8/5 – Brittany’s “Pleasant” Friday Afternoon Forecast

The area is currently still between high pressure to our west and and the Bermuda high pressure to our east and a weak mid level inverted trough over the area. Still basically in the same pattern as the previous days continuing through this weekend. Storms start up over the Gulf and then move inland, along with other storms cropping up…

Today is International Beer Day

Today is International Beer Day, a day set aside to enjoy beer, drink up with friends, and learn the history of beer and the production process. Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world. News 25 caught up with Chandeleur Island Brewing Company in Gulfport where they produce, package, and sell their own…

George County alum Justin Steele dominates in Friday start for Cubs

A great day at the ball park for George County alum Justin Steele who was simply dominant in today’s start for the Chicago Cubs. The former Rebel racked up ten strikeouts across four-and-two-thirds innings, making him just the second player in Major League Baseball history to hit double digit punchouts in less than five innings while allowing no runs. Steele…

Ribbon cutting for SnoBiz in Harrison County

A new ‘chill spot’ is officially open. SnoBiz held their ribbon cutting ceremony earlier today and served shaved ice treats. This is an indoor snow cone business that has over 50 different flavors. SnoBiz is known for their super soft ice and it has been compared to cotton candy. The unique part about this snow cone business is that it…

Grillin’ the River City set for Saturday in Moss Point

Happening tomorrow in Moss Point, a good time with good food. Grillin’ the River City takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is set to feature some of the best grilled food on the Coast from different restaurants and vendors with some prizes on the line as well. All the action is happening on the Moss Point Riverfront…

Fight Night Boxing event Saturday at the Jackson County Civic Center

Boxing is coming to Pascagoula. Saturday night at the Jackson County Civic Center, Black Royalty LLC and SAPromotions are putting on a Fight Night event. Their goal is to give local prospects exposure and bring excitement about the sport to South Mississippi. Along with giving young athletes exposure, they say building a boxing community also gives youth in our community…

Morning Business Report: August 5th, 2022

The Transportation Department has proposed new rules for delayed or canceled flights and mortgage rates have dropped to their lowest level since April. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Salvation Army offering homeschool classes

If you homeschool your kids, the Salvation Army has classes that can help supplement your curriculum. Here to tell us about those classes and their homeschool program are Morgan Shiyou and Felicia Bond. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: classes, education, home school, Salvation army

Long Beach School District offering new Pre-K program

Four-year-olds are now going to school in the Long Beach School District. Quarles and Reeves Elementary schools have started a new pre-k program. Before this school year, kids began their educational journey in the district at age five. The goal of this program is to prepare children for kindergarten with an emphasis on teaching the alphabet and numbers and having…

City of Picayune donating cruiser to Whitesburg Police Department after community hit by flooding

Picayune is responding to the devastating flash flood in Kentucky. The Whitesburg Police Department serves a community that was hit hard by the storm and several patrol vehicles were destroyed. To help in the time of need, the City of Picayune is donating a 2011 Dodge Charger to the department and today Picayune officers are making the drive up to…

8/5 – Rob Knight’s “Summertime Pattern” Friday Afternoon/Weekend Forecast

This afternoon will bring hot temperatures and a few showers/t-storms induced by the sea-breeze. Activity will fizzle out just before sunset. With an uptick in mid-level drier air comes the potential for entrainment into convective updrafts leading to a gusty downdraft winds. Outside of scattered convection, surface winds will be occasionally breezy out of the southeast which will feel good…

8/5 – The Chief’s “Hot & Humid” Friday Morning Forecast

Today will bring hot and humid conditions with t-storm coverage slightly more reduced for generally areas along/near of I-55 and east to the MS coast given this slightly drier overall environment settling in. Messy clusters of storms will be best rooted along NW surging outflow boundaries, but should be progressive enough to reduce the overall flash flooding risk especially for…

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Hancock Hawks

Getting excited for high school football season comes easy at Brett Favre’s alma mater where the Hancock Hawks are eager to make last year a thing of the past at stop number 12 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. Quarterback Dylan Moran said, “I think really everybody just got sick of being that 3-7 Hancock, so we really…

MHSAA Football Championships returning to Hattiesburg

Good news for high school football fans from the Gulf Coast, MHSAA State Championship games will return to Hattiesburg this season. The South and North champions from classifications 1 through 6 will do battle on the first weekend of December, Friday the 2nd and Saturday the 3rd for the right to hoist up a gold ball like the Picayune Maroon…

Long Beach High School has new protection procedures

Long Beach High School goes the extra mile to keep their students safe for the new school year. With students returning to school from summer break, when it comes to security measures at Long Beach High School, Principal Justin Sutton feels it is a major priority. “The goal is to just limit any kind of danger that can come to…

Students in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District return to class

Although the morning was pretty gloomy here in South Mississippi, the halls were filled with sunshine and excitement as students were welcomed back to school in the Pascagoula Gautier School District. Principals, faculty, and staff welcomed students back to schools all across the Pascagoula-Gautier School District. After the past two year dealing with a pandemic, Casey Hanna, principal at Lake…

Pascagoula High School senior honored for saving lives

Pascagoula High School hosted a school-wide assembly in the gym to kick off the school year and also honor a local hero. Corion Evans, a senior at Pascagoula High School, saved a group of girls and a police officer from drowning in July. Today, the City of Pascagoula presented Evans with a proclamation and the YMCA presented Evans with a…