Every other year, the Mississippi High School Activities Association reclassifies its teams based on up-to-date enrollment numbers. But soon enough, there could be a massive shift in who calls who district rival. Yesterday, the MHSAA executive committee discussed the prospect of adding a seventh classification and is set to vote on the matter in April, according to Brandon Shields of…
Loaves and Fishes has provided meals to those in the East Biloxi Community twice a day, four times a week for over 37 years. To extend their reach even further, the local nonprofit decided to purchase a food truck. What started off as a small social justice committee in 1983 whose goal was to feed the homeless has turned into…
The 68th annual Camellia Show will be in full bloom tomorrow. The show will take place in north Gulfport at the Lyman Community Center. Bloom registration begins at 7:30. The flowers will compete against each other in different categories like species and size. Once the winners have claimed their titles, there is a free public viewing from 9 a.m. until…
Singing River Health System is planning to host a job fair this upcoming Monday. Singing River Health System is back with another job fair at a much-needed time. The fair will be held on February 7th at the Win Center in Gulfport from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Recruiter Taylor Nations said, “Basically you’ll come to the event, you’ll sit…
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations are back in person this year. The Coastwide Dr. Martin Luther King Association is honoring his legacy this weekend with multiple events. Normally these events take place on Dr. King’s birthday, but were pushed back because of a spike in the omicron variant. The highly anticipated Battle of the Bands will be back Sunday at…
For the first time in the history of the Bay St. Louis soccer community, St. Stanislaus, Our Lady Academy, and Bay High are all playing for a high school state championship. This morning, the city showed its appreciation for the boys and girls at SSC, OLA, and Bay by inviting them to a luncheon hosted by Mayor Mike Favre. During…
February is American Heart Month and today is National Wear Red Day. To show their support and raise awareness, Memorial Hospital employees and staff took part in the movement. Wear Red Day is a day set aside to raise and spread awareness in hopes to help eradicate heart disease and stroke in millions of women all over the nation. According…
After visiting multiple schools across South Mississippi this week, a traveling museum spotlighting African Americans in aviation has landed at the Aviation Heritage Museum for the public to view. Saturday and Sunday, everyone is invited to see the museum and hear about the roles black Americans played in aviation and aerospace. Aviation Heritage Museum Executive Director Francisco Gonzalez tells News…
The Biloxi Police Department is asking for help identifying two people who allegedly stole and used another person’s credit card. The incident occurred on January 22nd around 4 p.m. on C.T. Switzer Boulevard. If you have any information about these two, please contact Biloxi police at 228-392-0641. You can also call Mississippi Crime Stoppers or submit a tip online at…
Valentine’s Day celebrations may see a shortage of champagne and Amazon is raising the price of a Prime membership. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Camellia Society is hosting their 68th annual show tomorrow. President Jason Dean is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: MS Gulf Coast Camellia Society 68th annual show
Although the front is now east of the area, post frontal rain will continue this morning, spotty rain this afternoon. It will take most of the day for the moisture to totally push out of the area, with clouds clearing overnight. Temperatures will fall into the 20s and 30s for Saturday morning, with wind chill making it feel like the…
Big time honor coming out of Oxford as Ole Miss Head Baseball Coach Mike Bianco has been named manager of the 2022 USA Collegiate National Team. Bianco returns to the world stage for the first time since 2013 when he served as pitching coach for a staff that posted a sub 2 ERA with a 20-3 record and 222 strikeouts….
On the minor league diamond, West Harrison alum Jacques Pucheu has been invited to spring training by the Cincinnati Reds who signed the former Hurricane in June 2019. Pucheu made it all the way up to Triple A last season, but spent the majority of his time at high-A and then double-A where he combined to post a 3.08 ERA…
With each passing win, the St. Patrick boys basketball program continues to make history for the most wins in a single season ever. Not much left for the Fighting Irish to prove in their regular season finale, but when given the chance to go a perfect 10-0 in region 8 class 3A on senior night, why not ride into the…
The Coastwide Martin Luther King Jr. Committee hosted a ‘Defining our Legacy’ panel discussion teaching the community about wealth and building and real estate. Tonight, at the Biloxi Visitors Center, a real estate broker and community development lender shared financial advice and tips. In a question-and-answer panel, the audience asked questions to the experts on ways to create generational wealth….
At Vancleave Library, a salsa tasting taught the community how to make healthy and delicious snacks. Mississippi State University Extension Office is offering cooking classes for kids and adults. Everyone enjoyed free food, new recipes, and more. Fruit salsa was on the menu and everyone of all ages got to understand food safety and healthy eating. MS State Extension Community…
The Center for Science and Mathematics Education and the School of Ocean Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi is bringing in a new STEM workforce program called GenSea. The program was funded last fall and became a full time program this January. Professionals in GenSea are spreading the message about the array of well-paying STEM careers in…
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park kicked off its 2022 Cultural Arts series this evening. University of New Orleans Professor Norma Jean Mattei was invited to speak during the event. Dr. Mattei is an expert in sustainable engineering and construction and large watershed management initiatives. Dr. Mattei presented her PowerPoint titled ‘the Mississippi River Commission and it’s Job Wrestling…
Medical marijuana is now law in the state of Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves signed the bill yesterday and while he noted he might have written it differently, he previously told WXXV that medical marijuana could benefit Mississippians in need. Reeves said that his goal from the outset was to create a program that didn’t encourage recreational use, though he added…
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Arts has a new monthly event called ‘Family Crafternoons.’ The monthly event is for kids to have fun with their parents while making a craft based on an exhibition that is currently on view at the museum. This Saturday from 1 to 3, kids are invited to make dancing Valentine’s Day heart puppets. This crafternoon will close…
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art will be hosting a Valentine’s Karaoke Night on Friday, February 11th from 5:30 until 8. It will be a night of fun, making Valentine’s Day crafts, drinking champagne, and singing karaoke. This event is the perfect activity for people getting to know each other, dating, or married couples. Guests can sing a song while indulging in…
Celebrating its newfound partnership with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Singing River Health hosted a clinic open-house at the Harrison County campus today. In addition to vaccines and boosters, clinic workers handed out free Chick-Fil-A sandwiches to visitors. Singing River also held clinics at the Jackson and George County campuses. Singing River representatives tell News 25 the health company has…
Today is National Missing Persons Day. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers is always looking for clues to find missing people from the Coast. Today, the group is featuring two cold cases on its social media page. The first missing person is Rebecca Reid. She was 32-years-old at the time of her disappearance. Reid went missing from her home in Lumberton on…