5/26 – The Chief’s “Continued WET” Friday-Eve Morning Forecast

An upper low-pressure system this morning is moving into Missouri, with the associated cold front appears to extend from Jackson to Lafayette, probably just moving into the Baton Rouge Metro area. Scattered convection will continue this morning with efficient rainmakers moving NE through south Mississippi. The activity will begin to move east around noon as the front clears the area. High…

Gulfport High School seniors graduate at the Coast Coliseum

Tonight, the latest class of seniors at Gulfport High School walked across the stage at graduation to receive their coveted diploma. The 414 students gathered at the coliseum where they got together for the last time as a class. All smiles for these 2022 graduates as peers, teachers, faculty, and family cheered them on. News 25 spoke with both the…

Carry the Load relay honoring sacrifices made by nation’s heroes

Remembering the meaning of Memorial Day, the Pass Christian community is carrying the load. Carry the Load works to bring all Americans together to participate in honoring our nation’s heroes every day. Traveling from all across the country, the Honor our Heroes bus makes it way down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the first time. A 3.9 mile walk…

East Central walks off Neshoba Central with 3-2 win

After hours high school baseball last night between East Central and Neshoba Central in game one of the 5A State Championship series at Trustmark Park in Pearl. The Hornets from Hurley, well they must have had plenty of coffee, Brandt Dickerson, the junior, walk off RBI double into the right field corner, scoring Andrew Marble all the way from first…

Ocean Springs QB Bray Hubbard offered by Tulane

USM commit Bray Hubbard out of Ocean Springs still has plenty of options to play college football if he so chooses. Today, the rising senior pulling in his eighth division I offer from Tulane in addition to Southern Miss, Nicholls State, Georgia State, Troy, ULM, Navy, and Florida Atlantic. In 2021, Hubbard led the Greyhounds to an overall mark of…

Joey Wiemer flashing big league potential in Biloxi

A fourth round pick out of Cincinnati in 2020, Joey Wiemer is really starting to turn some heads as a first-year outfielder for the Biloxi Shuckers. Most of the time, those heads are actually turning to see where in the world the ball is going to land. Most of the time, it’s over the wall. Almost like a shooting star…

Young investors program awards local students

The Gulfport School District celebrated students who completed the Wake Forest Young Investors Program. Students participated in the First Generation Investors, which is a nonprofit organization founded by students at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. It teaches underserved high school students the power of investing. $100 was given to the students to kickstart their investment portfolio and…

Memorial Day Blowout returns to the Gulfport Dragway

Hogs, choppers, cruisers, you name it, it will be at the 39th annual Memorial Day Blowout kicking off Friday. The blowout offers 100 acres of a party site for four days of exciting events and attractions, where all the proceeds go back to the community and many charitable organizations. There are also races, live music, and several motorcycle vendors who…

Memorial Blood drive for twin babies Davis and Jacob McFaul

A blood drive today honored two babies in Pascagoula, twins who passed away earlier this month. Donors flocked to the Pascagoula Senior Center to honor twin boys Davis and Jacob McFaul, who passed away shortly after birth. The babies’ father, Shawn McFaul, is a lieutenant with the Pascagoula Fire Department and their mother, Lindsey McFaul, is a nurse with Singing…

Jackson County School Board to discuss security measures

Due to the school shooting in Texas, members of the Jackson County School District plan to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss future plans regarding security. Superintendent John Strycker tells News 25 the meeting will focus on what the district can do more of to keep students as safe as possible. They will discuss topics such as increasing security and…

Morning Business Report: May 25th, 2022

Cars in the U.S. are older than ever and the FTC has launched an investigation into the infant formula makers. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Sounds by the Sea concert returns to the Gulf Coast

A Coast tradition is making a comeback for this Memorial Day Weekend. The Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra is excited to once again be performing its annual Sounds by the Sea concert. Here to tell us about this weekend’s performances is David Delk. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: gulf coast symphony orchestra, Sounds By the Sea

Shrimp season opens today

Mississippi’s shrimp season is now open. Despite the weather, the dock at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor was looking rather empty this morning. That’s because shrimpers eager to be back out on the sound were ready to cast their nets when the waters officially opened up at 6 a.m. Our local shrimp supply is still rebounding from the impacts caused…

Highway 90 bridge at MS/LA state line closed for two weeks

For the next two weeks, a bridge in Hancock County will be completely closed to traffic. The Highway 90 bridge at the Louisiana/Mississippi state line in Pearlington is closed from now until June 7th. This is so MDOT workers can perform emergency bridge repairs. Drivers in the area are asked to find an alternate route until the repairs are complete….

Memorial offers a taste of Asia to honor AAPI Heritage Month

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport held a celebration of those cultures with a tastes of AAPI cuisine, speakers from some of the cultures from the AAPI and informational booths from community partners. “We wanted to give our employees a taste of Asia, so Asian American Pacific Islander month encompasses many, many countries…

5/25 – Rob Knight’s “Heavy Rain Threat” Wednesday Morning Forecast

The main concerns are for heavy rain in the first 36 hours of the forecast…or in other words, today and Thursday. The disturbance swinging through the area this morning should exit to the east by mid-morning, giving the coastal Mississippi counties a very brief break from the showers and storms. The storms currently over eastern Texas could reach the Atchafalaya…

Biloxi graduates walked across the stage

Biloxi Class of 2022 walked across the stage into adulthood. 389 graduates dressed in red caps and gowns received their diplomas. Diplomas for distinguished academics, academics, and career technical endorsements were awarded during the commencement ceremony. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum was filled with proud Biloxi Indian alumni, parents, and staff. The 2020 class color is red, the class flower is…

5/24 – Night Rob’s “Heavy Rains Expected” Tuesday Night Forecast

Expect only scattered showers and t-storms into Wednesday morning, although humidity will remain quite high. Wednesday and Thursday, however, return to a heavier-hitting pattern. Moisture flow values return to the very high spectrum Wednesday afternoon, and potentially a little higher overnight into Thursday. A strong area of low pressure will move from Colorado to the Ohio Valley by Friday morning….