Tax Free Weekend is here and shoppers are anxious to shop and save. Customers flooded Gulfport’s Academy store, eager to take advantage of the savings and purchase items without the burden of sales tax. The tax-free weekend offers savings on a wide selection of clothing, footwear, and accessories. Items that are under $100 are eligible for tax-free purchase. This applies…
A momentous occasion unfolded at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County campus as students, faculty, and local notables gathered for the ribbon cutting for the new Goodwill Career Connection Center. MGCCC Vice President Tammy Franks welcomed everyone and expressed heartfelt gratitude to Goodwill and everyone else who contributed to the project. The Goodwill Career Center will offer many resources…
The Biloxi Police Department is hosting its annual Citizen’s Police Academy for Harrison County residents free of charge. The academy is a multi-week class taught at the Lopez Quave Public Safety Center starting August 23rd. Classes are two hours with sessions once a week on Wednesday evenings. A class limited to 25 people will have classroom-based teaching, offer ride alongs…
A church in Biloxi has been vandalized not one, but twice in the span of three days. On Tuesday, Miracle Temple AOH Church of God was robbed and vandalized. The inside of the church was trashed, the locks on the door were busted, and the instruments were destroyed. Just two days later, Pastor Gary Johnson entered the sanctuary and found…
The Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast will be hosting a gala next week to bring in funds to sponsor children into the program. With us to talk about the Great Futures Gala are ambassadors Crosby Parker and Kevin Felsher. The gala takes place August 4th at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi. Doors open at 6:30…
The Coast Young Professionals are getting ready to host their annual Black Tie and Blue Jeans event coming up at the IP Casino Resort. Anna Claire Perroine is in studio with more. The event takes place August 3rd at the IP Casino Resort. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door.
In-person absentee voting begins Saturday in Mississippi as we count down the days to the August 8th primary elections. That means Circuit Clerk Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to noon to allow people to cast their ballot. The last day to vote absentee in-person will be Saturday, August 5th, three days before Election Day. If you mail in…
High Pressure is to our south in the gulf and is the most dominate feature today into the weekend. Today and Saturday will be hot with the chance of an isolated afternoon shower and a few thunderstorms. Starting on Saturday dew-points will be on the increase which will cause heat index values to rise as well. Saturday could be the…
Our July Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber Member Spotlight shines on a hidden jewel in downtown Gulfport. For the perfect outfit for a wedding, derby party, picnic or more, Chateau Soleil Boutique and its owner Jane Pettey can help find the perfect style for you! Unique clothing, jewelry, hats and accessories are hidden around every corner of this architecturally inspiring shop….
Dr. Karen Slater with Coastal Hearing Center explains the special auditory tests available for newborn babies only at Coastal Hearing Center and tells us about her qualified staff and locations. Categories: Expert Talk
Starting the last Friday morning of July with cloud coverage in the area, due to a disturbance over the eastern portions of Florida off the coast. High Pressure is to our south in the gulf and is the most dominate feature today into the weekend. Today and Saturday will be hot with the chance of an isolated afternoon shower and…
The Jackson County Fire Vancleave Station has finally unveiled their new updated station. The new and improved station has updated living quarter space for firemen, updated living food and kitchen, and exterior façade improvements. They were also able to add new additions to the facility to better store what they have and to continue to grow as a station. A…
Congratulations to Ocean Springs alum Avery Weed, soon to be Mississippi State freshman, who just won the Mississippi Women’s State Amateur Championship. Weed, a former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week, shooting 11-under par, also taking home low round medalist and junior medalist trophy. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Avery Weed, golf, Mississippi Women’s State Amateur Championship, sports
The Stone football team made all kinds of history in 2022, but a lot has changed over the course of just one off-season, starting with a new head coach, but that doesn’t mean the expectations have changed for the Tomcats at stop number seven on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. “When we first met him that day, people…
Skies will be mainly clear the rest of tonight with warmer temperatures as compared to last night. Tomorrow will become hot and humid again with cloud coverage thickening up through the morning. Partly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of thunderstorms will be the case for tomorrow afternoon. Heat and humidity will continue to build this weekend into next week….
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is dedicated to empowering lifelong curiosity and connection to the natural world through art. One way they do that is by pouring into the younger generations. There’s a little time to create and a time to remember the past, but with the Public Art Enterprise Summer Camp, students get to do both at the…
Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight addressed a crowd about the state of the city. Some of the most notable advances of the city include the development of a new recreation center and waterfront amphitheater. The most impressive item is that the City of Moss Point has not had an officer involved shooting since November 2021. The main stream of police…
Gulfport police are advising citizens to make sure they lock their doors to their vehicles and reminding them of the ‘9 p.m. routine.’ The police department has seen an increase in vehicle burglary crimes in the past few weeks. Officers state these crimes are happening throughout the city in no particular area. Gulfport police are informing citizens to remove any…
Memorial Hospital opened a new sleep center for patients in Wiggins. Memorial Hospital in Stone County features state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and board-certified sleep specialists. The facility features private rooms and sleep specialists are available to evaluate and recommend appropriate treatment options for individual needs according to the sleep study outcomes. The center has two rooms with a queen-sized bed, recliner,…
A symposium took place in Gulfport in hopes of helping military veterans get back into the work force. The Work for Warriors Symposium brought out business leaders, local employers, Navy reserve employment directors, and HR directors to learn more about what the ‘Work for Warriors Project’ is all about. It’s a program that provides employment for currently serving national guardsmen…
A local attorney has been elected president of the Mississippi Bar. Jenny Tyler Baker has been elected to serve as the 118th president of the Mississippi Bar for 2023-2024. She was installed on July 20th. Baker has been in practice for 19 years and her platform emphasizes her calling to serve within her profession and community. Throughout her tenure as…
It’s the final countdown to the City of Gulfport’s 125th anniversary and this weekend’s big celebration. The City of Gulfport was founded by William Harris Hardy and Joseph Thomas Jones. Over the course of the past 125 years, the city has grown to become a vital business and port hub for the Magnolia State. Friday is the anniversary of Gulfport’s…
Spotty to isolated shower/thunderstorm chances will be around early this evening. Rain chances will drop off and skies will clear out tonight. Temperatures will be a tad warmer than this morning because of increasing humidity. The pattern is changing back to a more typical humid summertime pattern. Partly cloudy skies will build in with more isolated thunderstorm chances. Rain chances…
The Mississippi Department of Education released the Kindergarten Readiness results for this school year. For spring 2023, 61.42 percent of pre-K students were ready to pass kindergarten. According to the test results for Fall 2022, only 34.87 percent of pre-K students passed. The benchmark score for kindergarten readiness also raised. In Fall 2022, it was 530, but in Spring 2023,…