Gulfport has ended its community dumpster program a day early. The city released a statement saying the dump sites were misused by out-of-town businesses and contractors. There was simply too much trash and debris, more than what was anticipated, particularly tires. The city says more than 2,000 tires have been dumped at various dumpster sites. City leaders say “this misuse…
A Picayune man is charged with murder after two bodies were discovered in a burned building last week. Maurice Perkins is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. His arrest stems from an investigation into a building fire that happened last Friday on Runway Drive near the Picayune Municipal Airport. That’s when the bodies of those two people were found…
The suspect in the Black Spring Break shooting is now in custody in Harrison County. Twenty-two-year-old Dontavis Magee of Gulfport was captured in Covington County yesterday. He’s at the Harrison County Adult Detention Center being held on a more than $2 million bond for felony charges including four counts of aggravated assault and one count of assault on a police…
An upper level weakness continues to reside over Texas this afternoon keeping our region under an active southwesterly flow aloft with impulses circulating around this upper level cutoff low. It appears that a complex of showers/t-storms will move across eh area this afternoon/evening. A strong storm or two, although not the primary immediate concern cannot be ruled out either in…
Overall, a complicated forecast through the short term, mainly due to the upper level pattern over the region. An upper level weakness continues to reside over Texas this afternoon keeping our region under an active southwesterly flow aloft with impulses circulating around this upper level cutoff low. Over the last couple of days several mesoscale convective features (MCVs and MCSs) have…
It’s shaping up to be a pretty busy week for Ocean Springs cheerleader Camryn Carter, who is less than a week away from signing the National Letter of Intent of her dreams with LSU. Being too young to be on the Ocean Springs cheer team didn’t stop Camryn Carter from finding her calling. From competitive cheer to making her middle…
Pretty epic senior send-off at Biloxi High School this afternoon in the form of a spring Signing Day ceremony for a baker’s dozen student-athletes. In chronological order of putting pen to paper, former WXXV student athlete of the week Bryson Pisarich doing the honors with South Alabama baseball. James Turner heading to Itawamba Community College for basketball and then two…
One of just two high school softball games in the state tonight, St. Patrick hosting Clarkdale in game three of round three of the 3A playoffs. Incredible season for St. Patrick, but it comes to an end as Clarkdale wins 9-3. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Softball, softball, sports
Education Day at MGM Park and Hattiesburg alum Joe Gray Jr. is playing his first baseball game in Mississippi in 2,183 days. Shuckers hosting the Rocket City Trash Pandass. Shuckers win 6-2. Zavier Warren said, “Yeah, it’s really fun. I mean it’s a lot of energy. That’s what you kind of build off of and try to build those big…
Some fog could develop overnight with a very warm and humid airmass in place. 20% chances of stray showers also cannot be ruled out. Temperatures will bottom out in the 70s for tomorrow morning. An area of disturbed weather sits to our west across portions of western Louisiana and Texas. It will help form a thunderstorm complex that has the…
The annual Blessing of the Fleet and festivities kicked off today! The 94th annual Biloxi Blessing of the Fleet and Shrimp Queen contestants gathered at St. Michael Catholic Church in Biloxi for the unveiling of this year’s event poster. This is the first major event for contestants of the shrimp queen pageant as they prepare for the big day. The…
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Elementary School held a special celebration for some of its former students getting ready to graduate high school. High school seniors who once attended St. Vincent De Paul were invited back to the school donned in their caps and gowns to participate in this year’s senior walk. Current students at the school lined up along…
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies along with Mississippi State vet program partnered to release four more Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles. These four turtles were originally part of 30 turtles that were sent from New England after being cold stunned during the winter. When cold stunned, these turtles can get very sick and need medical care to recover. While beachgoers…
More sunshine was around today and that helped temperatures warm up very efficiently. Temperatures will remain warm overnight and the humid airmass is here to stay for the time being. Fog could become a factor in some spots where winds settle down enough. A 20% chance of a stray shower cannot be ruled out. Tomorrow will be more active for…
The annual Biloxi Blessing of the Fleet and Shrimp Queen contestants gathered at St. Michael Catholic Church for the unveiling of this year’s event poster. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is in Biloxi with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Blessing of the Fleet
After announcing a luxury boutique hotel was opening in Downtown Biloxi last year, the Bella is getting closer to being finished. Named after owner Ivan Spinner’s daughter, Bella, the hotel now has walls up, doors attached, and flooring down. Slowly, but surely the Bella is being fixed from the ground up to perfection. While upstairs is finishing up, all attention…
It’s the time of year again when termites begin to swarm. Here are some tips to keep them out of your home. Formosan termites are an invasive species that swarm from late April to June. This is because the colonies become overpopulated and are looking to make new colonies. Bay Pest Control advises people to check their home for leaks….
Today, Amtrak held a training session for emergency service members across the Coast in preparation for the railroad service coming soon. Members of Gulfport Police Department, Gulfport Fire Department, Harrison County Fire Rescue, and other departments across the Coast learned how to properly prepare for emergency situations regarding the Amtrak trains. Detailed slides explaining steps to take, equipment to use,…
Most college graduates take salaries that are less than they expected and a brewer attempts to scoop up Bud Light customers with red, white, and blue cans. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Today we are featuring Kalina. Kalina is up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King is in studio with more.
Veterans Outreach has organized a benefit ride for this weekend. Here to tell us more about the event and how it will help veterans across the state is Holly Scanlon. The inaugural benefit ride takes place Saturday, May 13th from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit veteransoutreachms.org. Categories: Community Headlines
It was a big day for Hendrix Branning, the six-year-old from Long Beach who is battling a brain tumor. Today, he was able to go back to school for the first time in nine months. Six-year-old Hendrix Branning is back in school after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in July last year. Even though he spent months in a…
Hard on the heels of news out of Ocean Springs that the shooting at the Scratch Kitchen may be gang-related, Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight released a video statement on the matter. The mayor’s video first sent condolences out to the Harmon family. Nineteen-year-old Chayse Harmon of Moss Point was killed in the shooting that injured six others Friday night…
This afternoon will bring drier conditions from the spotty rain moving across the area earlier. The lack of convection will lead to warmer afternoon temps but will also lead to deeper mixing with dew-points possibly dropping into the mid-60s and thus making it even harder for convection to develop. Highs in the mid to upper 80s can be expected across…