Isolated to scattered showers will then persist the rest of the evening and overnight hours as moisture remains in place but loss of daytime heating limits convective potential. Rolling into Saturday, an upper level disturbance will be racing across the Northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley. A cold front associated will be moving into the area late in the afternoon…
An upper level high-pressure centered near south Florida expands from east of the Bahamas to the western Gulf of Mexico. Models show a plume of moisture on the western side of that ridge rotating north and into the area today. Isolated to scattered showers will then persist the rest of the evening and overnight hours as moisture remains in place but…
While there are only two teams with records worse than the 9-21 Pelicans and the 8-19 Thunder last night’s matchup in Oklahoma City turned out to be must-see basketball at least for the final seconds of the game. Under five seconds left in regulation, Pelicans lead 110-107. Shai Alexander thinks he’s going to get fouled so he heaves up the…
On November 1st, quarterback Myles Brennan announced via Twitter he was entering the NCAA transfer portal. Just over a month later, the fifth-year senior once again took to Twitter, tweeting “there’s no place like home. Let’s ride, Tiger nation.” Brennan will use his final year of eligibility to stay in Baton Rouge and play under new Head Football Coach Brian…
National Signing Day turned into National Signing Days here on the Coast with Gautier’s Bryson Hurst putting pen to paper this afternoon and signing with Ole Miss. The 6’6’, 340-pound offensive tackle held offers from 15 division I Power 5 programs including Mississippi State, Oregon, and Florida State. Among his numerous accomplishments as a Gator, Hurst was a two-time All-State…
Caring for those who spend their days caring for others, Mississippi Heroes hosted a free Christmas celebration for local caregivers. A party with free food, live music, guest appearances from Santa, Mrs. Claus, and Buddy the Elf helped ring in some Christmas cheer for local caregivers. The Mississippi Railroad Museum, lit with over two million Christmas lights, creates the perfect…
The Second Liners Biloxi Mardi Gras Club served and sponsored the Boys and Girls Club East Biloxi Unit Christmas dinner. Dozens of pizzas and juice were served to about 50 children. Each child received a personalized Christmas gift, wrapped with a bow. The Second Liners host a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner each year for the children in Biloxi, 15 years…
The D’Iberville-St. Martin Chamber of Commerce, with the help of several local organizations, collected a variety of food to give out to local families in need. The chamber collected canned goods, turkeys, rolls, fruits, and more and packed 75 boxes full of the items. The boxes will then be shipped to different organizations who will bring them to families in…
National news outlets report that more people than ever are shopping from home, but it might be a different story on the Gulf Coast. Edgewater Mall General Manager Terry Powell tells News 25 that the Biloxi shopping center has seen an influx of guests since November and expects more this coming week. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that retail…
Former Fire Chief Joe Boney teams up with the Biloxi Fire Department to ensure kids in Kentucky get Christmas after a devastating tornado robbed them of everything. The tornado last Friday took everything from the town of Mayfield. Former Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney feels that families in the tornado’s path are focused on survival this holiday season after their…
The Moore Community House is seeking employment from anyone willing to help. The Moore Community House is a nonprofit early head start program that has been running for more than 90 years. Currently, the house is looking to open a new program in Gulfport but is unable to due to a lack of teachers. The organization currently has three centers…
Students walked across the stage this morning from MGCCC with degrees ranging from nursing to health care assistants. Students sat patiently inside the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Harrison County campus waiting to walk across the stage to receive their degrees. With this being the first ever fall commencement ceremony, it made it…
Team Memorial continues to do everything it can to keep COVID numbers down this winter season. Memorial hosting a pop-up vaccine site today at the Gaston Point Community Center. The team opened up this pop-up to try to reach as many community members as possible who have trouble reaching vaccine clinics. Tomorrow, the team will host another pop-up site at…
An Ocean Springs man pleads guilty to a DUI that caused another man’s death earlier this week. Sixty-year-old Jimmie Martin crashed into 64-year-old Gary Yarberry’s motorcycle in front of the Treasure Bay Casino. Responding officers said they found an open beer in Martin’s car and smelled alcohol on his breath. He failed a sobriety test with a blood alcohol level…
Police in Jackson, Mississippi are looking for suspects in the shooting death of a pregnant woman and her unborn child Wednesday night. The coroner has identified the woman as 23-year-old Keyunta McWilliams. She was eight months pregnant. According to police, she was shot multiple times and she and her unborn child died at the scene. Police released surveillance photos of…
Kraft will pay you $20 not to make cheesecake for Christmas and 148 million consumers plan to shop this Saturday. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Tomorrow night the Walter Anderson Museum of Art is getting groovy for the finale of their Silent Light Festival. For the first time they’re hosting a silent disco. Museum Executive Director Julian Rankin is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Walter Anderson museum of Art
Remembering our fallen U.S. veterans, honoring those who serve, and teaching our children the value of freedom is the mission of Wreaths across America. Long Beach Cemetery is one of more than 2,000 cemeteries across the country participating in this year’s event. Retired Navy Captain Charles Martinek is coordinating the Long Beach Wreaths across America and he’s in studio with…
For the past six years, employees at Ms. Audrey’s Southern Kitchen and others in the Gaston Point community have been handing out toys to kids for Christmas. Their first year collecting for Toys for Tots they helped around 50 children. This year, they’re hoping to assist more than 150. For the staff, some of whom received Toys for Tots as…
The committee overseeing Mississippi’s Congressional redistricting in the state legislature has given its approval to a plan for how the state’s four house seats will be shaped in the next ten years. Magnolia One is the name of the map and would mostly preserve the Republican’s three to one advantage in house races in the state. The biggest changes compared…
High temperatures today are forecast to reach around 80 for many areas with dew points in the mid-60s, which will make for fairly muggy conditions. I wouldn’t be surprised if a record or two is broken. Heading into Friday our next chance for some showers and possibly a few thunderstorms will arrive as we see increasing moisture. The best chance…
Today will continue the trend of quiet conditions as high pressure located just east of our area remains dominant over the forecast. High temperatures today are forecast to reach around 80 for many areas with dew points in the mid-60s, which will make for fairly muggy conditions. I wouldn’t be surprised if a record or two is broken. Heading into…
Over the last three years, three Ole Miss wide receivers have been selected in the second round of the NFL Draft and maybe one day Moss Point’s Larry Simmons will have created a similar future for himself. Plenty of red in the Moss Point gym this morning as Simmons signed his National Letter of Intent with Ole Miss, honoring his…
George County High School can measure its success as a football program in a way that perhaps no other program in South Mississippi can. This morning, the Rebels’ National Signing Day ceremony featured not one, but two division I power five players, making that six over the last six years. Starting with senior wide receiver Marquez ‘MoJo’ Dortch, who signed…