November is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month and to help those out in the community, Back Bay Mission and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino came together to host the 15th annual Hunger-Homeless Meal Giveaway. Each year, hundreds of thousands of families become homeless, including 1.6 million children. To help those who have fallen on hard times in the Biloxi area,…
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety announced today it is partnering with Idemia, the world-leading biometric and identity solutions provider, to introduce Mississippi Mobile ID to residents. Mississippi Mobile ID is a digital version of a physical driver’s license that will allow residents to control their identity from a free app on their smartphone. It will be a voluntary service…
Stennis employees gathered in Hancock County for another prayer and freedom rally protesting the federal government’s vaccine mandate deadline. The group Stennis Employees for Medical Freedom are standing united against the vaccine mandate with employees from other NASA Centers across the country from 3:30 to 5:30 at the intersection of Highway 607 and Interstate 10, just south of Stennis Space…
If a magical, fun-filled afternoon sounds interesting to you, pay close attention. This Saturday, there’s something called the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party being put on by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Ballet Theatre. Their Executive Director Elaine Kulick is in studio with more.
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A group of Russians will be performing at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Friday. Performing in the concert and hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia. There will be Nadezda Vinogradova half soprano, Andre Pugachev bass, Alexey Popov baritone and piano, and Dmitry Petrvo as the music director. They make up ChoRuss, a spiritual acappella vocal ensemble performing a concert…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has announced the identity of human remains initially found in 2016 in Moss Point. Through the help of a private donor, the state crime lab, and Othram, Inc. in Texas, the person has been identified as Aaron McGraw, who was born in 1961 and reported missing in 2015. McGraw’s skeletal remains were found in a…
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…