Coming into tonight’s home game against New Orleans, Southern Miss is riding a ten-game winning streak as well as the nation’s best 11-game road winning streak. That second one doesn’t change, USM just hoping they’re both at 11 tonight. Golden Eagles win 10-5. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Southern Miss, sports
The 29th annual Crawfish Music Festival began today and the fun is only just beginning. News 25’s Rick Gogreve is at the festival with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Coast Coliseum, Crawfish Music Festival
Today a body was found in Gulfport. According to Gulfport police, it matches the description of 75-year-old Dorothy Jean Burks, she’s been missing since March 23rd. The body was found in the woods behind a residence on Keebler Road in Lyman, this is the same road Burks was last seen on. When News 25 arrived on scene, Gulfport PD confirmed…
A strong southeast breeze continues today, prompting a coastal flood advisory for our beach counties. Tides will run 1-2 feet above normal, resulting in some nuisance flooding. The onshore flow also brings an end to our chilly nights with lows in the mid 60s, a good 15 degrees above those of the last two nights. It’ll also warm us up…
The Biloxi Lions Club held their 91st Biloxi’s Outstanding Citizens Award Ceremony at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum. The award was presented to Dr. Paul Tisdale who currently serves as the councilman for Ward 5 and enjoyed a successful tenure as superintendent of Biloxi Schools from 2004 to 2011. Dr. Tisdale participates in numerous organizations including Biloxi First Inc.,…
After years of struggling to hear, one woman has finally received the gift of sound thanks to the Miracle-Ear Foundation. At 55, Libby Riley finally has the ability to fully hear. At two months old, Riley completely lost hearing in her right ear and as time went on the hearing in her left ear began to become faint. “It’s been…
One Navy Seabee thought he was starting his day off normal, but Joseph McCord’s normal routine was changed when he saw a car’s tail lights disappear down an embankment. As he drove by, he saw the car on its roof. McCord slammed on his brakes and jumped into action. As he ran down the embankment, he smelled various fluid leaking…
February 1st marked one year since the tragic death of Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Michael Boutte, who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Today, his community honored Lt. Boutte by naming a portion of Highway 603 after him. The segment that starts at Highway 603’s intersection with Mississippi Highway 43 and extends north to its intersection…
A Biloxi church is relocating after sustaining damage from a car accident. You may recall, back in February, Praise Temple of Biloxi was heavily damaged when not one, but two cars crashed through the front of their building on Division Street. Yesterday, the decision was made to find a new location for the church. Praise Temple lead Pastor Jakavious Pickett…
Popeyes plans to open 200 new stores in North America this year and investors are watching for more news on Elon Musk’s Twitter bid. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The 29th annual Crawfish Music Festival will open on the grounds of the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. The gates open at 5 tonight and through Friday and at 1 on Saturday and Sunday. Guests can expect fair rides, family-friendly games, live music, and some delicious crawfish. Headliners for this year’s music include Whiskey Myers on Friday, Jelly Roll on Saturday,…
You can be a part of the mission to defeat heart disease and stroke. The first step is signing up to participate in this weekend’s Heart Walk in Jackson County. Here to tell us more about the walk and the mission is this year’s Heart Walk Chair and Interim CEO of Singing River Health System Tiffany Murdock. Categories: Community Headlines…
Star Wars fans rejoice, the Pascagoula and Gautier libraries are hosting a series of events catered just to you. Everything from Escape Room-Star Wars Edition to Star Wars bingo and trivia is on the agenda. Here with more are Pascagoula Library Branch Manager Jeanne Damiano and Library Assistant Dorothy Rumfelt. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gautier Library, Pascagoula Library, Star…
Bees are some of the world’s most important pollinators. We rely on them to sustain our food supply and our economy. News 25 visited a local apiary this morning to see what all the buzz is about and learn about the life of an apiarist or beekeeper in South Mississippi. News 25 talked with Dale Beaugez who has been keeping…
Onshore flow develops this afternoon as elevated winds will bring in the moisture very quickly. Those 2 changes will jump start the upcoming moderating period. We should see about a 5 degree rise in lows and high temperatures today and again on Thursday. Not any warming for Friday, but stays above climatology. From a rain chance perspective, I’m not carrying any…
Surface high-pressure building in from the north and keeping yesterday mild is quickly sliding east. Onshore flow develops today as elevated winds will bring in the moisture very quickly. Those 2 changes will jump start the upcoming moderating period. We should see about a 5 degree rise in lows and high temperatures today and again on Thursday. Not any warming for…
Fresh off its highest ranking in program history, number six Southern Miss now in the prove it stage of being considered one of the best college baseball teams in the country. Golden Eagles on the road tonight, taking on a dangerous Tulane squad. Golden Eagles win 11-5. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Southern Miss, sports
Some clouds arrive later tonight but we’ll still be chilly again tonight with lows in the 50s as cool high pressure slides just to our east. Cooler spots could drop into the upper 40s. The high continues a bit east Wednesday and we’ll have more of an easterly flow bringing in some cloud cover as a weak disturbance approaches from…
Simply an unreal stretch of dominance for Pearl River softball ace Brinson Anne Rogers, now the recipient of her fourth straight MACCC Pitcher of the Week honor and fifth overall this season. She pitched ten innings of PRCC’s double-header sweep over Itawamba, earning the win in game one with a complete game gem before logging a three-inning save in game…
Up in Starkville, reigning National Champion Mississippi State rolling out the welcome mat for Jackson State. They only play seven in this one, Dawgs back in the win column with a 17-2 victory over the visiting Tigers. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, mississippi state, sports
The Coast Coliseum was hard at work today preparing for the 29th annual Crawfish Music Festival. The festival will start tomorrow and will run through Sunday. The gates will open at 5 p.m. tomorrow through Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Guests can expect exciting fair rides, family friendly games, live music, and some delicious boiled crawfish. Headliners…
Biloxi residents attended a city hall meeting to voice their opinions and concerns on a hotel development project. Theresa Thompson has lived on Avalon Street in Biloxi for over 40 years. In the last two months, she’s been committed to preserving her established neighborhood from a newly proposed development project. “It’s always been a residential neighborhood and yes we’ve had…
The best companions have four legs and today at the Gulfport City Council meeting Mayor Billy Hewes recognized a special group of wagging tails. Therapy dogs and their owners from the organization Visiting Pet Teams of South Mississippi were on hand at the meeting where Mayor Hewes signed a proclamation declaring April 30th as Pet Therapy Day in the City…
For more than two decades, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum has hosted the Crawfish Music Festival and starting tomorrow, it is back. News 25’s Rick Gogreve is at the Coliseum with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Coast Coliseum, Crawfish Festival