With just over a week on the job under his belt, Port of Gulfport’s new Executive Director Jon Nass is settling in and getting to work on his plans for the future of the port. Previously, Nass was with the Maine Port Authority where he helped develop northern New England’s only container terminal and secured tens of millions of dollars…
The skeletal remains of an unidentified woman found 30-years-ago in Vancleave have been identified. Investigators have identified Kimberly Ann Funk from Sharon, Pennsylvania as the victim found in the swampy area of Ward Bayou in 1991. Later in 1991, a clay model was made of the woman’s skull to help identify her. The woman still remained unknown. Years later, in…
The standoff in Biloxi had neighbors worried for their safety as the situation unfolded. The situation stemmed yesterday after 54-year-old Anthony Little allegedly shot an individual near the Westwick Apartments on Wednesday, kidnapped a woman and forced her to drive him to an area near Rodenburg and Pass Road and was then seen fleeing to his mother’s house on Strangi…
The Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center is offering all kinds of classes this summer and registration is now open. We’ve got Sarah Qarqish here with us in studio to fill us in on some of their programs. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center
The last few nights have been cloudy, warm, and humid, but now clearing skies will get rid of one of those descriptors. That means it’ll still be hot and humid…and for a while. Tonight will be similar to the last few nights, with a low near 75, but now with mostly clear skies. If you’ve seen light to patchy fog…
Tonight, both the Biloxi Shuckers and the Mississippi Braves had a pretty good thing going, but something was going to have to give or maybe they could both exist in the same inning. Shuckers coming in having scored in the first inning in four out of their last six games. M-Braves throwing Odalvi Javier who hasn’t given up more than…
The Southern Miss pitching staff got a lot of the credit this year and rightfully so, leading the nation in strikeout to walk ratio heading into the Oxford Regional, but USM’s best offensive player is finally getting his credit as well. This morning, Reed Trimble was named to Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-America team, just two days removed from the conclusion…
Sunday morning around 3:45 a.m., Biloxi Police responded to a 911 call on South Shore Drive for a domestic related incident. Once on scene, officers found 34-year-old Keli Mornay and 44-year-old Byrain Johnson dead from gunshot wounds, along with their seven-month-old infant son, Brixx, who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and later succumbed to his injuries. Alliyano Orozzo,…
Biloxi Main Street District will host their 14th annual Grillin’ on the Green Festival this Saturday. The festival will feature live entertainment, games, shopping, and barbeque. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors will be at the event. There will be a variety of barbeque for event patrons to choose from. With everything from chicken, ribs, and brisket to seafood,…
Blueberries are ripening in Mississippi and if you’re looking to get your hands on some fresh locally grown blueberries, be sure to check out the Prissie Farm U-Pick. Biloxi resident Karen Parker never misses a trip to her favorite U-Pick in Perkinston to pick what she believes are the freshest berries. “This isn’t going to Rouses or to any store…
Today in Ocean Springs, the University of Southern Mississippi held a retirement ceremony for the R/V Hermes which has served as a floating classroom and lab for the past 64 years. For over 64 years, the research vessel Hermes gave students and scientists the access to hands-on experience in the field for education and research. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory acquired…
Communities along the Gulf Coast saw a decline in tourism over the last year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the City of Ocean Springs is ready for a comeback. The Chamber of Commerce Main Street and Tourism Bureau hosted a familiarization tour for State Welcome Center representatives. They visited several locations across Ocean Springs including the Mary C. where…
After being elected to his third term as mayor of Gulfport, claiming nearly 64% of the vote in yesterday’s municipal general election, Mayor Billy Hewes discussed the plans for the next four years for the city. In his second term, Hewes oversaw the opening of the long-awaited Mississippi Aquarium, expansion of the Gulfport Sportsplex, and continued to push the ‘One…
Singing River Health System has announced a few upcoming events this week dedicated to heart health and stopping the spread of COVID-19. On Thursday, the system will hold a safe heart cardiac health screening event at the Center for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in Ocean Springs. Participants should be 55 years or older and can register for an appointment by…
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract with a potential total value of $724 million for planning yard services for in-service amphibious ships. Planning yard services provided will be in support of amphibious transport dock, assault, command, and dock landing classes of ships. The contract includes options over a seven-year period and covers fleet modernization…
The Mississippi Aquarium always has something going on and now they’re set to launch an interactive experience and new tours set to begin. Joining us in studio this afternoon to tell us more is Education Program Analyst Dr. Lauren Fuller. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Mississippi Aquarium
Dr. Latracey McDonald started the Black Authors Rock Networking, Training, and Mentorship organization to give more black authors and creatives a chance to shine. Today, she joins us in studio to tell us about their upcoming Books and Brunch with a Twist event. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Black Authors Rock, Books and Brunch with a Twist, community
In Gulfport there were four contested races on the ballot, one of which was the mayoral race. Incumbent Mayor Billy Hewes will be serving his third term as mayor of Mississippi’s second biggest city, defeating Democratic opponent Howard Page after claiming nearly 64% of the vote. As for the races for city council seats in wards 2,5, and 6, the…
Gautier has a new mayor after incumbent Phil Torjusen fell short, receiving only 46 percent of the votes. Casey Vaughan won with 53 percent of the votes. Vaughan has served as a councilman for Ward 3 before deciding to run for mayor. He ran unopposed for that position in 2017, earning him a second term representing Ward 3. Vaughan tells…
In Moss Point, Democratic candidate Billy Knight won the mayoral municipal general election with over 80 percent of votes. Winning by a landslide, Knight defeated Republican candidate Richard McBride and Independent Candidate Howard Bailey. The 2021 municipal election was Billy Knight’s third time running for mayor. He told himself he wouldn’t run for mayor again after losing in the Democratic…
Tuesday polls opened across the Coast for municipal general elections and multiple cities elected new leaders. Rafferty says he has spent his entire career in the human resources field and says one of his major objectives is to build a more inclusive city. When asked what his first priority was, Rafferty tells News 25 he is hoping to develop Downtown…
STORM READY 2024 2024 Hurricane Season EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND LANDFALL STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR 2024 The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to feature well above the historical average number of tropical storms, hurricanes, major hurricanes, and direct U.S. impacts, putting tens of millions of Americans in the eastern half of the country at risk…
After making a head coaching change just a half-dozen games into the season, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College softball program had every excuse to be done playing a couple weeks ago. The Lady Bulldogs juiced every bit of that orange and peeled off some history in the process. Today, their run through the NJCAA Division II National Championships came…
For most college students, staying up past midnight is pretty normal, if not expected. But even top flight college athletes aren’t used to staying up that late, at least because of a baseball game, considering most of them are already over by the time Southern Miss started each of its first two games of the Conference USA Tournament. Three seed…