They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so the playoff picture must be worth a thousand highlights. We’re starting to get that picture in week nine of the Friday Night Showcase. Tons of big games this week, but none bigger than Gautier hosting East Central in what could turn out to be the difference in a first-round home…
All the high schools in our viewing area have been invited to take the Friday Night Showcase theme song ‘High School Football is Everything’ and create their own customized video for their school. We are happy to showcase these submissions on our show. Tonight, we present the Long Beach Bearcats. Tags: high school football, Long Beach Bearcats, sports
Region 8 Class 4A title on the line between Pass Christian and visiting Stone, winner stays unbeaten in district and stays in the driver’s seat heading into the final week of the regular season. Stone wins 38-0. Categories: Friday Night Showcase Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, Pass Christian Pirates, sports, Stone Tomcats
Gulfport rolling out the welcome mat for D’Iberville as the Admirals look to keep pace with Ocean Springs atop Region 4. Gulfport defeats the Warriors 33-14. Categories: Friday Night Showcase Tags: D’iberville Warriors, Friday Night Showcase, Gulfport Admirals, high school football, sports
During the dog days of News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days, we mentioned the Biloxi football program coming up just short of going to the playoffs three years in a row for the first time in program history. But that doesn’t mean the Indians can’t go to the playoffs three times in the last four years. Big Red on…
Mid-upper level ridging coupled with surface high pressure will provide stellar fall conditions across the area this weekend with clear conditions, morning lows in the 50s and 60s and high temperatures in the low 80s. Low-level moisture is returning as winds have shifted to southerly due to the surface high propagating eastward over the last day. This has brought dewpoint…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Diversity Council hosted its Breakfast with Business Champions at Beau Rivage this morning. A panel of speakers discussed the successes and challenges, things they have learned on their journey as business owners. Business resource agencies were also at this morning’s breakfast to provide information for business growth. SIL Design PLLC Owner Fernanda Silva…
Plenty of big games tonight in week nine of the high school football season, but none bigger than Gautier hosting East Central in what could turn out to be the difference in a first-round home playoff game. News 25’s Sport Director Jeff Haeger is in Gautier with more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, Game of the Week, high school…
Saturday’s Powerball drawing is up to $580 million, prompting players to line up for tickets. The estimated cash value for the drawing is $278.2 million. This will be the 34th drawing in the current jackpot run and the second time the jackpot has surpassed a half-billion dollars this year. Also, tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $30 million with…
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center celebrates ‘National Reptile Day’ with a variety of reptiles for kids to see. ‘Wildlife on the Geaux’ Owner Tanee Janusz, who is from Louisiana, traveled to Gulfport to share her reptiles with the youth. Janusz likes to introduce the younger generation to reptiles and amphibians to clear up negative misconceptions. Wildlife on the Geaux’s reptiles have…
The Gulfport Fire Department is showing its support for those going through breast cancer by wearing pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When the firefighters received their department shirts, they were happy to show their support for a good cause. Each shirt was outlined in pink on the back and on the front had a pink ribbon behind their logo….
Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker announced the passing of his father, Judge Thomas Wicker. Thomas was 98-years-old and died this morning at a hospital in Memphis. He was born in 1924 in Hickory Flat in Benton County. Wicker had a long and distinguished career in public service, serving as city attorney and county prosecutor for 12 years, state senate for three…
American Airlines CEO says pilot shortage could last three years and inflation is costing Americans $445 more in expenses per month. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia is dedicated to the enrichment of academics for children with dyslexia along the Gulf south region. A week from today, they’re holding an event to recognize Dyslexia Awareness Month. Representing them are Traci Barrientos and Meredith Descher with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Dyslexia Awareness Month, Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia
If you’re up for an evening of food, fun, and dancing, this may be your event! The Gulf Coast Senior Prom is coming up next month, hosted by IP Casino. Jennifer Rushing and Genna Smith are in studios with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gulf Coast Senior Prom, ip casino
Students at Bayou View Middle School in Gulfport received a lesson in making positive choices, courtesy of JZ 94.5 and Mississippi Power. Gulfport police chief, Harrison County district attorney, and others joined in on speaking to students about the consequences of their actions. A jail cell was placed in the center of the stage to give the kids a glimpse…
As the colder airmass continues to slide east, an upper level high pressure will move in behind it. Temperatures will continue to be moderate today as high temperatures will climb into the upper 70s to low 80s. It will feel more humid with mostly clear skies and a South wind. The rest of the forecast going into the weekend looks…
As the colder airmass continues to slide east, an upper level high pressure will move in behind it. Temperatures will continue to moderate today as high temperatures will climb into the upper 70s to low 80s. It will feel more humid with mostly clear skies and a South wind. The rest of the forecast going into the weekend looks to…
As the deep longwave trough situated over the eastern CONUS this week finally lifts out it will be replaced by a shortwave mid-upper ridge on Friday before flow becomes more zonal over the weekend. High temperatures will warm to slightly above average in the low to mid 80s as a result with surface high pressure dominating the area and suppressing…
Ocean Springs set up it’s very first cemetery tour in the city’s history to get into the Halloween spirit. Guests for the event met up at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center where they were picked up by a bus and brought to the nearby Evergreen Cemetery. At the cemetery, the group was guided through the graves where several…
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced eight new members for its class of 2023, including four NFL players and the first-ever skeet shooter, hailing from Biloxi. In alphabetical order: Jeff Herrod, former Ole Miss football star who played 11 years with the Colts Paul Maholm, former Mississippi State baseball star who spent ten years in the Bigs John Mangum,…
Long Beach taking on Lake Cormorant, fresh off a South State victory over East Central. After that first set, the Lady Bearcats go down 25-18, 25-17, 25-21, tough end to a great season, finishing with an overall mark of 21-5. A couple more tomorrow from Starkville, starting bright and early with Resurrection Catholic and Ingomar at 11 a.m. for Class…
Last year, the Pass Christian volleyball team made a run all the way to the 4A state championship match for the first time in program history. The Lady Pirates doubling down on that success this year, trying to get over the hump against Caledonia. The Pass coming off a South State championship victory over Purvis. The team from the north…
Four-star recruit Jeffery Rush, Jr. is picking up another Division I offer – his ninth overall – from Texas. The junior defensive lineman has SEC offers from Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Missouri, as well as other D1 offers from Florida State, Southern Miss, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, and Samford. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, sports, texas