The comeback of the pack is less than 24 hours away as the Mississippi Sea Wolves get ready to drop the puck and break in their home ice for the first time in more than a decade. They set the bar pretty high back in December, drawing a record crowd of more than 8,600 fans at the Coast Coliseum and…
More Thursday night football in Hattiesburg, Southern Miss riding a two-game winning streak into battle against Louisiana. Southern Miss wins 39-24. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, Southern Miss, sports
The St. Stanislaus football program is ready to crack open its first district title since 2016 when Myles Brennan was a senior, but that would be easier said than done on this week’s edition of Thursday Night Lights in a winner-take-all regular season finale against reigning 3A state champion Jefferson Davis County. Both teams coming in with a perfect 3-0…
Changes area ahead as we get ready to close out this workweek. Basically one weather event for the long term forecast period, and that will be Friday night into Saturday. The disturbance over West Texas Friday afternoon is expected to track to near Shreveport by midday Saturday and to somewhere near St. Louis on Sunday. This system will be taking…
Gautier police are asking for help locating four people wanted for separate felony crimes. Shelby Hines is wanted for commercial burglary. Aaron Brewer is wanted for residential burglary. Gregory Davis is wanted for embezzlement. Breanne Ladd is wanted for forgery. If you have information regarding where any of these people could be, contact Gautier PD at 228-497-2486. Categories: Local News,…
Serving up more than 20 food and beverage samples, the 13th annual Taste of Long Beach has returned. Earlier this evening, the Long Beach Senior Center was packed with food and entertainment. For $40, eventgoers got the chance to taste local restaurants, bid for silent auction items, listen to live music, and network. The money raised by Taste of Long…
To honor comradery between Seabee brothers and sisters, the Seabee Historical Foundation hosted its annual Oktobeefest. Seabees from the Coast gathered today at Chandeleur Island Brewing Company to celebrate the annual Oktobeefest. Dressed in their best Oktoberfest gear, current and veteran Seabees headed to the party where they were able to catch up with brothers and sisters they may have…
The Waveland Fire Department responded to a call about a fire under a house. When they got to the home, the firefighters found more fires in the wooded area around the home. With help from the police department, it has been determined the fires are possibly arson. The fires were put out and the scene is now clear. A possible…
It’s almost time for the Harrison County Players of MGCCC to break a leg! The MGCCC Harrison County Players are presenting Antigone by Sophocles that will run Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The performance is the third volume in the story of Oedipus the King and it asks the question “what is right? Man’s law vs. moral law.” All three plays…
After a lovely day with sunny skies and below seasonal temperatures…changes area ahead. An upper disturbance over the Inter-mountain West will continue to move eastward into West Texas by midday Friday. With the upper flow becoming more southwesterly, upper level moisture should start arriving in our area Friday morning. This will cause an increase in upper level clouds, with that…
Beau Rivage employees go above and beyond to give back to the community and support local charities. News 25’s Jazell Ladner has more on how much of an impact was made because of their generosity. Make-A-Wish Foundation is one of the ten nonprofit agencies that received a grant fund from Beau Rivage Resort and Casino MGM’s grant program during the…
Today, Harrison Central High School held their annual College and Career Fair for their juniors and seniors. Students had the chance to meet with more than 40 colleges and career fair representatives in the gym. The school says it is important to introduce a wide variety of opportunities because every career path does not include college. With inflation and gas…
South Mississippi House Development Corporation and Gulf Coast Housing Partnership held a ribbon cutting ceremony today for North Park Estates in Gulfport. The newly opened community entered the development stage about ten years ago and only began construction in 2020 due to several hardships including hurricanes and COVID. The complex, located at 8234 South Carolina Avenue, is now officially open…
The Drug Enforcement Administration will host the 23rd National Drug Take Back Day this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. This is an easy, no cost opportunity to dispose of medicines stored in the home that are susceptible to misuse and theft. Singing River Health…
Gulfport High’s yearbook staff took home top honors at the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Conference. The Admirals won ‘best yearbook in the state.’ The yearbook, which is named ‘the voyage’ was themed ‘tessellations,’ an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together in a repeated pattern without overlapping to create one larger picture. In addition to ‘best yearbook,’ the Voyage staff also…
At Long Beach Senior Center, Taste of Long Beach returns. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at the event with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: taste of long beach
MDE released ACT results for spring 2022 Mississippi Public High School juniors. Mississippi is one of 15 states that administers the ACT to all high school juniors. The average score for juniors across the state increased from 17.3 in 2021 to 17.4 in 2022. The percentage of juniors meeting the benchmark scores for all four tested ACT subjects including English,…
According to the Mississippi Department of Education 85 percent of Mississippi 3rd graders passed their reading assessment for the 2021-2022 school year. The pass rate is practically the same as it was in 2018-19 when 86 percent of third graders passed the assessment despite pandemic disruptions to learning. Reporting the lowest scores across the Coast, Picayune School District reporting 81…
You are never too old to enjoy Halloween and members of the Red Barnett Senior Center hosted their eighth annual Halloween Spectacular today. Senior citizens put on their best costume, face paint, and their dancing shoes to celebrate Halloween at the Biloxi Civic Center. Guests 55 years and older browsed from table to table visiting with over 35 vendors while…
Next Monday is Halloween and Beauvoir is hosting a couple of spooky special events. The Southern Paranormal and Anomaly Research Society will be there. Paula Westbrook with the society is in studio with details. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Beauvoir, events, halloween
Grab your favorite Witchy pals and make plans to head on down to Old Town Bay St. Louis this Saturday for the Witches Walk. The walk takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Yuki Northington and Kay Kell are in studio with more. Tags: Witches Walk 2022
Fourteen Mississippians have been arrested on federal fraud charges related to pandemic loans. The Department of Justice says those individuals have been charged with conspiracy, illegal financial transactions, and wire fraud by applying for loans through the payroll protection program. That program was set up to prevent businesses from failing during the COVID-19 pandemic. These individuals face up to 30…
A father and son are safe after escaping a house fire in Gulfport. Gulfport Fire Chief Billy Kelley tells News 25 the two were home when the fire started around 1:45 yesterday afternoon. It happened at a large two-story building at 17th Street and Eastward Drive. Firemen arrived just three minutes after the call came in to put out the…
High pressure to our north is in control of our weather pattern today. Winds have become easterly in South Mississippi as transition of the pattern is underway. The upper disturbance over the Inter-mountain West will continue to move eastward into West Texas by tomorrow. With the upper-level flow becoming more southwesterly, moisture should start arriving in our area Friday morning….