NCAA Baseball: Ole Miss vs. Southern Miss

The Southern Miss baseball team, fresh off making its debut in the top 25 rankings this week, quick to put that ranking to the test against a school that knows what it is like to have the top spot and lose it. 18th ranked Golden Eagles taking on 9th ranked Ole Miss at the Trustmark Park in Pearl. Southern Miss…

Gulfport High School hires two new head coaches

Gulfport High School hiring two new head coaches this week, starting with Donevin Estherhuizen, now in charge of the boys soccer program after coaching with Gulf Coast United FC for the last 17 years. Taking over the girls basketball team as the successor to Brooke Glass is former Laurel Head Coach Marcus Price, who led the Golden Tornados to back-to-back…

OLA Robotics Team wins 2022 Bayou Regional Competition

Our Lady Academy’s Robotics Team ‘Alpha Omega’ won the 2022 Bayou Regional Robotics Competition for the first time in its five-year existence. The competition was held from March 31st through April 1st and hosted over 40 high schools from Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. The all-girls team, with the guidance of adult mentors, had six weeks to design, build,…

Proclaiming April as Child Abuse Awareness Month

Across Jackson County, proclamations were issued in each coastal city declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month. In a council meeting, Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan and the City of Gautier signed the proclamation and handed it to a CASA representative. CASA is pushing for more volunteers and advocates to help meet their 100 percent goal of advocate per…

D’Iberville High Archery wins state championship

The D’Iberville Warrior Archery Team made history by earning the MSHAA Class 3 Championship with a score of 3336, ending the season undefeated. The team has been in a rebuilding stage and the hard work paid off. In February, the team won the Cougar Classic Tournament, taking first place out of 10 MHSAA high schools. That was the Warriors first…

53rd Wing Weather returns to glossy paint scheme

What’s old is new again as the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Super Hercules fleet is returning to the glossy paint scheme with the tail flash ‘weather’ they had prior to 2007. Prior to 2007, the squadron’s aircraft all had glossy gray paint, which was used for decades on weather reconnaissance aircraft, primarily for its durability, longevity, and efficiency. The…

Stone County Library receives large donation of books

The Stone County Library just received a welcomed addition. A company out of Nevada called Kids Need to Read contacted the library about donating a number of books from a collection. All together more than 500 new books have found a home at the Stone County Library. The books range from childrens to up to young adult and will be…

Ocean Springs residents reviewing local restaurants to find best crawfish

We are in the heat of crawfish season and if you’re wondering who has the best crawfish on the Coast, News 25 caught up with two men reviewing local seafood restaurants. There’s nothing worse than getting crawfish and not feeling satisfied with the size, flavor, or quality of mud bug you buy. Ocean Springs residents Josh Harmon and Brian Higginbotham…

Enviva is officially coming to Stone County

Enviva has a new home. The large sustainable wood company specializing in making wood pellets is coming to Stone County. The highly anticipated announcement came this morning during an event at the Stone County Courthouse attended by Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, community members, and representatives from Enviva. Enviva is officially coming to Stone County. Governor Tate Reeves was on-hand at…

Long Beach student awarded Chick-Fil-A Scholarship

A high school student from Long Beach was just awarded a $25,000 scholarship from Chick-Fil-A. Seventeen-year-old Christyan Bennett works at the Chick-Fil-A on Highway 49 in Gulfport where he’s commended for his leadership skills, positivity, and friendly service. He’s one of only 12 Chick-Fil-A team members nationwide to receive this scholarship. The students were all selected through their inspiring personal…

Gulf Coast Monarchy home opener April 9th

It’s time for the Gulf Coast Monarchy to hit the gridiron for their 2022 season. Here to tell us a bit more about the upcoming season are Head Coach Ricky Toles and quarterback Paris Richardson. Tags: Gulf Coast Monarchy

Morning Business Report: April 5th, 2022

Elon Musk has his first tweet since announcing his big buy of Twitter stock and Walmart thwarted $4 million in elder gift card scams. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Highway 90 Olive Garden site may soon be developed

The beachfront property that once was home to Olive Garden in Biloxi may soon become a gas station and convenience store. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, one company is looking to invest as much as $4 million to develop the property at the corner of Highway 90 and Debuys Road. That site has sat empty for the…

4/5 – Rob Knight’s “Calming Conditions” Afternoon Forecast

The threat for severe weather and flash flooding has diminish by isolated showers and even a few late afternoon t-storms. Tonight will bring a lull in activity until another system moves across the area Wednesday afternoon/evening. This strong cold front to progress southeastward across the lower MS Valley bringing another threat for severity…a low-end threat Wednesday afternoon/evening. ..with the best…

4/5 – The Chief’s “Severe Threat” Tuesday Morning Forecast

The warm front is now to the NE placing the area under the warm/moist unstable sector of this system. The synoptic and mesoscale pattern continues to support the development of an t-storm complex to the NW moving SE.T-storms through the overnight and early morning hours, but allow convection along the line to intensify and accelerate as it approaches our region…

18-wheeler fire stalls traffic on I-10 near Diamondhead

Traffic on Interstate 10 near Exit 16 at Diamondhead is backed up while firefighters work on a fire that started in the tires of an 18-wheeler. Westbound motorists are down to one lane while the firefighters battle the blaze. Firefighters got the call about 4 a.m. The truck, carrying Happy Meal boxes, had its tires catch fire while traveling on…

4/4 – Rob Martin’s “ Updated Tuesday Severe Potential” Monday Night Forecast

The last two severe weather events were afternoon/evening scenarios, but this next one is set for tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. Severe weather is back on the slate after a nice 5-day break in the action, following the recent trend of about one per week.  Showers arrive late tonight followed by thunderstorms entering from the west around daybreak. We are currently under…

Two Coast students set state powerlifting records

This weekend, the MHSAA held the 2022 Powerlifting State Championship. For the boys, the 6A championship went to Gulfport High, Class 5A went to Lake Cormorant, 4A went to South Pike, 3A goes to Kossuth, 2A went to Velma Jackson, and 1A went to TCPS. For the girls, the 6A first place trophy went to the ladies at D’Iberville. In…

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce held Pascagoula-Gautier Superintendent Forum

A superintendent forum was held for the two finalists for the Pascagoula-Gautier School District Superintendent position. Hosted by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the candidates took turns answering questions about who they are and how they plan to grow the school district. One of the candidates, Dr. Christopher Williams, is currently the assistant superintendent at the Ocean Springs School…