A historical marker is back where it belongs. The Turkey Creek marker was put up in 2018 to bring attention to the area where freed slaves enhanced the community over 150 years ago. In 2021, the sign that celebrated the heritage of Gulfport’s Turkey Creek community was vandalized. Residents created a Go-Fund-Me page for a new marker – with $2500…
A popular Christmas event returns next weekend in Pass Christian. The 37th Annual Christmas in the Pass will be next Friday, December 2nd. The event begins at 4 p.m., with the parade starting at 6. In addition to businesses open late and vendors lined up for Christmas shopping, there will be a tree lighting at 6:45 and a fireworks…
After a couple days of light precipitation in some areas with mostly cloudy skies, clouds will break up today revealing partly cloudy to eventually mostly sunny skies. These conditions warm us up a few degrees, with highs forecast to reach the low to mid 70s for much of the area. With relatively low dew points during the day paired with…
We’re on tap for an overall quiet but cloudy night. Temperature wise, we’ve officially made our way back to seasonal average. Lows tonight will range from the low to mid 50’s and then highs tomorrow will be in the low 70’s. Starting out early Thursday with mostly cloudy skies from a thick low-level cloud deck in place (and at multiple…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. –It all comes down to this for Southern Miss, still just one win away from its first bowl game since the 2019 season. The Golden Eagles have been oh so close the past couple weeks, losing to nine-win Coastal Carolina and nine-win South Alabama by just a combined 10 points. Their last chance to win their sixth game…
GULFPORT, Miss. — After trailing by as many as 13 points in the first half of Tuesday’s Thanksgiving Tournament championship game at Gulfport High School, the Admirals staged a comeback en route to taking down Madison-Ridgeland Academy and Ole Miss commit Josh Hubbard, 59-52. Watch the highlights courtesy of News 25’s Jeff Haeger above! Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: ADMIRALS,…
GAUTIER, Miss. — Gautier didn’t have to wait very long for a second chance against Picayune, in a rematch of the regular season finale that saw the Maroon Tide claim the Region 4-5A title by way of a 48-42 overtime thriller. But the Gators never lost sight of the main objective, beating Wayne County by 17 points in the first…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. –There are 24 MHSAA football teams from the six coastal counties. This week, there are only 24 teams in the entire state practicing over Thanksgiving week, and four of them are from right in our backyard. Starting with Ocean Springs, coming off a first round win over Northwest Rankin and then a second round victory over Oak…
Early this evening, light showers/drizzle continues to spread NE across the area in response to a weak mid-level impulse/shortwave trough riding along progressive SW flow aloft. Drier air will filter in at H7 aloft with some lingering patchy low clouds going into Wednesday morning, moreso across areas along and south of I-10/12 revealing partly cloud to mostly sunny skies across…
Memorial Health in Gulfport has reached an exciting milestone with one of their surgical technologies. The da Vinci System is used in the General Surgeries Department at Memorial Hospital. The sytem recently reached 5000 procedures completed. It provides a minimally invasive approach to surgeries. Chief of the Department of Surgeries, Dr. Scott Blackwell, talked to us about the technology. “We…
A 17-year-old has been charged with aggravated assault after shooting into a vehicle and injuring someone. Jermiah Isdro Smith was arrested Monday and was taken to Harrison County jail. His bond was set at $200,000. Gulfport Police said officers responded to a call Sunday of a gun being shot in the area of Klein Road and North Kern Drive. While…
The warm-up has begun across South Mississippi. Despite cloud coverage being around, temperatures will reach the 60s this afternoon. A disturbance to our west will progress to the east throughout the day. It will weaken under the influence of high pressure to our northeast. Clearing will begin early in the morning tomorrow. With the warmer overnight low temperatures and the…
Gautier police officers, among many others, gathered inside of the Cancer Treatment Center in Ocean Springs, eager to watch one of their own ring the bell, which signifies victory against cancer. Gautier Police Sgt. Benjamin McQuagge rang the bell three times, celebrating the completion of his almost three-year-long battle with stage four colon cancer. “I’ve been through multiple rounds of…
People gathered across the U.S. yesterday to watch the U.S. men’s soccer team compete in the World Cup… For the first time in eight years. Chandeleur Island Brewing Company in Gulfport had a watch party of their own and even opened early to make sure people had plenty of time to get settled. While the match was being played, Chandeleur…
Another weak disturbance will move through the area today bringing chances for some light precipitation, mainly in the afternoon. Models are still showing quite a bit of dry air in the lower levels, so most precipitation likely will evaporate before reaching the surface but still decided to go with some low precip chances. Otherwise still looking partly to mostly cloudy with…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — After trading goals in the first half, the Lady Greyhounds prevailed with two second half goals courtesy of Jaylen Bodry and Parker St. Amant. Watch the highlights courtesy of News 25’s Jeff Haeger above! Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: ADMIRALS, Greyhounds, high school soccer, Ocean Springs
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The last time the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams played one another in the Superdome, the latter won by virtue of the infamous no-call. Sunday produced a very different result, as the Black and Gold got back in the win column with a 27-20 triumph. Andy Dalton led the way for Who Dat Nation…
Throughout the day today, we’ve had mid to upper-level moisture continue to build in from the west ahead of a deamplifying weak positive-tilt shortwave trough axis at H5 with progressive WSW flow aloft. Already have been seeing light long- range returns (virga) from KLIX earlier this afternoon which will continue to increase through early tonight. Noticed light rain on radar…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jones College running back Robert Henry is the recipient of the first-ever Walter Jones Trophy, which is being branded as the Heisman Trophy of junior college football by Juco Weekly. This season, Henry led his Bobcats to an overall record of 8-2, including a trip to the MACCC playoffs. He led the entire country with 1,302 yards…
OXFORD, Miss. –Less than 72 hours away from Ole Miss hosting Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, WCBI Sports Director Jon Sokoloff is reporting that Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin is leaving Oxford to take the same position at Auburn. According to the report, Kiffin plans to make if official on Friday, but also claims the Tigers haven’t…
What better way to celebration National Adoption Month than with multiple children getting adopted at once? A mass adoption celebration took place to recognize Mississippi’s newest adoptive families. As many as 50 people gathered at the Harrison County courthouse in hopes of growing their families. A long awaited day for many as ten children were welcomed into their forever homes….
Starting out with late this afternoon/evening, mid to upper-level moisture continues to build in from the west ahead of a deamplifying weak positive-tilt shortwave trough axis at H5 with progressive WSW flow aloft. Already have been seeing light long- range returns (virga) from KLIX earlier this afternoon which will continue to increase through early tonight. Noticed light rain on radar…
Harrison County law enforcement agencies have banded together to deliver 1500 meals on Thanksgiving. With the holiday now just three days away, they’re already looking ahead to Christmas! Applications for the Christmas Feed the Needy program will open one week from today on Monday, November 28. The last day to register will be Monday, December 12. “Every agency knows of…
Volunteers from Harrison, Jackson, and Stone counties are at New Hope Baptist Church in Gulfport today to ship thousands of shoeboxes filled with goodies in conjunction with Operation Christmas Child. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 198 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories. The shoeboxes are filled with fun…