The Kiwanis Club hosted its monthly potluck meeting today to discuss several topics and events. The main topic of discussion was updating the club with the success of the Gautier High School’s Stars program. Kiwanis, in coordination with the high school’s Key Club, introduced the program to give students more ways to promote themselves in positive ways. Each week the…
Ocean Springs city officials met with the Ocean Springs Homeless Council to discuss recommendations aimed to address homelessness in the area. The council was founded in October of 2021 and soon after began its research on the best ways to address homelessness. After a six-month period, the group has come up with several short term and long-term suggestions aimed at…
In city hall meetings across the Coast, several first responders receive recognition for their heroism and daily sacrifice. Long Beach City Hall erupted in applause as fireman and law enforcement officer of the year awards were presented. The American Legion normally presents these awards nationally, however, for the first time, local first responders are also honored. According to Commander Bill…
Hot and dry again for most of the day today. Focus late this afternoon and evening will be on convective development to our north and east, with short-range guidance identifying a zone of low-level convergence oriented NW to SE across central MS into SE MS. Going into Wednesday through the end of the forecast period, eyes will again shift upstream…
A hero is being remembered in Pascagoula as Ingalls Shipbuilding hosts a keel authentication ceremony for the new Arleigh-burke class destroyer. A new destroyer being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding will carry the name and the legacy of one of the Navy’s own. Family, friends, constituents, and fellow senators gathered for the keel authentication ceremony for the Arleigh-burke class guided missile…
Two Coast first responders receive recognition for their heroism and daily sacrifice. News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Long Beach for the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter of the Year awards. Categories: Local News, News Tags: First Responder of the Year Awards
A ceremony honoring fallen Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen was held at the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center with an unveiling of a new memorial. A truck wrap that features a photo of McKeithen’s memorial chair was unveiled at the morning ceremony. The custom-built memorial chair was a gift from Saving a Hero’s Place last year, a nonprofit that honors fallen first…
Today the Gulfport Chamber of Commerce held a Legislative Luncheon with Senator Roger Wicker at MGCCC. Wicker provided an update on federal legislation impacting coastal Mississippi, the state and the nation. Wicker talked about how the state has increased the number of higher paying jobs and is one of the leading innovators for steel manufacturing, automobile production, electronics, helicopter and…
Here’s Jason Lindsey with today’s Hooked on Science experiment. Categories: Hooked on Science Tags: Hooked on Science
McDonald’s races to hire over-50s as companies seek to lure retirees back to work and more than two million infant swings and rockers are being recalled after a ten-month-old died. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The City of Biloxi is working to reconstruct a popular pier and it just got the nod from the Department of Marine Resources. Today, DMR authorized the city to move forward with plans to rebuild the Lighthouse Pier at Highway 90 and Porter Avenue. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors is also on board. A design has been submitted to…
Today marks 45 years since Elvis Presley’s death. Fans gathered at his Graceland home for a candlelight vigil last night, a highlight of Elvis Week at the popular tourist attraction. This vigil always draws thousands. His former wife, Priscilla Presley addressed the crowd. On this day in 1977, Elvis was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious in his…
We’ve watched with so much pride as a trio of ladies from Poplarville has soared to the top with their performance on national TV. Chapel Hart performs again tonight on NBC’s America’s Got Talent and this time, it’s live. They took a break from rehearsals in Los Angeles to sit down with News 25’s Meggan Gray to talk about everything…
The focus late this afternoon and evening will be on convective development to our north and east, with short-range guidance identifying a zone of low-level convergence oriented NW to SE across central MS into SE MS. This area, lined up with a corridor of higher moisture will be enough to ignite t-storms. The question here will be how widespread/deep can…
Every other Tuesday we have the pleasure of featuring an animal up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King is here with us to introduce News 25’s Pet of the Week, Paw-Paw. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Gulfport, HSSM, Humane Society of South Mississippi, Mississippi, pet of the week
Hot and dry again on today for most of the day. No real distinct changes in the overall profile of the atmosphere. This subsiding dry layer has kept very hot conditions through the region and that will continue. The focus late this afternoon and evening will be on convective development to our north and east, with short-range guidance identifying a zone…
The main focus of the short term forecast will be the warmer temperatures heading into Tuesday and likely again Wednesday. It has been a while since we`ve had these warmer temperatures, since we`ve seen so much rain the past month or so. Hot and drier conditions will subside by the end of the week as the surface high pressure yields…
The storm is coming at stop number 19 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days where the West Harrison Hurricanes are looking to take their program to the next category up in 2022. “We’re not the same West Harrison we were a few years ago. We’re the new West Harrison.” “Competition all the time. We’ve been hitting each other…
In Jackson County, crews are wrapping up the Parker’s Lake Bridge replacement. Weather permitting, the project should be complete this winter. Since last March, this portion of the Wade-Vancleave Road has been closed. The closure disrupting travel for thousands of commuters temporarily rerouting to Interstate 10. News 25 spoke to the bridge inspector who was delighted to announce the replacement…
Working to keep the people of Jackson County safe during severe weather, funding for a new emergency operations center is being discussed. The current Jackson County Emergency Operations Center is in a flood plain and has sustained significant damage in hurricanes and various storms. Today’s public hearing explained the ‘Katrina Supplemental Community Development Block Grant Program’ allowing for public comment….
After 31 years serving the Pascagoula community, Lt. Rocky Smith is retiring! Over three decades Lt. Rocky has worked every shift and managed every role a fireman could undertake. During a BBQ over the weekend, fellow firemen celebrated his 30-year career with laughs, food, and comradery. Lt. Rocky was gifted his final fireman axe and thanked for his decades of…
Tomorrow morning, there will be a ceremony honoring fallen Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen with an unveiling of a new memorial piece. The custom-built memorial chair was a gift from ‘Saving a Hero’s Place,’ a nonprofit that honors fallen first responders by providing their departments with a permanent place of reverence. Tuesday morning, the Beau Rivage and Frisard’s Trucking Company will…
The North Bay Civitan Club of D’Iberville and St. Martin is back with its signature service project: Bears on Patrol. The Bears on Patrol service project is used as an opportunity to help at-risk youth caught in emergency situations. Each year the club collects teddy bears that are given to a chosen emergency service group to then give to children…
The Mississippi Department of Education designated seven elementary schools as ‘Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading’ schools for the 2022-2023 school year. Five out of the seven schools are right here along the Coast. Today, North Bay Elementary School and Waveland Elementary School celebrated their accomplishment of becoming a science of reading school by holding a school-wide celebration. The recognition is…