A broad ridge of high pressure will remain over the northern gulf through the week promoting onshore flow with showers and thunderstorms expected each day. Starting out the new work week with some patchy fog possible across SW MS and maybe as far as around Baton Rouge daybreak. However, coverage and density will be dependent on if locations saw rain…
Long Beach Bearcats hosted Pass Christian Pirates in the Oyster Bowl. Pass Christian wins 56-20.
All kinds of good rivalry games in week one, Pascagoula hosting Moss Point in another rendition of the Battle of the Cats. Categories: Friday Night Showcase Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, Moss Point Tigers, Pascagoula Panthers, sports
Oak Grove hosting Harrison Central in the first game of the Port City Bowl Classic. A close battle between the two, but Oak Grove ends up on top with a final score of 18-15. Categories: Friday Night Showcase Tags: Harrison Central Red Rebels, high school football, Oak Grove Warriors
The boundary will lift tonight, and there will not be as much of a focus for rainfall that develops. Southerly surface winds will help to enhance warm air and moisture advection into the area, which will enhance instability over the area. PW values will remain high over the weekend hovering around 1.8 to 2 inches, which is above the 75th…
The Picayune Maroon Tide are fresh off winning its first gold ball since 2013 and still riding that Maroon Tide wave of being on top for the last nine months, but now everybody else wants to be the team to knock off the reigning champs on their quest for a repeat, starting with the always dangerous Poplarville. Hornets hosting Picayune…
If you want a rainbow, you’ve gotta have a little bit of rain! Here is a picture sent in by a viewer. Sharon Bellinfante sent us a photo of a rainbow that appeared on her dog Divot. Very fitting for National Dog Day!
The boundary will lift tonight, and there will not be as much of a focus for rainfall that develops. Southerly surface winds will help to enhance warm air and moisture advection into the area, which will enhance instability over the area. PW values will remain high over the weekend hovering around 1.8 to 2 inches, which is above the 75th…
Today, Hancock Whitney in Gulfport hosted an awards luncheon at the Great Southern Club for this year’s Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants. Nine of South Mississippi’s most outstanding teachers earned up to $2,000 from the Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants funded by Hancock Whitney. The grant funds creative learning projects that enhance student learning experiences from grades K through 12…
The 2nd Amendment Sales Tax holiday weekend begins today and that means no sales tax for approved items related to hunting. The legislature added this sales tax holiday in 2014. It runs today, tomorrow, and Sunday. Generally speaking, ammunition, guns, and archery equipment are eligible for the sales tax holiday. Miscellaneous hunting supplies such as clothing, boots, and animal calls…
The Hancock County School District Board of Education announced Rhett Ladner as the interim superintendent for the 2022-2023 school year and Friday was his first day on the job. The unanimous decision was made at the board meeting on August 23rd. He is a 28-year educator and 21 of those years was serving kindergarten through 12th grade as an administrator….
The Biloxi Police Department and the Long Beach Police Department came together once again to help Hendrix, a six-year-old who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. His parents are both police officers here along the Coast. Volunteers came together under the pavilion behind St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach to sell pulled pork plates with potato salad for…
Bay St. Louis’ new police chief has big plans for the city and his officers. Toby Schwartz was sworn in last week as the new police chief in Bay St. Louis surrounded by family and friends. His son, also a first responder, had the honor of pinning his badge on his dad. Toby was interested in this particular position because…
The IRS says it will use its new money to hire customer service representatives. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Lyman Senior Center is holding an event to appreciate and socialize with our veterans. It’s happening next Thursday and here to tell us more is the senior center’s Director Al Jones. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: events, Lyman Senior Center, veterans
A George County woman is in jail, charged with stealing a riding lawnmower. Forty-year-old Lisa Lynne Howell was charged with commercial burglary, grand larceny, and petit larceny. She was taken to the George County Jail on a $6,500 bond. George County Sheriff Keith Havard said deputies were sent to a business on Highway 26 Monday about a stolen lawnmower. Someone…
Eyes on the skies again today after torrential rains across Southern states, including South Mississippi. We saw so many scenes dealing with the weather across the Gulf Coast, like Highway 90 disappearing under all the rainwater near Gautier Vancleave Road. All that has drained off for the most part. Categories: Local News, News Tags: flash flooding, storms, Weather
WXXV and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to spotlight one outstanding local business each month. Today, we introduce you to CC Jean with Rise Psychotherapy and show you how she’s providing affordable mental healthcare to our under-served community. Categories: Chamber Member Spotlight Tags: Chamber Member Spotlight, mississippi gulf coast chamber of commerce, rise psychotherapy
FLOODING ALONG RIVERS; WOLF, BILOXI AND TCHOUTACABOUFFA… A weaker surface low pressure and attendant boundary near or just offshore this afternoon will be the focus for heavy rainfall. This will be the reason for not posting a flood watch. So, long story longer, this does not mean there will be no heavy rain producing storms around, there just should not…
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT – 7 PM… A stalled stationary front overhead will continue to bring the abundant moisture flow to the area. But with the even weaker surface low pressure and attendant boundary near or just offshore today, the focus for heavy rainfall should be at the coast or just offshore. This will be the reason for not…
Will be going up with a flash flood watch for today. This will not be as much of an areawide distribution but moreso a rate driven event. Some of the thunderstorms today could be in or around 4″ per hour rates over already saturated grounds. This would cause some areas to flood easily within a short period. PW values are…
In less than 24 hours, the Resurrection Catholic Eagles will be back on the field to kick off their 2022 season at stop number 25 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. “Waiting since all the way from spring, we’re ready.” QB/ safety Max Askew said, “Pumped. You wake up at 6:30 every morning in the summer for Friday…
One of the best games of the entire 2021 high school football season was the very first game of the season, Ocean Springs taking Head Coach Blake Pennock’s former team into double overtime on a Thursday and winning 45-44, setting the tone for what turned out to be a perfect regular season. The Greyhounds didn’t play another one-possession game until…
When the Tchoutacabouffa River rises, Biloxi residents living at Wells Ferry Landing take action. After days of heavy rainfall, it’s not an uncommon sight to see cars lining Highway 67 near James Brandon Road. News 25 spoke to a few residents checking on their cars one last time before calling it a night. Steve Shireman has lived in the area…