Meggan Monday: Looking ahead to Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday
We’re coming off a big weekend of parades across South Mississippi and we have a busy week to come as we participate in the revelry of…
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Locals get ashes to go for Ash Wednesday
Residents on the Coast stopped at the Long Beach Harbor this morning to honor Ash Wednesday. Pastor David Parr of the Grace Lutheran Church has been doing ashes…
Receiving ashes: What is Ash Wednesday and who gets the ashes?
Happy Lundi Gras, everyone! Two more days of carnival fun before the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, a time of fasting and abstinence and reflection as Christians prepare for the resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter. Christians receive ashes…
Ashes-to-Go in observance of Lenten season
There were several Ash Wednesday masses inside today. Outside three pastors from three different churches came together in Long Beach to provide ashes for those on the move this morning.…
2/21 - Brittany's "Pleasant" Tuesday Evening Forecast
Well-above normal temperatures continue as we close out Mardi Gras with high temperatures in the low 80s across much of the area. Low stratus that developed overnight and held…
If you want to receive ashes on Wednesday, here's where you can go
Here is a list of Ash Wednesday services listed online. This is not a complete list, and you can always check with your church for service times. Ashes to go 6:30 am -- Ashes To Go, Long Beach harbor parking…
Local churches come together to provide ashes-to-go for Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the start of the Lenten season. Three pastors from several churches in South Mississippi came together in Long Beach to…
3/1 - Brittany's "Fat Tuesday" Afternoon Forecast
The next few days will be mainly a temp and dew-point forecast. No rain anywhere in sight during the workweek with the greatest impacts likely to the fire weather…
Ashes to-go tomorrow at Jim Simpson Pier
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season, and many Christians receive ashes on their foreheads to symbolize death and repentance. Two churches in Long Beach are…
2/28 - Brittany's "Quiet" Monday Afternoon Forecast
It's a rather quiet forecast the next few days with cool and dry conditions today slowly moderating over the next few days. High-pressure will quickly move in later today…
Coast residents attend Ash Wednesday Mass
After Fat Tuesday, the Lenten season begins. For some parishioners on our Coast that means attending mass on Ash Wednesday. During a typical Ash Wednesday Mass, ashes are smeared across the foreheads of believers in the sign…
‘Ashes to Go’ event canceled this year due to COVID-19
With Fat Tuesday coming to an end, the official start of Lent begins tomorrow on a day known as Ash Wednesday. Every year for the past six years, four or five pastors from different churches gather in…
2/16 - Rob's "VERY COLD Fat Tuesday" Afternoon Forecast
A cold afternoon ahead as temperature will struggle to make it into the upper 30s...
Local church offers ‘Ashes to Go’
The Wednesday after Mardi Gras is known as Ash Wednesday or the first day of Lent. Ash Wednesday is a Christian Holy Day of prayer and fasting. While Ash Wednesday is a Holy Day, many people still have to work…
02/26 – Brantly's "Cooler” Wednesday Afternoon Forecast
Clouds are sticking around a little bit longer than initially predicted, but are slowly filtering out of the area. By this evening, we should see mostly clear skies. We likely already reached our daytime high temperature, getting up to the…
02/26 – Rob Knight's "Windy" Wednesday Morning Forecast
A cold front is currently moving east of the area this morning. Temperatures will either stabilize or move a few degrees lower through the day and even though skies are clear at the moment, clouds quickly fill the sky and…
Ash Wednesday: Ashes-to-go
With Fat Tuesday coming to an end, a rebirth of sorts will take place tomorrow. Ash Wednesday is celebrated around the world as the official start of Lent. Three pastors from three different churches come together in Long Beach on…
Coast restaurants prepare for Lent
Today marks the start of the Lenten season and local restaurants are gearing up for business. With most people not choosing to eat meat on Friday’s, seafood restaurants expect to see a spike in crowds. Gulfport resident Belinda Nelson said,…
What is used to make ashes for Ash Wednesday?
You might be wondering where the ashes come from that are used on Ash Wednesday. It might surprise you, but the process actually starts the year before. Palms from the previous year’s Palm Sunday are burned. They are then blessed…
Ashes to Go for Ash Wednesday
Convenience is key and that is just what this modern twist on Ash Wednesday is all about. Clergymen and women braved the cold this morning to host the sixth annual ‘Ashes to Go.’ Two wheels or four, all were welcome…
3/6 - Rob Knight's Ash Wednesday "Morning" Forecast
With an area of high-pressure closer to the area, a north wind continues to bring frigid temperatures to start off the day...
02/14 Ryan's "Valentine's Ash" Wednesday Night Forecast
I hope everyone made the most of their gloomy Valentine's day, and unfortunately these warm & humid conditions aren't in a hurry to leave. Click here for the full forecast.
Ashes to Go
Today is the first day of Lent and members of some Christian denominations throughout the world are pouring into church for the traditional means of Blessing of the Ashes on this Ash Wednesday. One location in Long Beach doesn’t require…
03/01 Ryan's "Ash Wednesday" Night Forecast
Tonight's cold front has already come and gone so the cooling and clearing begins now! Watch the video for your complete forecast.