Hooked on Science: July 19th, 2022
Today’s Hooked on Science experiment teaches you how to engineer your very own snowstorm. Tags: Hooked on Science, science
Morning Business Report: July 19th, 2022
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
North Gulfport Civic Club hosting 21st annual Community Breakfast
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 distributing school supplies to CASA families
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…
Mississippi Mega-Millions Jackpot up to $555 million
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
Special Election for House District 119 now underway
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…
7/19 – Brittany’s “Oppressive Heat Ahead” Tuesday Afternoon Forecast
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…
News 25 Pet of the Week: Acorn is looking for a forever home
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
7/19 – Rob Knight’s “Elevated Heat Indices” Tuesday Morning Forecast
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…
MSU/ George County alum Logan Tanner picked in 2nd round by Cincinnati Reds
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…
SEC Media Days: Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin challenging status quo in 2022
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…
USM alum Matt Wallner hits epic homerun in MLB Futures All-Star Game
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…
Ole Miss/ Pearl River Central alum Hayden Dunhurst drafted in 6th round by KC Royals
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…
7/18 – Rob Martin’s “Fewer Storms But Hotter” Monday Night Forecast
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,…
MSU/ East Central alum Brad Cumbest drafted in 9th round by Colorado Rockies
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…
7/18 – Rob Martin’s “Heat Advisories Again” Monday Evening Forecast
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…
Walter Anderson Museum of Art hosting ‘Shape your Ideas’ art camp
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…
Lyman Senior Center hosting food drive for less fortunate
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…
Community Action of South Mississippi handed out school supplies at Back-to-School Drive-Thru Bash
Community Action of South Mississippi gave out free school supplies bags in Moss Point. The Back-to-School Drive-Thru Bash helped 180 students with the supplies needed for the first day of school. The event started at 2:30 p.m. However, within minutes, all bags were distributed to families and students in need. Pencils, pens, paper, highlighters, glue, notebooks, and more were given…
Gulfport School District preparing to return to class
Schools in the Gulfport School District are preparing to head back to class this week. Parents, teachers, and students were at Gulfport High School this morning, taking care of business before school starts. The school district will be heading into their second year of the flexible schedule program. With the flex schedule, it allows students multiple breaks with four 45-day…
Arrested for two counts of aggravated DUI in Ocean Springs
An Ocean Springs man is behind bars for his alleged involvement in the July 9th deadly crash on U.S. 90 at the intersection near Raising Canes in Ocean Springs. On July 16th, the Ocean Springs Police Department arrested Joseph Nangle on two counts of aggravated DUI. He is awaiting a preliminary hearing and his bond has been set at $500,000….
Ingalls, NSC settle sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuits
Huntington Ingalls and a staffing agency have agreed to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit for $350,000. A complaint was filed by the EEOC on behalf of female employees for NSC Technologies, which contracted with Ingalls to provide cleaning services. The females said an Ingalls male ship superintendent made sexual comments, engaged in lewd acts, and threatened to terminate…
Harrison County residents oppose subdivision on John Clark Road
Residents who live near a planned subdivision on John Clark Road appealed to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, hoping to stop the development that backs up against the property zoned ‘A-1’ for agriculture. After that discussion, the board moved to deny the appeal and move ahead with the subdivision. News 25’s Janae Jordan spoke with residents who are not…
Morning Business Report: July 18th, 2022
More Americans are considering electric for their next car and Netflix has an important week ahead. Brian Martin is in Los Angeles with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report