Southern Miss alum Kirk McCarty made his Major League Baseball debut in 2022 and now ready to make a different kind of debut in 2023. This week, the former Golden Eagle signed a professional contract with the SSG Landers from the Korea Baseball Organization, or KBO. A seventh-round selection of the Cleveland Guardians back in 2017, McCarty finally made it…
Gulfport alum and Auburn edge rusher Derick Hall was named First-Team All-SEC this week. Hall decided to come back for his senior season and making it count, finishing first on the team with six-and-a-half sacks and second in solo tackles to go along with his first career interception, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. He’s projected as a day…
The offers still pouring in for the Picayune football factory fresh off its second straight 5A State Championship as Chris Davis gets another Division I look from South Carolina. As a junior, the speedy running back went over 1,000 yards with 16 touchdowns on almost nine yards per carry to go along with three interceptions on defense. Davis doing all…
Fog has lifted to a pesky low-level cloud deck. Temperatures will continue to be well-above seasonal. Expect overcast skies to become partly cloudy later this afternoon with a light breeze out of the West. Fog will set up again tonight. Saturday will be a tame day once the fog is out of the picture. Clearing is expected to occur as…
Residents, alongside their friends and family, enjoyed a Christmas party at the Claiborne in Gulfport. The facility hosted its second Festival of Trees and invited the entire community to come and take part in the celebration. Gram Rae played Christmas classics while guests strolled through the decked halls of the Claiborne. Twelve Christmas trees were competing for the title of…
Beau Rivage has a new original Christmas show coming to the stage this holiday season. ‘Finding Christmas’ opens next week. Tonight, News 25’s Meggan Gray brings us a special sneak peek at what we can expect. ‘Finding Christmas’ opens a week from today on December 15th and runs through December 26th. You can go to beaurivage.com for ticket information. Family…
Mississippi’s Coast Young Professional’s network in a winter wonderland. Their annual holiday soiree is the group’s final social event of the year. Catered food, a selfie station, and holiday decorated bar create the perfect atmosphere for a final networking event. Themed ‘Winter Wonderland,’ Magnolia Hall in Gulfport was decorated with snowmen, Christmas trees, and presents. Coast Young Professionals Director Kelly…
City officials in Ocean Springs are moving forward with plans to annex two parcels of land. The City of Ocean Springs is bringing back a reoccurring topic which is plans of possibly annexing the city. The properties in question include the west side of Highway 57 to match Gautier’s boundary to the east and south of Highway 90. The annexation…
Forecast for the next 24 to 36 hours is basically just status quo or we can just say persistence. There is basically nothing changed right now compared to yesterday and with that fog should have no problem developing again and quickly this evening. Dense fog will impact just about the entire area for at least one more night if not…
There’s a best dressed Christmas tree contest at the Claiborne in Gulfport. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is at the competition with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Festival of Trees, the Claiborne
The Humane Society of South Mississippi will host a free drive-thru vaccination clinic on Monday, December 12th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is for all residents in the community who have cats and dogs. Vaccines include DA2PP for dogs and FVRCP for cats as well as rabies vaccines. Microchips will also be available at no charge. This event…
The CDC says the early flu season this year is the most severe they’ve seen in a decade. There’s been a total of 8.7 million cases, 78,000 hospitalizations, and 4,500 deaths since October. That surge now putting a nationwide strain on supplies of Tamiflu. The medicine doesn’t kill the virus, but does slow it down. The Corner Drug Store in…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health warned a higher number of COVID and flu cases are expected. State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers says Mississippi is experiencing a rise in COVID cases and hospitalization. As family and friends come together for the holidays, MSDH advises to meet safely with up-to-date bivalent COVID boosters and to stay home if you feel…
A Vancleave woman accused of stealing money from a high school dance team is waiting on a grand jury to decide whether to indict her. Thirty-seven year-old Kendall Sherman was arrested August 24th and is accused of taking more than $7,000 from the Vancleave High dance team’s booster club. She served as treasurer for the group which also includes the…
A Gulfport teen, weeks away from joining the military, has been found dead with a gunshot wound. According to Harrison County Deputy Coroner Ben Bentz, 19-year-old Ozell Addison Jr. was found dead in the 2000 block of 31st Street and 20th Avenue. Gulfport police tells News 25 the teen joined their ‘Before the Bullet Program’ two months ago. That program…
Jersey Mike’s Subs is officially open in Gulfport across the parking lot from TGIFridays at Crossroads Shopping Center. This is the second store on the Coast after opening the initial location in D’Iberville. Jersey Mike’s is known for their fresh, made to order subs. During the first week it was open, Jersey Mike’s teamed up with Carter’s Champions, a nonprofit…
Runners are gearing up for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon. This weekend’s event includes a marathon, half marathon, 5K and kids marathon. The long races offer a unique opportunity to run on Beach Boulevard, starting in Pass Christian and ending at MGM Park in Biloxi. The course is scenic, flat, and fast. Once runners reach the finish line, there’s a…
The U.S. Senate has given its approval to name a Biloxi post office after fallen officer Robert McKeithen. The Senate passed the bill and it now heads to President Biden’s desk for final approval. Once the president approves it, the post office at 135 Main Street in Downtown Biloxi will be named the Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building. McKeithen…
Only 38 percent of Americans have discussed their aging parents’ finances and Amazon’s checkout page stopped working for some users. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Windy Swetman and Major Jerry Friday are in studio to discuss the Salvation Army’s Red Kettlethon. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Red Kettlethon, Salvation army
Holiday season usually means that shoppers are looking for the best deals, but it also means more scams are being run. With us today is Stacey Jones, director of operations with Navigator Credit Union, to let us know what to watch out for. Categories: Financial Tips Tags: Financial Tips, Navigator Credit Union, scams
Clouds will clear through the afternoon. A few clouds to partly cloudy skies can be expected. Temperatures will be well-above seasonal yet again. After sunset, temperatures will fall into the 60s. Unfortunately, dense fog is primed to set up again. Friday morning’s commute will be another disruptive one. Once fog lifts Friday, a few clouds can be expected through the…
Widespread dense fog is in the area this morning. Once fog dissipates, temperatures will warm to near-record levels again. A few clouds to partly cloudy skies can be expected this afternoon. Patchy fog will be around Friday morning. However, it does not look to be as widespread of an event as this morning. A cold front will approach the area…
Today is a special Wednesday because it is the first time we’ve named two people the Co-WXXV Student Athletes of the Week! Twins Kylan and Jylan Howze are seniors on the Gulfport boys basketball team! “Yeah, this is my little brother.” “Nah.” Technically, he’s telling the truth, but failed to include that he’s only older by 20 minutes. Identical twins…