The City of Diamondhead is moving forward with their plan to create a town center. The vision is to create a walkable downtown environment. Town center would encourage retail shops, restaurants, and professional offices to locate in the Aloha District. The master plan includes condos, apartments, town homes, and other types of residential living. Diamondhead Mayor Nancy Depreo said, “We’re…
Governor Tate Reeves visited Diamondhead City Hall to discuss the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act. New projects funded by GOMESA include $1.2 million for Diamondhead infrastructure, reducing flooding of streets and homes, and improving water quality. The second project funds nearly $2 million to study local ecosystems, including protecting the sea grass habitat, fish, and beaches. Governor Reeves describes…
Although no heat advisory was posted today, temps were up compared to Sunday, and that trend will continue. Gulfport hit a real-feel of 106 and Pascagoula hit 109, and this is just the beginning. A heat advisory will likely be needed for Tuesday through the rest of the week. A sea breeze will get initiated around noon along the Mississippi…
Looking to challenge and inspire your young artists? The Gulfport Arts Center has a camp for them. Summertime Mini Art Camps are in full swing tomorrow for the Gulfport Arts Center. For three weeks, camps will be happening on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The three camps will be divided by age level where they will…
Rockets and robots and planets, oh my! St. Patrick Catholic High School is hosting a rocket and robots camp this week for local children. The camp is hosted by the school’s robotics team. For Gavriella Persing, this experience is rewarding because she gets to see kids that she helped in previous camps now help campers as members of the robotics…
The City of Ocean Springs is encouraging everyone to get up and active by installing new workout equipment along Front Beach. While enjoying a nice day on the beach, people can enjoy working out on the multi-bars, sit-up bench, pull-up and dip station, parallel bars, leg press, back extension, and a combo press and pull. The $20,000 project has two…
The College World Series is a big deal, but there’s another competition taking place right across the street that gives baseball a run for its money. Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina in Omaha pits all eight College World Series fan bases against each other in what they call the Jello Shot Challenge. At $4.50, they want to see which school can…
Ten days ago, News 25 spoke with Congressman Steven Palazzo in an in-depth interview about the runoff with Mike Ezell. Now, the sheriff of Jackson County sits down in our studio as News 25 gives both GOP candidates time to talk about their policies, the change they want to see, and the runoff, which is happening next Tuesday. Categories: Featured,…
Ole Miss baseball will be squaring off with Arkansas in the Rebels’ second game of the College World Series in Omaha. They played the Razorbacks earlier in the year in Fayetteville where the Razorbacks took two of three, but that series was incredibly significant for Ole Miss. When Mike Bianco’s group lost the final game, the team officially hit rock…
Amazon has announced its Prime Days for the year and mortgage rates see the biggest weekly gain since 1987. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
News 25, in partnership with Navigator Credit Union and Shred-It, hosted a shredding day event to help the Coast protect their personal information. Visitors from all over the Coast were able to safely and securely drop off old mail with personal information on it to the tent where it was properly shredded and disposed of. Shredding old and unwanted mail…
To celebrate Father’s Day, the City of Gulfport held the second annual Ugly Tie Festival over the weekend. The fun event had everything dad could ever want such as a wide variety of food trucks, fun games, live entertainment, and several different vendors. The papa party even hosted two different competitions: a dad bod competition and an ugly tie competition….
If you live in Harrison County, grab your dogs because you now have a brand-new dog park to enjoy. The county held a grand opening for its new four-acre puppy paradise. The park is located at the back of the Harrison County Fairgrounds. You can enjoy what it has to offer now, but there are also plans to add some…
On Sunday, the Gulfport City Wide Juneteenth Celebration Committee hosted its Freedom Brunch and awards ceremony. The community was able to come together and celebrate the Juneteenth holiday while also presenting some community members with awards for their hard work in the area. The committee also awarded three students with $300 Mary Spinks Thigpen Oratorical Scholarships. This scholarship was created…
In South Mississippi, the Movers and Shakers Social Club hosted a Juneteenth celebration in Biloxi Saturday. The day began with a 5K unity walk in honor of those who paved the way in the past. Following the walk, the club hosted a large party to celebrate the holiday. There was food, live music, vendors, activities for children, and even a…
A southern gospel quartet is coming home to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Bibletones are performing in Gulfport this Saturday. Their manager, Jack Armstrong, is in studio with details. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Bibletones, concert
It’s time to get your little one’s geared up with lures and line for this weekend’s 37th annual Kids Fishing Rodeo. In studio with more is Bay St. Louis Mayor Mike Favre with the Gulf Coast Sportsman’s Club. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gulf Coast Sportsman’s Club, Kids Fishing Rodeo
Today on Mom to Mom, we have a fun kid inspired Father’s Day gift. Categories: Mom to Mom Tags: Mom to Mom
Within the framework of the short term, today will stay just below heat advisory criteria but no doubt a few locations will hit it. A heat advisory will likely be needed for Tuesday through the rest of the week. A sea breeze will get initiated around noon along the Mississippi coast and this should help get some thunderstorms started will…
A man suspected of breaking into a Pascagoula church has turned himself into police. Dustin Michael Moore, 29, was charged with burglary of a commercial building on Sunday. He was taken to the Jackson County jail and bond was set at $25,000. Pictures were taken from security cameras near The Collective Church on Pascagoula Street. Members of the church posted…
The main story will become the heat again after today. That’s not to say today won’t be hot just not when compared to the next several days. Within the framework of the short term, today will stay just below heat advisory criteria but no doubt a few locations will hit it. A heat advisory will likely be needed for Tuesday…
It remained hot out there today, with temperatures generally in the lower and middle 90s. The one difference for most of the area is that relative humidity values are 20 percent lower today, keeping heat index values closer to 100 today than to 110. The exception locally was around Bay St Louis, where the muggy air hung on with a…
Gulfport tied a record-high today at 95, and Pascagoula hit 99, which was one degree under their record of 100 (they have a shot at 100 Saturday). Mid-upper 90s today will repeat Saturday, keeping that heat advisory up. Remember heat is cumulative, making it very important to get to a place it is cool for a while each day, especially…
The big story will continue to be the heat. Temps are expected to tack on a degree or two the next few days for most sites. Mid-upper 90s for today will help keep the heat advisory going and this may be posted again Saturday. Remember heat is cumulative, making it very important to get to a place it is cool…