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MORE STARS JOIN “STAND UP TO CANCER” ROADBLOCK FUNDRAISING TELECAST AND STREAMING EVENT

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth to Executive Produce With Anthony Anderson, Ken Jeong & Tran Ho, and Sofia Vergara Hosting – Saturday, August 21,  7 pm CT
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 “#Up2Us to #StandUpToCancer” Week to Kick-off Friday, August 13 With Fundraising Live Streams, Patient Stories, and Dance Challenge  LOS ANGELES – August 12, 2021 – Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) has added more star power to the lineup of its seventh biennial roadblock televised fundraising special. Celebrities lending their support to help raise funds for cancer research, including participating in video…

Msdh Reports 4,412 New Covid Cases, 20 Deaths Statewide
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MSDH reports 4,412 new COVID cases, 20 deaths statewide

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Mississippi is reporting its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases. Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 4,412 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 20 deaths. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 376,124 with 7,730 deaths. Among cases and deaths already reported, MSDH has identified 10 additional COVID-19 cases in residents of long-term care…

News 25’s 25 Teams In 25 Days: Gulfport Admirals
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News 25’s 25 teams in 25 days: Gulfport Admirals

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Wednesday was the first day in shoulder pads for the Gulfport Admirals, stop number 14 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 days, which means hitting. The Admirals are probably ready to hit somebody after the way last year turned out. Free safety Javier Simmons said, “Everybody has their certain people they hang with, some people they be with, and…

08/11 Ryan's "consistently Humid" Wednesday Night Forecast
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08/11 Ryan’s “Consistently Humid” Wednesday Night Forecast

Less rain, the same amount of humidity, and more triple digit heat indicies.
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They say the only sure things in life are death and taxes, but I’d also push for adding our consistently humid summer weather. Once again today the temperature leveled off in the low 90s as the dewpoint remained in the low to mid 70s. This trend continues for the rest of the week and the start of the next with…

Mississippi Chef Crowned America’s New King Of Seafood
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Mississippi Chef crowned America’s new King of Seafood

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Proving Mississippi prepares the best seafood, Chef Austin Sumrall was crowned America’s new King of Seafood at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans. Last Saturday, Chef Sumrall competed in the competition for the first time and won. As the new seafood king, he will travel across the country and abroad to promote U.S. seafood. Sumrall is the owner…

Covid Hospitalization Update From Singing River Health System
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COVID hospitalization update from Singing River Health System

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Hospital beds are filing up with COVID patients more and more every day. Currently, Singing River Health System has 130 hospitalized COVID patients, 123 of which are unvaccinated. Thirty-three of the 130 with COVID are in the ICU and 26 of the COVID patients in intensive care are on ventilators. Singing River is reporting the average age of the COVID…

08/11 Ryan's "consistent" Wednesday Evening Forecast
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08/11 Ryan’s “Consistent” Wednesday Evening Forecast

Rain has been a bit wishy-washy lately, but we've been able to count on continued muggy, hot afternoons.
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They say the only sure things in life are death and taxes, but I’d also push for adding our consistent South Mississippi summer humidity. Once again today the temperature leveled off in the low 90s as the dewpoint remained in the low to mid 70s. This trend continues for the rest of the week and the start of the next…

Ocean Springs Teacher Named Fulbright Scholar
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Ocean Springs teacher selected to participate in Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program

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Some good news out of Ocean Springs. Allison Yarrow of Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School has received a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program award. As a Fulbright recipient, Yarrow will share knowledge and foster meaningful connections across communities in the United States and abroad. Fulbrighters engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started…

Rise In Pregnant Covid Patients
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Rise in pregnant COVID-19 patients

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Since the beginning of the delta spike, there has been an all-time high in COVID cases amongst pregnant women. Memorial Hospital has been one of many locations in Mississippi to see an increase. The CDC says that pregnancy increases the risk for severe illness from COVID-19. One of the biggest concerns for these COVID patients has been respiratory distress which…

Two Elementary Schools Close Due To Covid Cases
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Two elementary schools close due to COVID cases

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Two elementary schools in South Mississippi also have closed their doors due to COVID. South Hancock Elementary announced its 14-day closure via a telephone messaging system sent to parents, according to reports. George County School District also announced that all Agricola Elementary students will transition to virtual learning beginning tomorrow until Friday August, 20th following a large number of COVID…

Memorial Hospital Vaccine Event
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Memorial Hospital vaccine event

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The team at Memorial Hospital continues to host pop-up COVID vaccination sites as the number of people receiving the vaccinations continues to rise. The most recent pop-up event the team hosted was today at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach. The site was one of 32 pop-up events the hospital will host this month. The teams says they…

