Seafood prices during Lenten season

The start of the Lenten season means those observing the season are abstaining from meat every Friday until Easter. If you’re looking for something tasty to replace it with, seafood is an option. Over at Quality Seafood, there is plenty to choose from to satisfy your cravings. Seafood market prices vary throughout the year, but here’s a look at current…

United States Postal Service delivers 270 million COVID tests

The United States Postal Service announced today that it has delivered more than 270 million COVID-19 test kits to American households. These deliveries come as part of President Biden’s plan to distribute at-home tests to Americans for free. On average, it takes about one to two days for the postal service to deliver a test kit package once it has…

Morning Business Report: March 2nd, 2022

Boycotting Russian vodka? Many popular brands are produced elsewhere. Businesses are worried about the Major League Baseball season this year. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Tags: business, morning business report

Free internet opportunity from AT&T for eligible households

Bridging the digital divide has become especially important since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and now a free internet opportunity is available for eligible families in South Mississippi. In December, AT&T combined their ‘Access with AT&T’ plan with the federal ‘Affordable Connectivity Program’ to provide free internet. People and families eligible for this new program include those with kids…

AMVETS: Veterans Helping Veterans

South Mississippi has a strong military community, eager to support our active and retired service members. One group is trying to better serve veterans in our area. Here to tell us more about AMVETS, or American Vets, is Jim ‘Ski’ Strzalkowski. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: AMVETS, military, veterans

Frappuccino with Fire networking event in Ocean Springs

A new event in Ocean Springs brought people together with the city’s fire chief. It was called Frappuccino with Fire. People were able to hear from Ocean Springs Fire Chief Derek McCoy this morning while enjoying a complimentary breakfast at Coffee Fusion. The event was organized by the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce Main Street Tourism Bureau along with its…

Local churches come together to provide ashes-to-go for Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the start of the Lenten season. Three pastors from several churches in South Mississippi came together in Long Beach to provide ashes-to-go for those on the move. Cars rolled up to the Jim Simpson Memorial Fishing Pier this morning. Drivers were greeted with prayer and received ashes across their foreheads. The ashes symbolize the…

Major League Baseball cancels Opening Day

Sad day for Major League Baseball, officially canceling Opening Day and the first two series to start the season. The MLB and its players union unable to come to an agreement on a new CBA before today’s league-imposed deadline. Some of the major sticking points for both sides, luxury tax thresholds, pre-arbitration bonus pool money, and league minimum salaries. According…

5A Boys Basketball Semifinals: Picayune vs. New Hope

The road to the Big House finds the Mississippi Gulf Coast with six local teams that made it to the high school basketball Final Four. Tonight, Picayune taking its turn in the 5A semifinals, doing battle against a very tough New Hope squad. New Hope wins 62-54. A couple more tough losses for our local teams on Monday, both in…

Picayune RB Dante Dowdell receives 4-Star rating

Picayune running back Dante Dowdell finally receiving the recruiting grade he actually deserves, 4-stars courtesy of 24/7 Sports. Hard not to notice the next level potential considering 17 division I programs offered him during the month of February, now up to 18 overall. As far as Power Five schools, Dowdell is now sitting on Florida State, Oregon, Boston College, Auburn,…

Southern Miss included on Sun Belt and C-USA football schedules

The Southern Miss football program has two schedules this season, the one it’s not going to play in Conference USA, and the one it is going to play in the Sun Belt Conference. This morning, the Sun Belt released its 2022 composite schedule, including USM, as well as other three members that have maintained their desire to join a year…

Ole Miss QB Matt Corral not working out at NFL Combine

As first reported by ESPN, Ole Miss Quarterback Matt Corral won’t be working out during this week’s NFL Combine after injuring his right ankle during the first quarter of his team’s Sugar Bowl loss to Baylor. Corral is still taking part in the interviews and medical exams, but not the on-field workouts. This season, Corral accounted for nearly 4,000 total…

Krewe of Gemini Night Parade rolls through Gulfport

The Krewe of Gemini has been rolling through the Coast since 1969 and tonight was no different. News 25’s Meggan Gray led the parade as grand marshal followed by the 53rd reigning king and queen, Michael and Sandie Schlett. Parading through downtown Gulfport, the parade stopped at city hall where Mayor Billy Hewes made a toast to the krewe’s royalty….

Gulf Coast Carnival Association Parade returns to Biloxi

Mardi Gras Day celebrations were taking place in Biloxi. The Gulf Coast Carnival Association’s parade spread some mambo magic throughout downtown as paradegoers filled the city’s sidewalks. The parade included marching bands, fire trucks, multiple police units, and around 100 floats. It was a highly anticipated day that the association’s officers waited two years for. Between the nice weather and…

Krewe of Real People parades through Bay St. Louis

The Krewe of Real People Next Generation paraded down the streets of Bay St. Louis. The Krewe of Real People Next Generation kept it real once again this Fat Tuesday as cars, trucks, and floats rolled down the streets of Bay St. Louis. Krewe Member Rickey Lewis said, “The krewe was newly formed in 2017. We kind of took over…

District 4 Candidates for June 7th Primary

Rep. Steven Palazzo is running for his seventh term in Congress against a crowded field of 10 challengers in District 4. Today was the candidate qualifying deadline. The primary is June 7th and the general election is November 8th. Challengers to Palazzo’s seat include former Hattiesburg mayor Johnny Dupree, a Democrat, and Republicans State Senator Brice Wiggins and Jackson County…

Krewe of Gemini Parade rolls through Gulfport

The Krewe of Gemini will round out the carnival season on Fat Tuesday with the final night parade for the City of Gulfport. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at the parade with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: carnival season, Krewe of Gemini, mardi gras, parades

Arrests made in connection with George County church break-in and theft

Two people have been arrested in connection with a church break-in and theft in George County. George County Sheriff’s Department says 41-year-old Hubert Rouse and 30-year-old Maegan Suzanne Davis are charged with commercial burglary of a church. In addition, Davis is charged with trying to steal a car. On Saturday, the sheriff’s department got a security alarm from New Hope…

Morning Business Report: March 1st, 2022

Target ups its starting pay for some workers and defense and cybersecurity stocks climb amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report