Kwanzaa started the day after Christmas and one local book store is teaching kids about the celebration through stories. Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African-American culture from December 26th to January 1st. To help educate children about Kwanzaa, Wow Book and Toy Store in Gulfport is helping to spread knowledge through books. Owner Tonisha Kimble said, “Kwanzaa celebrates commitment…
Mississippi nursing homes are experiencing COVID outbreaks from the omicron variant. COVID cases in assisted living facilities have doubled in the last week. According to State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers, the outbreaks indicate the state is heading into its 5th wave of COVID-19. Mississippi State Department of Health has increased community testing appointment slots from 15,000 to 20,000 to accommodate…
In Gautier, neighbors in the area of Dolphin Drive say a prankster has been menacing residents with a drone. Now, someone’s been injured after it reportedly dropped a decorative anchor on a local woman. Sometimes bad luck falls right out of the sky. A Gautier woman is injured after a metal object fell from a drone and struck her on…
Neighbors are shocked to hear of the death of a two-year-old boy who lived on their street in Biloxi. On Monday morning, a woman called 911 saying her son was unresponsive. Law enforcement arrived at the home on St. Mary Boulevard and took the child to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Neighbors declined on camera interviews but tell…
On today’s edition of Living Well, Troy Thompson talks to a mixologist about how to make some fun cocktails to ring in the New Year. Tags: Living Well with Troy Thompson
Cruise ships confirm omicron outbreaks as travel is disrupted and 2021 was a huge year for space exploration. 2022 could be even bigger. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
As we wind down the year, the Jackson County Animal Shelter is working hard to find new homes for hundreds of abandoned animals. Maridee Mallette with the shelter has brought one of those loveable pets with her to the studio, John Deere.
The third and final hockey game of the year is happening tomorrow night at the Coliseum. This is the last of the neutral site games that will determine if pro hockey is here to stay. Tomorrow night is Sea Wolves Tribute Night. Organizers are asking the crowd to wear all white. The Port Huron Prowlers will be playing as the…
Medical or recreational? That’s the question Governor Tate Reeves is asking as Mississippians who voted to legalize medical marijuana anxiously wait for it to happen. In a Facebook post this week, the governor says he is willing to sign a bill that is ‘truly medical marijuana,’ but not the one that sits before him now. He says the current proposal…
Jackson County’s coroner says it is difficult to identify the body of a man hit by a train Monday in Ocean Springs. Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. spoke to our media partner the Sun Herald. He says the man listed as John Doe has no identifying marks. It’s also difficult to estimate his age due to facial and body trauma. Fingerprints…
Isolated t-storms will affect the area this afternoon with a low-end threat for severity. If we get a strong thunderstorm, a damaging wind gust may be possible or small hail but really this looks unlikely. Scattered showers will linger tonight but with instability waning, the severe threat is near zero. Otherwise, highs near 80 and lows in the mid to…
The high pressure remains just east of Florida and we’ll see another impulse moving around the ridge. In the words of SPC, the chance for severe weather is looking very “marginal,” similar to Tuesday. If we get a strong thunderstorm, a damaging wind gust may be possible or small hail but really this looks unlikely. Scattered showers will linger tonight…
After another unusually warm day across the Gulf Coast, temperatures are staying elevated as overcast skies trap in some of the daytime heat. Expect lows to be in the mid to upper 60s. Showers and a few thunderstorms are likely Tuesday night through Wednesday morning with an overnight rain chance near 70 percent. The rain should taper off somewhat during…
For tonight’s Play of the Day, Harrison Central’s Sam Murray II throws down the dunk of the year. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, play of the day, sports
The New Orleans Saints are getting used to life after Drew Brees in a hurry, but that has as much to do with COVID-19 than the future Hall of Famer’s retirement. The Saints already starting their fourth quarterback of the season on Monday Night Football. New Orleans lead by 2021 fourth round pick Ian Book out of Notre Dame, now…
The Gulfport girls soccer team already flooded with Division I talent and now another up-and-coming star is adding her name to that list. Junior mid-fielder Mary Frances Symmes pledging her commitment to NC State, having already been a part of Gulfport’s back-to-back 6A state titles as a freshman and sophomore. On the season, Symmes is approaching double digit goals and…
Each year dating back to 1983, eight high school basketball teams have filled out the bracket for Gulfport’s holiday classic. The Admirals now in their 39th years hosting the annual Christmas tournament, still looking for their first title since 2012. Gulfport doing battle with Moss Point in the third of four Tuesday games, the only Coast-on-Coast crime of the day….
As COVID-19 continues to have a significant impact on the outcome of bowl games, some of which aren’t even being played, Ole Miss is still as well-positioned as any program in the country, heading into its Sugar Bowl date with Baylor. According to second year Head Coach Lane Kiffin, not a single Rebels player has opted out of the team’s…
Just last week, Mississippi State Head Football Coach Mike Leach filed a lawsuit against Texas Tech over money he claims his former school still owes him, more than a dozen years after he was fired as head coach in 2009. The courts have already ruled against Leach on more than one occasion, but even if he can’t beat the Red…
Two years ago, a woman found a pleasant surprise when she discovered five George Ohr pieces in a storage unit she had just purchased. Now, one of the five is hitting the auction block. A nine-year storage auctioneer vet, Joaunna Coon says she doesn’t strike gold that often in her business. But a couple of years ago she did. Amongst…
After another unusually warm day across the Gulf Coast, temperatures are staying elevated as overcast skies trap in some of the daytime heat. Expect lows to be in the mid to upper 60s. Showers and a few thunderstorms are likely Tuesday night through Wednesday morning with an overnight rain chance near 70 percent. The rain should taper off somewhat during…
Ring in the new year in old town Bay St. Louis with the oyster drop. The oyster drop will take place on New Year’s Eve on Beach Boulevard. The event will feature music by Assumed Risk beginning at 7 p.m. and the Dave Mayley Band beginning at 10 p.m. Later that night, the oyster will drop from the roof of…
The Humane Society of South Mississippi is offering a special deal leading up to the new year. This week, all dog and cat neuter, male only, surgeries are just $31 until Friday, December 31st. The shelter is still overcrowded even after over 187 animals were adopted out during the ‘Empty the Shelter’ Adoption special. HSSM Development Director Katie King tells…
Not only will there be plenty of fireworks going off New Year’s Eve, there will be plenty of parties happening to ring in the start of 2022. The Gulfport Police Department is encouraging everyone to celebrate safely. The department and other local law enforcement agencies will be ramping up their presence all across the Gulf Coast during the New Year’s…