Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 24th of September.
Good morning, Biloxi.
Gather Gulf Coast Fall Market is coming this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Parlour on Lorraine and will feature local vendors selling fall treats, clothing, jewelry, art and home goods.
This Saturday, Jeepin for a Christmas Wish at Coastal Daiquiri will offer rides in cool jeeps to help South Mississippi foster children.
Jen Dexter Edsall and Lauren Riley Dubuisson from the Beauty with Heart Foundation will run the event from 5 to 9 p.m.
Historian and author Chris Danielson spoke on Tuesday, Sept.
22 at Pass Books, sharing the legacy of Lawrence Guyot — an influential civil rights leader who helped secure local voting rights. He discussed his book that brings this history to life in Pass Christian.
Memorial Hospital Biloxi’s Board of Trustees donated $511,000 to 14 local nonprofits, continuing its 20 years of support for health programs across the Coast.
The Mississippi Department of Health and state Public Health Institute will host a recovery summit at Golden Nugget in Biloxi this Friday, with registration and breakfast at 7:30 a.m. The event will bring together 200-plus health providers & law enforcement and community leaders to discuss treatment for substance use disorder.
Mississippi State Department of Health warns residents that counterfeit pills and unregulated psychoactive products may be dangerous following two Ole Miss student deaths + officials advise using naloxone and obtaining prescription drugs only from licensed pharmacies to reduce overdose risk.
Every other Wednesday morning, the Humane Society of South Mississippi features Birdie for adoption (News 25’s Pet of the Week) (an ongoing pet spotlight).
Senior running back Xavier Dennis led Picayune’s Maroon Tide to a 38-10 win over Ocean Springs in Week Four as he rushed for 255 yards and four touchdowns.
He praised his teammates and influences, and the Tide will play Poplarville this Friday night.
The Pass Christian Pirates won a 49-14 Homecoming game over SSC after scoring 15 points in the final four minutes of the first half & now will face East Central on the road later this week.
15 top college golf programs will compete at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational at the Tom Fazio-designed Fallen Oak course this October.
The three-day event runs from Saturday, Oct. 17 to Monday, Oct. 19 and is hosted by Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Southern Miss (including several top 20 teams).
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