This week we celebrate the 30th anniversary of legalized casino gambling in Mississippi. After Hurricane Katrina’s destruction along the Coast, the gaming industry almost went with it. News 25’s Sabria Reid has more on the legislation which saved Mississippi’s winning bet. A historic natural disaster changed Mississippi’s gaming industry forever. August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated South Mississippi, killing 236…
Gulfport Police Department pulled out all the stops for National Night Out Against Crime. At Jones Park under the Barksdale Pavilion, law enforcement and first responders came together to enhance positive interactions with the community. Families free Domino’s pizza, snow cones, a live DJ, carnival and arcade games, and emergency vehicles like fire trucks, AMR vans, police cars, crime scene…
Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico continues to stream into the area with model soundings showing precipitable water values well above 2 inches, and as high as 2.2-2.3 inches. Not much in the way of change is expected tomorrow or Thursday. As mentioned yesterday, the continued rainfall across the area will accumulate as the week continues and so to…
Have some fun with the Gulfport Police Department for National Night Out Against Crime. From 6 to 8 bring the family to Jones Park to enjoy a free night of food, games, and positive police interaction. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at the event with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Gulfport Police Department, night out against crime
Today, the Milwaukee Brewers announced the promotion of three top prospects and former Biloxi Shuckers to the organizations Triple A ball club. Prospects Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, and Joey Wiemer will continue their careers playing for the Nashville Sound as they push toward the Major League. Frelick continues his quick rise, making his way to the Sound just over one…
Comeback Coolers is gearing up to serve the people in Kentucky whose homes have been destroyed by flooding. Comeback Coolers is an organization that aims to deliver much needed and deserved break to those who have been in the path of a natural disaster. Coolers will be decorated by people of all ages and filled with items like drinks, oranges,…
31-year-old Anna Burgett Logan died this past Sunday in a car crash. Logan was a fifth-grade teacher at Trent Lott Academy for five years and she went through TLA as a student. She also recently married in October 2020. Instead of dwelling on the heartache, Trent Lott Academy is choosing to celebrate the life of Anna with good memories and…
A Brandon High School football player died Monday during an afternoon football practice. Phillip Laster Jr. passed away on Monday. According to Coroner David Ruth, no injuries were detected, and his body was taken to the state medical examiner’s office. Temperatures were in the low 90s. The Rankin School District says all players are required to have a physical before…
Today’s experiment involves catching your shadow! Tags: Hooked on Science
Starbucks is giving raises to its non-union workers starting this week and General Motors will void warranties on hot-selling cars and trucks that get flipped. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Every other Tuesday we have the pleasure of featuring an animal up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King is here with us to introduce News 25’s Pet of the Week, Amelia. Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
A Bay St. Louis man remembered as a family first kind of guy was known for putting his children ahead of everything else. Ryan Moran was killed Monday afternoon when he was hit by a train near Lakeshore Road. The 32-year-old left behind a wife, Destin, and children Ryanna and Kash. Kash’s twin brother, Kace, died in 2019 from Ohtahara…
Next week marks National Farmers Market Week, a great opportunity to show market vendors how much we value the items they sell in our communities. Seeing the benefits of organic produce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proclaimed the first National Farmers Market Week in 1999. It is a great time to educate children on the importance of farmers markets, shop…
Attorney General Lynn Fitch said today that Mississippi is joining a nationwide task force to investigate and take legal action against companies that bring foreign robocalls into the U.S. The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is focused on cutting down on illegal robocalls. So far, it has issued 20 civil investigative demands to 20 gateway providers and other entities that are…
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is now co-sponsoring a bill asking the Biden Administration to increase their control and presence at the southern border. If passed, the Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act would give the Department of Homeland Security a year to produce a plan for more security at the border. It also requires the department to create strategies to combat…
A Hancock County man is dead after being hit a train, according to our media partner the Sun Herald. Officials got to the scene around 4:30 yesterday afternoon after people reported seeing someone get hit by a train on the tracks just east of Lakeshore Road. The coroner identifies the victim as 32-year-old Ryan Moran. He was pronounced dead at…
Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will continue to stream into the area with model indicating well above seasonal normal. This will allow for another round of extremely efficient high precipitation storms to develop aided by local sea-breezes and land-breezes. A few of the storms could become strong with gusty winds and frequent lightning but the main concern will…
Today will bring more of the same as yesterday as numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will continue to stream into the area with model indicating well above seasonal normal. This will allow for another round of extremely efficient high precipitation storms to develop aided by local sea-breezes and land-breezes. A…
Winds will be variable in and around storms, then light southerly winds will prevail overnight. Another round of afternoon and evening thunderstorms is expected on Tuesday. Over the short term period a wetter period will begin today as general troughing moves into area allowing for more convective development. Seabreezes and landbreezes will add to the rain chances and the possibility…
What a late-night party the Shuckers threw at MGM Park on Sunday, walking it off in the bottom of the 11th, courtesy of Andruw Monasterio and his drop the mic grand slam. Final score of 6-2 over the Montgomery Biscuits, Biloxi wins the series four games to two, now 6-3 overall since the All-Star Break. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags:…
Former Biloxi Shucker Josh Hader is leaving the only Major League team he’s ever been a part of as a part of the first major deal to go down on the day before the MLB trade deadline. Today, the Milwaukee Brewers closer packed his bags and heads to California to resume his duties for the San Diego Padres. Hader currently…
The smallest team on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days heads into the 2022 season with what’s easily the biggest increase in program size at 63 percent. Local kings of the eight-man gridiron, the Christian Collegiate Academy Bulldogs check in as stop number nine. Head Coach Steve Spinks said, “They’re tight-knit. They’re hard-working. I don’t have to push them…
Today, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of legal casino gambling in Mississippi. From 1992 to 2022, the impact of the gaming industry impacts jobs, tourism, taxes, schools, and local charities. Making a winning bet on Mississippi’s economy, employment, and way of life. On August 1st, 1992, the first casino, Isle of Capri, opened as a riverboat casino in Biloxi. However,…
The team at Amtrak, along with Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg, got together for an exciting day for the future of railroads along the Coast. The day began with a ground breaking on a new platform at the Bay St. Louis Depot for the future Amtrak station. This is the first of five locations to break ground for construction…