High School Football: St. Martin Yellowjackets Vs. Hancock Hawks
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High School Football: St. Martin Yellowjackets vs. Hancock Hawks

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St. Martin Yellowjackets hosting the Hancock Hawks for homecoming. The Hawks win this one 35-21. Here are some more scores from around the Coast: St. Stanislaus-38 Lakeshore-20 St. Patrick-56 Snook Christian Academy-18 Biloxi-21 Harrison Central-8 East Central-47 Pearl River Central-12 Resurrection Catholic-58 Salem-6 Stone-45 Moss Point-18 Greene County-48 Bay High-34 Categories: Friday Night Showcase Tags: Friday Night Showcase, Hancock Hawks,…

Hancock County Hosting Annual Night Out Against Crime Event Saturday
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Hancock County hosting annual Night out against Crime event Saturday

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The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and Waveland and Bay St. Louis police departments are partnering together for a Night out against Crime event. The family-oriented event is happening tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Claire Church in Waveland. As part of the National Night out against Crime Day, it gives the community a chance to meet and…

Popp’s Ferry Elementary Students Create Art For Cruisin’ The Coast
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Popps Ferry Elementary students’ Cruisin’ The Coast art

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Popp’s Ferry Elementary in Biloxi gets their students excited about Cruisin’ the Coast through art. Kindergarten through fourth grade students had a chance to draw classic cars and trucks, along with local businesses, by painting and making tire tracks with toy vehicles. Since Cruisin’ the Coast is the biggest event that takes place on the Coast every year, the school…

Mississippi Heroes Recognizes Woman For 44 Years In Health Care
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Mississippi Heroes recognizes woman for 44 years in health care

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A lot of emotion and tears were shed while celebrating a caregiver hero at Memorial Hospital. Co-workers and family expressed their appreciation for a special superhero in their lives as they thanked her for her sacrifices and work ethic she has given over the years. Jennifer Dumal started at Memorial Hospital at 17 years old as a ward clerk while…

Mississippi Red Cross Sends Hurricane Ian Relief
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Mississippi Red Cross sends Hurricane Ian relief

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Mississippi Red Cross has joined in on the Hurricane Ian relief and has so far made progress. As of now there are more than 100 Mississippi Red Cross team members in Florida and South Carolina, with hundreds more either supporting virtually or on alert to be deployed to Florida, Georgia, or the Carolinas. Red Cross as a whole and its…

Inmate Escaped From Hancock County Jail
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Inmate escaped from Hancock County Jail

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A Hancock County Jail inmate escaped from custody today, a sheriff’s department official confirmed. Kasie Mitchell of Tylertown escaped from the jail by climbing over a fence. Hancock County’s chief investigator could not provide further details but said Mitchell was on hold from Slidell police and escaped around 9:40 a.m. She fled from the area on foot and was picked…

Morning Business Report: September 30th, 2022
Business

Morning Business Report: September 30th, 2022

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Meta announces a hiring freeze and warns employees of restructuring and Hurricane Ian is messing up the supply chain again. Monica Malpass is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

41st Annual Salute To The Military Event
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41st annual Salute to the Military event

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A long-running tradition continues this coming Tuesday as the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce will welcome America’s top military leaders to Biloxi for the 41st annual Salute to the Military event. Chamber CEO Adele Lyons is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: 41st annual Salute to the Military, mississippi gulf coast chamber of commerce

Volunteers Beautify Ocean Springs Ahead Of Cruisin’ The Coast
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Volunteers beautify Ocean Springs ahead of Cruisin’ the Coast

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Thousands of visitors will be cruisin’ through the City of Ocean Springs soon which is why volunteers with Mississippi Power and the Ocean Springs Main Street volunteer team came together to beautify the city today. Cruisin’ the Coast kicks off the start of festival season for the city with over 300,000 people expected to visit the City of Discovery between…

Sea Of Stars Fundraiser Takes Place Tonight At Jones Park In Gulfport
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Sea of Stars fundraiser takes place tonight at Jones Park in Gulfport

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Tonight, the Mississippi Aquarium will light up the night skies with the Hancock Whitney Sea of Stars fundraiser. It’s a free community celebration featuring food, music, and one-of-a-kind drone lights and fireworks show that will take place at Jones Park in Gulfport. The Sea of Stars drone will launch into the darkness above the beautiful Mississippi Sound, creating illuminated three-dimensional…

Chapel Hart, Darius Rucker Song Released Today
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Chapel Hart, Darius Rucker song released today

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The hits keep coming for Chapel Hart. The country trio from Poplarville, a finalist on this season’s America’s Got Talent, is featured on a new song by Darius Rucker. That song is called ‘Ol’ Church Hymn’ and it dropped today. The song is currently 27 on the Hot 100 Country Songs and is available on iTunes and Amazon Music. Categories:…

Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber Of Commerce Member Spotlight: Mississippi Heroes
Chamber Member Spotlight

Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Member Spotlight: Mississippi Heroes

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On the final Friday of each month, we feature a member of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce on News 25. Today, we are spotlighting Mississippi Heroes, a group that recognizes first responders and caregivers for their contributions to the community. Categories: Chamber Member Spotlight Tags: Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Member Spotlight, Mississippi Heroes

9/30 Rob Knight's "amazing Friday Afternoon/weekend" Forecast
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9/30 – Rob Knight’s “Amazing Friday Afternoon/Weekend” Forecast

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We could not ask for more pleasant weather heading into the 1st weekend of October. It has been breezy and dry with the minimum relative humidity dropping from near 40% to as low as 25% during the afternoons. A very broad area of high pressure at the surface is in control from the Great Lakes south-southwest into eastern Mexico. The combination…

9/30 The Chief's "very Nice Start" Friday Morning Forecast
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9/30 – The Chief’s “Very Nice Start” Friday Morning Forecast

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As Ian continue to affect the region with a combined flow from the NNE, the drier air will shape the forecast through the weekend. Low relative humidity values and light wind can be expected through today before a slow modification. A very broad area of high pressure at the surface is in control from the Great Lakes south-southwest into eastern…

9/29 Brittany's "friday Eve" Thursday Night Forecast
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9/29 – Brittany’s “Friday-Eve” Thursday Night Forecast

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The pleasant, calm, and chilly conditions continue this evening. It has been breezy and dry with the min RH dropping from near 40% to as low as 25%. Lowest RH and strongest winds have been across coastal MS and that fit with the Red Flag Warning. Ian moved back offshore into the Atlantic and is expected to continue to slow…