NOAA conducting weather tests on Gulf Coast

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is conducting weather tests on the Gulf Coast July 29 through August 15 near Moss Point, Miss. These tests involve weather balloons which carry small payloads of scientific instruments. Payloads may return to earth in a broad area including Gulfport,

Keesler joins oil spill response operations

For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, Keesler Air Force Base will house 50 Mississippi National Guard soldiers to support ongoing oil spill response operations and, if called upon, to augment civilian authorities in the wake of a major hurricane developing in the Gulf of Mexico, officials

Sesame Street makes special trip to Keesler

There are traps to avoid when buying used car

Our first car is usually a used one and probably is the most we've ever spent at any one time on a personal item. Our first car is often an impulse purchase which means we haven't given it a lot of thought. There are many questions that should be asked. Can I afford it? Is the dealer reputable? Have

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Red Wolves welcome new leaderLt. Col. Russell Voce turns over command of the 336th Training Squadron to Lt. Col. Brian Worth, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Welch Auditorium.A reception follows the ceremony at Vandenberg Community Center. Colonel Voce, who's led the Red Wolves for the past two years, is

'Teddy Bear Run' brings smiles to base hospital children

The 2010 "Airmen Teddy Bear Run" is 8 a.m. July 17 on the Biloxi side of the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge. The event will benefit the 81st Medical Group Hospital's pediatric patients.According to Tech. Sgt. Julie Hammond, 81st Training Support Squadron and one of the run's organizers, "Runners will