Here’s a cool one for the WXXV Play of the Day, Loyola New Orleans winning the NAIA National Championship on Tuesday. One of the players on that team is St. Stanislaus alum Luke Ladner, son of Southern Miss Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Ladner. Being a national champ certainly runs in the family with dad having been a part of…
Pete Taylor Park is getting a scoreboard makeover, according to a post from the official Southern Miss Baseball Twitter account. The 17-year-old scoreboard is in the process of being replaced and according to the Sun Herald should be fully operational by late April, just in time for the Conference USA Baseball Tournament in Hattiesburg May 25th through the 29th. The…
In Region 7 Class 6A, D’Iberville rolling out the welcome mat for St. Martin. St. Martin walks away with the big-time road win, 4-2 final. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Softball, softball, sports
In Region 8 Class 6A, Biloxi playing hosting to Gulfport. Gulfport scores 12 runs in the third inning alone, but it is district play so every run counts. Lady Admirals win 24-0, believed to be a school record for runs in a single game. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Softball, softball, sports
As much as it feels like high school softball season is just starting, we’re already closer to the end of the regular season than the beginning, but still closer to the beginning than the end of district play. First Region 8 Class 6A game for Harrison Central, playing host to Hancock. Red Rebelettes need extra innings but they get it…
The Biloxi Shuckers hosted their job fair this evening at MGM Park. Available positions include ushers, ticket takers, ticket sellers, access control, camera operators, press box production, mascots, retail, grounds crew, bat boys and girls, entertainment team, and on-field emcee. Spectra Food Services also interviewed candidates for cooks, suite attendants, food runners, bartenders, dishwashers, warehouse workers, and help with food…
Visitors at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport can now see the works of several student-made works of art. More than 20 original pieces created by students at Coast Episcopal School were hung up on the second floor of the airport just past the TSA. Based on the theme ‘Artists who inspires Artists,’ the students, ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade, created…
In Ocean Springs, business after hours is back for the first time this year. The networking event brings awareness to businesses who are members of the Chamber of Commerce. Local officials and business owners gathered at Mimi Reinke Design located on the first floor of the historic Hemingway Hotel. The boutique has been open for ten months and operates Monday…
The beautiful weather continues with only minor variations expected. One of those comes this evening in the form of a weak cold front swinging through. It has very little moisture to work with, but it will bring some increased cloud cover early tonight with perhaps a stray shower or two…not game-changer stuff. The front passes through mostly unnoticeable before midnight,…
Facility upgrades and repairs are at stake in the Bay-Waveland School District and its up to residents to decide if they’re willing to pay for it. The Bay-Waveland School District faces an impressive $37 million bond issue – which the community will vote on Tuesday, March 29. There’s been some division among community members. Namely, funding for a school bond…
If you’re in Downtown Gulfport, off 14th Street you’ll notice a new sculpture installation. The finished project will represent a piece of South Mississippi. In Downtown Gulfport, Gail Hendrickson watches as her hard work and dedication pays off. On Thursday, the installation began of the sculpture she’s spent the last several years working on. “I was commissioned to do this…
Danger-22 in partnership with Gulfport Behavioral Health System have come together to host their fourth annual ‘Until Valhalla Ruck March and 5K Run’ to help raise awareness of veteran suicide. This event is a way to help provide resources for those who have served our country. Those interested in participating can build a ruck team, ruck alone, or run in…
Today, Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII hosted a free community health fair at the Pascagoula Senior Center. Over 40 vendors were set up, passing out information and offering free screenings. COVID testing, vaccines, and booster shots were also available. Guests were also able to get haircuts and manicures on the spot. Those interested in gardening also received free seeds and…
The Wall that Heals holds the names of 58,000 veterans who died in Vietnam and friends and family of those veterans here on the Coast seek their names as they visit the memorial in Bay St. Louis. The wall is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. and gives local vets the opportunity to find…
Governor Tate Reeves says he’s ‘married’ to eliminating the state income tax, but other Republicans in the state remain split on the issue. The state legislative session is only a week away from being over. Reeves proposed the state reduce the top income tax rate from 5 percent to 3.5 percent next January than phase out the rest of the…
A disturbance at Magnolia Park Elementary in Ocean Springs led school officials to immediately authorize ‘shelter in place’ for students. The incident led Ocean Springs School District campus police to arrest Rena Ann Callister. The 56-year-old is being held at Jackson County Jail, charged with public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, simple assault on a public official, and disturbing the peace. Her…
Depending on where you live and your salary, your house may have made more money than you did in 2021. The Russia stock market reopens today for first time since the invasion of Ukraine. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: morning business report
Carter Church is best known for his elaborate Mardi Gras designs. He was a leader in the arts and cultures scenes in Bay St. Louis and New Orleans. Steve Barney with Bay St. Louis Creative Arts Center is in studio with details on the historical marker dedication ceremony this Saturday. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Carter Church, dedication ceremony, historical…
The Mental Health Association of South Mississippi is looking for nominations right now, people in our community who deserve to be honored at the upcoming ‘Don’t Worry be Happy’ fundraiser. Here with more about the nomination process and why this event is important is Kimberly Barta. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Mental Health Association of South MS
For more than 45 years, Biloxi’s Community Market has been providing area residents with fresh produce, plants, crafts, and homemade goodies. Despite it being in the 50s this morning, vendors were selling their products under the I-110 overpass on Howard Avenue. Spring is the busiest season for the market and Market Manager Tina Cowart has seen the number of vendors…
The Biloxi Chamber of Commerce is hosting their fourth annual Craft Beer Fest this Saturday at MGM Park. The festival hops into MGM Park this Saturday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and you’ll be able to sample beers from local and regional breweries. A few of the local favorites that will be on draft are Fly Llama, Chandeleur, and…
Overall much more benign with cool and dry weather is in store for the area through the short term as the upper level trough currently in the middle of the US continues to move towards the east coast. This will not have any rain but just wind shifts from southwesterly to westerly then northwesterly. LONG TERM… The dry weather continues…
Down in the Big Easy, Southern Miss paying a visit to New Orleans. USM winning its fifth straight mid-week victory 12-8. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Southern Miss, sports
With Battle at the Beach having come and gone, it’s hard to know what to make of the non-district portion of the high school baseball schedule. Take Region 7 Class 6A for example, both D’Iberville and Pascagoula coming into tonight’s game under .500 despite deep post-season runs for both schools last season. D’Iberville wins 1-0. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags:…