The Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast hosted their annual meeting and Youth of the Year celebration at the Great Southern Club. Students involved in the Boys and Girls Club are met with caring mentors, innovative, evidence-based programs and a safe place to grow. The keynote speaker for the event was inventor and researcher Lonnie Johnson. Prior to…
Stone County Economic Development Partnership members got together at the Wiggins Depot for a certification celebration of the newly established Keep Stone County Beautiful organization. This new organization is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. Its main priority is keeping the county as green and beautiful as possible. This mission will be accomplished by not only cleaning up trash and…
Make-A-Wish hosted its 15th annual Make-A-Wish golf tournament at Fallen Oak Golf Club in honor of Rickey Peden. Peden was the first Make-A-Wish board member on the Gulf Coast. The tournament had a full field of 28 teams and most teams paid a corporate sponsorship of $1,500 to participate. Along with fees to play, competitions were held at different holes…
One in four Americans refer to their pet as their child and spend their money accordingly and renters are hitting a breaking point. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
We’re less than a week away from Halloween, but there are events leading up to the big night! Joining us today is Brittany Dyess with the City of Gulfport to talk about the Boo Bash at the sportsplex coming up on Saturday. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Boo Bash, City of Gulfport, events, halloween
This morning, Mental Health Association South Mississippi hosted a free Autumn Health and Wellness Fair at the Orange Grove Community Center. The fair was a free morning of networking, learning about agencies within the community, and enjoying door prizes. People stopped by each vendor and learned about housing programs, workforce development, physical and mental health resources. CTA provided transportation for…
You may know him from the band Wet Willie, now the legendary Jimmy Hall will be bringing his musical talents to the Ground Zero stage in Biloxi. Jimmy Hall talks to News 25 about his upcoming performance and his newest album ‘Ready Now.’ Hall takes the stage at Ground Zero on Saturday, October 29th at 8 p.m. For more information…
Harrison County firefighters battled two house fires overnight, but there were no injuries. The first happened around 11 last night, a sheriff’s deputy on patrol discovered a home on fire on Bethel Road in North Harrison County. When firefighters responded, they found no one in the house. The home was a complete loss. A second fire happened around 5 this…
Showers and thunderstorms continue to move across South Mississippi this afternoon. A line of thunderstorms associated with a cold front will be moving to our east by later this afternoon. Heavy downpours, lightning, and wind gusts up to 40 MPH can be expected with the thunderstorms. Gusty, winds outside of thunderstorms exceeding 20 MPH will continue with the frontal passage …
While isolated showers are streaming north across the local area, the activity will ramp up through midday. The upper disturbance is becoming somewhat negatively tilted early this morning, and is expected to lift quickly northeast to between St. Louis and Memphis by this evening, before moving through the Ohio River Valley overnight and Wednesday into the eastern Great Lakes. The trailing…
The main feature to note in the short term is the passage of a frontal boundary through the day on Tuesday which will have ample moisture and forcing to produce showers and thunderstorms along the boundary this evening and overnight as it tracks across Texas and into western Louisiana. However, by the time the boundary arrives to our CWA in…
The Make-A-Wish Foundation creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. This evening, they were able to grant the wish of Andre Henry, a 12-year-old boy from Pass Christian, who was diagnosed with DIPG, a rare brain cancer, last summer. When Andre Henry and his family arrived at Fat Bottom BBQ for the Wish Reveal, the parking lot was packed…
Despite starting the 2022 season with an overall mark of 2-5, the New Orleans Saints are just one game back from the NFC South division lead following a week seven letdown against the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday Night Football. The Saints stormed out to a 14-6 lead early in the second quarter, only to have the lead evaporate before halftime….
An upper level high pressure currently encompassing the area will weaken on its western side. Moisture will be drawn between a disturbance over the SW USA and remnants of Roslyn currently in northern Mexico. a few overnight showers including a t-storm or two will develop overnight. This activity will just be a precursor to t-storms Tuesday. A surface low will…
The West Harrison High School cheerleading squad was given their rings for winning the Universal Cheerleaders Association National Championship. For some members of the squad, this is their second ring because the Hurricanes are back-to-back National Champions in the UCA large varsity CO-ED game day division. News 25 met with the West Harrison cheer coaches to discuss what it meant…
Students throughout Harrison County School District are celebrating Red Ribbon Week which is one of the largest drug-abuse prevention campaigns in the country, targeting K-12 students. Each year from October 23rd to October 31st, students and teachers wear red to shed light on drug prevention. Schools throughout the district are recognizing National Red Ribbon Week through themed days and discussing…
The Mississippi Science Teachers Association held their annual state wide conference today at the Golden Nugget. Science teachers from all over the state had the chance to interact with one another, attend several seminars, and visit different types of educational booths. This two-day event is hosting 350 teachers as they attend 80 different sessions that are being led by Mississippi’s…
The search for a new president at Southern Miss is finally over. The Board of Trustees of IHL voted to name Dr. Joe Paul as president. Listening sessions held on Hattiesburg and Long Beach campuses showed the community thought Paul was the right person to fill the role. The board also issued an online survey to allow as many students,…
Since the death of 15-year-old Jaheim McMillan, community activists have come together to fight for answers. A press conference was held Monday in front of the Gulfport Police Department to discuss the current situation involving the death of Jaheim McMillan. Family and friends gathered in front of the Gulfport Police Department this afternoon, demanding justice for the death of the…
The Highway 49 closure in Gulfport we’ve been telling you about is now in effect. It’s going to be causing major detours for the next two weeks. The northbound lanes of 49 at the tracks near I-10 are officially closed. This is the railroad crossing near Creosote Road and the entrance to the Gulfport Premium Outlets. The northbound lanes of…
Throughout the first seven weeks of the season, Ole Miss had been struggling to put it together for all four quarters and the Rebels finally played a team that could take advantage of their inconsistency on the road at LSU. Ole Miss coming into Death Valley with a perfect 7-0 record, LSU at 5-2 with losses to Florida State and…
Crowds gathered on Harrah’s Great Lawn in Biloxi for the annual Gulf Coast Equality Festival. The festival is put on by members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies and aims to unify while celebrating diversity. Attendees enjoyed the live entertainment, food, drink, craft vendors, and drag shows. News 25 spoke with Miss Gulf Coast Pride 2022, Catastrophe Nicole Knight. She…
Families biked through the trails in Gulfport’s Brickyard Bayou wearing spooktacular attire for the first ever Boo Ride. Bikers rode through the kids trail in Halloween costumes, collecting candy and goodies throughout the route. The Brickyard Bayou trail opened in 2020 and consists of three miles of dirt path ideal for a bike ride or stroll. Gulfport works alongside bicycle…
If you’re looking to get into the Halloween spirit, there are still plenty of opportunities. Over the weekend, families were spending their weekend at the Williams Family Farm in Wiggins. The farm has u-pick pumpkins and sunflowers, a corn maze, a farm playground, a cow train, a jump pad, an animal barnyard, and a hayride. The Williams family has opened…