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…
The Mississippi State baseball team is taking the diamond tonight at Biloxi’s MGM Park for the first game of the Hancock Whitney Classic. News 25 Sports Director Jeff Haeger is previewing the excitement of SEC baseball on the Coast. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, mississippi state, sports
The executive director for Coastal Mississippi has just finished her first year on the job and she’s looking forward to collaborating with local leaders to advance her tourism goals in year two. Judy Young began working early last year and is looking to continue to promote our Coast as a tourism destination. The goal for the upcoming tourism season is…
Gulfport High School students spent their morning soaring to new heights at Gulfport Fire Station 3. 12th grade students in the law and public safety class at Gulfport High School stepped outside of the classroom and into a harness to learn about fire safety. Law and Public Safety Instructor Jeremy Necaise said, “My seniors get to work a lot with…
Redline Lumtronix in Ocean Springs is gearing up to head to Jackson as finalist in the second annual Mississippi Makers Challenge sponsored by Hancock Whitney, but they need the public’s help in winning the competition. Redline Lumtronix specializes in handmade halo headlights. Patented in 2017, the headlights are known for their black illusion headlights and clear halogen bulbs. The Mississippi…
A Jackson County family will be traveling to Florida soon for a life-changing surgery for their 10-year-old daughter. When you see ten-year-old Avyn Williams swing a bat or dance across the stage, you would never guess she’s having major back surgery this summer. Avyn was diagnosed with scoliosis when she was a four. She has spent years in casts and…
A Mississippi businessman indicted on charges of defrauding the government and health care providers notified the court he plans to plead guilty. Kenneth Ritchey of Ocean Springs was indicted in January 2021 of charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to commit hoarding of designated scarce materials, and hoarding. Ritchey filed…
Pfizer makes a big play into cancer treatments and regional banks plummeted on as investors worry they could be next to collapse. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
She’s performed this show more than 30 times over the past 40 years and it’s earned her several awards. Now, Kennedy Miazza is preparing for her final two performances of ‘The Belle of Amherst.’ It’s happening at Center Stage this weekend. Kennedy is sharing what this role has meant to her. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Belle of Amherst, Center Stage,…
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort is looking to hire. According to the casino’s website, there are dozens of positions available in a variety of departments, including food services, player services, hotel services, even some supervisors and culinary positions. If you’re interested, you may want to make plans to head down to the Scarlet Pearl this Friday. The resort is hosting an…
Multiple proposals have been submitted to the Jackson County Supervisors to buy Singing River Health System. The board of supervisors learned details at Monday’s meeting. The hospital is currently in partnership with Ochsner Health, which is expected to be one of the companies to submit a proposal. SRHS has three hospitals and 30 clinics and employs about 4,000. Supervisors will…
Smoke and flames consume a building in the Long Beach Industrial Park. Harrison County Fire Rescue sent us video showing the blaze. The building on A Avenue is Sanico, a company that offers facility services to area businesses. This all unfolded around 11 last night. Fifteen firefighters with ten units spent some three or four hours bringing this blaze under…
Cool conditions continue today with high temperatures only maxing out in the low 60s. Clouds will be on the increase into this evening as a minor disturbance moves through the region. It will bring increased cloud coverage and a low-end chance of sprinkles overnight. The disturbance will clear the area by daybreak tomorrow. Sunny skies will dominate the picture tomorrow…
Generally a dry west or northwesterly flow currently resides over the region. At the surface, high pressure continues to spread eastward over the mid/lower MS River Valley this morning. The center of the high pressure will continue to move eastward from the MO Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley by tonight. A weak disturbance will amplify upstream and move over our…
Surface high pressure and an upper level ridge dominate the weather for the next couple days. This results in cool, dry air bringing some relief to the warm trend we`ve been having, possibly even five to 10 degrees below normal and in the upper 30s to upper 40s for the low temps tonight and Tuesday night. Tomorrow should be a…
St. Martin wide receiver Noreel White is committing to Arkansas. The class of 2024 four-star recruit chose the Razorbacks over Florida State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and LSU and has other division I offers from Troy, Arkansas State, UNLV, Tulsa, Southern Miss, Louisiana, Jackson State, Liberty, and Tulane. The former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week can truly do…
In its quest to get back to national championship form, the Mississippi State baseball program once again coming through Biloxi as a part of the Hancock Whitney Classic at MGM Park. This year, the Bulldogs taking on both Nicholls State and Louisiana at the home of the Biloxi Shuckers in a two-game mid-week series before starting SEC play Friday at…
Ole Miss losing the state’s top basketball recruit for good with Josh Hubbard declaring his commitment to Mississippi State. A class of 2023 four-star guard out of Madison Ridgeland Academy, Hubbard was released from his national letter of intent following the firing of Kermit Davis. Hubbard recently became the all-time leading scorer in Mississippi with more than 4,200 career points….
Less than three weeks after parting ways with Kermit Davis, the Ole Miss men’s basketball program has a new head coach in the form of Chris Beard. As first reported by CBS Sports and Stadium and later announced by the school, the Rebels hire Beard to take over a team that went just 12-21 this season. Beard is just over…
It’s not everyday that athletes get to sign on their senior night, which gives these two Gulfport Admirals double the reason to celebrate. Gulfport tennis players Smith Walker and Laurel Dennis celebrated the end of their high school careers at senior night before hosting their matches against D’Iberville. Once the matches were complete, the festivities were still in full swing….
Residents met with MGCCC officials to discuss a proposed plan for a new entrance road to the Harrison County campus. Residents living within Ward 5 attended the neighborhood meeting inside the school’s performing arts center on Debuys Road. The new proposed entrance comes from Pass Road to Eula Street and will utilize a roundabout. Since it will be built on…
The nonprofit Feed my Sheep is celebrating 40 years of serving the community along South Mississippi. To celebrate, the organization held a party to honor the volunteers and donors who help keep Feed my Sheep running. Guests listened to speakers discuss the growing success the team has had throughout its history while enjoying meals prepared by restaurants across the Coast….
Take me out to the ball game because it is almost Buddy Ball season! Mississippi Gulf Coast Buddy Sports provides local sports and leisure opportunities for individuals with special needs. Buddy Ball is a baseball league created for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This Wednesday night, Buddy Ball will officially kick off their season with opening ceremonies…
The 81st Training Wing’s Security Forces Squadron hosted a ruck march in honor of K9 Veteran’s Day. K9 Veteran’s Day is a day set aside to honor the past and present military working dogs in the Department of Defense. The event started with opening remarks from the 81st Security Forces Squadron Commander followed by the 5K Ruck March. Military working…