Alarming Rise Of Covid 19 Cases And Hospitalizations In Mississippi
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Alarming rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Mississippi

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The Mississippi State Department of Health hosted a health briefing focusing on incoming federal assistance, record-breaking case numbers, and alarming ICU capacity. Mississippi will open a 50-bed field-hospital and the federal government will send medical professionals to help treat patients as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. Many hospitals face a crunch for space and staffing and Mississippi has one of…

Memorial Hospital Announces Vaccine Events

Memorial Hospital announces vaccine events

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Memorial Hospital has announced more COVID-19 vaccine events for the rest of August. Pfizer vaccines will be available tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Orange Grove Medical Clinic in Gulfport. On Saturday, the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine will be available from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Keesler Federal Credit Union location on Seaway Road in Gulfport. Tags:…

National Health Center Week
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Coastal Family Health Center celebrating National Health Center Week

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Coastal Family Health Center is celebrating National Health Center Week by hosting several events along the Coast. This year’s National Health Center Week is honoring those front-line providers, staff, and beloved patients who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the very beginning of the crisis, community health centers began finding innovative ways to provide preventative and primary code…

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8/11 – Rob’s “Scattered T-Storms” Wednesday Afternoon Forecast

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Another day of afternoon shower and thunderstorm activity is on tap with precipitation chances a good deal higher overall than they were yesterday, mainly during the peak heating of the afternoon hours. The main concern with the rainfall today will be the possibility of efficient storms leading to some minor flooding issues. More of the same is expected tomorrow and…

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8/11 – Rob Knight’s “Tracking The Tropics” Morning Forecast

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Another day of afternoon shower and thunderstorm activity is on tap with precipitation chances a good deal higher overall than they were yesterday, mainly during the peak heating of the afternoon hours. This should in turn help to keep temperatures in check with generally lower 90s expected. The main concern with the rainfall today will be the possibility of efficient…

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08/11 – Brantly’s “Typical Summertime Pattern” Wednesday Morning Forecast

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 Summer just keeps on keeping on with another toasty day with showers and thunderstorms likely during the afternoon. This persistent upper level ridge will continue over the area and dominate the weather through Thursday. Winds overall will be relatively weak and any big weather system will be pretty much non-existent outside of storm outflow boundaries and the daytime heat driven…

08/10 Ryan's "warmer, Drier" Tuesday Night Forecast
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08/10 Ryan’s “Warmer, Drier” Tuesday Night Forecast

Still hot and humid, but expecting less rain for the week ahead.
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Good to be back after a few weeks off, and it’s no surprise it’s still hot and humid though it will be drier. That isn’t going to change anytime soon since we’re really just now hitting the peak of summer, but the next week will only be a degree or so above average. We’ll still see daily afternoon showers and…

25 Teams In 25 Days: Pascagoula Panthers
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News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Pascagoula Panthers

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The last time Pascagoula High School competed in region 4 class 6A, the Panthers finished with an overall record of just 1-10 in 2018. In the meantime, that 9th grade team played D’Iberville for the district championship and so its now that senior class of 2022, leading the Panthers’ return to the 6A ranks at stop number 13 on News…

Biloxi Community Comes Together To Discuss Recent Gun Violence
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Biloxi community comes together to discuss recent gun violence

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At the Biloxi Civic Center, the concerned east Biloxi community came together to put an end to recent gun crimes. Mayor ‘FoFo’ Gilich, Biloxi Police Chief John Miller and Biloxi Ward 2 Councilman Felix Gines hosted a meeting this evening to update the community on recent arrest to crimes they’ve been experiencing in their east Biloxi neighborhood. The three community…

Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Treatment Helps Patients
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Monoclonal antibody infusion treatment helps COVID-19 patients

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With the increase of COVID cases nationwide and here on the Coast, Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has leaned on the help of a treatment that wasn’t available this time last year. “I will definitely give this variant credit. This is 2020 amplified big time. It really is.” This time last year, the primary treatment for COVID-19 patients was to wait…

08/10 Ryan's "still Hot & Humid" Tuesday Evening Forecast
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08/10 Ryan’s “Still Hot & Humid” Tuesday Evening Forecast

Heat indices remain in the low 100s, but we're still getting at least a few afternoon showers.
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Good to be back after a few weeks off, and it’s no surprise it’s still hot and humid. That isn’t going to change anytime soon since we’re really just now hitting the peak of summer, but the next week will only be a degree or so above average. We are trending in a drier direction though. We’ll still see daily…