In honor of Black History Month, the Gulfport Arts Center hosted a celebration of arts and culture. The celebration of art and culture is a free exhibit spotlighting African American artists and writers all weekend long. The exhibit includes beautiful quilts, pottery, paintings, drawings, and crocheted items. This incredible exhibit was brought to life by Lois Hawthorne, who is a…
Baseball season is now in full swing and the Coastal Mississippi Wildcats hosted their very first baseball tournament. The Coastal Mississippi Home School Association was formed to give home school students a chance to play competitive sports once they’ve aged out of the recreational leagues. The Coastal Mississippi Wildcats are hosting the Jeff Page Memorial Baseball Tournament at MGM Park…
Biloxi High School held a Career Exploration Day for students who did not meet criteria to go off campus for Career Day. Students were able to not only interact with businesses, but take part in hands-on activities with some of them. For instance, if interested in photography, the student was able to actually take photos and see what the job…
The Humane Society of South Mississippi hosted a free health clinic for cats and dogs. The event started at noon and ran until 6 p.m. HSSM offered free vaccines and microchips. Those who attended the event also received a voucher for a spay or neuter. After the pet’s checkup, HSSM also had food, flea and tick preventative, and collars available…
It was definitely another warm one today, even with the amount of cloud cover. As fog the forecast tonight and through the weekend there are mainly just 2 things to discuss, first is the fog tonight and second is the temps but even though we will be warm this weekend it does look like we will be a touch cooler…
For the first time, CannaCon makes it way to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. CannaCon is a one stop shop for all your cannabis business needs, including innovation, education, business, and legal advice, branding, and more. Exhibitors across the U.S. had their products available for purchase like seeds or specific soils, but no cannabis was for sale. Seminars…
The Child Development Center in Bay St. Louis held a fiesta luncheon for first responders in Hancock County. Because of the many interactions first responders have at the center, as well as the number of volunteers who are first responders, organizers thought a free lunch would be the perfect way to give back and say thank you. To go along…
A hunger relief program is helping Harrison County schools provide kid friendly meals. The Rotary Club of Gulfport Orange Grove, Coast Electric Power Association, and Harrison County School District are joining forces to launch its Backpack Buddies program to help families in need. Food items were provided by Feeding the Gulf Coast and were delivered today to schools across Harrison…
A Gulfport food bank is being recognized as one of the top organizations in the country. Feeding the Gulf Coast now holds the number two ranking in the nation’s top 40 food banks after being evaluated by “24/7 Wall Street.” The food bank has more than 800 partners helping the organization fight hunger and has assisted in the distribution of…
It has been 75 years in the making for the Memorial Health System. Gary Fredericks is the first African-American chairman of the board of trustees for Memorial Health System. As a boy, Fredericks said he and his brother would ride their bikes in the neighborhood around Gulfport Memorial. An investment and insurance broker, Fredericks became the first African American in…
Nearly one in six workers in the U.S. have cut back on health-related expenses due to inflation and retirees lost 23% of their 401K savings in 2022. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
It’s almost time for the Harrison County Kids Fishing Rodeo. The event is coming up on March 4th. With us to talk about the event is one of the organizers, Matt Haley. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Harrison County Youth Fishing Rodeo
The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission is releasing more information about plans to build a 30,000 square foot warehouse at Port Bienville. This is part of what Governor Tate Reeves first announced last week, included in $57 million in grants to develop project-ready sites across the state. The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission was awarded a $2 million…
A Jackson County man was sentenced today on charges of aggravated assault and shooting at a transportation vehicle. Thirty-three-year-old Deonte Burton was sentenced today to 20 years on the aggravated assault and five years on the shooting at transportation charge. News 25 will have more information as it becomes available. Categories: Local News, News Tags: aggravated assault, crime, Deonte Burton
A Pascagoula man will serve seven years in prison on a child exploitation conviction. State Attorney General Lynn Fitch said 25-year-old Larry Rostchild was one of three people investigated on child exploitation charges by her office. Rostchild was sentenced to 40 years with seven to serve, followed by five years of probation. He also must register as a sex offender….
The Humane Society of South Mississippi is hosting a free pop-up health clinic for your furry friends in Gulfport. The clinic takes place at the Isaiah Fredericks Community Center in Gulfport until 6 p.m. News 25’s Brooke Parker has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet health care
The main feature at the surface remains to be a frontal boundary that has come to a slow crawl or just about stationary to our north. This is bordering a very large temperature contrast between deep tropical air across the northern Gulf states to a polar continental air over the central and northern US. With prominent low- level moisture, weak/subtle…
What month is it again? What a wonderful warm trend we’re in with plenty to discuss, starting out with a broad overview beginning at the surface. The main feature at the surface remains to be a frontal boundary that has come to a slow crawl or just about stationary to our north. This is bordering a very large temperature contrast…
Morning lows will still be quite warm but they should be back in the upper 60s at least. This is still on the warm side but given how much the dewpoints fell this afternoon as we mixed out, temps will probably drop quickly early this evening with locations near the coast becoming saturated quite quickly. Water temps in the lower…
Southern Miss basketball’s Austin Crowley is one of three finalists for the Howell Trophy, going to the top men’s basketball player in the Magnolia State. This season, the junior guard has been the center piece of USM’s 17-win turn around, leading the Golden Eagles with more than 16 points per game and is also the team leader in three pointers…
For the first time in six years, the Southern Miss football program is taking the field for spring practice fresh off a post-season win. The Lending Tree Bowl champions have more momentum than they’ve had in a long time and they have more quarterback depth than they had in a long time. Key departures including Ty Keyes to East Mississippi…
One man began a faith-based rehabilitation program to help residents of Stone County improve their life in a new way. Due to this, he has become not only a leader to dozens of people, but a friend many can count on. That is why Marc Calvert is this month’s Hometown Hero. When it comes to serving others in your community,…
Through our Discover Black Heritage stories, each Thursday News 25’s Janae Jordan will introduce an African American making a difference in our community. On this week’s Discover Black Heritage, News 25’s Janae Jordan will introduce you to Judge Robin Midcalf, a leader who is making her mark and changing stereotypes in the courtroom. “I don’t think growing up I even…
The family of Jaheim McMillan held a press conference to talk about the body cam footage released by the police. Jaheim’s mother, along with supporters of her fight, discussed their reaction to seeing the shooting video released yesterday. During the press conference, the family says that they are still in the process of fully breaking down the video of the…