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,…
Tonight, Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight will update other local leaders and River City residents on the state of the city, especially in the aftermath of last month’s tornado. His address begins at 6 p.m. at Pelican Landing Conference Center on Highway 613. This address is open to the public and the theme this year is ‘celebrate Moss Point.’ Categories:…
The Mississippi High School Activities Association has mandated new rules for keeping student-athletes safe in the heat. The wet-bulb globe temperature method, which has been a recommendation for the past five years, is now mandated across all MHSAA schools. It works differently than a normal thermometer, considering humidity, wind speed, and average heat index. Right now, the mandate is only…
A new study reveals how much Americans spend in impulse purchases every month and a four-day workweek experiment finds more work does get done. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Will Kreppner and Hasan Khader with Slim Chickens are here to talk wings ahead of National Chicken Wing Day on Saturday. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: National Chicken Wing Day
We could just maybe have a possible shower this afternoon but very LIMITED activity through Friday. High pressure will continue to be the main factor shaping the forecast into the final weekend of July…more so into early August, as RECORD HIGH temperatures will be expected next week. Heat indice values will continue to be on the manageable side into the…
The George County football team had to grow up in a hurry last year, but now the Rebels are ahead of schedule into 2023 led by star quarterback Deuce Knight. For the county, it all starts at team camp at stop number six on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 days. “Offense, defense. It’s a competition all three days.” Quarterback…
Not much difference this morning than the past couple of days with another warm and humid start. A possible shower can be expect this afternoon but very LIMITED activity through Friday. High pressure will continue to be the main factor shaping the forecast into the final weekend of July…more so into early August, as RECORD HIGH temperatures will be expected…
Skies will remain mostly clear overnight as temperatures will once again cool to milder readings. Humidity is very gradually on the uptick but it is still a welcomed break from what we had before. Skies will be mainly clear to start tomorrow with partly cloudy skies building by the afternoon. 20% chances of stray showers and thunderstorms can be expected….
The Short-Term Rental Advisory Board passed a plan on to the Pass Christian aldermen that would prohibit people from having short term rentals, such as Airbnb and Vrbo, in residential neighborhoods. New rentals would have to be in the central business district, which is the area from Fleitas and Henderson Avenue, and between Highway 90 and West 2nd Street. Those…
Research scientists at the University of Southern Miss Gulf Coast Campus make room for the Nature Conservancy. The nonprofit organization’s partnership with Southern Miss Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs brings the two departments even closer to one another as the Nature Conservancy continues to foster and preserve the Coast’s landscape and ecosystem. The conservancy works in all 50…
A young 23-year-old entrepreneur has taken over a beloved local restaurant in the Pass Christian Harbor. Kyle Thomas is a Pass Christian native and has been employed with Sea Level where he was the manager for six years and always dreamed of owning the restaurant. Last February, the previous owners Dana and Thomas Barrett began working with Kyle to purchase…
One of the biggest golf tournaments of the year is taking place at Windance Country Club. The course in Gulfport is hosting the Women’s Amateur Championship and the Women’s Senior Amateur Championship. The youngest participants in the tournament begin with some of our local high school golfers on the Gulf Coast and extend to golfers 50-and-older for the senior division….
We have information on a wreck on Highway 49 in Gulfport. News 25’s Ansley Brent is on the scene with more on what happened as well as traffic information. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: highway 49, wreck
Now who doesn’t love a good snow cone to cool off in the summertime? Ms. Mary’s Old Town Snow-Ball in Bay St. Louis invited the public to chill with a cop this morning. The very popular snow ball stand teamed up with the Bay St. Louis Police Department to beat the heat wave and bridge the gap with the community….
Dunkin’ Donuts is bringing awareness to childhood cancer with its annual Shine Gold Initiative. Dunkin’ is giving guests a sweet way to support children battling cancer with the return of its Shine Gold Initiative. Now through Saturday, August 5th, Dunkin’ is inviting its customers to ‘Shine Gold’ in a joint effort to bolster the mission of the Dunkin’ Joy in…
The highly anticipated tax-free weekend is just around the corner, promising big savings for all. As the back-to-school season kicks in, everyone is gearing up to take advantage of the tax-free holiday that runs Friday and Saturday. The tax-free weekend applies to a variety of items with a primary focus on back-to-school. Shoppers can take advantage of tax-free deals on…
Skies this evening will clear out towards the overnight hours. It will be mild out the door tomorrow but there will be some increases in humidity and warmth. Changes will be very gradual towards this weekend as the pattern returns to what we’ve been used to. It will be hot again tomorrow with a slight uptick in humidity. For Thursday…
Traffic signal improvement projects and camera replacements are currently underway in Harrison and Hancock counties. Due to damage caused by Hurricane Zeta, repairs and replacements are being made at 42 intersections along U.S. 90 from Bay St. Louis to Biloxi. The work on high priority signals in Gulfport and Biloxi is complete and the contractor is working from east to…
The bridge replacement project on Highway 90 in Pearlington is not currently scheduled by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. LDOT Communications Director Rodney Mallett said the $250 million project does not even have a project number. The state does not have the funding in place for the project, he said. The bridge in Pearlington — and four others…
Wendy’s unveils a new cold brew coffee drink based on its Frosty and UPS and the Teamsters Union reach an agreement on a new contract. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report