Cruisers were rocking and rolling in Downtown Ocean Springs for the city’s annual Sock Hop. It was absolutely packed with Cruisers enjoying the live entertainment. Over the three days of Cruisin’ events, Ocean Springs welcomed around 100,000 people. Cruiser Jeff Stringer came from Magee, Mississippi and says he and his friends look forward to the sock hop every year. “Ocean…
Poplarville Hornets steamrolling the competition by a combined 225 to 16 over their last five games. Different challenge this week though, hosting undefeated Lawrence County. The Hornets end the Cougars undefeated season with a final score of 47-18. Categories: Friday Night Showcase Tags: football, Friday Night Showcase, high school football, Poplarville Hornets, sports
Last week, the undefeated Picayune Maroon Tide was on the road against previously undefeated Vancleave. This week, the still undefeated Maroon Tide are at home against the undefeated East Central Hornets. Defending 5A state champs rolling out the welcome mat for the Hornets, the region 4 team that came the closest to beating the Tide last year. This is a…
It was a very emotional and special ceremony at the Dan M. Russell Courthouse this morning. Gulfport welcomed 39 individuals who have gone through the process to become an American citizen. The individuals went through a lot of paperwork and requirements, which is a very lengthy process to go through, but they made it to the final step as they…
Friday night means high school football! Tonight, a week seven battle of the unbeatens between Picayune and East Central. News 25 Sports Director Jeff Haeger has more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football, sports
Taking a look ahead to the fun happening over the weekend. Here’s Saturday’s slate of events. The Country Cruisin’ Breakfast at the Long Beach Yacht Club runs again from 7 to 10 a.m. tomorrow. At 8:30 a.m., the Vicari Auto Auction opens its doors at the Coast Convention Center with the Cruisin’ the Coast swap meet also being held on…
With more people traveling down for Cruisin’ the Coast events, local businesses have been seeing an increase in sales. Coastal Daiquiri Bar and Grill is one of the businesses fortunate enough to have the space and be in the right location since it is near Highway 90. They have been seeing a lot of customers who have been staying across…
A Bay St. Louis man who was killed in a hit and run on Wednesday has been identified. Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair said 51-year-old Randall Laws died of blunt force trauma. Laws was originally from out-of-state, but had been in the Bay St. Louis area for about nine years and was often seen on his bicycle. Hair says it…
McDonald’s workers beg customers to stop ordering adult happy meals and Amazon is hiring tens of thousands of workers for the holidays. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Miss Gulf Coast, Miss Biloxi, and Miss Teen Gulf Coast competition is tomorrow and there are still ways you can enjoy the pageant. In studio with more is Pageant Director Jaye Brice. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Miss Gulf Coast Pageant
It wouldn’t be fall without a pumpkin patch and Church of the Redeemer is back with their annual pumpkin patch. For 29 years, the Church of the Redeemer has had a pumpkin patch for the community. 2,600 pumpkins were shipped all the way from New Mexico to coastal Mississippi for this event. The money raised from the pumpkins sold will…
We’ve had such a fun week of Cruisin’ the Coast events and the fun is still going strong at Cruise Central. Each day has been jammed packed with events and activities for people of all ages including Salute to our Veterans, the Vicari Auto Auction, the Swap Meet, Car Corral, and parades. Today, at Cruise Central, Koto is spinning the…
We’ve still got a few more days of Cruisin’ the Coast fun and there are many events across the Coast today for everyone to enjoy. The Ocean Springs Sock Hop and Street Party is happening from 5:45 to 9 tonight, featuring entertainment from the Platters Great Pretender and the Molly Ringwalds. The Platters will perform from 5:45 to 7 and…
After a warm and humid afternoon, a cold front will move into and through the area just before midnight. Winds will shift to a northerly direction and partly cloudy skies are expected. Temperatures will remain on the mild side with mid 60s in the area overnight due to the cooler and drier airmass lagging behind. The lack of any moisture…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Carter’s Champions — an organization that helps fight breast cancer locally — is hosting a couple of great events. With us this morning is Carter’s Champions Executive Director Liz Gaulke and the owner of The Donut Shop Gulfport, Jason Tyson. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., they are hosting an event, along…
Tropical Depression 13 has formed overnight near Aruba and north of Venezuela. The structure of it has not changed much. Most of the thunderstorm activity is on the southern and western sides of the system. Maximum sustained winds are at 35 MPH and it is moving west around 15 MPH. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to…
Temperatures will warm into the mid-80s across the viewing area ahead of a cold front. Winds will be out of the south, shifting to southwest around 8 to 10 MPH. More humidity will factor in with it feeling like 90 in some locations. A cold front will move into and through the area just before midnight. Winds will shift to…
Friday temperatures will be above average thanks to some brief southerly winds ahead of a dry boundary this weekend. General model consensus shows high temperatures approaching 90 degrees. Conditions will be dry through the weekend as northerly surface winds Saturday and Sunday will help to enhance cool and dry air advection into the region, enhancing stability. Zonal flow will continue…
Harrison Central hosting St. Martin in a Region 4 Class 6A matchup. The Red Rebels are led by quarterback Christian Turner and the Yellowjackets are led by QB DK Jenkins, who is fresh off his Bernard Blackwell All-Star selection. Harrison Central putting this one away in the fourth quarter, taking down St. Martin by the final score of 28-14. HC…
If you didn’t know any better you might think this was the News 25 Friday Night Showcase, but it’s not, that’s tomorrow. This is just some Thursday night lights over fall break and Ocean Springs knows all about that, starting its 2022 campaign with a road win over Clinton on the first Thursday of the season. Greyhounds 2-0 in Region…
According to Gautier Police, one man is dead after a shooting in Gautier this afternoon. The man was identified as Quintavious Griffin, dying from what police believe was a single gunshot wound. Police were called to a home on Whitewood Drive, a witness saying they did not know how Griffin was injured. Officers provided medical assistance, but Griffin died at…
A mild weather pattern has been across the area today and for the remainder of the workweek. The area of high pressure is in place to the east of us and winds have been out of the south. Another mild night is expected with mid-60s expected across the viewing area under mostly clear conditions and a light southerly breeze. Tomorrow…
When people think of Rolls Royce, you may think cars, however a Rolls Royce facility in Pascagoula has a different line of work. After years of hard work, Rolls Royce held a grand opening ceremony for its brand new 26,000 square foot Center of Excellence facility within the Pascagoula Naval Site. At this facility, the main priority is to manufacture…
The Cruisin’ the Coast fun is not finished yet! Friday offers many events across the Coast for everyone to enjoy. The Ocean Springs Sock Hop and Street Party is happening from 5:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. featuring entertainment from the Platters Great Pretender, and the Molly Ringwalds. The Platters will perform from 5:45 to 7 p.m. and the Molly Ringwalds…