When high profile high school football recruits from the state of Mississippi start pulling in big time Division I offers, Ole Miss and Mississippi State are usually the first SEC schools to come calling. Not the case for Ocean Springs Quarterback Bray Hubbard. Today, the rising senior adding the University of Alabama to his bag, fresh off winning Mr. Football…
Ever since Southern Miss won the 2016 Conference USA Tournament title game, things have been a little different for USM baseball. In fact, that was the first of six Conference USA championships over the next six seasons, culminating with this year’s regular season crown. Now, the Golden Eagles are the only C-USA team left standing in their final season in…
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Gulfport Sports Hall of Fame is eager to induct its 12-member class of 2022 to its already prestigious ranks. On Saturday, a dozen of the finest players and coaches from the City of Gulfport will be honored with a banquet at the Lyman Community Center where they’ll be presented with their brand-new…
After the heat peaked today, we’re done with the rain tonight at least in the short term. Pascagoula (Moss Point-Trent Lott International Airport) led the way again this afternoon with a real-feel temperature of 110 degrees at 2 PM. Heavier showers cooled things down a bit, but only temporarily. Temperatures tonight will barely fall from their early-evening readings. Tomorrow is…
News 25 was at the Point Cadet Marina this morning as teams were preparing for their voyage out to sea for the Billfish Classic. Each team has their eye on the large cash prize, but this isn’t your ordinary fishing trip. They’ve prepared their boats with top notch equipment. Competitors are hopeful to snag a monster sized fish lurking in…
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art hosted Carl Fest, celebrating the life of the rooster Carl 2.0, Ocean Springs’ unofficial mascot. He was killed back in April. Ocean Springs musicians, artists, chefs, and Carl fans came out to celebrate his life. Since the death of Carl, local artists have produced and created art pieces inspired by the city’s beloved mascot….
Many of you received a Blue Alert on your phone and we now know what happened. A Meridian police officer was shot and killed and now MBI is investigating. The Meridian Star reports the shooting happened after the unidentified officer responded to a domestic violence call earlier this evening. Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler said a woman also died in…
Pascagoula (Moss Point-Trent Lott International Airport) led the way again this afternoon with a real-feel temperature of 110 degrees at 2 PM. Heavier showers cooled things down a bit, but only temporarily. Some more heavy showers are possible early this evening before it quiets down into another warm, muggy night. Tomorrow is a different story, as a more significant severe…
With gas approaching $5 a gallon, Coast Transit Authority is inviting you to ‘dump the pump.’ Finding ways to save gas and money all year, CTA wants you to try their Free Transit Day on Thursday, June 16th. All CTA buses are free so you can hop aboard the trolley, like the beachcomber or casino hopper, to get where you…
Are you looking for a job in the hotel industry? If so, the Golden Nugget has an opportunity for you. This Saturday from 10 to 3, the Golden Nugget will be hosting a hotel job fair in the Deer Island Ball Room. The hotel is eager to hire 40 plus immediate openings which include seasonal and permanent positions. Applicants will…
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is hosting Carl Fest, celebrating the life of the rooster Carl 2.0, Ocean Springs’ unofficial mascot. Carl was killed back in April. News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Ocean Springs with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Carl Fest, Walter Anderson museum of Art
A scary morning at an elementary school in Gadsden, Alabama today when police shot and killed a man. Police say someone called and said a man was trying to get inside the school. The principal said the man was going to several doors. The principal locked the school down and called the resource officer. The man tried to force his…
A 13-year-old is in a youth detention center in Mobile County after allegedly shooting and killing his three-year-old brother on accident. The sheriff’s department says EMS rushed to a home in Grand Bay, Alabama around midnight. The three-year-old was taken to a hospital and a CT scan showed a projectile had entered the child’s head above the right eye. Authorities…
Used car prices are going up again and mortgage demand hits 22-year low as interest rates rise. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Another big event is getting ready to open in Biloxi. The Summer Fair at the Coast Coliseum opens at 5 tonight and will be here for the next ten days. People always look forward to the rides, but this year, this is a lot more to look forward to including a Jurassic Quest, an extreme illusionist show, K9 in Flights…
Anglers are now out at sea hoping to reel in a winning catch for the Billfish Classic. This is the biggest fishing tournament on the entire Gulf Coast and teams are searching for marlin, tuna, blue wahoo, and dolphinfish. The competition is fierce as millions of dollars in prize money is up for grabs. You can see what they’ve reeled…
A national watchdog group filed a federal complaint against Gulfport’s Institute for Marine Mammal Studies after a sea lion’s death. According to the complaint, on March 5th, 2020, Jester, a six-year-old sea lion, underwent surgery on his left eye to remove a lesion and died while under anesthesia. On March 11th, 2021, IMMS received a critical violation inspection from the…
Republican Party primary candidates are uniting to try to remove Steven Palazzo from office. Sheriff Mike Ezell held a press conference this morning at the Great Southern Club in Gulfport where he announced endorsements from all five of his former GOP challengers. Considering 68 percent of all voters in the 4th Congressional District Republican Primary voted for candidates other than…
A weak boundary still forecast to sink southward and stall near the coast for today and tomorrow. While widespread showers and storms are not expected, the boundary should provide a focus for scattered showers and storms each afternoon. Our area is under a MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) threat for severity today. The timing on this will be the…
A weak boundary still forecast to sink southward and stall near the coast for today and tomorrow. While widespread showers and storms are not expected, the boundary should provide a focus for scattered showers and storms each afternoon. Our area is under a MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) threat for severity today. The timing on this will be the…
Big week for Pearl River athletics after the baseball team won the NJCAA Division II World Series, softball ace of the staff Brinson Anne Rogers named Second Team All-American and it’s hard to figure out how she wasn’t on the first team. This season, the redshirt freshman righty posted a 0.94 ERA and more than 13 strikeouts per seven innings,…
The Moss Point – Trent Lott International Airport (north of Pascagoula) led the way this afternoon with a peak real-feel temperature of 104 degrees. As expected, more areas reached a heat index of 100+ this Wednesday afternoon. High pressure over the central gulf into Texas continues to keep thunderstorms at bay, but not for long. The heat looks like it…
It seems like just about every year at USM’s preseason press conference Head Coach Scott Berry fields a question about college baseball in the state of Mississippi in which he drives home the same point: the big three schools in the Magnolia State outdraw the big three schools in every other state. The moment is right now for Southern Miss…
Southern Miss right fielder Carson Paetow is one of just nine freshmen in all of division I college baseball with at least 16 home runs this season and only five first-year players have more homers than him. Today, the former Vancleave Bulldogs was recognized by Collegiate Baseball as one of 88 players on its Freshman All-America team. Paetow certainly has…