Justin Mitchell

Aug 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Justin Mitchell

Justin MitchellAugust 4, 2024 at 10:20 AM·3 min readTropical Storm Debby is becoming stronger and better organized in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and will likely undergo rapid intensification this weekend before making landfall in Florida as a hurricane, according to the National Weather Service in Miami. Debby has winds of 60 mph at 7 a.m. Saturday and was moving north-northwest at 13 mph.

Jun 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Justin Mitchell

Justin MitchellJune 10, 2024 at 6:00 AM·2 min readAfter Hurricane Katrina’s winds and storm surge ravaged the Mississippi Coast in 2005, the small beach town of Bay St. Louis resembled a war zone. The bridge that connected the Bay to Pass Christian was reduced to concrete pilings. Streets in downtown near the water washed away. Storm surge of over 20 feet invaded homes, washing away structures and taking priceless mementos and memories with it.

Jun 7, 2024 | yahoo.com | Justin Mitchell

On a rainy Saturday afternoon, dozens of people arrived at a parking lot on the Bay St. Louis beach and looked for the maroon golf cart with a “HURRICANE PARTY” sign. They’d be shuttled a few blocks up the street, to a brand new home that doesn’t look too different from the other New Orleans shotgun inspired cottages that dot Old Town, one of the trendiest and fastest growing cities on the Mississippi Coast. But Josh Morgerman’s house is anything but ordinary.

Jun 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Justin Mitchell

Justin MitchellJune 3, 2024 at 6:00 AM·2 min readWhen you live in a state like Mississippi where hurricanes can uproot your life in a matter of hours, you know that it’s never a good sign when Jim Cantore shows up in your town. The Weather Channel meteorologist has a massive following and has garnered celebrity over the last few decades, as he is known for reporting from the areas where impact from a hurricane is expected to be the most severe.

Dec 1, 2023 | yahoo.com | Justin Mitchell

Looking for a really good steak? You won’t have to drive far, at least according to one popular New Orleans food critic. Mattlan Ladner, who reviews New Orleans area restaurants on TikTok and Instagram as Big Eatsy, shares his favorite Mississippi Coast restaurants with his followers each Monday. This week, Ladner went to Evergreen, a new restaurant on Government Street in downtown Ocean Springs. The inside of Evergreen, the restaurant that replaced Charred in Ocean Springs.