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Harrison County School District Names New Athletic Director
GULFPORT (GG) — Monday night, June 3, 2024, the Harrison County School Board of Trustees unanimously named Kevin Roberts as the new Athletic Director for the Harrison County School District at the Henry Arledge Administration Building in Gulfport, Mississippi. Roberts is a Harrison County alumnus who graduated from Harrison Central High in 1995. After completing high school, he continued his education by studying business and playing outside linebacker at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. From there, he transferred to Mississippi College (MC), where he lettered in football for the Choctaws and was a member of the ASC football championship team in 1997.
Gulfport residents express concern over drainage issue on 21st Avenue
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Raymond Oliver said he’s been doing maintenance work for the owner of a home on 21st Avenue in Gulfport for over 15 years. He said rainstorms cause lots of flooding in the front and back yards. “It’s just like a lake here,” Oliver said....
Police arrest suspect in Fernwood Road shooting
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - On Wednesday, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 58-year-old Julius Cesil Taylor Jr. following a deadly shooting at Fernwood Place apartments on Fernwood Road. The shooting happened on May 30 just before 7 p.m. Biloxi Police said Taylor was in an argument with 53-year-old Rodney Dabney, of...
6/5 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Tropical Outlook” Wednesday Night Forecast
Warmer and generally drier conditions expected as we end this week and head into the weekend. As the shortwave ejects east, upper level ridge centered over the Desert Southwest will expand east across much of the Gulf Coast. Subsidence from this high pressure system will keep storms from developing until the next upper level trough suppresses ridging aloft possibly on Sunday. Could start to see afternoon convection then…with steadily increasing rain chances thereafter. In the meantime, Friday and Saturday are probably looking at highs several degrees above normal with heat indices 100-105 degrees.
MDOT set to improve railroad crossings in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - Monday, the City of Long Beach said it was chosen as a pilot city for a Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) project to reduce the number of trucks getting stuck on the tracks. Mayor George Bass said only the Jeff Davis Avenue crossing is level...
Man pleads guilty in murder of Micah Harrington
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Monday, Clint Brower pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the brutal killing of Micah Harrington. Brower admitted to stabbing Harrington to death in May of 2020. The killing happened outside the laundromat at the Mazalea Travel Park in Biloxi’s Woolmarket community. Both Harrington and Brower...
Institute for Business & Home Safety making sure homes are protected this hurricane season
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes met with members of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety in front of his home on Wednesday. They are working with him to renew the fortification of his home for Hurricane season. Hewes joined the fortified program when he built...
Commercial Development and Possibilities Tour rolled through Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Commercial Development and Possibilities Tour rolled through downtown Gulfport on Thursday. The Gulfport Main Street Association partnered with Mississippi Power and the City of Gulfport to host the tour that could help bring new investment to the city. The association said the event is a...
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