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…
A four-year-old has died in Biloxi and there may be an autopsy as early as tomorrow, according to Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer. Biloxi police were called to Lawrence Street around 2:20 yesterday afternoon for a medical emergency. The Sun Herald reports that call was actually to Elmwood Apartments, just off Pass Road, where the child lived. The initial investigation…
A cold front west will quickly sweep through our area Thursday, it will be accompanied by a few showers and thunderstorms. Moisture and instability is limited and unfavorable for any extremely heavy rainfall but it cannot be ruled out. Also cannot rule out a lightning strike or two as instability continues to be rather limited. Some surface fog can be…
Surface high pressure that has been dominating the area will begin to shift off to the east today as an upper level disturbance extends down into our area ushering in returned moisture. Though this disturbance is expected to quickly sweep through our area Thursday, it will be accompanied by a few showers and thunderstorms. Moisture and instability is limited and…
Surface high pressure that has been dominating the area will begin to shift off to the east today as an upper level disturbance extends down into our area ushering in returned moisture. Although this disturbance is expected to quickly sweep through our area Thursday, it will be accompanied by a few showers and thunderstorms. Also cannot rule out a lightning…
Expect some fog, just patchy tonight, but we’ll see more tomorrow night as a front closes in. Cloud cover will break up a bit through the evening, but will recover by sunrise with a warmer low near 51. It’s likely you’ll encounter some light-to-patchy fog as well with the humidity rising and calm winds. Expect even more likely fog development…
D’Iberville girls soccer hosting Picayune. The Lady Warriors earn a draw with Picayune 1-1. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school girls soccer, soccer, sports