The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday. Retail outlets are seeing an increase in foot traffic as wanna-be jackpot winners buy tickets in hopes of hitting it big on Saturday. As more and more people buy into Powerball fever, the jackpot will continue to grow and that means the cash registers at…
The Picayune football team is still roll tide rollin’ right into the final week of the regular season with a perfect district mark of 6-0. They aren’t the only unbeaten team in Region 4 Class 5A as Gautier comes to town for a winner-take-all district title game tonight. News 25’s Jeff Haeger is at the home of the defending state…
Movie buffs along the Coast have something to look forward to with a brand-new drive-in movie theatre! The property, located across the street from the Silver Slipper sign on Highway 90, is currently being cleared. Once the clearing is completed, the crew will begin construction of phase one which includes a concession stand, arcade, and a 60 foot by 34…
Guests from the groundbreaking event got a glimpse into what’s going to be the largest model railroad museum in the country at the new building for the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum. The new 44,000 square foot building down Pass Road from where the existing museum is will be a place where children can play and be introduced to workforce…
Gallery 782 in Biloxi will have a new art exhibit titled ‘Pigments of my Imagination’ opening tomorrow. Marguerite Pivarnik is the artist behind the exhibit with over 20 years of experience in painting, exhibiting, and teaching. Gallery 782 is a nonprofit organization that promotes art in the community. Pivarnik primary mediums are watercolor, photography, and pastels. In this exhibit, she…
The pool at the Blossman Family YMCA in Ocean Springs has been serving the area for more than 40 years and is in need of a major renovation. The pool is in need of replastering, retiling, and painting. CEO Jara Miller says they are investing more than $100,000 in the project. She tells us the pool gets a lot of…
The holidays are back at Starbucks today and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for a sixth time this year. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
This weekend you can experience the culture of a Native American tribe from Philadelphia, Mississippi at the Stone County Fairgrounds. It’s the Heritage Farm Live Festival featuring all kinds of things grown, raised, crafted, and made. Director Dick O’Neal is in studio with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Heritage Farm Live Festival
This morning, Gautier High School hosted its annual Veterans Breakfast as students honored those who served our country. Students had a chance to shake hands and greet veterans before the assembly began. For the past 23 years, students have shown their appreciation by saluting the veterans, performing, and serving up breakfast and hot coffee. There were moments of celebration, silence,…
The University of Scouting is holding a big training day for Boy Scouts this weekend. Here to tell us all about it is Greg Stewart from the Boy Scouts Spanish Trail District. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Boy Scouts, Training Day, University of Scouting
No winning tickets were sold in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. The next drawing is Saturday night. The prize now stands at an estimated $1.5 billion. That’s a cash value of just over $745 million and that jackpot could still grow if enough tickets are sold before the drawing. There have now been 39 straight drawings without a jackpot winner since…
At least two people were killed and three others injured during a shooting in Hattiesburg. Police responded to reports of shots fired shortly before 7 last night on West 5th Street, less than a mile from Hattiesburg High School. When they arrived, they found multiple people who had been shot. A 48-year-old male and a 57-year-old female were pronounced dead…
A moist air from the gulf continues to filter in this afternoon which could cause some fog issues tomorrow morning. Showers are expected to come in Friday afternoon although some of the most western parts of the region might have it a little earlier than that. Another weekend cold front is expected coming in Friday afternoon/evening into Saturday with areas…
Another day of relatively quiet weather is expected as high pressure continues to sit over the northern gulf coast. Temperatures will remain about the same as the previous days and not expecting any rain today. Moist air from the gulf continues to filter in today which could cause some fog issues tomorrow morning. Showers are expected to come in Friday afternoon…
When college football coaches sit down with a recruit, chances are they’re telling that player he can win a ring at school x, y, or z. At Mississippi Gulf Coast, that happens to be true, now coming off its fourth straight season with a least a share of the MACCC South division crown. On Thursday, the Bulldogs took down previously…
We’re on tap for a clear, cool, and muggy night. Tomorrow, we’ll have rain free and sunny conditions yet again with warm temperatures. Subtle changes will begin on Friday when we’ll begin to see increasing moisture and cloud coverage. A cold front and accompanying squall line continue to move into the area. The upper low that these features are associated…
Back in March 2021, the St. Stanislaus baseball program retired Jacob Lindgren’s number 19 jersey, which now hangs on permanent display in left field. The next generation of Rock-A-Chaws see it everyday at practice and it makes those childhood dreams of playing Major League Baseball, or at the very least collegiate baseball, seem that much more possible. Today, four SSC…
The D’Iberville girls soccer team is coming off its first win of the season last night and for the Lady Warriors, it all starts in goal with Paige Lutkins. Last season the junior keeper played a huge role in helping D’Iberville return to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years and now she’s this week’s student athlete of…
Louis Elias announced his run for Harrison County sheriff Wednesday at Centennial Plaza where members of the community gathered to support the candidate. For more than 25 years, Major Elias had worked in law enforcement, serving as a patrol officer, K9 handler investigator, and training academy coordinator. Major Elias tells News 25 he’s wanted to work in law enforcement since…
The forecast for the rest of the workweek is going to be quiet and dominated by high pressure building over the Gulf and southeastern CONUS. Heading into Thursday and Friday we should be a touch warmer as the high pressure builds across the region and temps climb a few degrees. Friday will bring more humid flow as high pressure will…
Get your bike or best walking shoes out and grab a friend or pet to support a good cause. Back Bay Mission is having a Hunger and Homeless Awareness Bike Run Walk. The organization is accepting donations of $25 to participate, but if you cannot afford it, you are still welcome to join. There will be an after-party at Martinis…
For the first time since 2019, Riemann Family Funeral homes took military veterans on a trip to the World War II Museum in New Orleans. Military veterans and their families from across the Coast took a ride down to the World War II Museum in New Orleans for a day of honor and for some, even remembrance. Riemann Family Funeral…
Some people may be counting down the days to fill up multiple plates on Thanksgiving, while others may be happy to just receive one. Six police departments on the Gulf Coast are teaming up to help the less fortunate on Thanksgiving. Each station is in charge of a different task when it comes to organization, cooking, finances, etc. This program…
Coach Larry Calhoun, the star of the ‘Move to Learn’ exercise break videos, visited Central Elementary School today. Calhoun’s videos teach simple movement exercises that can be done in a small place. Teachers at the school have noticed by having fitness breaks in the classroom, it increases students’ ability to learn and focus better. Instead of watching a video of…