Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is co-sponsoring a bill to honor the 13 American service members killed in Afghanistan just weeks ago. The mission of the bill is to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 11 men and two women who lost their lives last month during a terrorist attack outside the airport in Kabul. Hyde-Smith is among the 35 original…
The Mississippi Legislature’s Senate Education Committee met Wednesday to discuss increasing teacher pay in Mississippi. Mississippi is currently the state with the lowest average teacher pay in the nation. According to the Southern Regional Education Board, the average teacher salary in the U.S. for 2018-2019 was $62,304. For Mississippi, the average was $45,105 approximately $8,200 below the southeastern region average….
The rain around South Mississippi has been having an impact on local businesses. Overall, South Mississippi has accumulated and exceeded the yearly annual rainfall amount last April. Not only has it caused many to have to rain check on their summer plans, but it caused issues for those working in the construction industry. Between scheduling and employee safety, the rain…
Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said the number of new cases are still ‘far more than we’d like to see’ and that more deaths will follow. Since the start of the pandemic, at least 9,165 people in Mississippi have died of…
Friday is day two of the Mississippi Songwriters Festival. Mississippi Songwriters Alliance President George Cumbest is in studio with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: 12th annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is hosting a photo contest and the winners of the contest will be used in the agency’s 2022 calendar. Submitted photos should depict an aspect of the marine resources available on the Gulf Coast such as fishing, marine plants, and marine wildlife. Submitted images must be a high-resolution JPEG or .JPG file, 3 MB…
Retailers are ordering holiday items months in advance to keep their shelves stocked. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Former Moss Point Mayor Mario King begins serving his 30-month sentence today. This sentence comes after he and his wife Natasha each plead guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The Kings were accused of soliciting funds in late 2018 for a gala that was held in March 2019. Donors were told proceeds from…
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 2,321 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 49 deaths. Twenty-four of these deaths occurred between August 20th and September 16th and 25 deaths occurred between August 16th and September 14th, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 473,413 with 9,214 deaths. To get help with a vaccination appointment or…
The surface remnants of Nicholas will continue to fill today and drift towards northern Louisiana before completely dissipating. However, an upper level disturbance presently centered over northeast Texas will slide southeast which will use the lingering deep moisture to provide renewed support for widespread convection each afternoon through the weekend. This activity will be much more convective with more thunderstorms than…
The low level remnants of Nicholas continue to spin across the region producing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Expect the scattered precip to continue with increased activity this afternoon coupled with daytime heating. Activity will become more isolated overnight with areas of patchy fog developing inland after midnight. The surface remnants of Nicholas will continue to fill today and drift towards…
There’s more rain ahead as Nicholas continues to wind down, but we’re seeing a little less each day. Expect that trend to continue for the rest of the week and the weekend thanks to dry air to the west. This dry air has absolutely devastated Nicholas’ structure, but there’s still enough moisture to work with to bring periodic waves of…
Through the first two weeks of the college football season, the Ole Miss football team ranks third in total offense with just under 600 yards per game. It all starts under center with Matt Corral, one of just four Power Five quarterbacks to throw for five touchdowns in week two as a part of his team’s 54-17 win over Austin…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College football team has a pretty strange schedule this season with four out of its first five games on the road. But if there’s one game the Bulldogs would rather have at home it would probably be this one against Pearl River. 99th all-time meeting between the two programs, Wildcats leading the series 55-42-1, but…
Today, the City of Gautier received the Small Project of the Year award for its work on the marshwalk pier at Shepard State Park. Since 2019, the city has been working on a 1,005-foot eco-friendly walkway through the secluded 400-acre state park. Using Tidelands Funds from the state legislature and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, visitors can now get…
Two Long Beach churches partnered together to bring relief to Hurricane Ida victims in Louisiana. The Long Beach Society of St. Vincent De Paul and St. Thomas Church came together to collect donations after the devastation that occurred in Larose, Louisiana from Ida. The churches collected water, cleaning supplies, paper products, and non-perishable food items. An 18-wheeler full of goods…
There’s more rain ahead as Nicholas continues to wind down, but we’re seeing a little less each day. Expect that trend to continue for the rest of the week and the weekend thanks to dry air to the west. This dry air has absolutely devastated Nicholas’ structure, but there’s still enough moisture to work with to bring periodic waves of…
The annual ‘Mississippi Gulf Coast Out of the Darkness Walk’ is back to help raise awareness for the fight for suicide prevention. The walk is hosted by the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention’s Mississippi Chapter and will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. The walk is one of about 550 walks being…
An animal sanctuary in Folsom, Louisiana is attempting to keep pets with their families after Hurricane Ida hit the already overrun business. In 2020, the Big Sky Ranch Sanctuary brought in more than 2,000 stray and surrendered animals. This jump in intakes comes due to hurricanes and COVID causing families to no longer be able to support their pets. Now,…
Two Long Beach churches partnered together to bring relief to Hurricane Ida victims in Louisiana. News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Long Beach where supplies were collected ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Hurricane Ida, relief drive, St. Thomas Catholic Church
The Mississippi State Department of Health held a press conference this afternoon to discuss three major COVID topics: deaths per capita, monoclonal antibody treatment, and COVID-19 and pregnancy. Mississippi now tops the charts as the state with the most COVID deaths per capita. Additionally, there has been a change in the allocation scheme for monoclonal antibodies. Requests for the antibody…
Over 100 economists are urging the U.S. Congress to invest in child care and could SpaceX’s first-all civilian mission launch be honeymooning on the moon? Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
USM Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach has a pantry that offers food and essentials to help students in need. The pantry consists of food, toiletries, and hygiene products. Students and members of its faculty and staff are eligible for items available at the pantry. The pantry officially launched in late January 2021 and had immediate success with both donations…
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month which promotes acceptance and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. You can help become an advocate by participating in the local Buddy Walk set for October 16th in Gulfport. As that date approaches, billboards are going up across the Coast, helping us better connect with local children Down Syndrome. Every Thursday here on…