Hooked on Science: October 5th, 2021
Today’s experiment uses a few ingredients from the kitchen to create a spooky science experiment. Tags: Hooked on Science
Morning Business Report: October 5th, 2021
Christmas could be at risk as supply chain disaster gets worse and Facebook and Instagram are back after longest worldwide outage ever. Jane King is at the NASDAQ with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Cruisers rolling to the Centennial Plaza
Cruisers rolled into Cruise Central as the gates opened up at 9 a.m. for them to take part in the festivities. This year, the event is well on its way of breaking 8,620, the record number of vehicles that was set in 2019. Cruisers are registered from 45 states and Canada. This year they have 1,200 first time cruisers. Having…
Vicari Auto Auction at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum
The Vicari Auto Auction is back. They’ve been at Cruisin’ the Coast for 24 out of the event’s 25 years. Throughout the years, the auction has sold tens of thousands of cars to buyers across the nation and even overseas. This year, they’ll be over 600 vehicles and 700 memorabilia items to bid on. The items will be up for…
MSDH reports 947 cases of COVID-19
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 947 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 61 deaths. Eleven of these deaths occurred between September 16th and October 2nd and 50 deaths occurred between August 20th and September 29th, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 491,724 with 9,749 deaths. Categories: Local News, News Tags: COVID-19, health
10/5 – Rob’s “Afternoon T-Storms” Midday News Forecast
There is a marginal risk for excessive rainfall for the best chances of getting rainfall this afternoon over coastal Mississippi. This is all being brought about from an upper disturbance that extends from northern LA up into the northeast. The east side of this trough is where the plume of deep moisture and support for convective development is greatest. Cloud…
10/5 – Rob’s “Changing Pattern” Tuesday Morning Forecast
The main focus will be more toward rainfall rates and not as much on totals area wide. Rates could be around 2 to 3 inches per hour today and isolated areas could see 2 to 4 inches in a short time causing some localized flooding issues. A marginal risk is out for excessive rainfall for the best chances of getting…
Cruisin’ the Coast: ‘Goula Cruise is back at Beach Park in Pascagoula October 7-9
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — ’Goula Cruise is back at Beach Park in Pascagoula October 7-9 during Cruisin’ the Coast 2021. Pascagoula is an official sanctioned site and is an incentive stamp site for registered Cruisin’ participants. ‘Goula Cruise runs from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day. Enjoy the cruise down Buffett Beach to Beach Park. At Beach Park, you can…
10/05 – Brantly’s “Scattered Showers/T-Storms” Tuesday Morning Forecast
Today, the focus will be more toward rainfall rates and not as much on rainfall totals area wide. Rainfall rates in individual storms could be around 2 to 3 inches per hour today and isolated areas could see 2 to 4 inches in a short time causing some localized flooding issues. There is a “Marginal Risk” for excessive rainfall, which…
10/04 Ryan’s “Misty” Monday Night Forecast
Expect misty conditions tonight as light showers linger and fog develops in the early morning hours.
