February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

This month is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and News 25 spoke with Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence on knowing the signs of teen abuse. One in three teens in the U.S will experience dating violence in forms of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they are in a relationship with. Violence can occur in all teens, but…

Fifth annual Zebra Run right around the corner

The United MSD Foundation is getting ready to host the fifth annual Zebra Run for Rare Disease. The run is the foundation’s longest running event. The nonprofit aims to use this event to raise money for MSD as well as raise awareness for the entire rare disease community. Both the 5K and the one-mile fun run will be held on…

HBCU’s discuss moving forward after bomb threats

Last week, Jackson State, Alcorn State, Mississippi Valley State, and Tougaloo College all posted on social media reporting they had received bomb threats. Mississippi Valley State received a threat through its guardhouse and put the campus on lockdown while an investigation was conducted. Tougaloo College cleared its campus after the threat was issued and advised students that the campus would…

Morning Business Report: February 8th, 2022

Build-a-Bear has a new ‘racy’ line for Valentine’s Day and CVS and Walgreens have removed limits on at-home COVID-19 tests. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Demand up for Mardi Gras throws as parades near

As parades are back on the Coast, so is the demand for throws. At Coast Mardi Gras Outlet in Ocean Springs, they’re having a successful season so far. President Leonard Cooper Jr. says he once again sees patrons in the Mardi Gras spirit. Business is bustling as people are buying beads and accessories for parades and balls. Toward the end…

Fudge Shack candy shop in Ocean Springs preparing for Valentine’s Day

We’re less than a week away from Valentine’s Day and you can’t go wrong by purchasing chocolates, especially from local businesses. You may want to head over to the Fudge Shack in Ocean Springs on North Washington Avenue. Amy Tringali opened the business three years ago. The shop crafts a wide array of confections, but during Valentine’s their top sellers…

2/8 Rob Knight’s “Clear Skies” Tuesday Morning Forecast

Clear skies have moved into the area as high pressure will begin to shape the forecast. The rest of the workweek will bring dry weather and plenty of sunshine. As the week goes on we`ll see a gradual increase in high temperatures, still in the 50s and low 60s on Tuesday but reaching the mid 60s by Wednesday and upper…

High School Boys Basketball: Gulfport vs. Harrison Central

On Friday, the Gulfport boys basketball team settled the regular season score with rival Harrison Central, setting up the all-too important rubber match in the first round of the region 8 class 6A district tournament. Two-seed Admirals taking on three-seed Red Rebels, winner moves on to Friday’s championship game, loser plays a must-win game Thursday. Gulfport wins 60-54. Categories: Local…

St. Stanislaus defeats St. Andrews in Class I State Title Game to clinch third consecutive title

St. Stanislaus also doing battle with St. Andrew’s in the Class I boys title game and this one was decided early. Thirty-five seconds into the game, before the camera was even rolling, SSC’s Christian Bourgeois scored the only goal of the game and the defense took over from there. Rock-a-Chaws winning their third consecutive state crown and their fourth in…

Picayune RB Dante Dowdell offered by Florida State

The time has come for Picayune running back Dante Dowdell who received his first Power Five offer from Florida State on Saturday. Dowdell was the state’s third leading rusher in 2021, eclipsing 2,500 yards with 28 touchdowns en route to the Maroon Tide’s first 5A state championship since 2013. The workhorse junior was named MVP of that 40-21 revenge victory…

National Team quarterbacks shine at Senior Bowl

On Saturday, about 120 NFL hopefuls descended upon South Alabama’s Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama for the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl, including three Ole Miss Rebels. Those being defensive lineman Sam Williams, as well as wide receivers Dontario Drummond and Braylon Sanders. It was the National Team quarterbacks who stole the show, starting with projected first round pick Kenny…

Southern Miss/ Mississippi State football secure home-and-home in 2030-2031

Prior to the 2014 reunion, Southern Miss and Mississippi State hadn’t played on the same football field together in 24 years. Both sides now doing their part to make sure this in-state rivalry stays that way. According to FBSschedules.com, USM and MSU have agreed to another home-and-home series in 2030 and 2031. The Bulldogs will head to Hattiesburg on September…

Saints naming Dennis Allen as next head coach

Being the successor to long-time New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton also means being the successor to the winningest coach in franchise history. Who better to embrace that pressure than someone who’s already proven he can win even when Payton’s not around? As first reported by ESPN, the Saints have informed defensive coordinator Dennis Allen of their plans to…

Retired Air Force Pilot and Community Leader Dick Wilson dies

Military veteran and Gulf Coast community leader Dick Wilson died this morning at the age of 91. Dick Wilson was born on June 5th, 1930 in Wabash, Indiana. In high school, he lettered in four major sports his junior and senior years and received a partial athletic scholarship to Indiana University. Wilson graduated college in 1953 and began his Air…

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System celebrates longest tenured employee

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Chief of Audiology and Speech Pathology Dr. Margaret Peak was recognized today for her ongoing commitment to serving veterans and other eligible beneficiaries at VA facilities in Missouri and Mississippi during her 50-year career. Dr. Peak began her VA career with the St. Louis VA Medical Center in 1972.  She oversees audiology services at…

Waveland mayor looking to open medical marijuana facility in the city

Now that the medical marijuana bill has passed in the state of Mississippi, Waveland Mayor Mike Smith wants his city to be the first to open a medical marijuana facility. On February 2nd, Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana, making Mississippi the 37th state to enact the policy change in the country. While some people are not…

Vancleave man charged with aggravated assault

A Vancleave man is in jail on a $50,000 bond after allegedly shooting another man at his home early Sunday. Forty-nine-year-old James Ronnie Williams is charged with aggravated assault. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said Williams shot a man in the lower leg during an argument at Williams’ home. The victim was taken to Ocean Springs Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries….