St. Stanislaus and Pass Christian were Region 8 Class 4A rivals for a long time, but that all changed last year when SSC dropped down to 3A for the first time since the 1980s. That doesn’t mean the Rock-A-Chaws and Pirates can’t be non-district rivals. News 25’s Jeff Haeger has more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football, spotrs
Moss Point K9 Officer Buddy received body armor this week, a bulletproof and stab-protective vest thanks to a donation from ‘Vested Interest in K9s,’ a nonprofit. The vest was sponsored by Brian and Lisa King from Connecticut in memory of Pascagoula K9 Exo, who died in June when he was shot while chasing a suspect. K9 Buddy was injured in…
St. James Catholic School students divided into ten faith houses to develop a deeper relationship with their friends, faith coaches, and God. St. James introduced a new concept that celebrates ‘the fruits of the spirit’ through what they call Faith Families during a pep rally at the school. Principal Jennifer Broadus and faculty try to come up with different activities…
A crash at Highway 90 and Old Spanish Trail in Waveland has left one dead and another injured. According to Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair, the victim has been identified as 29-year-old Aaron Childs from Pass Christian. Waveland Police Department officers were sent to the scene at 12:51 p.m. where they found a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV…
One man was arrested on charges of an armed robbery today. Zederick Cooks Jr. was charged for a robbery that took place on Fountain Avenue at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday. The victim of the robbery said Cooks offered to give her a ride to cash a check. After cashing the check, the victim said Cooks pointed a gun at her…
Changes at the IRS have already begun and Amtrak says it will operate a full schedule after a rail strike has been averted. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Tomorrow night, Biloxi Little Theatre will get its turn to present a show that’s been touring America, featuring a pair of talented, accomplished actors, who also wrote it. Blake McIver Ewing and Emerson Collins are in studio to tell us about their work ‘I Dreamed a Dreamgirl.’ Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Biloxi Little Theatre, I Dreamed a Dreamgirl
A barbecue cook-off, a beer garden, and fantastic music, what more could you ask for? Summer is going out with a bang, so mark your calendars for next Saturday, September 24th. Here to tell us about the End of Summer BBQ Cook-off and Concert in the Park are Jeff Glouner and Tim Wold. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: End of Summer…
The people in downtown Gulfport had a chance to grab delicious breakfast for a good cause. Hancock Whitney Bank hosted a pancake breakfast fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association. Next week, the American Heart Association will host a heart walk and all the money raised at the pancake breakfast will go towards the cause. The heart walk is a…
Swampgirl Glass Blowing is offering a one-on-one individual session for guests to create a stemless wine glasses or tumblers all weekend at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center. Glassblowing is a glass forming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble with the aid of a blowpipe. Solange Ledwith has more than 20 years of experience in glass blowing and…
You are invited to have some fun in the park on Saturday while also raising money to help fight childhood cancer. St. Baldrick’s Foundation is hosting a ‘Rock the Bald’ event at Bayou View Park in Gulfport. Tomorrow’s event honors children in South Mississippi who are currently battling cancer or some who have lost their battle. St. Baldrick’s is a…
High pressure has weakened a bit over the last 24 hours with the flow becoming more zonal across the middle of the country. Shortwaves were noted along the Atlantic Coast, over Kansas and near Las Vegas. At the surface, high pressure extended from the Great Lakes to eastern Texas with the old frontal boundary that has been over our coastal…
14th ranked Pearl River Community College, first 2-0 start under Seth Smith, face off against fourth-ranked Northwest Mississippi. Northwest wins 21-14. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, MACCC football, PRCC, sports
Going into Friday, the surface high steadily builds east into New England, as we begin to see less in the way of influence over the region. We in turn begin to see a bit of a slow northward jog with the front over marine areas, coincided with subtle impulses of westward surging enhancements of PW fighting right on the fringe…
There’s a reason coaches typically don’t pay much attention to the rankings and Mississippi Gulf Coast is the perfect example. In week one, the Bulldogs went toe-to-toe with last year’s national runners-up, Northwest Mississippi, losing by just four points on the road and then in week two, they thumped Itawamba by 24 points on the road. Ready or not, here…
The last time the New Orleans Saints played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they dominated their NFC South rival 9-0, ending Tom Brady’s streak of not being shutout at 225 games, second-all time to Drew Brees at 304. That’s pretty much been the story of the Saints and Bucs ever since Brady got to Tampa, having gone 0-4 against the Saints,…
Another pleasant day in the books this afternoon with ample blue skies and warm, yet rather comfortable temperatures. Taking a brief overview of the regional synopsis shows surface high pressure centered generally over the Great Lakes, with large- scale influence dominating the eastern half of the US. We reside on the southwestern periphery which continues to promote ENE sfc winds…
The D’Iberville/St. Martin Chamber of Commerce held a Hurricane Awareness Business-to-Business event to share some key information about preparing for these storms. New and old business owners, city officials, and first responders gathered at the D’Iberville Town Green to listen to speakers from three key organizations in hurricane response during the storm season: the Hurricane Hunters, Coastal Transit Authority, and…
It’s not everyday that an artist is asked to paint a setting that they personally have a strong tie to. News 25’s Ansley Brent met with local artist Mary Rebecca Schloegel to discuss one of her latest painting, Twin Oaks. Painting has always been a way of life for local artist Mary Rebecca Schloegel. Being a life-long resident of Gulfport,…
Memorial Hospital spotlights some special nurses who tend to the tiniest patients in the building. Memorial Hospital is celebrating their nurses on National Neonatal Nurses Week for showing exceptional care to newborns for 25 years. Nurse Tehra Garriga has been with the hospital for 15 years. She loves her job and is glad to be a part of the only…
D’Iberville City Hall is in the process of getting a new makeover. City officials decided it was time to repair and replace the windows and reseal the walls around the building on the three-story level due to moisture seeping through either damaged windowsills or cracks in the walls. The focus is currently on the northern side of the building and…
You may see an increase in electric vehicles soon across the Magnolia State. The Biden Administration announced that Mississippi’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Development Plan has been approved. With this early approval, Mississippi is among the first group of 35 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico with approved plans. Mississippi’s EV charging plan outlines how the state will grow…
Today, volunteer lawyers came together to offer free legal help in Gulfport. Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer Project, in partnership with the Diversity Center and Precious Prodigy Mentoring, held an expungement clinic at the Lyman Community Center. Guests were able to get legal advice on foreclosure prevention, family law, divorce, wills, and expungement of felonies and misdemeanors. Diversity Center CEO Dr. Crystal…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is seeing an increase in child pornography and extortion cases. Just last month, the department received ten reports on social media platforms, the main one being Snapchat. Fake accounts are used to befriend kids under 18. The account starts a relationship with the kids and eventually asks for nude photos. After photos are sent, the account…