Expect stormy weather to linger in South Mississippi through the evening, but it will eventually clear out. Exactly when is still a bit up in the air though. It looks to me as if this low will begin to weaken and get pulled into the upper levels, but it could stick around a bit longer. It’s not looking likely, but…
Bubba Wallace makes racing history
History on the fast track, Nascar driver Bubba Wallace earned his first cup series victory after Nascar called the Yellawood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway early due to rain. Wallace is the first black driver to win a race in Nascar’s top flight since Wendell Scott on December 1st, 1963. A lightning storm halted the race, which had already been postponed…
Former Biloxi Shucker Corbin Burnes wins MLB ERA title
In 2019, former Biloxi Shucker Corbin Burnes couldn’t keep the ball in the yard and his 8.82 ERA was proof of that. Crazy how much can change in just a couple of short years. Burnes wraps up his 2021 season as the first Milwaukee Brewers pitcher to ever win the Major League ERA title. He posted a clip of 2.43…
MGCCC football wins in dramatic fashion in first game since tragic passing of Levi Madison
In somewhat of a belated recap of the Juco football slate, Mississippi Gulf Coast won a game on Thursday that means more off the field than it does on the field. Down by six in the waning moments against Copiah-Lincoln, the Bulldogs scored the game winning touchdown with two seconds left on the clock. The 14-13 victory was pure bliss…
Dak Prescott second in NFL in completion percentage
After losing to the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Bucs in week one, Mississippi State alum Dak Prescott has his Dallas Cowboys sitting pretty at 3-1 four weeks into the season. The former Bulldog is really hitting his mark in 2021, completing passes at a clip of more than 75 percent, good for second best in the league behind…
Celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day
Enjoy a cup of coffee and great conversation with Gulfport Police Department this Wednesday, October 6th. In honor of National Coffee with a Cop Day, meet up with GPD at Boozer’s and Brew and a Café Too on 20th Avenue and 15th Street in downtown Gulfport near the aquarium. Officers will provide bagels as well as coffee. Come with questions…
Cruisin’ the Coast: 25th annual Long Beach Kickoff Parade-Grace
Rain or shine, car enthusiasts gathered this evening in Long Beach to see a few of the thousands of cars in South Mississippi this week cruise through town. At 1 pm., cars began lining up at Long Beach High School for the 25th annual Long Beach Kickoff Parade. All participating cars were made in 1989 or earlier. Representatives from car…
Larvae pest found in pineapple shipment sent to Port of Gulfport last month
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialist announced today they discovered a butterfly larvae pest, known as the Saunders 1850, while inspecting a container of pineapples from Costa Rica at the Port of Gulfport last month. The larvae were discovered while conducting inspections at the port on Wednesday, September 2nd. The USDA positively identified the larvae as Saunders 1850, which…
10/04 Ryan’s “Stormy” Monday Evening Forecast
Still a bit stormy through the evening hours before things die down a bit
Expect stormy weather to linger in South Mississippi through the evening, but it will eventually clear out. Exactly when is still a bit up in the air though. It looks to me as if this low will begin to weaken and get pulled into the upper levels, but it could stick around a bit longer. It’s not looking likely, but…
Class is in session at Cruisin’ the Coast
Many unique vehicles can be found during the Cruisin’ the Coast festivities, but not many are old bright yellow school buses. Cruisin’ Class is in session and Leander, Texas resident Noel Larson is the bus driver. Larson and his wife have come to Cruisin’ the Coast the past three years with some of his hot rod collection and his 1955…
Autocross at the Coast Coliseum
American Car Street Promotions partnered with the Scarlet Pearl to host Autocross at the Coast Coliseum for the eighth year. With BF Goodrich’s ‘Share the Ride,’ adrenaline junkies ride next to a professional driver for the fastest 30 seconds of their life. Dozens of spectators gathered in the tri-level parking garage to enjoy the track from a bird’s eye view….
Cruisin’ the Coast 2021 Feature Cars
Rain or shine, the cars are out Cruisin’ the Coast and making a splash. A little rain isn’t stopping car lovers from Cruisin’ the Coast. This year, all eyes are on two cars: an orange 1957 Chevy Wagon and a black 1957 Chevy 210. The orange Chevy wagon belongs to Garret’s Rod Shop, a shop out of Columbus, Ohio. Karl…
Cruisin’ the Coast celebrates 25 years
The biggest record for Cruisers ever set was in 2019 with 8,620. As event organizers are expecting to surpass that they’re thrilled to see how far Cruisin’ has come. When it was first started in 1996, there were 374 cars registered. Having grown that number significantly and expected to make their way to three counties and 11 cities, they are…
Cruisin’ the Coast organizers expecting biggest turnout
In Gulfport, Cruisin’ the Coast volunteers were up bright and early at Centennial Plaza, also known as Cruise Central, preparing for registration. Last names that begin with A through K can pick up their packet today. On Tuesday, Cruisers with the last names L through Z can drive on by. Last year was the only year that Cruisin’ the Coast…
Boulevard Music Festival
There’s a new concert event coming to South Mississippi called the Boulevard Music Festival. Founder Christian Burge has more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Boulevard Music Festival