Business owners in Downtown Gulfport are making sure their voices are heard. After the Gulfport City Council went through their agenda, the floor was open for speakers who attended the meeting. The speakers get a total of three minutes to voice their concerns and describe actions they wish would take place. In hopes of getting their attention, two business owners…
Some cloud cover kept a lid on temperatures today, but we might not be as fortunate tomorrow. That being said, Pascagoula still hit a real-feel temp of 110 at 1 PM today. Heat advisories will repeat for Pearl River/Hancock counties, on Wednesday. Strong high pressure will continue to shape the forecast with hot temperatures and low rain potential due. The…
People living in District 119 in Gulfport headed out to the polls today for a special election. Jeffrey Hulum III defeated Gary Fredericks with 67 percent of the vote. Hulum will be filling the seat of Representative Sonya Williams Barnes. She resigned in May to take a new job. News 25 caught up with Hullum. Here’s what he had to…
Pascagoula again led the way with a real-feel temp of 110 at 1 PM today. Heat advisories were up for Pearl River/Hancock counties, and will repeat on Wednesday. Some cloud cover kept a lid on temperatures today, but we might not be as fortunate tomorrow. Strong high pressure will continue to shape the forecast with hot temperatures and low rain…
Scarlet Pearl employees opened wide for on-site dental care services. Today and tomorrow, Jet Dental brings the dentist office to the casino. Six mobile dental rooms offer exams, cleanings, x-rays, teeth whitening, and more. The services are no cost to employees and their immediate family with company dental insurance. With more than 50 employees signed up for dental care, they…
Students are getting an opportunity to see what life is like under the stage lights. The Biloxi Little Theatre is hosting a summer experience called ‘A Little Acting Lab.’ Students ages eight to 13 are learning new onstage techniques and explain their theatrical skill set. They are getting to explore the fundamentals of stage acting including authentic character building, onstage…
Today’s Hooked on Science experiment teaches you how to engineer your very own snowstorm. Tags: Hooked on Science, science
The latest drama at Netflix could be its second quarter earnings and a popular toy store is making a comeback. Brian Martin is in Los Angeles with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The North Gulfport Civic Club is hosting its 21st annual Community Breakfast this week. Here to tell us more about the event are Valerie Hill and Zenobia Holt. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Community Breakfast, North Gulfport Civic Club
Jackson County CASA is hosting its back-to-school supply pick up now through Thursday. Supplies were donated from community members and now CASA is distributing them to CASA families to help them prepare for the new school year. Books, clothes, baby items, toys, hygiene products, and more are available for children who have a designated CASA representative. Supplies are available for…
If you’re feeling lucky today, you may want to head out and purchase a Mega-Millions ticket. The jackpot has grown to $555 million. That’s a cash value of $316.9 million. Tonight’s drawing is at 10. Tomorrow’s Powerball drawing is up to $101 million. Categories: Local News, News Tags: lottery, Mega Millions, Mississippi Lottery
If you live in House District 119 in Gulfport, don’t forget to go vote in today’s special election. There are two candidates on today’s ballot: Gary Fredericks and Jeffrey Hulum III. One of them will be filling the seat of Representative Sonya Williams-Barnes, who resigned this year to take a new job. Polls will be open until 7 tonight. Just…
Strong high pressure will continue to shape the forecast with hot temperatures and low rain potential due to the compression of the atmosphere. The best potential for t-storms will be along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and extreme southeast Louisiana under the extension of a weakness well to the north. Low level southerly return flow will continue to draw rich low…
It’s Tuesday which means it is time for the News 25 Pet of the Week. Today, we’ve got Katie King with the Humane Society of South Mississippi in studio with Acorn, this week’s Pet of the Week. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: HSSM, Humane Society of South Mississippi, Katie King, pet of the week
Today will bring a continuation of the past few days and a gradual warming trend as high pressure moves closer to the area. This will also bring low rain potential due to the compression of the atmosphere, especially west of I-59 corridor. The best potential for convection will be along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and extreme southeast Louisiana under the…
The by-product of Mississippi State and Ole Miss going back-to-back as College World Series champions and Southern Miss hosting a Super Regional for the very first time has come to light over the last 24 hours with a dozen players combined from the three schools getting selected in the first ten rounds of the MLB First Year Player Draft. Three…
According to ESPN’S Football Power Index, Ole Miss has a two percent chance to win the SEC West this season. That’s exactly the type of thinking that third year Head Coach Lane Kiffin is trying to avoid getting boxed in by. Rebels taking their turn at the podium on day one of the SEC Media Days, coming off their 10-3…
On Saturday, Southern Miss alum Matt Wallner took part in the MLB All-Star Futures Game and turned one baseball into a thing of the past. Watch the video above to see Wallner’s third inning blast, 116 miles per hour off the bat, insane exit velocity. That was good for a two-run shot that put the American League team ahead for…
Fresh off his national championship with Ole Miss less than a month ago, Pearl River Central alum Hayden Dunhurst getting the call in the sixth round, 175th overall, courtesy of the Kansas City Royals with a slot value of more than $298,000. Perhaps the unsung hero of the Rebels’ College World Series run as the primary backstop for a red-hot…
Gulfport still had a real-feel temp of 100 at 8 PM tonight…a sign of what’s to come. High pressure is close enough to push temperatures up, but weak enough for a few storms to pop up this week. Real-feel temperatures were over 100 today in most areas. It also means that no frontal boundary will truly reach south Mississippi. Thus,…
Mississippi State Bulldog Brad Cumbest, from East Central High School, was drafted this afternoon as a ninth-round selection of the Colorado Rockies, 266th overall with a slot value of more than $163,000. This season, Cumbest finally grew into his power, swatting 15 home runs, giving him 22 long balls for his MSU career and that’ll certainly play well at Coors…
High pressure remains in control enough to allow hotter temperatures, but weak enough for a few storms to pop up today and Tuesday. Real-feel temperatures were over 100 today in most areas. It also means that no frontal boundary will truly reach south Mississippi. Thus, we’re left with a typical summertime pattern. The official forecast for precip chances through Wednesday…
There’s an art camp happening in Ocean Springs. This summer, the Walter Anderson Museum of Art is determined to give children opportunities to grow their creative side and expand their love for art. One way kids are able to do so is by signing up and attending their summer camps. The camp that is currently going on focuses on three-dimensional…
The Lyman Senior Center is striving to make a difference. The center is asking people of Harrison County to donate to their local food drive. The food drive’s first drop off will be July 25th and then again Friday, August 5th. You can drop off your donations at the Lyman Senior Center and the Bayou View Hardware Store. Items that…