Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes is taking to social media to defend Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper and address controversy surrounding the deadly officer-involved shooting that happened on October 6th. In a video posted to the city’s Facebook page, Mayor Hewes expresses his heartbreak over the loss the family of 15-year-old Jaheim McMillan is experiencing. He also defended members of the…
Today features drier and cooler conditions for our area. High pressure to our northwest is in control of the pattern behind yesterday’s cold frontal passage. Sunny skies, highs in the mid-70s and breezy conditions are in store this afternoon. Winds will be out of the north at 10-15 MPH, with gusts over 20 MPH at times. Winds relax to around…
A cold front east of the area continue to move east as high pressure to the NW will shape the short term forecast. Most of the local area is as much as 20 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. The next strong disturbance is well to the west, moving onto the Pacific Coast this morning. The upper flow is expected…
The front is now east of the area and skies are clear. Dry weather is on-tap for tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures. Wednesday night and Thursday should be fairly quiet, with brief high pressure moving across the area. This will provide for calmer winds and sunny skies. Colder overnight temperatures will continue through Thursday morning before beginning to rebound….
Tonight at Centennial Plaza, there was a unique gala benefiting Home of Grace, which offers faith-based rehab to men and women. The ‘Dressy, but Messy Gala’ is unique because a pair of utensils was auctioned off for $1,000. You might be wondering why such a high price was paid for silverware, but that’s because upon arrival, guests were told there…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Harrison County decided to get the spooky season kicked off a week early with its eighth annual Fall Festival. Candy, games, and spooky sights galore were abundant tonight at the MGCCC Fall Festival. Children and adults of all ages dressed in costumes of all kinds headed to the campus where they were able to…
After a bumpy start to the day, the front is now east of the area and skies will rapidly clear this evening. Dry weather is on-tap for tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures. Wednesday night and Thursday should be fairly quiet, with brief high pressure moving across the area. This will provide for calmer winds and sunny skies. Colder overnight…
Tonight at Centennial Plaza, there’s a unique gala benefiting the Home of Grace, which offers faith-based rehab to men and women. This masquerade-inspired gala aims to ‘unmask the stigmas of addiction’ surrounding recovery. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Home of Grace, ‘Dressy but Messy’ Gala
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…