If you had damage from Hurricane Ida and need help applying for federal disaster assistance you only have two more days to visit a FEMA Intake Center. FEMA will be closing all of its disaster assistance centers this Saturday. They will be open today and tomorrow from 8 to 6 p.m. and then the final day, Saturday, from noon to…
Credit card interest rates are near all-time highs and scam calls targeting veterans are on the rise. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
On Saturday, Gulfport police officers are hitting the park to spend some time with the community. Deputy Chief of Police Craig Peterson is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gulfport PD, Police in the Park
Our Lady Academy in Bay St. Louis wants you to see firsthand its commitment to excellence. Here to tell us more about an upcoming event are OLA seniors Ainsley Luffey and Abby Whaley. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Open House, our lady academy
The main effect of this afternoon’s cold front will be showers and a few t-storms possible. Although the atmosphere is rather stable, a few lightning strokes and isolated t-storms are possible. The weather will move east this evening as the front moves through south Mississippi. Clouds will then begin to slowly clear as a north wind will usher in a…
An approaching cold front from the west will bring increased cloud coverage and rainfall to the area. The main effect of the front will move in this afternoon with showers and a few t-storms possible. Although the atmosphere is rather stable, a few lightning strokes and isolated t-storms are possible. The weather will move east this evening as the front…
No rain tonight, but more fog on the way as the humidity deepens ahead of tomorrow’s front. Still only expected to be patchy, but last night we saw a few locally dense areas so that’s likely again. Expect a warmer sunrise temperature near 62 degrees with light southerly winds and cloudy skies. We’ll have a 20% chance of showers by…
Next stop, the other half of the Battle of the Back Bay, D’Iberville High School where two seniors are heading to the next level on the diamond. Logan Forsythe signed with Mississippi State and then Blake Gollott put pen to paper with Pearl River Community College. Forsythe led the Warriors at the dish with team highs in batting average, runs,…
Patrick Galle and Logan Forsythe have played on the same team many times over the years, most recently with the East Coast Sox. But they also know what it is like to play on rival teams, those being Biloxi and D’Iberville, and now they’re about to know that same feeling on the college level at Ole Miss and Mississippi State….
Straight off the bus from a day at the Hancock Youth Leadership Academy to sitting down for a TV interview to soccer practice, senior Keegan Leverett never slows down. Then again, if he did, Leverett wouldn’t be a three-time cross country state champion. With a resume that includes three straight individual cross country state titles, an All-State selection, and a…
Tonight, the second annual Ms. Senior World Pageant showcased women supporting women and giving back. Winners in three divisions: 50s, 60s, and 70s will be announced and crowned. Regardless of who wins the titles, these women are embodying what this pageant is all about: self-confidence and women empowerment. Women from 17 states across country the participated and competed for the…
Gulfport residents grinding their teeth over high-dollar dental procedures now have a low-cost option. Affordable Smiles on Highway 49 held its grand opening today and is now taking appointments. The Louisiana practice, as its name implies, takes aim at the high cost of dental work by offering several procedures at a low price point. Those in need may be able…
Biloxi police are investigating the death of a four-year-old girl. An autopsy is scheduled for this week. Police responded to a medical call in the 2000 block of Lawrence Street at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The child lived at Elmwood Apartments just off Pass Road. They found the girl had been seriously injured while in the company of two adults. Police…
Changing the lives of complete strangers, the Biloxi High School Campus Security Council’s Project Presents Program transforms Christmas dreams into reality. Last year’s Project Presents Program delivered Christmas gifts to 23 families and over 70 children. Now preparing for another year to spread Christmas cheer across the Biloxi School District, donations and family adoptions are needed. Classes, clubs, organizations, families,…
Today, Beau Rivage Resort and Casino officially launched their mobile sports betting app making them the first casino on the Coast to have this app. Placing sports bets here in Mississippi is now at your fingertips. Guests onsite at Beau Rivage can now place pre-game, live in-play, futures, and parlay wagers from any mobile device. This is the first casino…
Girls at Gulfport High School are getting a first-hand lesson in finance thanks to a partnership with Hancock Whitney and a national nonprofit. The students recently took a field trip to Hancock Whitney headquarters in downtown Gulfport as part of their Rock the Street: Wall Street curriculum. The girls got to tour areas of the bank and join a panel…
Get ready to lace up those skates, ice skating is back at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Sessions open Thursday and will continue through January 2nd. Guests can enter the Coliseum at gate one and tickets are bought at the box office at the north arena entrance. Each skate session lasts for 90 minutes with sessions having limited skaters because of…
All aboard to the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum for their second annual Rail Fest. During Rail Fest you’ll be able to view over 32,000 square feet of train displays. There will be vendor displays from train clubs across the South including Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama. It’s a fun event for the family that allows the more than 50 members…
Credit card use is resurging to pre-pandemic patterns and President Biden talked to retail executives about speeding up deliveries and lowering prices. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Sunlight is great for the body, but too much of anything can be a bad thing. Troy Thompson met up with a dermatologist to learn what those are and how you can monitor growths that you might fear are cancerous. Tags: Living Well with Troy Thompson
Tackle football has long been a game played almost exclusively by men, but no longer. The Gulf Coast Monarchy is holding tryouts this Saturday. Here to tell us what the team is looking for is a former player, Jenny Williams. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gulf Coast Monarcy, sports, tryouts, women’s football
Mississippi is known as the birthplace of the Blues. We have so many local talented artists and many of them will be celebrated this weekend. Here to tell us more about the 30th annual Blues and Heritage Festival is Phyllis Owens, president of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues Commission. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: 30th annual Blues and Heritage Festival
This may be a good time to remind people in Gulfport the drawbridge on Cowan-Lorraine Road will be closing again overnight tonight for repairs. Crews are still replacing some of the hydraulic pumps on the Wilkes Drawbridge. It will be closed to traffic from 10 tonight until 5 tomorrow morning. The work is expected to continue one more night after…
Work being done on Front Beach in Ocean Springs is expected to be completed by the end of the month. The over one-million-dollar erosion control project was expected to be complete last summer, but was delayed mainly due to the heavy amount of rain we received. The improvements should help water drain more adequately and better prevent erosion. The only…