Another charging location for electric vehicles is popping up here in South Mississippi. Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has installed charging stations on site for guests and passengers to use. This is in partnership with Mississippi Power through their electric vehicle rebate program. The stations will officially be unveiled by airport officials Wednesday afternoon. These charge hubs join nearly 16 other electric…
More Americans are getting a second job and Pepsi Co will lay off hundreds of workers. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Tomorrow is the 66th annual Pancake Day at First United Methodist Church of Gulfport. Here with more are Jennifer Gates and Travis Moore. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Kiwanis, pancake breakfast
His work is known as comedy on steroids, Eddie B. is coming to the iMPAC on MGCCC’s campus in Harrison County. Here with more is Jessica Crosby. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: MGCCC, ‘Teachers Only Comedy Tour’
Those interested in the ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ program have a couple of days left to give a special holiday gift to an older adult who may otherwise go without. This year, program coordinators hope to collect gifts for local older adults. To participate, shoppers can look for the ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ tree or display…
Harrison County Sheriff Deputy Leroy Barnes drowned Saturday morning while canoeing on Adams Lake. Now, the sheriff’s office is rallying around his family to host a benefit. Each year, the Harrison County Deputy Sheriff’s Association hosts a smoked pork butt Christmas benefit, but this year all the proceeds will go towards the Barnes family. The pork butts are $35 each…
The Southeastern Construction Owners and Associates Roundtable, the Southern States Millwright Regional Council, and DeWalt presented a grant and scholarship tool package to the Moore Community House Women in Construction program in Biloxi. SCOAR funded a $4,500 grant to the program and the SSMRC funded a tool package valued at more than a thousand dollars to Alisha King, a pre-apprentice…
Temperatures are warm across South Mississippi! Mid to upper 70s will be found across much of our area this afternoon. Partly to mostly cloudy skies will be in place along with a 20% chance of a passing shower. Clouds will thin tonight to just a few clouds by daybreak. However, there will be patchy fog present tomorrow morning and the…
A man whose remains were found in a truck toolbox in rural Pearl River County has been identified. Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage said the victim is 24-year-old Seth Colter Odom of Poplarville. The body was found about 10 a.m. Saturday on the embankment of a creek on Burge and Reyer Road in the north part of the county….
The warm front yesterday retreated quickly and even by this morning was already north of the area and we are now in a warm air regime. This could set the stage for marine fog again tonight, especially over coastal MS where the waters are in the lower and mid-60s with dew points approaching the upper 60s to near 70. Again in…
Some heavy news out of Pascagoula over the weekend, Coach Lee Tingle passed away from a rare brain disease at the age of 52. A Resurrection Catholic baseball coach and beloved Pascagoula community member, Tingle was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease less than two months ago. Tingle was born and raised in Pascagoula and is survived by his wife, RCS…
For the short term, like the last few days the primary forecast issue is fog potential tonight. We’ll be under a DENSE FOG ADVISORY tonight, beginning at 10pm, lasting through 9am tomorrow morning. Tonight temps will be slow to fall and across western portions of the area there has been enough WAA and dewpoint recovery that may keep these areas…
The pride of Moss Point, Devin Booker, is returning home for a very special honor. The former Tiger is having his jersey retired on Saturday by the Moss Point School District in between road games against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday and Sunday as a shooting guard for the Phoenix Suns. Doors to the Arthur Haynes Gymnasium will open…
After five years as head coach of the Gulfport football team, John Archie is stepping down. Today, the high school announced Archie has coached his last game, but will continue to serve the Admirals full time in the role of assistant principal. In his final season as head man, he led Gulfport to an overall record of 9-3, but got…
A uniquely themed Christmas light show returns to Woolmarket: Wiener Wonderland! All dressed in their Christmas gear, wiener dogs light up the corner of Karli Lane and Shorecrest Road. For the eighth year, the annual Christmas display of lighted dachshunds is bringing awareness to Tired Dog Rescue. Homeowner Shelby Pierce is the creator of the display. She tells News 25…
According to our media partner the Sun Herald, a dismembered body was found in Pearl River County on Saturday morning. Deputies responded to an area on Burge and Reyer Road after receiving a call about human remains. Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison said the body was identified as a 24-year-old man from the county. The victim’s name will not…
Low clouds and even some haze/light fog has been impacting the region outside of the light rain. The warm front retreated quickly and even by this morning was already north of the area and we are now in a WAA regime. This could set the stage for marine fog again, especially over coastal MS where the waters are in the…
A decorated fleet of boats will take the water this weekend. On Saturday, December 10th, more than 50 boaters will show off their holiday-themed vessels and take to the parade route. The parade begins at 6 p.m. from the Gulfport Lake Launch near the Bayou Vista Golf Course then cruises down Bayou Bernard under the Handsboro Bridge on Cowan Road…
Are you still looking for that perfect Christmas tree? Well, you’re in luck! Cooper’s Fresh Cut Christmas Trees on Washington Avenue is celebrating ten years of business and they still have live trees for sale. All of the trees are North Carolina Frazier firs and range in price from $65 up to about $120. Owner Leonard Cooper says he appreciates…
There’s a new incentive program for Mississippi shrimpers! With help from NOAA’s marine debris removal program and Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi commercial fisheries is launching a three-year, $650,000 project to incentivize commercial fisheries. The marine debris program will begin January 1st for Mississippi shrimpers. Derelict Trap Reward Program Coordinator Alyssa Rodolfich described the details to…
A member of the Biloxi City Council is switching parties. Mississippi Republican Chairman Frank Bordeaux and elected leaders gathered at the Biloxi Visitors Center to welcome Biloxi Ward 2 Councilman Felix Gines to the Republican party. Councilman Gines says he’s switching from the Democratic party to the Republican party because he’s always held conservative values and believes. He says today’s…
A uniquely themed Christmas light show returns to Woolmarket: Wiener Wonderland. For the eighth year, the annual Christmas display of lighted dachshunds is bringing awareness to Tired Dog Rescue. News 25’s Sabria Reid has more from the light show. Categories: Local News, News Tags: light show, tired dog rescue, Wiener Wonderland
Once again, air travelers have more time to get a Real ID compliant card. Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new date set for May 7, 2025. The extended period gives American travelers more time to get the compliant form of identification. The original deadline was set for 2008, but there’s been several with excuses, including the pandemic….
The deadline for one of our annual holiday giveaways is fast approaching. December 12th is the final day to enter our Heat for the Holidays giveaway with out friends at Geiger Heating and Air. The winner will receive a new HVAC system installed by Geiger and we’ll be surprising the lucky winner live on News 25 Today on December 14th….