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Located inside a huge movie prop warehouse, one fright-filled attraction on the Coast brings scares and the opportunity to see items and sets from big-name Hollywood movies.

Terror on the Coast co-founder Kevin Mitchell said he never expected to get into the haunted house business.

“If you would have asked me 15 years ago if I was going to own a haunted house, I would have said never. I don’t know anything about them,” Mitchell said.

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Dr. Richard E. Holmes, Mississippi State University’s first African American student, died on Friday, October 16, according to the university. He was 82 years old.

“My wife and my four children, all now MSU students, join me in mourning the death of a man who profoundly and positively influenced our university. Dr. Richard Holmes was a man of courage, vision, and patience who enrolled at this university on July 19, 1965,” MSU President Mark E. Keenum said. “Later, he earned the honor of being our first Black National Alumnus of the Year. We were also fortunate to have him serve as a physician at our Longest Student Health Center. Dr. Holmes cast a long, productive, and impactful shadow over this institution, a shadow that also leaned forward. I will miss his company and his counsel.”

Holmes, a Starkville native, graduated with two MSU degrees, a liberal arts degree in 1969 and a master’s degree in microbiology in 1973.

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Southern Promiseland Farm has welcomed two new calves this fall, with 46 more expected through February, as the farm uses embryo transfer technology to grow its herd.

The farm has operated for about 30 years and started its corn maze 22 years ago. Owner Stacey Necaise said the farm has always kept cattle or other livestock.

After acquiring Highland cows, the farm began using embryo transfer. Staff use the farm’s miniature Highland cows as donors, breeding them with selected bulls to create embryos. The embryos are then placed in the farm’s Black Angus cows, which carry, deliver and raise the calves.

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More than 70 graduates celebrated a milestone Thursday as they prepare to enter different healthcare professions on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Singing River Healthcare Academy held its 2026 apprenticeship graduation at the Pascagoula High School Performing Arts Center.

Graduates completed many programs ranging from six months to two years.

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The Mississippi Department of Education released its 2025-26 state accountability scores, and the Bay Waveland School District earned the highest ranking of all 148 districts statewide.

The district scored in the top 4% for reading, math and science proficiency, and in the top 2% for growth in math and reading.

Nicole Menotti, assistant superintendent, said the district focused on proficiency.

“We put a big focus on proficiency because if our kids are not proficient, then they are not going to be on the right level,” Menotti said.

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Beary Scary! A black bear walked into an Alaska hospital early Monday and treated itself to Halloween candy.

The roamed the hallway around 2 a.m., stopping only when it found a bucket of donated Halloween candy.

“This is like being in a tunnel with a bear,” said Sherri Warnke, who had been at the hospital helping her mother settle in after being transferred.

Warnke, who does not work at the hospital, said she was walking toward the exit through the emergency department when the bear stepped out of a side hallway ahead of her. She said the bear was about 30 feet away.

“And if I was like 15 seconds faster, we would have ran into each other,” she said.

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The Mississippi Department of Education released accountability grades for the 2025-26 school year.

The rankings are based on a point system that considers factors such as reading, math, and science proficiency along with student growth and graduation rates.

31 of the state’s 148 school districts earned an A. Among the five districts with the highest point totals are the Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District, the Long Beach School District, and the Ocean Springs School District.

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A Mobile, Alabama man was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to the felony crimes of carjacking and kidnapping. Judge Keith Miller sentenced 37-year-old Demetrius Young to 30 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

During the early morning hours of April 21, 2024, a woman was traveling westbound on Highway 98 in George County with an adult passenger and three children — then ages 11, 13, and 10 months old — when she saw Young’s vehicle broken down in the roadway.

When the woman stopped to help, Young asked her for a ride. The woman explained she couldn’t give him a ride because children were in her vehicle and there was no room. Young then pushed her aside and sped away in her vehicle with the adult passenger and three children still inside.

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A new survey using high-altitude imaging technology found Mississippi and Louisiana barrier islands are eroding by at least 15 feet each year.

“Pretty drastic change that is being driven by storms, but also by tidal increases,” Alexander Kapur said.

Near Space Labs, a company that uses autonomous vehicles launched on balloons, captured new images of the Mississippi and Louisiana coast from 45,000 feet above the Gulf.

The survey found major changes along the coast, including shoreline movement, marsh-edge erosion, and barrier islands eroding by at least 15 feet each year.

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SPORTS | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 🏈: Week 8 of high school football on the Coast has arrived, and region play is in full swing.

The D'Iberville Warriors remain atop our WLOX Coast Top 10 rankings. The Warriors enter Week 8 still undefeated and have yet to allow more than 14 points in a game. Long Beach and Hancock slide into the Top 10 after big wins last Thursday; Greene County and Stone fall out following tough losses.

Hancock quarterback Justin Wedgeworth is our latest WLOX Player of the Week after coming out on top in a shootout with PRC. Wedgeworth scored 5 times en route to a 42-41 victory over the Blue Devils.

Our WLOX Game of the Week highlights the rivalry between St. Stanislaus and St. Patrick. Both teams are skidding, but a key win tonight could be the difference between postseason football and an early end to the season.

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REGIONAL | An armed man, allegedly infuriated that an Algiers Taco Bell would not take his order as a pedestrian, climbed through the drive-through window to threaten employees, New Orleans police said.

New Orleans Police on Wednesday (Oct. 14) released surveillance video of the suspect climbing through the drive-thru window, demanding food.

According to police, the suspect attempted to place an order while on foot at the drive-up window. Employees refused to take his order in that fashion, citing company policy.

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North Gulfport Elementary & Middle School football and basketball coach Tim Nelson has been named the 2025-26 Mississippi Middle School Coach of the Year.

Harrison County School District leaders surprised Nelson with the announcement in the school gym. Players applauded as he walked in. Faculty and staff kept the award a secret and presented Nelson with a slideshow of memories from his teams.

“It’s nice to be honored. It’s not something I was working towards. I do this job for the kids, so if that comes along with it, then I’ll take it,” said Timothy Nelson, Mississippi Middle School Coach of the Year.

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