Ocean Springs Fishing Pier just north of Highway 90 is now open. After months of rebuilding from Hurricane Zeta in 2020, the pier officially opened Monday. The hurricane caused structural and electrical damage. Jackson County teamed up with FEMA to redo the 1,300 linear foot pier that cost over $600,000. The pier has new decking to make it easier for…
Want to get the kids out of the house this summer? The Gulfport Police Department is offering four camps for your kids to be a part of. Children can learn how to cast a line or make a hole-in-one with the department. GPD will have a fishing and golfing camp this summer. Each camp allows 15 children to enroll. Children…
Surface high pressure and an upper level ridge are sliding to the east primarily bringing a shift in wind direction through southeasterly and ending up southerly and around 10 to 15 kt by tomorrow afternoon. This is ahead of an approaching cold front that is associated with an upper level low in the upper Great Plains into Canada. Temperatures will…
Hurry up and fill out those brackets because the madness is about to begin! The March Madness Tournament tips off tomorrow with the round of 64 and sportsbooks and bettors alike are ready for all the action. It is a single elimination tournament featuring 68 teams and seven rounds of college basketball. Bet MGM is expecting a huge turnout for…
The Mississippi State baseball team is getting hot at the right time at least when it comes to putting on a good show for MSU fans here on the Gulf Coast. For the second day in a row, News 25’s Sports Director Jeff Haeger is at MGM Park where the Bulldogs are already underway against Louisiana. Categories: Local Sports, Sports…
Youth for Christ just opened a new store in Gulfport in hopes of spreading its mission. The store is called ‘Bloomingdeals’ and it is located at the Gulfport Premium Outlets. Youth for Christ already has two stores, Thrift Market and Buy Now, which are both located on Pass Road. This new discount store offers an array of items including baby…
Museums from Pennsylvania to Connecticut to Mississippi were hit by mysterious burglaries in the 70s. Nearly 50 years ago, an 1847 Mississippi rifle was stolen from Beauvoir and was recently recovered in Delaware. The rifle, from the First Regiment Mississippi, known for its Battle of Buena Vista which was a turning point in the Mexican-American War, was on loan to…
Keesler Air Force Base has completed construction and repairs to its runaway. After reopening, the airfield is returning to normal flight operations. The runway closed November 2022 for repairs with flying operations relocated to the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center. The airfield supports the 403rd Wing, the 815th airlift squadron, and the Hurricane Hunters. They are responsible for providing combat…
Wall Street panic took a pause yesterday and Walmart is offering Easter baskets and meals at last year’s prices as high inflation weighs on households. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce Main Street Tourism Bureau brought people together with the city’s fire chief for their Frappuccino with Fire event. People were able to hear from Ocean Springs Fire Chief Derek McCoy this morning while enjoying a complimentary breakfast at Coffee Fusion. Chief McCoy talked about the fire department getting two new engines, the updates and renovations…
The Harbor Farmer’s Market is now open in Gulfport. You can buy homemade and local food, things like eggs, jams, salsa, plants, produce, and more. The Harbor Market has been around for eight years and will be open every Wednesday from now through September with more than 14 vendors. While the market primarily sells food, it also offers arts and…
Buggin’ the Beach is back for its 28th year. Rain or shine, the longest running classic Volkswagen car show in the state will take over Beauvoir this weekend. Stuart Raines from the Gulf Coast Volkswagen Club is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Buggin’ the Beach, Gulf Coast Volkswagen Club
It’s time for this week’s Pet of the Week. Katie King with the Humane Society is here with this week’s pet, Nebbie. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
House Bill 1723 was passed by the state senate yesterday. This bill could help with food insecurity. It allows for a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for businesses that make a contribution to food banks. With inflation affecting so many people, food insecurity is at all-time high in Mississippi. Local food pantries have said they would certainly benefit from this bill because…
The governor signed a bill to regulate the sale of electric vehicles in Mississippi. House Bill 401 requires electric car manufacturers to sell their vehicles through franchised dealerships in Mississippi rather than company-owned stores. Some of the largest EV companies, including Tesla and Rivian, currently sell vehicles through company-owned facilities. The new law does not place any restrictions on Mississippian’s…
Governor Tate Reeves has signed a bill to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips. In a statement, the governor said: “It’s a sad reality that fentanyl overdoses are skyrocketing as a result of an open border.” He went on to say this bill will help save lives. House Bill 722 amends the Mississippi Code regarding paraphernalia to exclude materials used to test…
Cool conditions will remain today under abundant sunshine. Winds will be shifting to an easterly, and then southeasterly direction as high pressure moves farther east. Thanks to southerly flow and increasing moisture, overnight lows will be slightly less cold tonight. Tomorrow is the true transitional day in the pattern. Moisture will increase throughout the day along with temperatures warming into…
An upper level impulse continues to move downstream this morning after producing some light shower activity overnight. Today will be a transitional day for the region as high pressure remain in control of the region and a cold front to the west begins to take form. Tonight, high pressure will continue to move east allowing for a surface return flow…
Zonal flow aloft will turn northwesterly tonight as an upper- level shortwave trough, currently over Texas/Oklahoma, approaches and passes over our region. Upper ridging builds in its wake over the central US and shifts eastward through the remainder of the period. At the surface, strong high pressure over the Upper Mississippi River Valley pushes southeastwards, reaching the Appalachians by Wednesday…
Pearl River three-year football standout Elijah Jenkins committed to Arkansas Pine Bluff, which was the first Division I program to offer him earlier this month. During his 24 games in Poplarville, the 6’0” 230-pound linebacker posted 76 tackles and seven-and-a-half sacks to go along with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Hailing from Picayune, Jenkins starred on a Maroon…
NIT First round, Southern Miss on the road at 4-seed UAB in a battle of old Conference USA foes. UAB pulls away late, great season for USM, but it ends in defeat 88-60. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, NIT, Southern Miss, sports
Mississippi State Head Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis said, “We try to come back for some of our local kids, and we know – Logan Forsythe was on the bus pointing out his high school as we’re pulling down the highway, so it’s neat. And we’ve got some kids who have never been down here, so for some of our local…
The Pass Christian Historical Society hosted a presentation on the past and present owners of Pirates Cove Restaurant. The former owners, as well as the current owners and manager, were there. An overview of how the restaurant was founded, how it was opened in a new location after Hurricane Katrina, and the challenges of keeping a supply of bread for…
Family and friends of Diane Dunn, the 79-year-old woman who was hit and killed by a vehicle on March 11th, held a candle light vigil this evening. A photo of Miss Dunn surrounded by candles and balloons was placed at the location she was hit on Tennessee Street in Gulfport. Visitors then gathered around the vigil with lit candles as…