Public asked to help locate theft suspect

Pass Christian police are asking the public’s help to locate a suspect in a catalytic converter theft case. Police say Clay Necaise is wanted on felony malicious mischief charges dating back to October 27. The charges stem from several catalytic converters stolen in the city. Anyone with information on Necaise is asked to contact Pass Christian police at 228-452-3300 or…

11/23 – Brittany’s “Turkey Day Eve” Wednesday Evening Forecast

We’re on tap for a cool, quiet, and overall mild night, with the exception of morning fog. The quiet and dry conditions will be short lived though because beginning tomorrow afternoon, we’ll see scattered showers in the area throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Efficient rain makers and heavy rainfall will be possible tomorrow which is why our area is…

Enjoy tea, treats and lots of activities at the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea this weekend

This Sunday the Mississippi Gulf Coast Ballet Theatre will host its annual Sugar Plum Fairy Tea. The tea party is 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the D’Iberville Community Center. Tickets are $30. Characters from The Nutcracker ballet will lead the party while guests enjoy sipping hot cocoa with marshmallows, peppermint sticks and eating fancy desserts. Guests will be…

Bay St. Louis preparing for Christmas in the Bay festivities

Events Start Saturday All The Way Up Until The New Year

  This year’s holiday events start this Saturday for Shop Small Saturday, with the Bay St. Louis Christmas Parade. There will be more than 100 vehicles and Santa himself joining in the festivities. The parade rolls at 5:30 Saturday night starting at The Bay St. Louis Municipal Harbor and ending at The Hancock County Courthouse where the Christmas tree lighting…

Amtrak returning to service along the Gulf Coast

It’s been a long wait, but Amtrak is set to return to the Coast! An agreement has been reached between CSX Transportation, Amtrak, and the Alabama State Port Authority. According to the Surface Transportation Board, the negotiating parties requested the case to be held in abeyance while executing the conditions identified within the settlement agreement.  Those terms however, were not…

Luxury hotel on Tullis property in Biloxi gets green light

There’s a luxury development in the works for East Biloxi. Take a look at the master plan for what will be the Tullis Gardens. During Tuesday’s City Council meeting– members gave the green light for developers to continue building an upscale 200-room hotel, scenic gardens, and even a full-size replica of the historic manor house. The 8-acre site is city-owned…

Organizations offering free Thanksgiving meals on Thursday

With Thanksgiving coming up tomorrow, preparations are under way for the big holiday meal. For those who can’t make it to a planned get-together, several organizations are inviting the public to join them for a Thanksgiving lunch. Here’s a look at some of the free meals we know about so far. Soria City Lodge 542 | 9 am – 11…

Gulfport Harbors Lights named a Top 5 best display nationally

In just three days, Gulfport Harbor Lights will flip the switch and light up Jones Park with its annual Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival. Not only are the Gulfport Harbor Lights a favorite among coast residents, but the attraction was also just ranked by Yahoo and Best Life as No. 5 in the Top 10 U.S. Cities with the Best…

Turkey Creek Sign Unveiling

A historical marker is back where it belongs. The Turkey Creek marker was put up in 2018 to bring attention to the area where freed slaves enhanced the community over 150 years ago. In 2021, the sign that celebrated the heritage of Gulfport’s Turkey Creek community was vandalized. Residents created a Go-Fund-Me page for a new marker – with $2500…

Christmas in the Pass updates and schedule

A popular Christmas event returns next weekend in Pass Christian. The 37th Annual Christmas in the Pass will be next Friday, December 2nd. The event begins at 4 p.m., with the parade starting at 6.   In addition to businesses open late and vendors lined up for Christmas shopping, there will be a tree lighting at 6:45 and a fireworks…

11/23 – The Chief’s “Thanksgiving Eve” Morning Forecast

After a couple days of light precipitation in some areas with mostly cloudy skies, clouds will break up today revealing partly cloudy to eventually mostly sunny skies. These conditions warm us up a few degrees, with highs forecast to reach the low to mid 70s for much of the area. With relatively low dew points during the day paired with…

11/22 – Brittany’s “Lingering Clouds” Tuesday Night Forecast

We’re on tap for an overall quiet but cloudy night. Temperature wise, we’ve officially made our way back to seasonal average. Lows tonight will range from the low to mid 50’s and then highs tomorrow will be in the low 70’s. Starting out early Thursday with mostly cloudy skies from a thick low-level cloud deck in place (and at multiple…

Southern Miss eyes first bowl bid since 2019 with win over ULM

HATTIESBURG, Miss. –It all comes down to this for Southern Miss, still just one win away from its first bowl game since the 2019 season. The Golden Eagles have been oh so close the past couple weeks, losing to nine-win Coastal Carolina and nine-win South Alabama by just a combined 10 points. Their last chance to win their sixth game…

Gulfport boys top MRA, Hubbard in Thanksgiving Tournament title game

GULFPORT, Miss. — After trailing by as many as 13 points in the first half of Tuesday’s Thanksgiving Tournament championship game at Gulfport High School, the Admirals staged a comeback en route to taking down Madison-Ridgeland Academy and Ole Miss commit Josh Hubbard, 59-52. Watch the highlights courtesy of News 25’s Jeff Haeger above! Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: ADMIRALS,…

11/22 – Brittany’s “Light Showers” Tuesday Evening Forecast

Early this evening, light showers/drizzle continues to spread NE across the area in response to a weak mid-level impulse/shortwave trough riding along progressive SW flow aloft. Drier air will filter in at H7 aloft with some lingering patchy low clouds going into Wednesday morning, moreso across areas along and south of I-10/12 revealing partly cloud to mostly sunny skies across…

5,000th robotic procedure performed at Memorial Health

Memorial Health in Gulfport has reached an exciting milestone with one of their surgical technologies. The da Vinci System is used in the General Surgeries Department at Memorial Hospital. The sytem recently reached 5000 procedures completed. It provides a minimally invasive approach to surgeries. Chief of the Department of Surgeries, Dr. Scott Blackwell, talked to us about the technology. “We…

11/22 – Jeff Vorick’s “Warmer” Tuesday Afternoon Forecast

The warm-up has begun across South Mississippi. Despite cloud coverage being around, temperatures will reach the 60s this afternoon. A disturbance to our west will progress to the east throughout the day. It will weaken under the influence of high pressure to our northeast. Clearing will begin early in the morning tomorrow. With the warmer overnight low temperatures and the…

Gautier police sergeant beats the odds in cancer battle

Gautier police officers, among many others, gathered inside of the Cancer Treatment Center in Ocean Springs, eager to watch one of their own ring the bell, which signifies victory against cancer. Gautier Police Sgt. Benjamin McQuagge rang the bell three times, celebrating the completion of his almost three-year-long battle with stage four colon cancer. “I’ve been through multiple rounds of…