A nightmare today for parents of a two-year-old boy at a D’Iberville daycare facility. According to D’Iberville police, the boy was found a block away from the facility by D’Iberville Public Works. The child, Jack, was not hurt. The incident took place this morning before noon at Honey’s Learning and Development Center located on Byrd Avenue in D’Iberville. The owner…
The Humane Society of South Mississippi kicked off its Dog Days of Summer: Shaggy’s Adoption Tour Thursday night at Shaggy’s Pass Harbor. If you couldn’t make it, there are two more opportunities to do so. The tour is scheduled to stop Saturday at Shaggy’s Gulfport Beach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then Sunday at Shaggy’s Biloxi Beach from…
An event at Beauvoir is set to return tomorrow with cool cars of all kinds set to attend. The Coastfest Car Show will be back for its fourth straight year with all makes and models of cars welcome to showcase their style with over 20 classes represented and multiple trophies up for grabs for car owners. In addition to the…
Jackson County’s erosion project on Front Beach in Ocean Springs is taking longer than originally anticipated. The project is adding new pipes and concrete swells to the area to help water drain more adequately and better prevent erosion. The one-million-dollar project is now expected to be completed in September. The project was originally expected to be finished by now, but…
It looks like tourism is booming on the Gulf Coast. Coastal Mississippi says the tri-county coastal region is experiencing a major rise in visitation and a vast increase in 2021 tourism numbers. According to Coastal Mississippi, tourism numbers for the first five months of 2021 are higher or beginning to surpass those of the previous four years. Coastal Mississippi will…
With Gulfport School District heading back to class next week, Bayou View Elementary School wanted to help their kindergartens get adjusted to elementary school. Entering kindergarten can be a difficult transition for most students. So, to help ease the students into elementary school, Bayou View Elementary School decided to host a week-long kindergarten camp to help make the adjustment a…
Canopy South Mississippi Child Advocacy Center held a signing party pledging to protect children. Law enforcement, CPS, the district attorney’s office, medical staff, and the CAC staff all signed protocols pledging to help. Protocols are due every three years so every youth court judge has to sign a new court order in all five counties that Canopy South Mississippi Child…
As their hit song “Everybody” goes– “Backstreet’s Back”–this time for a holiday show in Vegas. The Backstreet Boys, after delaying their world tour due to the pandemic, are going to do a Christmas residency at Planet Hollywood instead. The Vegas shows start November 11th. It will feature the boy band’s previous holiday tunes along with material from a new Christmas…
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It is Shark Week and what better way to honor the week devoted to conservation efforts and correcting misconceptions about sharks than by checking in on research done locally. The University of Southern Mississippi does a great deal of shark research. There are about nine species of sharks that are common to the Mississippi Sound that they study. USM looks…
For this week’s edition of Live Local, we learn the history behind Burger Burger, a restaurant on Howard Avenue in Biloxi. It’s named after its trademarked sandwich that’s recipe hasn’t changed since it first opened doors in 1947. Burger Burger in Biloxi, a diner named after their signature dish item. It’s a unique sandwich with a special sauce drizzled on…
You have more control over the cost of your energy bill than you may realize. Mississippi Power has some tips that can help. One of the biggest things is monitoring your cooling system so it is running efficiently. Be sure to change your air filters out monthly, the outside unit is clear of debris, and trying to keep your AC…
Funeral plans for Jackson County District Two Supervisor Melton Harris have been announced. Services for Harris will first take place at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Moss Point on Friday, July 23rd. Visitation is from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 10 to 11 a.m. At 11:15, the funeral procession will depart for Biloxi where Harris…
The Bay St. Louis Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance with several vehicle burglaries. The burglaries happened early Wednesday morning. The Bay St. Louis Police Department says the individual along with two others burglarized multiple vehicles in Bay St. Louis and Waveland. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and white shorts. Tags:…
This afternoon-Sunday, convection will initiate along the seabreeze/landbreeze boundary each day with thunderstorms initially forming along the weak landbreeze boundary in the offshore waters and then gradually moving inland through the day as a seabreeze boundary forms and intensifies. The convection should begin to wane in the late afternoon and early evening hours with little to no precip forecast by…
A very normal Summer pattern is expected through Saturday night. Temperatures will be near average with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s and lows in the 70s. Moisture values will be near normal and the convective pattern will be very diurnal. Convection will initiate along the seabreeze/landbreeze boundary each day with thunderstorms initially forming along the weak landbreeze boundary in…
Today was the last of the “drier” days I expect this week as more rain will develop each afternoon ahead. Still dry tonight though, with a few clouds hanging on and warmer low near 76. While tomorrow will be wetter than most this week, it still shouldn’t be any more than 40% and still predominately in the afternoon. As the…
George County running back Trent Howell has a new home at the next level, having committed to Jones College ahead of his senior season. Howell has been a big part of the Rebels’ rushing attack the past two years, averaging well over 100 yards per game as a junior after posting more than 600 total yards and ten touchdowns as…
For the first time in ten years, the New Orleans Superdome is unattached, no longer taking the first name Mercedes-Benz. Today, the contract with Mercedes Benz officially came to an end and crews were quick to remove the signage early this morning. Mercedes-Benz became the first naming rights sponsorship in Superdome history when they agreed to that ten-year deal worth…
Conference USA Pitcher of the Year Walker Powell getting his shot to go pro as an undrafted free agent signee of the Chicago Cubs. Powell more than deserving of that opportunity, having been with Southern Miss for the last six years and certainly making the most of the extra COVID year. This season, Powell posted a team best 2.31 ERA…
As much of the sports world continues its return to normalcy, Conference USA is taking the road less traveled. So far, the first and only Division I FBS League to hold virtual media days for the second year in a row. That announcement coming down yesterday, just one week away from the two-day Zoom event, in which Southern Miss will…
In December 1982, an 18-month-old girl was found in the Escatawpa River with no trace of where she came from. Now, nearly 40 years later, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department identified Baby Jane as Alisha Ann Heinrich and today they were able to give her the proper burial. Prayers, flowers, and closure to an unsolved cold case brought peace to…
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum, along with the Cosmic Poetry Sanctuary, will host their Juneteenth celebration on Saturday after canceling the event due to severe weather. The Juneteenth Celebration will celebrate African-American heritage. A gallery talk with Kathleen Varnell, the collection director at the museum, will also take place. Guests can enjoy food, music, poetry, and art at the Juneteenth Celebration. Cosmic Poetry…
Homestead Assisted Living Community offered a showcase to welcome visitors to the new senior living facility. The Homestead features 36 rooms and numerous amenities throughout the resort-style facility. The facility includes a hair salon, dog park, art studio, and therapy gym. Homestead strives to provide quality, personalized care in a home-like setting. Homestead Community allows the facility to provide service…