Ten teams in the Harrison County School District are working hard to shed those unwanted pounds as they compete in the Healthy Wage School Challenge. West Wortham Elementary and Middle School has two teams participating in the Healthy Wage Challenge. West Wortham is one of 115 schools across the nation selected to take part in the Healthy Wage Challenge. The…
This weekend, the Gulf Coast Orchid Society hosts their annual Orchid Show in Gautier. The calendar says it is winter, but the warm weather has many people here on the Coast thinking of the spring and beautiful flowers. Making their debut in the 41st annual Gulf Coast Orchid Show and plant sale, Gracelynn’s clay flowers were a crowd favorite. Ike…
News 25’s Toni Miles introduces us to the two most recent South Mississippians who are heading for a dream career path thanks to IMMS and Mississippi State. St. Patrick Catholic High School senior and IMMS intern Isabel Leatherwood is very focused. “I was about six years old. It’s probably been my lifelong dream for as long as I can remember….
Pass Christian Elementary school students commemorated Black History Month this morning. The performance was titled “The Unsung Heroes” and the students sang, danced, and gave speeches under the direction of their music teacher. Forty students participated in the Black History Month celebration in grades kindergarten through fifth. Students prepared for the past five weeks for the performance using their spare…
Morning Star Baptist Church in Gulfport held a drive-thru food drop today. Morning Star received 17,000 pounds of food that helped feed nearly 500 families. The church partnered with Goodwill, Feeding the Gulf Coast, Extend a Hand Help a Friend, and other organizations in the community to organize the drop. Pastor John Whitfield tells News 25 it is important to…
A two-vehicle accident in Gulfport this afternoon sent one person to the hospital. The driver was heading southbound on Highway 49 near Taco Sombrero. One person was transported by AMR to the hospital with their head wrapped in bandages. Gulfport police tell News 25 the condition of the person injured is not life-threatening. Gulfport police and fire responded to the…
Saturday in Gulfport, ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ is hosting a community clean up commemorating the last weekend of Black History Month. Gulfport PD will also be patrolling the streets for trash and you can help them on their mission. They’re recruiting volunteers and to participate, show up at the leasing office of the Emerald Pine Apartment Complex for…
If you suffered Hurricane Zeta damage, a major deadline for disaster assistance is quickly approaching. The deadline to apply for FEMA Zeta disaster assistance is Monday, March 1st, the last day you can apply for FEMA funds to help you make repairs or for recovery from last year’s October hurricane. So far, 3,615 individuals and households here in Mississippi that…
Today U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith with U.S. Representative Michael Guest welcomed the award of more than $5.26 million to boost rural telemedicine and distance learning capabilities across Mississippi. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development awarded grants for ten Mississippi projects to improve health and education responses to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The grants are funded through…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 731 new COVID-19 cases and 25 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 293,542 cases and 6,638 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area: Hancock County has 3,416 cases and 74 deaths Harrison County is at 16,569 cases and now 277 deaths…
Teachers at Popp’s Ferry Elementary in Biloxi are making sure the creativity of their students is on full display. Art Teacher Brandi Hoxie and Music Teacher Selina Coakley teamed up to host a drive-through arts showcase for students and their parents to view their work from the entire school year. The event featured colorful lights, video displays of student musical…
The well-known coastal restaurant the Blind Tiger is expanding into a butcher shop and seafood market in Pass Christian right next to the Chevron Gas Station on Beach Boulevard. The Blind Tiger will soon be selling the same fresh seafood available in their local restaurants for customers to take home and cook for their families. The butcher shop and seafood…
You can count on crawfish and three days of live entertainment as the show goes on for this year’s annual Crawfish Music Festival at the Coast Coliseum. From the pace of ticket sales to the Crawfish Music Festival, it looks like people are ready to get out and safely enjoy fresh air, good food, and entertainment, and Coast traditions. Ticket…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new immersive media performing arts center known as the iMPAC. The state of the art 54,000 square foot building includes a 1,200-seat theatre, box seating, a lobby, concessions, dressing rooms, a green room, stage area, storage and prop design. MGCCC students can learn how to run lighting, sound,…
Enjoy a weekend of magical poodles and fortune tellers as the inaugural Mystic Moon Festival takes place at Beauvoir this weekend. It’s fun for the entire family. For $12 admission you can enjoy a tour of the house, museum, library and grounds at Beauvoir. Dress up! Cosplay is encouraged and Beauvoir plans to see plenty of little fairies dancing, playing,…
After a year hiatus, it is time to get back in the saddle in Jackson County come May. The annual Jackson County Sheriff’s Rodeo will kick back up again this year after last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19. It will take place one weekend in late May at the Conrad Mallette Multi-purpose arena in Vancleave and will feature…
Residents of Jackson and George counties will soon be able to visit their local libraries once again. Beginning on Monday, March 1st, branches in the Jackson-George Regional Library System will reopen at 50 percent capacity after previously only allowing by-appointment and curbside services. Masks and social distancing will be required at all locations and returned books will continue to be…
While the world was being introduced to coronavirus last year, Ansley Gilich was introduced to a different disease: B-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Just weeks before the nationwide COVID-19 shutdown, Ansley left St. Alphonsus and would not return for nearly a year. This morning, Ansley was finally reunited with her classmates. St. Alphonsus students with hand-made signs waited patiently for the…
Amtrak is set to make a comeback on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2022. With the return of the passenger train that means cities along the area will see a boost in tourism and more money being brought into the area. Next year Amtrak will run from Mobile to New Orleans, making stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay St….
Mississippi’s vaccine distribution rollout continues as teachers and all first responders are next in line to get the shot. For first responders who have continued their work on the front lines throughout the pandemic, the vaccine could prove to be a game changer. Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney says access to the vaccine is a relief for firefighters in his…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 920 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths including one in both Harrison and Jackson counties. The statewide total stands at 292,811 cases and 6,613 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area: Hancock County has 3,399 cases and 73 deaths Harrison County is at 16,512 total cases…
The head of Mississippi’s prison system says he has started an internal investigation into the death of an inmate. Ronald Frederick Apgar died Friday at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. He was 39-years-old. Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain says an employee at the front gate of the prison has been banned and officials are investigating the response time to Apgar’s death. He…
The Biloxi Police Department arrested 52-year-old Eric Hardy of Gulfport on a charge of simple assault on a police officer. Officers responded to a report of an alleged shoplifting and attempted to arrest Hardy. During the course of the arrest, Hardy allegedly assaulted a Biloxi police officer while attempting to flee. The alleged assault occurred when the officer’s ankle and…
The Gulf Coast’s premier equestrian event has returned after being cut short due to COVID-19 last year. South New Jersey resident Audrey Winzinger has participated in the Gulf Coast Winter Classics for 22 years now and she says it’s especially good to be back in 2021. “It’s the best place for us because there’s plenty of places to ride, and…