The Mississippi Aquarium also hosted some distinguished guests over the weekend. Belle and Gaston wanted to meet other people from Mississippi and thought what better place than the aquarium? This comes as Festival South is openings its 14th season with a Broadway production of the classic tale ‘Beauty and Beast’ from May 30th through June 3rd. Little princesses came dressed…
You do not need to be a scuba diver or even know how to swim to enjoy this immersive experience at the Mississippi Aquarium. The aquarium is offering discounted prices for its SeaTrek Experience. Guests can get an up close and personal look at fish, stingrays, sharks, and other marine life. You are given a wet suit and a specially…
The Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse hosted its eighth annual Pirate Day in the Bay festival featuring several events for guests to participate in. The festival included a pirate-themed play area and scavenger hunt, costume contests for the little buccaneers and adults, the Pirate Invasion Golf Cart Parade, and more. Several vendors were seen around Pirate Central selling eye…
The first children’s museum in Mississippi is celebrating 25 years of inspiring youth to dream big! Lynn Meadows Discovery Center opened its big blue doors to the public in 1998 and has since inspired the next generation of engineers, doctors, and many other professions. Saturday’s birthday party kicked off with a ribbon cutting commemorating 25 years of shaping minds through…
Allen Beverages and WXXV have teamed up to showcase unique, local restaurants on the Coast. In this week’s “Local Eats” we feature Empanola Biloxi. Located at 310 Popps Ferry Road, the newly expanded New Orleans treat will have your taste buds tangoing for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Categories: Local Eats Tags: local eats
Dale Brown hosts a popular basketball camp each summer here on the Coast, but before the fun can happen, he’s hosting a huge fundraiser this weekend. Dale Brown is in studio with more about the upcoming Royal Blue Party! The party takes place at the Ocean Springs Civic Center on May 27th. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Dale Brown, Royal Blue…
The U.S. is at risk of blackouts this summer and debt ceiling talks resume today in Washington. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Some weak marine convection has developed near and east of the mouth of the MS River this morning. A few lightning strikes have occurred, but those are rather localized at this point in time. Elsewhere, northerly flow across the region has allowed surface dew-points to drop slightly over the last few hours with portions of the north shore and interior…
Winds have shifted behind a cold front that moved through the area this weekend. With that, there is some relief from the heat due to increased cloud coverage. The front has stalled south of our area. Clouds will gradually clear overnight into Monday. Partly cloudy skies can be expected for the start of the week with very isolated thunderstorm chances…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — When Scott Berry’s end-of-season retirement was made official on Tuesday, he issued a farewell statement that included a personal anecdote. When he was working on the field during his earlier days with the program, his daughter asked if Pete Taylor Park was his garden, which he now says that it has been for the last 14 years…
Arrrg you ready for a weekend full of fun? The 8th Annual Pirate Day in the Bay is happening this weekend in Old Town Bay St. Louis! The streets if the bay were filled with leather, eye patches, and even a few parrots. After all the pirates were greeted with a mighty welcome, they were invited to take part in…
After day of testimony, a judge ruled in favor of the city of Ocean Springs and granted a permanent injunction, closing The Scratch Kitchen and Bar. The Scratch Kitchen and Bar was the site of a mass shooting on May 5, wounding four and killing 19-year-old Chayse Harmon. Judge Neil Harris ruled that the potential injury to Ocean Springs outweighed…
Mild conditions with increasing humidity will be what we see tonight. Into tomorrow, there will be rain chances for your Saturday afternoon. A washout is not expected by any means but have alternative plans just in case. A cold front will be moving through the region, which combining with daytime heating could bring scattered thunderstorms. There is the low-end potential…
Funeral services have been announced for longtime Coast community leader John McFarland. McFarland died Tuesday at the age of 76. He was with the Sun Herald for 42 years as an executive with the newspaper. He then spent eight years as executive director for the Red Cross Southeast Chapter here on the coast. Services will be held next Wednesday, May…
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden announced a bipartisan resolution to encourage children to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation. Their resolution marks May 20 as “National Kids To Parks Day.” First celebrated by the National Park Trust, the day marks the beginning of a summer-long series of events at state parks countrywide. Senator Hyde-Smith said the…
The U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics announced Mississippi’s unemployment rate reached a new record low in April 2023. April’s 3.4% unemployment rate marks the second consecutive month the state set a new low. The state also set a record in 2022 in new private capital investment when it finalized over $6 billion in economic development projects. Governor Reeves says back-to-back…
In Jackson County, the people wanting to annex parcels of land to bring them into the city of Ocean Springs were in court today. City and county leaders, as well as residents affected by the potential annexation, showed up today to make their case. At stake in the annexation proposal is Ocean Springs’ desire to annex two parcels of land…
Isolated showers and thunderstorms will come to an end over the next few hours as daytime heating is lost. Expect a mild night with a light southerly wind flow in play. Tomorrow morning could see pop-up showers not unlike earlier today. Temperatures will become hot into the afternoon. A cold front will be moving in Saturday. If it times out…
Coastal Hearing Center has been diagnosing hearing loss on the Coast since 1991. News 25’s Lori Buhring sat down with Dr. Karen Slater from Coastal Hearing Center to find out how their patients are referred and what the next steps are if you believe your child may have hearing loss. Categories: Expert Talk
Planet Fitness gyms nationwide have a good opportunity for high schoolers. Planet Fitness invites high school students, ages 14 to 19, to work out for free at any of their fitness locations from now through August 31 through its High School Summer Pass program. The High School Summer Pass offers a way for students to stay active during the summer…
Did you know that the Gulf Coast is home to a television star? Butch the Bulldog lives in the heart of Gulfport and he just had his first acting gig! English Bulldogs have been a special part of the Webb family for a long time now. Kelly Webb, Butch’s mom, said one of her daughters couldn’t say Butch the right…
An officer at the Gautier Police Department is taking his oath to serve just as important as he does to protect. Called kind and caring by those he could have arrested, Officer Wade Wildman has changed the life of a woman struggling with addiction, making him this week’s Hometown Hero. Protect and Serve. This is an oath Officer Wade Wildman…
Today I’m expecting temperatures to climb into the lower 90s (heat indices nearing mid 90s) today across much of the area so be mindful to stay hydrated and limit time outdoors during peak heat of the afternoon. Drier mid-level air and rising mid-level heights will keep pop up thunderstorm activity restrained primarily across the eastern semicircle of Lake Pontchartrain and coastal…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The recipe for success was simple for the Southern Miss in Thursday’s series opener against Louisiana – let Tanner Hall pitch, and let Matthew Etzel hit. After singles by Reece Ewing and Nick Monistere to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning, later followed by a Rodrigo Montenegro walk, Etzel sent everyone home with a towering…