The Biloxi Bay Area Chamber of Commerce was playing reindeer games tonight as they hosted their annual Christmas party. Making its return since COVID, members of the BBACC got together to play games, win door prizes, enjoy a spread of delicious food and celebrate the holidays. Hosted at the Biloxi Visitors Center, the event was free for members, but donations…
It’s not every day you get to go shopping with an MLB star, however, some lucky kids on the Gulf Coast did today. Cleveland Guardians first baseman Bobby Bradley teamed up with GameCoin to bring a little extra Christmas joy to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast. The Gulfport native resembled Santa Claus as he walked the…
Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith welcome a $70.8 million Navy contract to Ingalls. The contract is the latest installment towards acquiring long lead-time materials for a new America-class amphibious assault ship. This is the seventh contract towards the construction of this type of ship at Ingalls. Work associated with this contract is expected to be completed by April 2024….
Keeping our roads safe this holiday season, the Long Beach Police Department is gearing up for their ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Christmas and New Year’s campaign. Starting on Friday, December 17th through January 1st, 2022, extra officers will be assigned at various times and locations to patrol different checkpoints looking for impaired drivers and seat belt violations. Long…
The Biloxi Police Department is accepting applications for its inaugural citizen’s police academy. The academy is designed to give citizens insight into how the police department serves the community. Citizens will get classroom-based teaching, a ride-a-long, department tour, and hands-on demonstrations with some police equipment. Biloxi PD Captain Thomas Goldworthy said, “We wanted to start connecting with the community and…
The City of Waveland is starting the process of revamping the Highway 90 corridor. The City of Waveland is directing its focus on revitalizing and redeveloping the Highway 90 corridor. Mayor Mike Smith said, “We want you to slow down. Maybe you see something you want; you stop and you shop locally. That’s what we want. So, it’s really important…
Coast Electric is celebrating all of the charitable organizations that the company’s members have generously donated to over the past year by rounding up their bills. Members have their bills rounded up to the next dollar each month and of that money, 65 percent goes into a fund for charitable organizations that serve the three-county service areas of Harrison, Hancock,…
Pillars of Biloxi is connecting seniors with children this holiday season by hosting their Christmas Connects event. The Distinguished Gentlemen and the Boys and Girls Club of Ocean Springs sent residents at the Pillars of Biloxi their Christmas wish list and the residents and caregivers went out and bought gifts. Tomorrow, the students will be able to receive their gifts…
Kids across the Coast will be out of school next week for the holidays and its important for kids to continue being active and healthy. ‘Let’s Go Gulf Coast’ shares tips with News 25 on ways to keep practicing healthy eating habits while home for the holidays. It is important to eat five or more fruits and vegetables every day….
MSDH reports the first confirmed pediatric flu death in the state for the 2021-2022 season. Pediatric deaths are defined as deaths of individuals under 18 years of age. Including this reported death, there have been a total of 23 pediatric flu deaths reported in Mississippi since pediatric flu deaths became reportable in the 2008-2009 season. Dr. Mitchell Sanford with Memorial…
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Target recalls a popular Christmas decoration after reports of injuries and so far, this holiday season, more packages are getting to their destination on time. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Pillars of Biloxi has partnered with the Distinguished Gentlemen of Ocean Springs and the Boys and Girls Club of Ocean Springs for Christmas. Here to tell us what’s happening are Joshua Purvines and Courtney Williams. Tags: Boys and Girls Club, Pillars of Biloxi, the Distinguished Gentlemen of Ocean Springs
It’s Tuesday which means it is time for our Pet of the Week. Our feline friend Forest has made the trip over from the Jackson County Animal Shelter along with Adoption Coordinator Maridee Mallette. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: jackson county animal shelter, pet of the week
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors is hosting another Christmas event this year and they hope you can make it. District 4 Supervisor Kent Jones is organizing it all. North Gulfport’s sixth annual Community Christmas is this Saturday from noon to 2 at the Isiah Fredericks Community Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. It’s a drive-thru event and it…
We’ve learned the pedestrian who was hit and killed in Gautier last night was a 61-year-man. Gautier police say he was not from the Coast, but they are not able to release his name right now. Officials are still trying to get in touch with the man’s family. The 61-year-old man was hit around 8 last night while walking near…
Authorities have uncovered the remains of a Mississippi woman following a tip from executed inmate David Neal Cox last month. On Sunday, police discovered what’s believed to be the body of Felicia Cox in Pontotoc County. Before his November 17th execution, David Cox told his attorneys he killed Felicia Cox, providing detailed instructions on where investigators could find her remains….
Earlier today, there were reports of a mechanical fire on a train carrying chlorine, north of Pass Christian. The train was traveling on tracks just south of I-10 when it stopped near Menge Avenue. According to Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan, the chlorine on the train could have posed a potential threat. As a precaution, part of Menge Avenue…
Dense morning fog will continue to be a factor through the weekend as overnight low temperatures will bottom out in the upper 50s to low/mid 60s. The winter blowtorch continues late-week as deep Gulf ridging continues to dominate our area leading to very warm afternoon highs, likely reaching or surpassing daily records for a few areas. Thursday and Friday will bring…
A fetch of low-level Gulf moisture riding north over a stationary frontal boundary will continue to bring cloud coverage to the area along with above seasonal temperatures. Dense morning fog will continue to be a factor through the weekend as overnight low temperatures will bottom out in the upper 50s to low/mid 60s. The winter blowtorch continues late-week as deep…
Dry weather continues through the near term as high pressure stays anchored over the area. Clouds spilling over the area of high pressure will create partly cloudy skies at times during the day on Tuesday. Patchy fog will develop late tonight into Tuesday morning especially across inland area where winds will be lighter and skies clear. Lows tonight will trend…
‘People helping People’ is the phrase used to describe the 500 coolers delivered to Comeback Coolers tonight. In the fall, coolers were delivered to a company that flooded in Tennessee called Hood Container. The employees were thankful for the help and wanted to pay it forward by donating 1,000 coolers to others who could use them in the future. A…
On Sunday, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara became the fastest player in league history to reach both 3,000 yards rushing and 3,000 yards receiving, doing so in just 66 games and it couldn’t have happened at a better time. Kamara tying his season high 120 yards on the ground, just the second time the Saints have had a…
After nearly three decades of coaching football in the Magnolia State, Long Beach Head Man Ryan Ross is calling it a career. As first reported by the Gazebo Gazette, Ross deciding to retire comes off a two-year stint with the Bearcats, going 1-18 during that span, following his nine-year run at Ocean Springs in which he posted a mark of…