Phoebe Judge

Mississippi has made it through the first month of hurricane season unscathed. But as MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports Gulf Coast residents are continuing to struggle to insure themselves in case a hurricane does hit in the future.

For the past sixty years fisherman from all across the state have been traveling to the Gulf Coast to take part in one of the largest free fishing tournaments in the world. MPB’s Phoebe Judge has more.

A new affordable housing development on the Gulf Coast is trying to shatter the notion of what affordable housing is supposed to look like. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports.

Volunteers from across the country have been an integral part in the Gulf Coast’s recovery after Katrina. But as MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports, those volunteers are getting harder to come by.

The brown shrimp season still has not opened in Mississippi waters and it’s taking its toll on local fisherman and processors. MPB’s Phoebe Judge has more.

The Biloxi city council has voted unanimously to allow FEMA trailers to remain in the city for another six months. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports.

President Obama’s Economic stimulus package is sending millions of dollars to the state this summer to help Mississippi’s youths get summer jobs. MPB’s Phoebe Judge has more.

Syphilis cases are on the rise in Mississippi and a big effort is being made to try and control the spread of the disease. MPB’s Phoebe Judge has more.

A majority of the ships that make up the United States naval fleet were made right here in South Mississippi. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on the latest ship to join the fleet and what the more than ten billion dollar shipbuilding industry means to the Gulf Coast.