Mississippi Highway Patrol wants to be sure you make it home safely this holiday season. MHP’s Home for the Holidays campaign will be increasing patrols and adding safety checkpoints in two waves. The Christmas period begins Friday at 6 a.m. and ends December 26th at midnight. The New Year’s period begins December 30th at 6 a.m. and will end January…
With a winter blast of cold air heading our way this week, we checked in with Harrison County EMA Director Matt Stratton on how to prepare for the frigid temperatures. First of all, it’s essential to stay warm both inside and when you head outside. Having layers of dry clothes on including hats and gloves and socks will be crucial….
Mississippi State University held a memorial service today for former Head Football Coach Mike Leach. Coach Leach died on December 12th after complications related to a heart condition. Guest speakers close to the coach such as former players, coaches, and friends shared stories about Leach. The one they call ‘The Pirate’ sent the past three seasons with the Bulldogs and…
Drug stores are limiting purchases of kids medicines and nearly half of U.S. workers plan to look for a new position in the New Year. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
While school is out for winter break, students are enjoying a winter-themed art camp at Walter Anderson Museum of Art. The three-day art camp started yesterday. Children ages 9 to 14 have been focusing on holiday motifs and the landscapes and living things that emerge when the nights are long and the temperatures drop. Campers used methods such as drawing,…
This morning, Ingalls Shipbuilding made a special donation to Back Bay Mission by donating nearly 3,000 pairs of socks and a monetary gift to the organization. Ingalls Shipbuilding Veterans Employee Resource Group spent weeks collecting socks at the shipyard. They selected Back Bay Mission to be the recipient of the sock donation due to their effort in strengthening our fellow…
Law enforcement agencies across South Mississippi are preparing for tomorrow’s funeral services for two of their fallen brothers. Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe will be remembered during a joint funeral service tomorrow at the Bay St. Louis Community Hall on Blaize Avenue. Both officers were killed in the line of duty last Wednesday morning as they were responding…
A dreary and cold day will continue across South Mississippi. Rain chances will diminish throughout the afternoon. There is a 40% chance of rain between now and sundown. Breezy conditions will continue from now and through tonight. Temperatures won’t tumble overnight with low-to-mid 40s expected at daybreak tomorrow. Cloud coverage will remain in place through Wednesday. Thursday will be reasonably…
The surface low-pressure south will approach the LA coast and ride along it as it progresses eastward. This brings a second round of showers, more to southern parts of the area, that will continue through this afternoon. This second round will have more instability to work with, so thunderstorms are likely to form right along the coast and in the nearshore Gulf…
Tonight, the surface low will approach the LA coast and ride along it as it progresses eastward. This is bringing a second round of showers, more to southern parts of the area, that will continue through Tuesday morning. This second round will have more instability to work with, so thunderstorms are likely to form right along the coast and in…
On Saturday, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl took place in Frisco, Texas and the two star players from this year’s 5A South State Championship game, Picayune’s Dante Dowdell and Gautier’s Kaden Irving, were on the same team this time. They were the only two All-Americans from the Gulf Coast. Irving, an Ole Miss baseball commit, threw a touchdown pass in…
The New Orleans Saints could have used a bye week much earlier in the season, but week 14 is the one they got and they made the most of it, coming out refreshed against their NFC South rival the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon en route to a 21-18 win in week 15. In their first home game since before…
Still not in the Christmas spirit? Well, in Biloxi at the Beau Rivage, there’s a Broadway style musical called ‘Finding Christmas’ that’s sure to bring some holiday cheer. The hour long performance led by two children and Jack Frost helps the audience find what Christmas means to them. There’s a little bit of magic, a whole lot of dancing and…
Two people are wanted by the George County Sheriff’s Department for an alleged commercial burglary. The incident happened on December 13th off Highway 613 in the Agricola community. Charles Mott and Tiffany Steele are wanted for allegedly stealing items from a home that’s being renovated. Mott was identified as the driver of a car that ran from deputies later in…
A Coast man created a casket to honor his sister earlier this year and it led him to wrapping more than 60 caskets. His two most recent designs are the caskets of the two fallen officers in Bay St. Louis. Casey Lawhon recently celebrated four years in business with KC Vinyl Wraps, where he does color change and customer graphic…
Heading into the overnight hours and into early Tuesday the surface low will approach the LA coast and ride along it as it progresses eastward. This brings a second round of showers, more to southern parts of the area, that will continue through Tuesday morning. This second round will have more instability to work with, so thunderstorms are likely to…
If you’re not in the Christmas spirit just yet, we have just the thing for you! WXXV Anchor Meggan Gray is performing tonight at the Beau Rivage’s Broadway style musical ‘Finding Christmas.’ News 25’s Sabria Reid has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: beau rivage, Finding Christmas
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 2023 marine information calendars are available at locations along the Coast. The agency held a photo contest earlier this year and those chosen are featured each month and on the cover as well as on collage pages in the calendar. This year’s calendar features the offices and programs that the MDMR administers to protect…
The D’Iberville St. Martin Chamber of Commerce has been hard at work putting together Christmas baskets to help people in need. Donations from local organizations, businesses, and schools helped fill the baskets. This year, D’Iberville Elementary held a food drive to collect donations. The boxes are filled with canned goods, pies, bread, and a turkey. For 40 years, the chamber…
This morning, families arrived at the Salvation Army Bridge Center in Biloxi to receive their Angel Tree gifts. The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program helps provide Christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year. Families must apply for the help and their wish lists are shared with donors in the community. Along with gifts like…
Outgoing Waveland Mayor Mike Smith received an early Christmas present today. His doctors have scheduled him for a kidney transplant on January 9th, 2023. Smith served two terms and Jay Trapani will be sworn in next month. Smith was diagnosed with stage five kidney failure. His wife of 43 years, Melanie, was tested to be a donor and the couple…
While the nation as a whole has seen a drop in rent prices this year, the state of Mississippi has gone in the opposite direction. According to a study done by Lending Tree, the average cost of rent in the state has gone up ten percent since January with the average one-bedroom apartment price increasing to $849. Since 2020, the…
Porch pirates stole an estimated 260 million packages in the last year and Elon Musk asks Twitter to decide if he should step down. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
What started off as a hobby is now a running business for 14-year-old Zoe Bailey. Bailey and her sister came up with the idea of making their own slime, but as Bailey’s sister got older, she lost interest, giving Bailey full control of rebranding and processing the slime. Bailey tells News 25 it’s the best way to cope with her…