just 1-10 in 2018. In the meantime, that 9th grade team played D’Iberville for the district championship and so its now that senior class of 2022, leading the Panthers’ return to the 6A ranks at stop number 13 on News…

Biloxi community comes together to discuss recent gun violence

At the Biloxi Civic Center, the concerned east Biloxi community came together to put an end to recent gun crimes. Mayor ‘FoFo’ Gilich, Biloxi Police Chief John Miller and Biloxi Ward 2 Councilman Felix Gines hosted a meeting this evening to update the community on recent arrest to crimes they’ve been experiencing in their east Biloxi neighborhood. The three community…

Monoclonal antibody infusion treatment helps COVID-19 patients

With the increase of COVID cases nationwide and here on the Coast, Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has leaned on the help of a treatment that wasn’t available this time last year. “I will definitely give this variant credit. This is 2020 amplified big time. It really is.” This time last year, the primary treatment for COVID-19 patients was to wait…

08/10 Ryan’s “Still Hot & Humid” Tuesday Evening Forecast

Heat indices remain in the low 100s, but we're still getting at least a few afternoon showers.

Good to be back after a few weeks off, and it’s no surprise it’s still hot and humid. That isn’t going to change anytime soon since we’re really just now hitting the peak of summer, but the next week will only be a degree or so above average. We are trending in a drier direction though. We’ll still see daily…

Meet with local officers at ‘Police in the Park’

‘Police in the Park’ hopes to strengthen trust between police and the Gulfport community this Saturday. Making an effort to build relationships within the community they serve, the Gulfport Police Department is partnering with local organizations to host an outdoor fun day. Partnering with Extend a Hand, Help a Friend, Morning Star Baptist Church, Gulfport Leisure Services and the Boys…

MSDH reports 3,488 new COVID-19 cases, 36 deaths statewide

COVID-19 hospitalizations are approaching a record high for the state. The State Department of Health reported today that there are 3,488 new COVID cases and 36 deaths throughout the state, bringing Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases to 368,549 with 7,685 deaths among cases and deaths already reported. MSDH has also identified 36 additional COVID-19 cases in residents of long-term care…

Salvation Army Ambassador for Good Day event

To bring awareness to underprivileged communities across the Coast, the Salvation Army of the Mississippi Gulf Coast hosted an Ambassador for Good Day event. This year, the Salvation Army set up a mock homelessness camp with local celebrities dressed in nice attire standing on the corner with a cardboard sign that said ‘need has no season.’ Some of the local…

Booker Fest in Bay St. Louis postponed until December

A festival set to take place in early September has been moved to December as concerns over the delta variant continue. 100 Men Hall’s Booker Fest will now run from December 3rd to December 5th instead of the original dates of September 3rd through 5th. The festival honors blues keyboardist James Carroll Booker, who was born in New Orleans and…

COVID-19 protocols at senior living facility centers

COVID numbers continue to spike along the Coast, leaving those in nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living homes, and intermediate care facilities wondering if they will have to revert back to the COVID-19 protocols that were put in place at the start of the pandemic. When the pandemic first hit, seniors were not allowed to leave the facility or…

GCVHCS participates in Fourth Mission COVID response

Two VA medical centers in Mississippi, including the one in Biloxi, will be helping out other medical facilities in the state due to the shortage of ICU beds during the current COVID-19 wave. The G.V Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center and Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System will accept general public intensive care, acute medical and surgical community patients as…

Morning Business Report: August 10th, 2021

Starting this month, you can shop at Sephora in some Kohl’s stores and AMC reaches a deal with Warner Brothers for movies to show in theatres for 45 days exclusively. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report

8/10 – Rob’s “Elevated Heat Index” Tuesday Morning Forecast

The normal summertime pattern will be dominate the region through Thursday. Southerly to southeasterly surface winds will help to enhance warm air advection and moisture advection over the next few days, which will help with lifting in the environment. Scattered showers and storms will be possible mainly during the peak daytime heating hours. These storms will have the potential for…

08/09 – Brantly’s “Scattered Showers Daily, Watching the Tropics” Monday Night Forecast

 The tropical disturbance we’ve been watching is now very near the Leeward Islands and it is expected to produce gusty winds and heavy rains across portions of those islands during the next several hours.  Satellite and radar data indicate that deep storm activity around the system continues to gradually organize in curved bands across the northern half of the circulation,…

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Ocean Springs Greyhounds

The grind don’t stop at stop number 12 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 days and neither does the chase. Ocean Springs has as much potential as any team on the Gulf Coast, but the Greyhounds still have a long way to go on just the first day of official MHSAA practice. Head Coach Blake Pennock said, “I mean…

Mississippi Highway Patrol cruiser to be featured in 2022 calendar

The Mississippi Highway Patrol will appear in the 2022 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Calendar. Each year, the American Association of State Troopers holds a nationwide competition to determine which state has the best-looking cruisers. The top 13 cruisers were voted on by Facebook users from July 20th through August 3rd. Mississippi Highway Patrol’s cruiser received 11,506 votes and placed tenth…

Pascagoula named top five cities in Southeast

One Coast city was recognized by Nasdaq.com today as a top destination for families in the southeast. Pascagoula was praised by the online platform for its open space perfect for outdoor activities, in addition to its central location on the Gulf Coast, making weekend trips to Pensacola or New Orleans easy. The article also commended the Coast city’s affordability, noting…

NCBC Navy Lodge wins ‘the Best of the Best’

The Naval Construction Battalion Center’s Lodge wins the ‘Best of the Best’ in a competition involving every other Navy lodge around the globe. For the lodge general manager Annette Cephas, earning this award is the equivalant of taking home Olympic gold. The lodge is best rated with the highest marks in guest satisfaction, operations, quality assessment, and financial performance. Aside…

Mississippi chef crowned America’s new King of Seafood

Chef Austin Sumrall of Mississippi was crowned America’s new King of Seafood in New Orleans last Saturday. As the winner of the 17th annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off, Sumrall will travel across the country and abroad to promote U.S. seafood. Sumrall is the owner of White Pillars restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi. Thirteen chefs from all over the nation and Guam…

Pearl River County School District selected for Digital Learning Coach Program

The Mississippi Department of Education announced the school districts selected for its 2021-2022 Digital Learning Coach Program, one of which is here in South Mississippi. Pearl River County Schools will be one of 62 schools across the state receiving a digital learning coach to help teachers and administrators best utilize educational technology to improve student outcomes. The digital learning coaches…