This afternoon will have plenty of sunshine and temperatures warming to around 70 degrees. Winds will be southerly this afternoon into tonight. The light southerly breeze overnight will contribute to another fog setup for our area tomorrow. Tuesday will be an active day for the South. A frontal system will be racing to its northeast through the day tomorrow. Also,…
Phil Esposito was fired as head coach of the Mississippi Sea Wolves on Monday. Joe Pace Jr will be stepping up as interim head coach for the rest of the season, until a new coach can be found. All other staff will remain the same. Esposito was the first coach in Federal Prospects Hockey League Mississippi Sea Wolves history. His…
A 12-year-old boy is dead after playing Russian Roulette with peers in Jackson, Mississippi, police say. Jackson’s Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn identified the boy as Markell Noah, according to reports by Mississippi-based WLBT-TV. Following the death officers arrested two juveniles and one adult Friday. Police say the two juveniles are being charged with murder and the adult is being charged…
A man wanted on attempted murder charges has died after shooting himself in Moss Point over the weekend. 51 year old Johnny Lee Nichols –was wanted by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for attempted murder in a recent stabbing case. According to Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley, Nichols called the police department on Saturday afternoon wanting to turn himself…
A pleasant day ahead with high-pressure to the NW shaping the short-term forecast. The primary headline to monitor beyond today is severe weather and excessive rainfall potential associated with the next frontal system on Tuesday night into Wednesday followed by cooler temperatures behind the front. A gradual warm up can be expected thereafter into the weekend with only slight rain…
Today was a welcomed break from the active pattern we have seen over the past few days. A minor disturbance will move through the area tonight into tomorrow. All it will manage to bring is a deck of upper-level clouds that will be around in the morning. Clouds will clear in quick fashion during the day Monday leading to sunny…
PICAYUNE, Miss. — Senior running back Dante Dowdell showing why he was named Mr. Football for Class 5A, running for five touchdowns in the Maroon Tide’s 49-14 triumph over Gautier in the south state title game. Picayune will now play for its second straight MHSAA gold ball at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2. Watch…
The Gulfport Harbor Lights Festival began today! Alyvia Parker, a 3-year-old from Gulfport who was born with a heart condition, flipped the switch for the harbor lights. Every opening night, it’s tradition the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wish of a local child by having them participate and meet Santa! Alyvia just recovered from her second open-heart surgery and her mom…
After a gloomy day, the dreary conditions will stick around throughout the rest of our night. We’ll see cloudy skies tonight with temperatures bottoming out around 60 degrees. Tomorrow, we’ll be under a MARGINAL threat for potentially severe weather. The greatest threats will be strong winds, heavy rainfall, and isolated tornadic activity. An upper level low currently situated in Texas…
The 2023 Mississippi Gulf Coast parade schedule has been released! Festivities begin on February 4 in Ocean Springs for the Elks Club Parade. That will start at 1 PM. Parades will be held until Mardi Gras Day. Be on the lookout for February 18 — WXXV will be at the Krewe of Neptune Night Parade in Biloxi. That parade will…
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time for Christmas music, Christmas trees, and Santa Claus! That’s right, boys and girls will be waiting for the man with the bag to deliver their gifts Christmas night, but in the meantime did you know you could visit him now? Santa Claus is at Edgewater Mall excited to meet all the children on…
November 26 is Small Business Saturday, a day to celebrate and support small businesses. The Pecan House is a local business ran by family that has been passed down from one generation to the next. Originally the Peace House started in McHenry, where most production still takes place. In 2015, they opened up another store located in Gulfport on Lorraine…
The Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival has kicked off for the holiday season in Jones Park! News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf was live there with more. Categories: Local News, News
We’re learning more about an early morning shooting that left a man dead at an Ocean Springs bar on Bienville Boulevard. Shots rang out just before six this morning. Jackson County coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. confirms one person was killed at Kahuna-OS Bar & Grill. Lynd confirmed the victim was Chase Galloway — aged 34 — of Ocean Springs. According…
Latest radar shows scattered light showers/mist across portions of the local area. Deeper analysis shows an undular bore/gravity wave initiated this activity by providing enough lift to support these showers. Expecting the showers tot persist for no less than a few more hours before dissipating. Once gone, it`ll remain a cloudy evening and overnight period. A saturated ground combined will…
While some people stood in line early for electronics, clothes, and gaming systems, others were in line to score an exclusive album. Record Store Day is a day to celebrate the culture of the independently owned record stores like Marley’s Music. The official Record Store Day is actually in April, but each Black Friday record stores host an additional Record…
The weather didn’t stop shoppers from getting out early and heading to the mall to see what Black Friday deals they could find. Edgewater Mall wasn’t too crowded but stores like Bella Rose Boutique had a line as early as 1 o’clock this morning according to owner Haley Ruiz. Shoppers were waiting to snag deals up to 50% off. Ruiz…
Cloudy skies will continue this afternoon with breezy conditions from the North at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, a stronger system will move across the Southern Plains, finally pushing the cold front through the area. Once again, showers and thunderstorms will move into the area ahead of the front, some of which could produce periods of heavy rainfall. In addition, the storms…
The main issue continues to be the heavy rain threat across the area as showers and thunderstorms continue to move from west to east across the area. Area wide, the rainfall has waned but near and along the coast and over the coastal waters, there continues to be some rather storm thunderstorms. Overall, many areas picked up some much needed…
Tonight will be a wet one. We’ll see an 80% chance for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms as convection over Texas/West LA moves east, with a surface low developing. A warm frontal boundary will lift ahead of the system. There will be more widespread showers and thunderstorm as the front lifts and the system move into the western half…
The Hattula family in the St. Martin community kicked off its Christmas light display. From now until New Year, you and your family can turn on 101.7 FM and drive to their home for a light show. The address is 6917 Southwind Drive. The radio station plays Christmas music synced to the light display. The family spends over 350 hours…
Four high school football teams from the six Coastal counties are hours away from their date with destiny in South State. With the help of our News 25 Friday Night Showcase theme song, high school football is everything. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football, sports, thanksgiving
Runners got up bright and early to enjoy the Mississippi Aquarium’s third annual Otter Trotter 5K. Over 200 runners lined up to get active before indulging in a Thanksgiving meal. The route this year was a little different due to construction taking place. Once the race was over, each participant was presented a medal and early entry into the aquarium….
Fat Bottom BBQ put their BBQ sauce and smoked meats to the side and substituted those for a nice Thanksgiving feast today. Management put away its regular menu and instead cooked an entire Thanksgiving feast to feed to coast residents for free. The meal consisted of turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, and much more. This feast’s tradition began with…