The College World Series is a big deal, but there’s another competition taking place right across the street that gives baseball a run for its money. Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina in Omaha pits all eight College World Series fan bases against each other in what they call the Jello Shot Challenge. At $4.50, they want to see which school can…
Ten days ago, News 25 spoke with Congressman Steven Palazzo in an in-depth interview about the runoff with Mike Ezell. Now, the sheriff of Jackson County sits down in our studio as News 25 gives both GOP candidates time to talk about their policies, the change they want to see, and the runoff, which is happening next Tuesday. Categories: Featured,…
Ole Miss baseball will be squaring off with Arkansas in the Rebels’ second game of the College World Series in Omaha. They played the Razorbacks earlier in the year in Fayetteville where the Razorbacks took two of three, but that series was incredibly significant for Ole Miss. When Mike Bianco’s group lost the final game, the team officially hit rock…
Amazon has announced its Prime Days for the year and mortgage rates see the biggest weekly gain since 1987. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
News 25, in partnership with Navigator Credit Union and Shred-It, hosted a shredding day event to help the Coast protect their personal information. Visitors from all over the Coast were able to safely and securely drop off old mail with personal information on it to the tent where it was properly shredded and disposed of. Shredding old and unwanted mail…
To celebrate Father’s Day, the City of Gulfport held the second annual Ugly Tie Festival over the weekend. The fun event had everything dad could ever want such as a wide variety of food trucks, fun games, live entertainment, and several different vendors. The papa party even hosted two different competitions: a dad bod competition and an ugly tie competition….
If you live in Harrison County, grab your dogs because you now have a brand-new dog park to enjoy. The county held a grand opening for its new four-acre puppy paradise. The park is located at the back of the Harrison County Fairgrounds. You can enjoy what it has to offer now, but there are also plans to add some…
On Sunday, the Gulfport City Wide Juneteenth Celebration Committee hosted its Freedom Brunch and awards ceremony. The community was able to come together and celebrate the Juneteenth holiday while also presenting some community members with awards for their hard work in the area. The committee also awarded three students with $300 Mary Spinks Thigpen Oratorical Scholarships. This scholarship was created…
In South Mississippi, the Movers and Shakers Social Club hosted a Juneteenth celebration in Biloxi Saturday. The day began with a 5K unity walk in honor of those who paved the way in the past. Following the walk, the club hosted a large party to celebrate the holiday. There was food, live music, vendors, activities for children, and even a…
A southern gospel quartet is coming home to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Bibletones are performing in Gulfport this Saturday. Their manager, Jack Armstrong, is in studio with details. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Bibletones, concert
It’s time to get your little one’s geared up with lures and line for this weekend’s 37th annual Kids Fishing Rodeo. In studio with more is Bay St. Louis Mayor Mike Favre with the Gulf Coast Sportsman’s Club. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gulf Coast Sportsman’s Club, Kids Fishing Rodeo
Today on Mom to Mom, we have a fun kid inspired Father’s Day gift. Tags: Mom to Mom
Within the framework of the short term, today will stay just below heat advisory criteria but no doubt a few locations will hit it. A heat advisory will likely be needed for Tuesday through the rest of the week. A sea breeze will get initiated around noon along the Mississippi coast and this should help get some thunderstorms started will…
A man suspected of breaking into a Pascagoula church has turned himself into police. Dustin Michael Moore, 29, was charged with burglary of a commercial building on Sunday. He was taken to the Jackson County jail and bond was set at $25,000. Pictures were taken from security cameras near The Collective Church on Pascagoula Street. Members of the church posted…
The main story will become the heat again after today. That’s not to say today won’t be hot just not when compared to the next several days. Within the framework of the short term, today will stay just below heat advisory criteria but no doubt a few locations will hit it. A heat advisory will likely be needed for Tuesday…
It remained hot out there today, with temperatures generally in the lower and middle 90s. The one difference for most of the area is that relative humidity values are 20 percent lower today, keeping heat index values closer to 100 today than to 110. The exception locally was around Bay St Louis, where the muggy air hung on with a…
Gulfport tied a record-high today at 95, and Pascagoula hit 99, which was one degree under their record of 100 (they have a shot at 100 Saturday). Mid-upper 90s today will repeat Saturday, keeping that heat advisory up. Remember heat is cumulative, making it very important to get to a place it is cool for a while each day, especially…
The big story will continue to be the heat. Temps are expected to tack on a degree or two the next few days for most sites. Mid-upper 90s for today will help keep the heat advisory going and this may be posted again Saturday. Remember heat is cumulative, making it very important to get to a place it is cool…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — Residents at Chateau Bayou Apartments contacted News 25 about a fire in the laundry room of the complex, saying it started between 9 and 9:30 Thursday night. Apartment managers would not comment on the fire, but News 25 has since learned from Ocean Springs Police Department that the Ocean Springs Fire Department has opened an arson…
Golfers headed to the fairways of The Preserve Golf Course in Vancleave this morning for the annual Home of Grace Classic. And they’re teeing off with a purpose, as the the tournament raises money for the ministry that helps men and women struggling with addiction. Home of Grace has two facilities in Jackson County and helps between 5oo and 600…
Bottom line up front…it`s going to be hot. Heat Advisory will be repeated for today. We`ll be going day to day on the actual product issuances, but a Heat Advisory or Excessive Heat Warning will necessary Saturday. Our Excessive Heat Warning Criteria is 113F Heat Index or higher. If a backdoor cold front fails to move into the area Saturday…
Businesses in downtown Wiggins are getting a facelift, thanks to facade grants from the Stone County Economic Development District and Mississippi Power. Leaders gathered Thursday at Paul Hardy Properties to announce the three grants to spruce up the businesses. Stone County EDP and Mississippi Power partnered to provide $50,000 in grant funding to rejuvenate downtown Wiggins. Each grant of…
Bottom line up front…it`s going to be hot. Heat Advisory will be repeated for today. We`ll be going day to day on the actual product issuances, but a Heat Advisory or Excessive Heat Warning will necessary Saturday. Our Excessive Heat Warning Criteria is 113F Heat Index or higher. If a backdoor cold front fails to move into the area Saturday…
We all know turtles aren’t the fastest creatures, but do you ever wonder where they are headed? At the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, a one-of-a-kind experiment is in the works for the shelly reptiles we call turtles. The majority of the turtles currently at the facility were stranded in Massachusetts because of cold event last year. “They…