The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) presented Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power with the Emergency Recovery Award during the EEI Winter Board and Chief Executives Meeting on January 14, 2021. The Emergency Recovery Award is given to select EEI member companies to…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) —The publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, a national multimedia resource for planning events held in the South, presented Mississippi Aquarium with a 2021 Top New or Renovated Meeting Site Award. “ConventionSouth readers are constantly seeking information on…
Awards are given to those who have changed the lives of others around them. The Coastwide Martin Luther King Jr. Committee chose to honor local community activists along the Coast. Nine community activists were awarded the Coastwide…
The year 2020 has been a year of great uncertainty -- Covid-19, massive natural disasters, police brutality and hate crime across humanity; but nothing has not been strong enough to cancel a locally-birthed awards show. The Gulf Coast Gospel Music…
They protect and serve on a daily basis, but only one police officer can be named Biloxi’s Police Officer of the Year. This year that award goes to Police Officer Eli Humphrey. Humphrey was named officer of the year at…
Some South Mississippi seniors have resolved not to live out their days beyond purpose and today their efforts and service were recognized at an annual awards event at the Harrison County Jail. Some seniors were served Tuesday at the Harrison…
The annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic Tournament has come to an end. The awards ceremony and brunch to end the tournament was held in the Golden Nugget ballroom and was lively with anticipation as the winners were announced. Prizes…
More than 20 police departments across the state of Mississippi were honored at the DUI Award Luncheon in Biloxi. STORM, sobriety trained officers representing Mississippi, wanted to acknowledge officers involved with DUI enforcement by treating them to lunch. The awards…
Balancing high school and preparing for college can be a tough task. One Pass Christian senior is doing that and still finding time to volunteer. Lindsey Meyer planned a sensory friendly movie screening for people with autism. Tonight, she is…
A Pass Christian High School senior is adding another award to her collection of honors recognizing her for her gift for volunteerism. Seventeen-year-old Lindsey Meyer has been named Mississippi’s Top Youth Volunteer Winner for 2016. Meyer is known for working…
A Biloxi family received military service awards earned by their loved who served in World War I. Senator Thad Cochran’s staff presented Francis Ward with the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart and Fourragere earned by his father in combat. Cochran’s…
Two coast residents were among four recipients of heritage awards on Saturday from Mississippi power. The honorees were selected for their commitment to civil rights. Biloxi native "Joseph P. Hudson", a lifelong member of the Gulfport chapter of the NAACP,…
Ship Island Excursions is a true staple to the Coast for not only tourists, but Coast residents as well.
Dozens of students say they have a lot to be grateful for tonight.
Local business and community leaders across the Coast were honored at today’s One Coast Awards.
Today, the Rotary Club of Gulfport honored a man that they say serves others before himself.
This morning, a Harrison County couple received an inaugural award for going above and beyond the call of duty to help abused and neglected children.
Judge Margaret Alfonso wanted to honor two special CASA volunteers with the first ever Above and Beyond Award.
This morning, the Biloxi PD honored its Officers of the Month, Officer of the Quarter and the Civilian of the Quarter.
We congratulate an Ocean Springs educator who was recognized by the Mississippi Council on Economic Education as the state’s top economics teacher.
Twice a year, the Gulfport Police Department holds an awards ceremony to ensure the hard work and great deeds of their officers doesn’t go unrecognized.
Former Governor Haley Barbour and his wife Marsha were honored as “Citizens of the Decade” for their leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Last night, Biloxi firefighters were honored at the inaugural Winn-Dixie Resilience Awards.
Law enforcement officers from across the state were recognized for their efforts for seat belt awareness at the Buckle for Life Awards luncheon.