The Blood Center hosted a blood drive at Pearl River Community College in Waveland to collect some much needed supply. The Blood Center collects 60 to 70,000 units of blood every year for the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a quarter of a million lives have been helped by donors. The college has a blood drive every spring and every fall to…
Ocean Springs residents need to be aware of heavy traffic on Ocean Springs Road. Ocean Springs Road will be under construction for the next two months. The Jackson County overlay project includes the addition of eight-inch shoulder strips on the outside of the road as well as re-striping the pavement. The project began today and will conclude on May 20th….
The Biloxi Police Department is asking for help identifying a car theft suspect. The man allegedly stole a car in the 100 block of Beach Boulevard on March 11th. He was wearing a black shirt with white writing, blue jeans, and was carrying a light-colored jacket. If you recognize this man or have seen him, you are asked to call…
St. Patrick High School makes another change to its administration. Orin Eleuterius has been named the interim dean of students for the remainder of the school year. In a social media post, the school says Mr. Eleuterius will handle disciplinary issues, promote positive behavior, and implement student handbook polices. He just retired at the end of last school year, after…
A local church in Gulfport is starting the spring season with some family fun. Temple Baptist Church held its spring family picnic yesterday afternoon. Kids of all ages received a gift for attending the outing and there were plenty of games, food, and music for everyone. Event organizers say it is a way for families to spend quality time together….
The coolest vehicles were all on display at the Touch-A-Truck event in Long Beach. The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts this fundraising event to raise money for teacher grants, high school scholarships, and small business grants. Kids of all ages were able to engage with life-sized vehicles, getting a first-hand experience at how the big toys operate. Police officers,…
Middle and high school teams competed in an underwater robotics competition over the weekend, testing their engineering and problem-solving skills. The University of Southern Mississippi held its 2023 Regional Seaperch Challenge Saturday at the Biloxi Natatorium. All teams had to build underwater remotely operated vehicles featuring low-cost, easily accessible materials. Each marine craft had to compete in an underwater obstacle…
What were the best and worst U.S. airlines for on-time performance in 2022 and U.S. home prices post their first annual decline in more than a decade. Monica Malpass is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report.
The annual Reggae Fest is coming to 100 Men Hall in Bay St. Louis in a little less than two weeks. Here with more about this year’s lineup is 100 Men Hall Owner Rachel Dangermond. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: 100 Men Hall, Reggae Fest
Keesler Federal Credit Union is celebrating its 75th anniversary with five days of giving back. Here to tell us about some special giveaways this week is Keesler Federal Board Chairman James Hollingsworth. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Keesler Federal Credit Union
Traffic is moving again on I-10 in Jackson County, but it was at a crawl for a couple of hours earlier this morning. An accident involving several trucks on the Pascagoula River Bridge. Pictures sent from Mississippi Highway Patrol shows damage to a pickup truck as well as two 18-wheelers after an accident in the westbound lanes. Officials say the…
Spring begins later today, but first, Mother Nature has one last grip of winter on us. Temperatures will max out 15 or so degrees below seasonal averages this afternoon. Clear skies and light winds will allow for another cold night. High pressure providing a slight southerly component to our winds should keep temperatures from bottoming out as cold as this…
A TRUE winter morning on this final day of the season, as a FREEZE WARNING is in effect through 10 am. Temperatures will rebound quickly after sunrise and all locations should be above freezing by about 10 am. With the upper pattern turning more zonal, cold air advection will shut off and afternoon highs will rise into the mid to…
The late season chill will stick around for a little longer across South Mississippi. A Freeze Warning is in effect for all of the Southern Six counties until 10 AM tomorrow morning. Clearer skies and lighter winds will allow for more efficient cooling overnight. If winds can become very light and allow for radiative cooling, a lot of the area…
Busy week for the New Orleans Saints, some of these free agency updates were already a done deal, but here’s some of the headliners. Saints retain tight end Juwan Johnson and quarterback Jameis Winston to back up new QB1 Derek Carr. Some other newcomers, former Chiefs defensive tackle Khalen Saunders, signing for three years up to $14.5 million, and then…
Biloxi High School alum Colt Keith continues to mash in his first taste of Major League spring training, hitting his second home run today for the Tigers, 427-foot solo shot to the bullpen in right center. The former Indian was drafted in the fifth round by Detroit back in 2020. Keith is scorching hot at the plate, hitting .353 during…
Rain, rain go away, and it did, just in time for Battle at the Beach to carry on at MGM Park with a revised schedule, starting with two local teams, Harrison Central and Resurrection Catholic. Word on the street is that the Shuckers got a new tarp this year, and it’s already coming in handy, 6A Red Rebels taking on…
On Wednesday night, the Mississippi State women’s basketball team won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2019. Since the Lady Bulldogs are already there, why not win another one? 11-seed MSU taking on 6-seed Creighton in South Bend, Indiana. Lady Bulldogs win big, 81-66 final. They’re bracket busting all the way to the round of 32. Mississippi State takes on…
The streets of Ocean Springs were filled with green and a little bit of gold as locals continue to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The festivities lasted all day long in the City of Discovery and it’s ending with a street-wide party. Twenty-one different businesses in Downtown Ocean Springs participated in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl. Hundreds of people…
The City of Biloxi announced plans to build a new hotel at the State of the City address. The Tullis Gardens Hotel is named after the original 19th century Tullis-Toledano Manor, which was washed away during Hurricane Katrina. The hotel will be 11 stories high, include a restaurant deck, and gardens. The building will incorporate a lot of architecture Biloxi…
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have both collapsed, proving that you are never too big to fail, but what does that mean for our local banks in South Mississippi? Recent bank failures may have you wondering if your local bank is still a safe haven for your hard-earned money. News 25 spoke with officials at Keesler Federal Credit Union…
Cold front has cleared pretty much all land areas in Louisiana and Mississippi and continues to push eastward through the coastal waters. A broad band of light to moderate showers is still affecting southern Mississippi with spottier showers across southeastern Louisiana. These showers will continue to progress eastward as well and the vast majority of the land area should be…
People in Downtown Ocean Springs aren’t letting a little rain get in their way of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. News 25’s Ansley Brent takes us to a sea of green for the St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Ocean Springs, st. patrick’s day, St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl
March 19th for the Pickens family will always be a day they will never forget. Howard Pickens, a husband, father, and community barber, was the first Mississippian to die from COVID. Pickens, also known as Fade, only showed one symptom of COVID when he caught it. During the time, testing for COVID was only given if all the symptoms were…