The American Legion Auxiliary #42 Ocean Springs is celebrating the Month of the Military Child this Saturday. They’ll be hosting their first ‘Strong and Resilient Together’ event. The purpose is to bring enjoyment to children, particularly those of veterans and military. The event is entirely free, even down to lunch. There will be an auction with 82 items from local…
One organization is helping heal the cat communities across the Coast one trap at a time. Fixin’ the Coast’s goal is to spay, neuter, and vaccinate as many felines as possible to help stabilize the population of strays. While cats may be hard to catch though, the team fills cat traps with cat food or sardines to lure cats into…
Spring has sprung and Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art is in the process of expanding and beautifying its campus and they need volunteers to help make it happen. Today, a volunteer orientation and party took place to get the volunteers well acquainted with one another. Mad Potter’s Garden Club is looking for people interested in consistently participating in outdoor beautification,…
Starting things out this evening glancing at radar illustrates echoes advancing ESE across portions of the CWA. Observations are far and few between reporting -RA but some of this is making it to the ground, especially within higher cores albeit most of it, especially lighter returns is virga. This is rather evident by looking at the recent HRRR sounding valid…
Sky Zone Trampoline Park opens this Friday in Biloxi. Sky Zone Trampoline Park is getting the finishes touches done before opening day. The environment is close to an amusement park with a thrilling zipline, slide, and swing. It’s complete with the usual trampolines and a section just for toddlers. Sky Zone General Manager Tammy Raber said, “We have several attractions…
D’Iberville police are asking for help returning two pups to their owner. The first dog was found on Suzanne Drive. The other pup was found running around the Winn-Dixie parking lot on D’Iberville Boulevard. If you know who the dogs belong to, please call the D’Iberville Police at 228-865-7060. The department also said if anyone is interested, they may foster…
Jersey Mike’s in Gulfport and D’Iberville is donating all sales today to Carter’s Champions for their annual Day of Giving. Day of Giving is one of Jersey Mike’s busiest days of the year. It’s where all Jersey Mike’s stores can pick a charity of their choice to donate all the funds made that day. Nationally, last year they raised $20…
The Biloxi Fire Department added three new fire trucks to their station. The new trucks were manufactured in Wisconsin and driven to Alabama to their service center. Since the service center was short staffed to deliver, the department took it upon themselves to get a group of firefighters to bring them to the Coast. The lifespan on some of the…
Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day and veterans from across the Coast gathered for a remembrance ceremony. It has been 50 years since the final American military forces left Vietnam and the remaining prisoners of war were returned. To honor those who sacrificed their lives for us, a remembrance ceremony was held at the Biloxi National Cemetery. Crusaders for…
Fixin’ the Coast is currently out in Biloxi helping trap a colony of cats so that they can be spayed or neutered. News 25’s Rick Gogreve is with the team to show us how the trapping process is going. Categories: Local News, News Tags: cats, Fixin’ the Coast
Home prices drop for the seventh straight month to start 2023 and the national drug shortage increased nearly 30 percent from 2021 to 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
Thunder over the Sound returns to Keesler Air Force Base next month! Joining us today are Col. Jason D. Allen, vice commander of the 81st Training Wing, and Lt. Col. John Connors to tell us more about the event. The event takes place April 29th through the 30th at Keesler Air Force Base and at Biloxi Beach. Categories: Community Headlines…
Every other Wednesday we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King is in studio with this week’s Pet of the Week, Mellow. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
A good meal and helping a great cause, Jersey Mike’s in Gulfport is teaming up with Carter’s Champions today to help breast cancer patients in South Mississippi. News 25’s Jazell Ladner is at Jersey Mike’s to tell us more about this day of giving. Categories: Community Headlines
A disturbance to the west of our area is providing for increased cloud coverage. High pressure will help weaken it through the rest of today. Clouds will clear out this evening and elevated winds will subside. It will be cool-to-cold again overnight. Return flow sets up off the Gulf of Mexico and warmth and humidity will be back to close…
Last night’s cold front has moved well out into the central Gulf of Mexico, ushering much cooler and drier air into the area. A disturbance moving across the northern Gulf is keeping cirrus level clouds across much of the area. This should be the case most of the day today as the cloud shield extends as far southwest as northern Mexico….
Mississippi State baseball hosting Samford. After starting league play 0-6, that’s gotta feel good for the Diamond Dawgs as they win 9-4.
On Tuesday night, Southern Miss and Ole Miss played a no contest due to unplayable field conditions with USM leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth at Trustmark Park in Pearl. “It’s the right thing. It’s disappointing, obviously, for both teams to come all this way, to get this deep into a game, have this many fans here and…
The Harrison Central girls basketball program is sending two seniors to the next level. This afternoon, Jaslyn Davis signed her letter of intent with Meridian Community College and Dekeria Walls put pen to paper with Mississippi College. Both players bring a winning mindset to their respective schools, having been a part of four consecutive Final Four appearances including a trip…
A much cooler and drier airmass is heading into our area tonight. Humidity is on the decrease behind a cold front that passed through earlier today. Northerly winds will continue and cloud coverage will remain across South Mississippi. Skies will clear out through the day tomorrow as a disturbance passes our region. High pressure transiting the Eastern U.S. will move…
Crusaders for Veterans is getting ready to host its sixth annual Vietnam POW, MIA, and KIA Remembrance Ceremony Wednesday morning. The event, held at the Biloxi National Cemetery, will begin at 10 a.m to honor those who fought and those who were lost during the Vietnam War. The event is hosted each year to remind those who fought in that…
Neighbors in Ocean Springs as well as city officials discussed the city’s annexation plans. Guests gathered inside the Fountain-Bleu Community Center earlier this evening to voice any possible concerns they had on the annexation plans. The court date for those plans is scheduled for April 13th. The plans were approved in December and they will annex two parcels of land…
Back Bay Mission held its third town hall on homelessness this evening. This event, held at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, gave residents an opportunity to learn about homelessness in the community and engage with the panelists on the topic. Guests were able to ask questions and get information on how they can help resolve the homeless crisis. Back…
It’s been a little over a month since Maybel and the students at St. Alphonsus started raising Pennies for Puppies. Last month, the students at St. Alphonsus Catholic School, with their therapy dog Maybel, raised money for shelter animals. This week, they presented a check for over $4,000 to the Jackson County Animal Shelter. Maybel’s handler, Amy Nimmo, says Maybel…