In Gautier, many Coast residents visited the 2024 Coastal Mississippi Job Fair today. The event was hosted by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security at the MGCCC Jackson County campus. The job fair gives locals numerous job opportunities by doing on-site interviews for candidates. Experts and employers from area industries talked about the importance of fairness and how it benefits…
A fairly comfortable one is on tap this evening and temperatures will be fairly mild overnight. Clouds will increase after midnight and while fog is not a widespread concern, some spots may have issues with it. Southerly flow really establishes itself tomorrow which will allow temperatures to reach warm readings. Partly cloudy skies turn mostly cloudy at times for your…
The VFW National Commander-in-Chief Duane Sarmiento will be visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The visit will happen at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Veterans Memorial Park in Ocean Springs. He will be arriving at 1:30 in the afternoon. The visit is part of a fundraising opportunity for the expansion and maintenance of the memorial park. Individuals or groups can buy an…
DENSE FOG ADVISORY in effect through mid-morning… High pressure extends northward from Mexico through the Plains States with upper level weakness off the Carolina and southern California coasts. At the surface, the axis of high pressure extended from New England southwestward to the eastern Gulf of Mexico. While the high pressure over Mexico isn’t going anywhere, the California weakness will…
On Monday, Gulfport athletics director Matt Walters posted on social media that the Admirals are in search for a new head coach to replace Steve Hesser who stepped down after just one season. This marks the first time in over 80 years that a Gulfport head boys basketball coach lasted only one season with the team. If you are interested…
Harrison Central Junior Cole Hogue was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. When the news broke, Long Beach and Harrison Central immediately started to think of ways they could help. On Tuesday the teams played one another, but before the game there was a barbeque benefit to support Hogue and his family during this difficult time. The benefit was put…
The Harrison Central Red Rebels visited Long Beach high school to take on the Bearcats on Tuesday. The Red Rebels would go on to win 10-3, picking up their third win of the season while Long Beach searches for win number one. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: Harrison Central Baseball, high school, Long Beach Baseball, sports
It will be cool but much less cold as compared to last night. Some patches of dense fog will develop across the Mississippi Coast ahead of daybreak Wednesday morning. Any fog quickly dissipates through the first parts of daylight but take extra time with your commute. Other than a few afternoon clouds, Wednesday features warmer temperatures and a lot of…
The Gulfport City Council voted unanimously to accept donated funds for the installation of a Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 9. The first baby box in Mississippi was put in a fire station in Long Beach in the summer of 2023. News 25’s Brooke Parker speaks with the donor about why he wants to see one in Gulfport….
This morning, the Jackson County Port Authority was approved to fill in more than three acres of coastal wetlands for industrial development. The port authority received a certificate of exclusion for the construction of a rail line from Bayou Casotte to the Port of Pascagoula. The plan, heard by DMR, is to use the acres of wetlands and tidally influenced…
Temperatures will be cool but fairly pleasant this evening as the colder pattern loosens its grip. As we get into the overnight hours, there will be the possibility of patchy dense fog tomorrow morning. Winds will be fairly light and mainly clear skies along with increasing humidity will all factor into fog chances. Any fog dissipates quickly tomorrow morning and…
The Mississippi Sea Wolves organization is changing its name for one night only! If you go to the March 1 battle on the ice at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, you’ll be looking at a brand new team name and jersey design. The match will be between the Biloxi Bone Crushers and the Columbus River Dragons, with the pick dropping at…
We are just one week out from the Biloxi City Council special election. On February 27th, voters in Ward 7 will choose their next council member. Kevin Kostmayer and David Shoemaker are the two candidates looking to succeed Nathan Barrett, who resigned at the beginning of the year to take a seat on the Harrison County Board of Supervisors. Ward…
High-pressure over the Rockies will shift eastward to the lower and middle Mississippi River Valley by Wednesday afternoon, with the surface high shifting to our east. The only impactful weather expected during the first 36 hours of the forecast will be the potential for radiative type fog Wednesday morning. Clear skies, light winds and a modifying moisture profile are giving…
Polls are open in the runoff special election for the Ward 4 Seat on the Diamondhead City Council. Polls opened at 7 a.m. at the Diamondhead Community Center and will be open until 7 p.m. Brigitte Becker and Austin Clark are the two candidates looking to become the next member of the council. They were the top two vote getters…
Since the dawn of computers, they’ve all been controlled with handheld devices. When I got my first Nintendo in the mid-80s it came with two handheld controllers. Eventually the technology brought us wireless controllers. Today I am so excited to introduce you to the man behind computers inputs and the next step forward. I’m Patrick Moates, welcome to this week’s…
Today on “Mom To Mom,” we are creating a weekly menu to help your meal decision a little bit easier. One of the things I hate the most is dinner time and getting prepared for it. I never know what everyone in my house is going to want for dinner. So today we are going to create a weekly dinner…
An area of upper level high-pressure extends from western Mexico northward through the Rockies. At the surface, high pressure extended from New England to the Louisiana coast. The high pressure over the Rockies will shift eastward to the lower and middle Mississippi River Valley by Wednesday afternoon, with the surface high shifting to our east. The only impactful weather expected during…
We are on the backside of a trough and expecting an incoming ridge that is located generally over the Rockies this afternoon. At the surface we have high pressure over the eastern US down into the Gulf Of Mexico. Under the influence of the ridge we will have clear skies and very moderate temperatures, perhaps ten degrees above normal. Winds…
The lady Hurricanes welcomed Poplarville to town for their fourth game of the year. West Harrison would pick up their second win of the season, winning 7-5, while the Hornets are still in search for win number one. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: High School Softball, Poplarville, sports, West Harrison
The USM baseball team just wrapped up their first series of the new season winning two out of the three games against Marist College. On Saturday a few familiar faces were back in town to receive some special jewelry that the team earned off their play last season. Before their game on Saturday the Golden Eagles were given their regional…
There were a handful of coast high school soccer teams that brought how state championship hardware over the weekend. Three teams to be exact: the Bay Tigers, the Long Beach Bearcats, and the St. Patrick fighting Irish girls soccer team. The lady Irish didn’t just become class 1 state champions…they can now call themselves back-to-back state champs after their dominating…
The University of Southern Mississippi has selected Cohort one of Blue Technology companies for the unique Gulf Blue Navigator Program. Cohort is a field of subjects that share a defining characteristic. The blue-tech startups are provided an opportunity to operate in a region of the US characterized by a body of water. The Gulf of Mexico presents unique challenges and…
The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Construction and Design has partnered with Itawamba Community College for a 2+2 Program, enabling students to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management. The partnership allows ICC students who completed their Associate of Applied Science degree the opportunity to enter the third-year with the rest of the USM-BCM track students. The…