The Coast Young Professionals annual Launch Meeting is on the horizon. It’s a good chance for prospective members to join the organization. CYP Director Kelly Devine is here to talk about it. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Coast Young Professionals
A much-feted, mine-detecting rat in Cambodia, who received a prestigious award for his life-saving duty, has died in retirement, the charity he had worked for has announced. Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, died last weekend, according to an annoucement on the website of Apopo, a Belgium-headquartered non-profit group. The non-profit trains rats and dogs to sniff out land mines…
Weather disasters caused $145 billion in damages in the U.S. last year and Delta Airlines is battling with the flight attendant union over shortened COVID sick leave. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula is back to doing what it does best, hosting live music events. They are about to host the legendary Bellamy Brothers next month and there are plenty of others on tap. Here with more is Magnolia Ballroom owner Richard Cheniweth. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: concerts, grand magnolia ballroom
The Mississippi House and Senate are each pushing forward with separate plans to give pay raises to teachers. The full House also expected to debate their version of the bill in the coming days. Representatives are proposing a $6,000 increase for teachers on the lowest end of the pay scale and smaller amounts for those with more experience. It comes…
Overnight temperatures could again fall into the 30s across the northern half of the area, but a significant freeze is not anticipated. Westerly winds and little in the way of cloud cover should allow highs Thursday and Friday to get well into the 60s. The atmosphere will be in transition Friday night into Saturday. Upper level high-pressure on Friday will…
A minor disturbance to the west will exit the area this afternoon with weak high-pressure building in. This will keep our weather dry through the weekend. Tomorrow morning could again fall into the 30s across the northern half of the area, but a significant freeze is not anticipated. Westerly winds and little in the way of cloud cover should allow…
Ocean Springs Quarterback Bray Hubbard received the 6A Mr. Football Award today. This evening, the Mississippi High School Activities Association, in conjunction with the New Orleans Saints and the Mississippi Association of Coaches, presented Hubbard with his Mr. Football jersey at the Ocean Springs High School board meeting. Certainly a well-deserved honor for the dual-threat quarterback who led his Greyhounds…
The St. Martin football program has a new head coach in the form of Ty Smith, who’s being promoted after one season as offensive coordinator, as first reported by Brandon Shields. Smith came over from Ocean Springs prior to the 2021 season and was one of five new faces on the St. Martin coaching staff. He’ll be taking over for…
Ocean Springs girls soccer team hosting Pascagoula. The Lady Greyhounds wrapping up the region title tonight with a win. Ocean Springs wins 7-0 and the district title and Head Coach Neil Scott’s 100th career victory. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: girls soccer, high school soccer, soccer, sports
Former Southern Miss Head Football Coach Todd Monken is now the Georgia offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and now a national champion. Former Ole Miss Head Football Coach Matt Luke is now Georgia associate head coach and offensive line coach and now a national champion. The former Magnolia State duo helping lead the Bulldogs to their first national title since…
Deadly situations have been happening in the Gaston Point community recently and now leaders are working together to address the issues. The Gulfport NAACP chapter hosted a ‘saving our community’ forum earlier this evening at the Gaston Point Community Center to provide community leaders and community members a place to actively find solutions to end gun violence in their neighborhood….
Stone County is hoping a large sustainable wood company will soon choose to call the area home. The name of the world-leading bioenergy company is ‘Enviva’ and they make wood pellets. Economic Development Partnership Director Betsy Rowell says European countries will use the pellets like we might use coal or natural gas to fire plants that provide electricity to homes….
On December 27th, a two-year-old died in Biloxi. Now his mother, 21-year-old Hailey Heard and stepfather 38-year-old Joseph Heard are being charged with capital murder in the child’s death. Kelly Bataille was heading to Texas when she scrolled through her Facebook timeline and saw a post saying a two-year-old was dead, not knowing the child was her grandson, Hayden Bataille….
This time last year, patients who tested positive for COVID and were showing symptoms were strongly encouraged to ask to receive monoclonal antibody treatments. However, with the recent surge of COVID cases across the state and the nation, the treatment is harder to come by. Ove the last five days, more than 3,000 COVID tests have been collected at Singing…
The American Red Cross announced a national blood crisis for the first time in decades. In recent weeks, the Red Cross had less than a one-day supply of critical blood types. At times, as little as one quarter of hospital blood needs are being met. These low blood supply levels are posing a risk to patients and forcing doctors to…
A group of ladies in Hancock County started taking donations and funding care packages out of pocket for healthcare workers during the summer of 2021 and they are continuing their selfless act. To help out, the Hancock County Community Development Foundation has committed to match every dollar donated at 100 percent up to $1,000. Around four teams across the Coast…
The ‘Before the Bullet’ campaign has been running for a couple of months and has seen some recent successes. ‘Before the Bullet’ is an intervention program made by the Gulfport Police Department that identifies at-risk youth and tries to find ways for them to be successful through conversation and mentorship. As of today, six young adults have been introduced to…
The American Red Cross announces a national blood crisis for the first time in decades. According to the organization, the nation’s blood supply is in record low territory. The Red Cross reported a 34 percent decline in new donors due to the pandemic. Centers across the U.S. have reported less than a day supply of certain blood types. To help…
Singing River Health System is anticipating another busy day at its drive-thru COVID testing site in Ocean Springs. Yesterday, they tested 739 people at the site on Bienville Boulevard. It’s a site they reopened this past Thursday due to the spike in cases. Singing River tells News 25 in the last five days their lab has taken in more than…
For today’s Hooked on Science experiment you can engineer your very own snowstorm and it doesn’t have to be 32 degrees. Tags: education, Hooked on Science, science
The IRS is predicting a hectic tax season and delayed refunds so the earlier you file, the better. Pfizer says an omicron specific vaccine will be ready by March. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
A teacher pay raise proposal giving teachers in Mississippi a boost in base pay is one of many topics expected to dominate this year’s legislative session in Jackson. Frank Corder, managing editor of Y’all Politics, is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: legislative session
The Bay-Waveland School District is asking voters to fund $37.9 million in improvements to schools through a school bond. The school board approved the plan, which now goes before voters in a special election on March 29. School Board President Casey Favre said the school bond, if passed, will increase mills to 10.45 to 11.46, depending on the interest rate…