The first big name recruit during Will Hall’s tenure as Southern Miss Head Football Coach, Quarterback Ty Keyes announced his decision to enter the transfer portal. He will have three years of eligibility left. Formerly a four-star recruit out of Taylorsville, Keyes flipped from Tulane to USM after Hall landed the job in Hattiesburg. He was seemingly a star in…
On the Diamond, Southern Miss ace pitcher Tanner Hall earning First-Team All-American Honors today, courtesy of Perfect Game. A consensus post-season All-American last year, Hall is coming off a 9-3 season with a squeaky clean 2.81 ERA and 146 strikeouts, good for fourth in the nation. Hall was also named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year and Ferriss Trophy Winner…
Carnival royalty and citizens gathered for an annual tradition in Biloxi. The city held its Twelfth Night Celebration. Twelfth Night is the traditional festival on the night before epiphany, the official start of the Mardi Gras season. Crowds rallied at the Biloxi Visitors Center to watch as the Christmas lights surrounding the Biloxi Lighthouse were turned off, signifying the end…
January is National Blood Donor Month! In 1969, President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation designating the first month of the year as National Blood Donor Month. It’s an opportunity to recognize the roughly three percent of the U.S. population who donates blood each year. Blood donation is key to keeping people alive and healthy. Hospitals everywhere use blood, often in…
The Long Beach School District received a donation of $10,000 from Alliance Health Center to help with its Early Learning Program. The collaboration supports the district’s pre-k program with the added benefit of receiving tax credits on next year’s tax filings. The school already has started a pre-k program that began in August, but was limited in the number of…
The new year means a new semester for school all along the Coast. The new year has begun and the school bells have officially rung. Most classes are back in session along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Ocean Springs Middle School Principal Melissa Arnold says she is looking forward to seeing what the 2023 school year will bring. “2023 is…
A bit cooler today, but overall a very beautiful day ahead across the lower Mississippi River Valley/North Central Gulf Coast. Aloft, a longwave trough resides over the southeast. Water vapor imagery and forecast soundings are very dry indicating plentiful sunshine today. Surface high pressure will continue to spread into the region, which should limit surface winds keeping things light and…
Fred Lewis and other former Major League Baseball players are coming together to host the second annual Big League Youth Baseball Fundamentals Camp. Lewis went to Stone High School before attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, alongside Harrison Central alum Matt Lawton, who also went to MGCCC. The camp is a free one-day youth event for ages five through 12…
The official beginning of Carnival is here and you know what that means! It’s King Cake season! Cheeky Monkey in Biloxi will be serving them up all season. The bakery has been selling King Cakes since they opened 11 years ago. The dough is hand rolled, baked, and topped with icing and Mardi Gras colored sprinkles. In preparation for Feast…
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann visited the Coast to announce that he will be running for a second term. Hosemann was elected to the position in 2019 with more than 60 percent of the votes. Since he took office, Hosemann has helped make many changes across the state including reducing the income tax state to four percent, reducing the state’s debt,…
You can’t get far driving without seeing trash along the highway or streets on the Gulf Coast. MDOT has tried for many years to decrease the litter that seems to be coming from residents. MDOT has created three programs to combat trash: the sheriff’s inmate program, which brings inmates out to pick up trash. The second program is through the…
The sinkhole in Biloxi on the corner of DeSoto and Forrest has been patched up and declared drivable. The contractor Vectras headed out to the hole Wednesday where they spent the day cleaning out the sinkhole. The team then repaired the busted pipe that caused the hole. Once the pipe was fixed, the hole was then filled with gravel…
Revelers are gathering for an annual tradition in Biloxi to mark the start of Carnival. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is at the Biloxi Visitors Center where the Twelfth Night Celebration begins. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Carnival, mardi gras, Twelfth Night
General Motors has claimed the U.S. auto sales title from Toyota and the credit-reporting firms face more scrutiny as complaints soar. Monica Malpass is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Next week, Ocean Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center is hosting a Winter Job Fair and there are some really nice incentives being offered if you’re looking for a chance in the new year. Here to tell us more are Kimberly Riley and Pam Everett. The job fair takes place Wednesday, January 11th from 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the…
Tonight, revelers gather for an annual tradition in Biloxi to mark the start of carnival. Carnival royalty and the public will meet at the Biloxi Visitors Center for a Twelfth Night Celebration at 5 this evening, followed by the turning off of the Christmas lights at the lighthouse at six. After that, everyone will parade over to city hall to…
Surface high pressure will continue to spread into the region, which should limit surface winds keeping things light and variable through the short term period. With the wind direction and dry at the surface, the sea fog machine will remain solidly in the off position. Friday should be a carbon copy of today (sunny and seasonably mild) with only a few…
It will be a bit cooler today, but overall a very beautiful day ahead across the lower Mississippi River Valley/North Central Gulf Coast. Aloft, a n upper level disturbance resides over the southeast. Water vapor imagery and forecast soundings are very dry indicating plentiful sunshine today. Surface high pressure will continue to spread into the region, which should limit surface winds…
You may remember News 25 featuring this week’s Student Athlete of the Week, Julie Segroves, when she was in eighth grade, but she continues to raise the bar for female pole vaulters all across the nation. “Just jump. Don’t bail, don’t bail, just jump, and just complete the vault.” These are the words that Biloxi pole vaulter Julie Segroves says…
After an active morning, we had a relatively quiet and warm day. We’ll be on tap for a chilly night though. Given the clear skies and light winds, we’ll see plenty of radiational cooling which will provide for temperatures to bottom out into the mid to upper 40’s. Through the remainder of the work week the forecast will remain quiet….
The City of Ocean Springs passes the torch of municipal judge and prosecutor. The City of Ocean Springs swore in not one, but two municipal court positions. Newly elected Circuit Court Judge Calvin Taylor passes the torch and swears in Monte Tynes as Ocean Springs Municipal Court Judge. Judge Tynes served as the prosecutor for Ocean Springs for ten years…
After a rather active evening and overnight last night things are far quieter. Line of convection has moved off to the east rapidly and by 19z was already stretching from central NC into the northeastern Gulf. Sunny skies dominated the region and temperatures had climbed into the 70s but the slightly cooler air is still on the way. Through the…
Chapel Hart received some much-deserved love from the Mississippi Legislation today. House Resolution 2 was adopted and commends the music group for their success on America’s Got Talent and accomplishments throughout their career. The resolution also extended best wishes for the group and hope for continued success in the future. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Chapel Hart
Tomorrow is the day to flip the switch from the Christmas season to Mardi Gras! At 5, the public is invited to gather at the Biloxi Visitor Center, after an hour, the lights of the center will be turned off and everyone will parade to City Hall. Once the parade arrives at City Hall, the lights of carnival will be…