The City of Gulfport hosted Civil Rights Activist Dr. James Meredith at MGCCC’s Performing Arts Center for a special presentation. Last night, Dr. Meredith spoke not only as a Civil Rights icon, but as an American icon. As the first African-American student to attend the once-segregated University of Mississippi in 1962, Dr. Meredith encouraged the audience to think about race,…
Rain chances will gradually decrease through this afternoon as a cold front moves east. An increase in northeasterly flow will become breezy this evening through Friday evening. Much cooler/drier air moves in following the front with low temperatures trending in the low to mid 40s for most Thursday and Friday night. High pressure then builds in heading into the weekend….
The main focus of the short term will be the cold front that is still looking on track to slide down into our area later today. This increases rain chances gradually throughout the day, generally looking to be 30-40% at the peak late morning. We can’t rule out some thunder in the forecast, but the risk is rather limited. After the…
A cold front will move toward our area from the northwest today and tonight before moving east across our area late Thursday into Thursday evening. Before the front arrives on Thursday, primarily southeasterly winds will continue to gradually moisten the atmosphere over our area, helping elevate rain chances to about 40%. Drier air will be building over the region as…
Ocean Springs quarterback Bray Hubbard has received an offer from Southern Miss for football. The dual threat junior is already committed to USM for baseball and now has the chance to play both. Busy week for Hubbard, the newly minted Mississippi Mr. Football for Class 6A fresh off the program’s first playoff victory in seven years and responsible for 50…
Today, the New Orleans Saints announced Drew Brees will be the featured guest of honor against the Buffalo Bills. Brees will be back at the dome for the first time since his June retirement, calling the game on NBC alongside Mike Tirico. At halftime, the team, the fans, and the city will have the chance to thank Brees and give…
They say the bigger the setback, bigger the comeback and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better comeback story than that of former Biloxi Shucker Corbin Burnes, now your 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner. This afternoon, Burnes beat out Zach Wheeler of the Phillies and Max Scherzer of the Dodgers to become the third Brewers pitcher to ever…
Gulfport’s Kate Smith has been recognized numerous times as a part of the Lady Admirals soccer program and she still has a whole senior season ahead of her. Nine months after scoring the game winning goal in the 2021 6A State Championship game, Gulfport forward Kate Smith is back on the pitch. This time with her name inked on a…
In order to win back-to-back high school state championships, like the Gulfport girls soccer team, you need some under classmen to step up to make big time plays in big time games. That’s exactly what happened for the Lady Admirals, except now all those young guns are already seniors going out the way they started, together. This afternoon, four of…
The second Shrimp Basket location opened today in Ocean Springs. The new beach party on Bienville Blvd. highlights the new re-branded Shrimp Basket on the Coast. The art work on the walls are created by local coastal artist purchased at the Peter Anderson Festival. It’s a new look with shiplap walls and white sand, but the same great tasting coastal…
A cold front will move toward our area from the northwest today and tonight before moving east across our area late Thursday into Thursday evening. Before the front arrives on Thursday, primarily southeasterly winds will continue to gradually moisten the atmosphere over our area, helping elevate rain chances to about 40%. Drier air will be building over the region as…
No one should spend the holidays alone. That’s why the Biloxi VFW Post 2434 is holding their first ever Thanksgiving Dinner for Veterans without families this Sunday, November 21st at 2 p.m. With just a few days left before the big feast, House Committee Chairman Jim Strzalkowski says they are in need of more food donations of any kind. Strzalkowski…
A nonprofit group fed hundreds of Wiggins residents today at the Stone County Fairgrounds. New Beginnings Ministries partnered with Feeding the Gulf Coast and handed out around 500 ready to cook turkeys. Though volunteers made quick work of loading cars, the line was backed up to the highway. Police had to divert traffic and create a second line just after…
NASA is inviting participants to enjoy a day-long virtual STEM-A-THON tomorrow. The virtual event is open to students and members of the general public to explore the possibilities with NASA. The STEM-A-THON will include live presentations and multiple activities. It will also feature NASA professionals from various areas of work and will focus on presenting information and opportunities related to…
D’Iberville Historical Society is taking guests back in time by hosting their Dancing through the Decades Community Social and Scholarship Fundraiser this coming Saturday. Today, Historical Society members were hard at work moving and setting up displays, getting ready for the event. The social and fundraiser will honor the founding society President Dale Greenwell and his contributions to preserving the…
To bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community, Biloxi police is accepting applications for the inaugural Citizen’s Police Academy. The academy is designed to give citizens insight into how the police department serves the community. The ten-week program will give citizens a look into each job within the police department and the role it plays. Citizens will get…
After nearly a decade, the state of Mississippi will carry out an execution tonight. At 6 p.m. 50-year-old David Cox will be put to death by lethal injection. Among other charges, Cox was convicted of capital murder for the 2010 murder of his wife, Kim Cox, and the sexual assault of his 12-year-old stepdaughter. Mississippi has not executed an inmate…
Older workers are unretiring after leaving the workforce during the pandemic and late yesterday, Pfizer submitted FDA application for emergency approval of COVID treatment pill. Jane King is at the NASDAQ Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Tomorrow NASA is hosting a virtual event they’re calling a STEM-A-THON. For those who may not know, STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. In studio this morning, we have Samone Wilson with NASA to tell us what that’ll look like. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: NASA, STEM-A-THON
As we countdown to Thanksgiving, we’re all scrambling to make our Christmas lists. The holiday shopping season is upon us. Here to remind us why it can be so beneficial to shop small and stay local is Rachael Kiesling, director of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: small business saturday
Eighth graders across the Coast had the opportunity to view different career options thanks to Pathways2Possibilities. It’s taking place today and tomorrow at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center. Students are introduced to a multitude of different career pathways so they can start thinking about what they want to do in the future. Each pathway is led by a pathfinder who…
For 12 years now, Loaves and Fishes has fed the hungry at their location on Water Street in Biloxi. But come the end of the year, they will have to move. In fact, the nonprofit is looking for a temporary place to prepare meals until their permanent home is available in about a year. Loaves and Fishes serves between 30…
A teenager is dead after a shooting in a quiet Wiggins neighborhood Tuesday night. The victim is Jacoby Bolton, who was shot once in the 1300 block of Hope Avenue. Police, EMTs, and the Wiggins Fire Department responded, finding Bolton lying in the street. The 19-year-old was taken to Memorial Hospital at Stone County where he was pronounced dead. Wiggins…
Mississippi Gulf Coast-based Ingalls Shipbuilding has suspended its vaccination mandate. CEO Mike Petters released a letter to his employees confirming that their contracts, except for specific ones, do not include a requirement to implement the mandate. Prior to the suspension, about 20 percent of the company’s 11,500 Pascagoula-based employees would face termination on January 4th, the deadline for federal contractors…