A favorite holiday event for children is back in a new way. Gautier Police Department’s Shop with a Cop returns with a new twist. Previously, officers would take needy families out shopping for gifts. Now the event will be held as a toy drive with donations being accepted. In addition to toys, the department would also appreciate material donations such…
Stennis International Airport in Hancock County had a lot to celebrate today. Air traffic control at Stennis International Airport won the 2021 Robinson Aviation Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year. Air Traffic Manager David Kaupp tells News 25 it’s great to receive the award, considering it was out of 102 other facilities. Stennis International Airport played a key role…
Governor Reeves announced on Thursday that he awarded the City of Pascagoula $4.4 million in Restore Act funding. This funding will go towards supporting the city’s plan to revitalize and develop Lowry Island by building a public marina. The project includes the demolition of dilapidated structures, environmental remediation, and construction of new infrastructure, including parking, roadways, floating piers, boardwalks, and…
This week marks the eighth annual National Apprenticeship Week. The City of Pascagoula and Ingalls Shipbuilding are showing how much they appreciate their apprentices. Apprenticeship Week is a time to celebrate those men and women in training to become full time workers at certain organizations. While this is a national celebration, officials at Pascagoula City Hall are showing their appreciation…
Biloxi Upper Elementary School is bringing in the fall with a festival and families will be getting in on the fun tonight. News 25’s Sabria Reid has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Biloxi Upper Elementary School, Fall Festival
Jason Lindsey has today’s Hooked on Science experiment. Tags: Hooked on Science
A lot of Americans are no longer tipping 20 percent and inflation may be to blame and household debt soars at fastest pace in 15 years. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Salvation Army is hoping to keep this tradition alive of greeting shoppers this holiday season with their Red Kettle Campaign and Angel Tree. For over 130 years, the Red Kettle and bell have greeted customers during the holiday season and this year will be no different. The plan is to have at least 20 red kettles across the Coast. Along…
Thousands of students are partaking in Pathways2Possibilities at the Coast Coliseum Convention Center in Biloxi. The event allows students to engage in an interactive, hands-on career exploration experience. The two-day event allows students to browse hundreds of companies and community volunteer organizations to see what careers pique their interest. The expo is geared toward eighth graders from public and private…
It is that time of year to submit your ideas for holiday messages on MDOT’s electronic message boards along I-10 and other state highways and interstates. You may remember some of the catchy phrases from years past such as ‘jingle bell rock a seat belt’ or ‘slow sleigh? Jingle to the right lane.’ MDOT’s 12 Days of Christmas is a…
Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King announces his retirement. During an MDOT podcast today, King said he would not seek reelection next year. He plans to fulfill the remainder of his term and retire on December 31st, 2023. King has served as Southern District transportation commissioner since 2012. He’s currently in his third term and serves as the chair of…
The cold pattern continues for South Mississippi. High pressure to our northwest is helping usher in northerly winds that will continue to be on the breezy side today. Temperatures will only top out in the 50s this afternoon under mostly cloudy skies. Winds will gust over 20 MPH at times this afternoon. Mostly cloudy skies remain tonight with temperatures dropping…
Post frontal strong high pressure will continue to build into the region and usher in quite cold air for this time of year. High and low temperatures will be 15+ degrees below normal, topping out in the mid-50s and dropping into the 30s and 40s. The coldest night of the forecast period comes Thursday/Friday morning as a surface high pressure…
The Mississippi Court of Appeals has reversed a Harrison county Circuit Court ruling in the wrongful death lawsuit of Kimberly Watts. The court handed down the decision Tuesday. The wrongful death suit was filed in 2017 by Trevor Watts, the son of Kimberly and Thomas Watts, against his father. Kimberly Watts was found strangled and stabbed to death in her…
Throughout the rest of the workweek we can expect strong high pressure to be one of the main factors shaping our forecast. It’s going to usher in a much colder air mass which will provide for uncharacteristic temperatures, well below seasonal norm. We can expect highs and lows will be 15+ degrees below normal, topping out in the mid-50s and…
The last time the Ole Miss men’s basketball team hosted Chattanooga, the Rebels set the Pavilion field goal percentage record shooting at a clip of 61.5. Early season rematch tonight. Ole Miss wins 70-58, improving to 3-0. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Men’s Basketball, Ole Miss, sports
Gulfport Lady Admirals facing the Pascagoula Lady Panthers. The Lady Panthers win 28-24. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, High School Girls Basketball, sports
Two of the best in 6A hoops this year, early season test for Gulfport and visiting Pascagoula. Gulfport leading 30-26 at the half and this game certainly living up to the hype as the Admirals hang on for the razor thin 59-57 triumph. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, High School Boys Basketball, sports
Pearl River’s defense led by d-lineman Bryan Whitehead II, coming second to no one as the MACCC South Division Defensive Player of the Year. Certainly a well-deserved honor for the sophomore standout from Tennessee, who is tied for third in the nation with 11-and-a-half sacks and ranks fifth with 19 tackle for loss to go along with an interception, two…
Just four months after taking over as head coach of the Pearl River Community College football team, Seth Smith found himself learning on the job in the midst of a global pandemic. Almost three years to the day later, Smith is the recipient of a job well done. Today, Smith was named the MACCC South Division Coach of the Year…
Southern Miss has produced the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter in three out of its five wins and was on the verge of doing so yet again in Saturday’s loss at Coastal Carolina. After falling behind 17-0 in the first quarter, the nasty bunch put the clamps on, keeping the opposition off the scoreboard for more than 30 minutes….
This week, Memorial Health System in Gulfport is celebrating National Nurse Practitioner Week until November 19th. Nurse practitioners at Memorial take on a lot of roles including helping with primary care, running walk-in clinics, working alongside physicians and so much more. As of today, Memorial has more than 200 nurse practitioners staffed along the Coast. Memorial Advanced Practice Director Anne…
Mattress Mack, the winner of the largest sports gambling win of all time, is here on the Coast to place a half million dollar bet for the 2023 NCAA Basketball Championship. Betting $500,000 on the University of Houston with 10 to 1 odds, Mack stands to win $5 million plus the $500,000 he bet today. Twenty casino chips in increments…
William Carey University’s newest president has had a busy first 100 days in office. President Dr. Ben Burnett, who took office in August, says the first 100 days were stressful, but rewarding. Burnett spent the initial days of his presidency connecting with multiple departments at the school to establish lines of communication. He says his goals for WCU are to…