She’s been featured on NBC’s The Today Show as a top parenting blogger and she’s a best-selling author, some of her books include ‘Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with your Teenage Daughter,’ and her newest work, ‘More than a Mom: How Prioritizing your Wellness helps you and your Family Thrive.’ Kari Kampakis has become a…
Chapel Hart has another big-name fan who is now helping the Poplarville trio with a collaboration in the works! Country music star Darius Rucker is in the studio working on his new album and revealed this week he has some special guests joining him. Rucker tweeted out his support after the group’s golden buzzer audition on ‘America’s Got Talent’ last…
On the final Friday of each month, we feature a member of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce here on News 25. This month’s spotlight member is Stir Spirits and Fine Wines. Categories: Chamber Member Spotlight Tags: member spotlight, mississippi gulf coast chamber of commerce, Stir Spirits and Fine Wines
Scattered shower/t-storms this afternoon will see a gradual transition of dry air replace deep moist air this weekend. Then another transition of this dry air to the deep moist air again by late Sunday into Monday. The dry air will lead to lower precip chances but also cause higher downburst potential since this dry air layer will max at or…
Today won’t be very different from the last several but there are some minor changes on the way. We should see a gradual transition of dry air replace deep moist air late Saturday into Sunday. Then another transition of this dry air to the deep moist air again by late Sunday into Monday. The dry air will lead to lower…
Upper level ridging remains in control of the southeastern part of the US with weak easterly flow. In addition, ample moisture continues to funnel through the area from the Gulf of Mexico. PW values remain around 2 to 2.2 inches for the next few days. Temperatures will be generally in the low 90s and dew points in the 70s which…
Seems like every time News 25’s Jeff Haeger takes exit 69 north off I-10 east bound for his annual trip to Hurley, the East Central football team is in the weight room. That’s just the way the Hornets like it, no matter who the head coach is at stop number seven on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. “Just…
To help combat growing prices along the Coast, nonprofit organization Back Bay Mission is hosting a food drive in partnership with Planet Fitness gyms around the Coast. The Back Bay Mission began their latest food drive earlier this week. The food drive will help serve families and individuals struggling to keep up with the rising prices of goods. For those…
Sun Herald Investigative Reporter Anita Lee spoke to the Gulf Coast Business Council today about the spending of money from the BP oil catastrophe and economic development. Business Council members listened and asked questions as Lee presented information on her research, which she worked on for about a year as a part of a fellowship with Pro Publica. Her work…
Family members of Emmett Till and supporters rallied outside the LeFlore County DA’s Office demanding justice for the kidnapping and murder of Till. They met on the steps of the Greenwood Courthouse, demanding that prosecutor DeWayne Richardson reopen the case. Priscilla Sterling, cousin to Emmett Till, calls out Governor Tate Reeves, noting that he has yet to speak on the…
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society in Gulfport is hosting a ‘Budget for Baby Workshop’ tomorrow for military parents. The workshop will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday at 245 Moreell Avenue. The goal of the workshop is to teach military families how to financially prepare for their newborns. People eligible for the workshop include active duty or retired sailors and…
Upper level ridging remains in control of the southeastern part of the US with weak easterly flow. In addition, ample moisture continues to funnel through the area from the Gulf of Mexico. PW values remain around 2 to 2.2 inches for the next few days. Still expecting a similar pattern to the previous two days where extremely efficient rainfall from…
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce team announced that it will begin accepting a new round of applications for its wild hog control program on August 1st through August 15th. Through the program, WDAC provides smart wild hog traps to landowners and mangers for the control of wild hogs on private agricultural and forestry lands in Mississippi. MDAC provides…
One local fastpitch softball team is bringing home the hardware this weekend. The Sixers 16U travel team from the Mississippi Gulf Coast won the U.S. Fastpitch Association World Series in Panama City Beach. Girls on the team hail from D’Iberville, Gulfport, Ocean Springs, Pass Christian, St. Martin, and St. Patrick high schools. Head Coach Ben Barnes, who got a cold…
Fred Haise made a surprise appearance at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum just in time to give a speech to the summer camp’s graduating class. The summer camp had 65 children go through the program. Children learned a variety of space techniques such as robotics, flight simulations, engine repair and assembly, and more. The camp lasted two weeks, culminating with…
Looking to satisfy your sweet tooth? We know where you can get a treat and make a difference. At the Gulfport location, Dairy Queen is celebrating Miracle Treat Day. You can bring health and hope to local kids. For every Blizzard treat sold, one dollar or more will be donated to local children’s hospitals throughout Children’s Miracle Network of Hospitals….
A new Mississippi hero was recognized today at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Mississippi Heroes is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate everyday family, professional, and community caregivers who sacrifice their time, money, or opportunities to help take care of others. The organization decided to recognize Christina Jones today. She is an ER nurse at Memorial Hospital. Christina is…
The fed makes history with a second massive rate hike in six weeks and big tech earnings today will give us a peek into the mindset of the consumer. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Krewe Unique and VFW Post 5699 are partnering to put on a fun, free back-to-school event this weekend. Here with us to talk about it we have the Krewe’s Greg Gibson and Lela Bremen from Post 5699. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: back to school, krewe unique, VFW Post 5699
On the high school diamond, Gulfport standout Ethan Garner is officially a Division I baseball commit, giving his verbal pledge to Tulane this week. Already showing off all the tools as a sophomore outfielder in 2022, Garner tied for the team-lead with 35 hits while hitting over .350 to go along with 43 runs scored, three home runs, seven doubles,…
During USM’s final season in Conference USA, no team used more quarterbacks than Southern Miss. Now that the Golden Eagles are officially members of the Sun Belt Conference, they’re still talking about position depth at their new media days in New Orleans. If you recall, it got to the point that star running back Frank Gore Jr. took snaps under…
Always more work to be done at stop number six on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days where the Harrison Central Red Rebels prefer to keep doing what they’ve never done before. First-year Head Coach Tony Myers now calling the shots and refusing to settle for anything less. Cornerback/ wide receiver Tre’Von Deans said, “It all started when Coach…
Areal coverage of storms was pretty sparse today, but it’s likely to ramp up Thursday and Friday. A stagnant summer pattern has set up this week, with rain chances dependent upon an oscillating high pressure area and variations in the daily sea breeze. Very humid air along with spotty thunderstorm development thanks to sea-breezes and the like could run into…
Today, newly appointed Gautier Chief of Police David Bever met with the Hickory Hills ‘neighborhood watch’ to discuss community concerns. This was Bever’s first meeting with the watch group since he was appointed in late March. He and members of the police department joined the meeting to discuss topics concerning the citizens such as drug use, break-ins, response times, and…