The City of Gulfport is now offering online permitting applications through the Urban Development Department to allow for social distancing due to COVID-19. Submissions must meet the following requirements: Fully complete the necessary application Common applications, their fees, and instructions…
Governor Tate Reeves addressed Mississippians in a town hall meeting tonight. Just this morning, the Mississippi Department of Health confirmed 257 new cases of COVID-19 and nine new deaths. Governor Reeves and a panel made up of Mississippi’s State Epidemiologist…
Sports and civic venues around the country and world turned blue Thursday, a part of the global #lightitblue movement, to support the men and women on the front lines of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTOS: METLIFE STADIUM (COURTESY:…
Many people think that warm weather will kill the Coronavirus, but the World Health Organization says otherwise. Exposing yourself to the sun or to warm weather does not prevent the Coronavirus disease. WHO says you can catch COVID-19 no matter…
Easter Sunday, the hallmark holiday for those of the Christian faith, celebrated for centuries. The COVID-19 outbreak has forced a change in the way churches are celebrating this special day of resurrection and new life. Westminster Presbyterian Pastor Will Shurley…
The teachers of Saucier Elementary are sending their love this week using the entire color wheel. The teachers left personal messages for their students during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. All Mississippi schools are currently closed through April 17th as a…
Your favorite place to workout may be closed during this time, but what are gyms doing about those monthly fees? The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA encourages members to continue paying their dues right now if they can, but will not…
There are only five reported cases of COVID-19 in Stone County currently, but businesses are still having to alter their operations or close down entirely as a result of emergency regulations. It’s been quite the adjustment for the owners of…
In compliance with orders from the Mississippi Gaming Commission, IP Casino Resort Spa will remain closed until further notice. The following updates have been made regarding the continued closure: • All April and May events and offers have been canceled…
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce provides the community with the resources needed to navigate this new normal. This includes new financial challenges that many people may be facing. Fortunately, your banking institutions have put in the leg work for…
COVID-19 has changed many daily routines, but delivering mail and packages is not one of those changes. To help keep the public and employees safe during this time, the Postal Service is adapting delivery procedures to promote social distancing. USPS continues…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi, like other states, continues to see a steep rise in the number of people seeking temporary unemployment benefits as more businesses close or furlough workers during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 46,000 applications for jobless…
‘Closed doors and open hearts,’ that’s the message the Scarlet Pearl Casino is sending to the community. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, most of the country is shutdown including our Coast casinos, but that hasn’t stopped many of them from…
Despite dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a decline in property crimes for the City of Biloxi. According to the Biloxi Police Department, there’s a 51 percent drop in property crimes compared to this time last year and the decrease…
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson sent a letter to grocery retailers across the state urging them to discontinue imposing limits on the quantity of milk that consumers are allowed to purchase. The letter was written…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Casino workers across the country are calling on the gambling industry to pay its laid-off workers their full salary and benefits for the duration of the shutdown necessitated by the Coronavirus. In an online conference…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 257 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 2,260. MSDH is also confirming 9 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
Exposing yourself to the sun or to temperatures higher than 77 degrees Fahrenheit does not prevent the coronavirus disease. The World Health Organization says, "You can catch COVID-19, no matter how sunny or hot the weather is. Countries with hot…
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Strategic National Stockpile is nearly out of N95 respirators, surgical masks, face shields, gowns and other supplies desperately needed to protect front-line medical workers treating coronavirus patients. The House Oversight committee…
GULFPORT, Miss. — A Memorial Physician Clinic Drive-Up COVID-19 Screening and Testing site will be available Friday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Isiah Fredericks Community Center, 3312 Martin Luther King Jr, Gulfport. The MS State…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana said 80 respirator masks have been returned to a makeshift hospital for recovering coronavirus patients in New Orleans after being stolen by a high-ranking official. The convention center’s Director of Public Safety was…
Twenty-one Biloxi firefighters are now self-quarantined at home because of the Coronavirus. According to Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney so far nine have tested for COVID-19, three others were waiting on test results, and nine more were sick with the…
A Memorial Physician Clinic Drive-Up COVID-19 Screening and Testing site will be available Friday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Isiah Fredericks Community Center, 3312 Martin Luther King Jr, Gulfport. Individuals are urged to visit the…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines for essential workers, such as those in the health care and food supply industries. The guidance is focused on when those workers can return to work after having been…