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
Beau Rivage Resort and Casino and Keesler Federal Credit teamed up to host their second annual Heroes at Fallen Oak Golf Tournament. Twenty-seven teams with first responders from across the Coast enjoyed a friendly golf competition. Today was a day to show thanks, honor, and provide a relaxing day for first responders who protect and serve our communities daily. Keesler…
The 32nd annual State of the City luncheon took place at the Beau Rivage. Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich highlighted all the progress going on in the City of Biloxi. In the city address, the mayor spoke about new businesses in downtown Biloxi including Ground Zero Blues Club and Field’s Steak and Oyster Bar. Mayor Gilich also mentioned the progress on…
Loved ones are mourning the loss of a community leader in Hancock County. Eighty-five-year-old Camille Tate served as a board member for CASA of Hancock County, Coastal Family Health Center, Hancock Historical Society, Hancock County Exchange Club, and Bay St. Louis Planning and Zoning Commission. Tate died April 16th after a brief illness, according to her obituary. Cynthia Chauvin, executive…
Coming up later this month, a poker run benefiting a cause that impacts so many people and families. Bikers and jeepers from across the Coast will come together to stand against kidney disease with a poker run spanning from Gulfport to Moss Point on Saturday, April 23rd. The run will start at noon and you can begin at either Cheers…
Today’s Hooked on Science experiment is called ‘Chips in a Can Ring.’ Categories: Hooked on Science Tags: Hooked on Science, science
Taco Bell announces the return date for Mexican Pizza and renters are growing pessimistic they will ever own a home. Jane King is at the Nasdaq for today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
In 2006, the Dream Program was founded with the purpose of serving and enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities on the Gulf Coast. They’re still going strong and they have two events right around the corner that they want you to be a part of. Dream Program Executive Director Billy Dungan is in studio with more. Categories:…
Every other Tuesday on News 25, we look forward to having the Jackson County Animal Shelter introduce us to one of their many pets looking for a forever home. Maridee Mallette is in studio with this week’s Pet of the Week. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: jackson county animal shelter, pet of the week
La’Mello ParkerA Harrison County grand jury releases a partial report today, finding no criminal conduct by law enforcement in the chase and subsequent deaths of Eric Smith and three-month-old La’Mello Parker. Louisiana officials say Smith entered his ex-girlfriend’s home, Christin Parker, and shot her and her nephew, Brandon, to death on May 3rd, 2021. He drove away with La’Mello before…
The Gulf Coast Running Club has been on the run since 1978 with no intentions of slowing down now. The club hosted their morning workout at Greyhound Stadium in Ocean Springs where the runners say it’s not just about the cardio, but also the camaraderie. The Gulf Coast Running Club stretches from state line to state line, connecting runners and…
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today signed House Bill 606, the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Act, into law. The legislation creates the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, and the legislature has appropriated $10 million for the fund. “Mississippi is the most beautiful state in the nation. From our rivers and forests to our farmlands and coastlines, we have been abundantly blessed…
You may notice smoke over Jackson County today. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is doing a prescribed burn at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The burn site includes 180 acres, west of Gautier Vancleave Road near I-10. Today’s burn helps restore the land to promote new growth of the native wet pine savannah, home to the critically…
Post front airmass continues to push in today as upper level high-pressure to the NW shapes the short term forecast. This will bring another below normal temperature day with highs struggling to reach mid 70s for most locations. That’s about 5 degrees below normal for this time of year but that’s only going to last for today. As we roll into…
Post front airmass continues to push in today as upper level high-pressure to the NW shapes the short term forecast. This will bring another below normal temperature day with highs struggling to reach mid 70s for most locations. That’s about 5 degrees below normal for this time of year but that’s only going to last for today. As we roll into…
Former Mississippi State Bulldog and East Central High School alum Konnor Pilkington making his Major League debut Friday, tossing a scoreless inning in relief for the Cleveland Guardians. He had so much fun doing that, he pitched another clean outing on Sunday, throwing two perfect innings. So far, the former Bulldog and Hornet has yet to give up a hit…
If you do anything long enough, chances are you’ll keep finding ways to do it better than you ever did before. Well, Southern Miss baseball has been around a long time and still finding ways to do it better than ever before. Golden Eagles are ranked sixth in the nation by both D1Basbeall.com Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches…
Picayune four-star running back Dante Dowdell has made a decision about making a decision. According to his Twitter post today, the former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week will verbally commit on May 13th. He says his final visit will be April 30th and that his recruitment is still 100 percent open. Dowdell was the state’s third leading rusher…
With high school baseball playoffs starting this weekend, there’s not much left to learn about who’s who this season. Gulfport standing out in Class 6A as the Region 8 champion and Vancleave, a very dangerous two-seed out of Region 8 Class 5A. Both teams sharing the same diamond tonight, Admirals hosting the Bulldogs, led by former Gulfport assistant Justin Edwards….
What a difference a day makes with a change in wind direction…now breezy out of the north with temps running at least 15 degrees cooler tonight. Humidity is nice and low also. Lows will range from 50-55, about 5 degrees below our seasonable norms. We stay with that theme Tuesday. Expect plenty of sunshine, nice low humidity, and temps in…
Police responded to a one-car accident that left several without power earlier this evening at around 5 p.m. A vehicle was going down Pass Road when it hit a power pole and knocked it over. Traffic around Pass Road was then re-routed as the accident was cleared. This accident caused ten customers to lose power in the area. Mississippi Power…
A Wiggins family mourns the life of Kayla Cooper, who was killed Easter Sunday after being shot. She’s a mother who leaves behind a legacy of positivity and love for her three children to remember forever. After the death of 22-year-old Kayla Cooper, twin toddlers will only get to kiss their mom through pictures. According to Wiggins Police, Cooper was…
Skies clear out this evening with noticeably lower humidity. Lows will range from 50-55, about 5 degrees below our seasonable norms. We stay with that theme Tuesday. Expect plenty of sunshine, nice low humidity, and temps in the low-mid 70s. It’ll be nice and cool again Tuesday night. A weak disturbance brings a lot more cloud cover Wednesday, but any…