For the first time since 2015, the Ole Miss Rebels are back in the Sugar Bowl, making that two straight bowl games to start the Lane Kiffin era. In fact, before his arrival in Oxford, the Rebels hadn’t been to any bowl game since 2015, so to the be the top representative for the SEC, outside of College Football playoff…
The City of Gautier capped off its holiday celebrations tonight with the lighting of the Christmas tree at city hall. Gautier High School’s choir and two band members performed Christmas carols ahead of Mayor Casey Vaughan flipping the switch. The Christmas tree features ornaments with city council and city employee names on them to show appreciation. Gautier also debuted its…
The 61st Civic Woman’s Club of Picayune Christmas Parade ‘Memories and Christmas Trees’ was earlier tonight. Over 140 parade entries made up the Christmas parade. Everything from floats, horses, cars, marching groups, cheer and dance teams, fire trucks, police vehicles, and lots of things on wheels joined in to kick off the Picayune holiday season. Not only was the city…
Expect low temperatures tonight to only be three to five degrees cooler compared with this afternoon’s highs, ranging from the lower 50s across the northern portion of the forecast area to the lower 60s across the southeast portion of the forecast area. Models support increasing coverage of showers and some elevated thunderstorms by late evening or after midnight, and continuing…
‘Come see what’s set in Stone’ that’s the motto for businesses in Stone County heading into the holiday season. Stone County’s economy is already seeing the positive effects of holiday shopping, with more than two weeks left until Christmas Day. Economic Development Partnership Marketing Director Kristi Harris said, “We had a lot of new businesses opening here in Stone County….
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the Stennis Space Center today to meet with site leaders and tour test facilities. This visit marks Nelson’s first trip to Stennis since he became NASA administrator in April. Nelson and Melroy also toured the Aerojet rocketdyne engine assembly facility to learn about ongoing work to supply RS-25 engines for…
A new CEO of the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA has just arrived. Jara Miller was welcomed with open arms at the Blossman Branch YMCA in Ocean Springs. A meet and greet was held today to get Miller well acquainted with staff and members. Miller will guide one of the largest nonprofit organizations in our area, overseeing two facilities with an…
The 61st Civic Woman’s Club of Picayune Christmas Parade is tonight. The city continues to congratulate the high school football team on their championship win. News 25’s Sabria Reid has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: 61st Civic Woman’s Club of Picayune Christmas Parade
There is a great opportunity to get in the Christmas spirit this weekend as singer and vocal instructor Nataliya Molsbee will be performing with her students at the Mary C. in Ocean Springs. The concert will feature students singing and playing the piano with special guest Gram Rea. Molsbee is a professional opera singer and pianist with over 20 years…
IP Casino Resort and Spa is spreading holiday cheer with their second annual ‘Wreaths of Hope’ holiday competition. As part of Boyd Gaming’s national holiday tradition, ‘Wreaths of Hope’ is a charitable, wreath-decorating competition where local nonprofit organizations have the chance to win cash prizes based on customer votes, as well as gain invaluable exposure in the community. This year’s…
You are not going to believe the mind-blowing science experiment you can do with a Christmas ornament. Categories: Hooked on Science Tags: Hooked on Science, science
It’s Tuesday which means it is time for our News 25 Pet of the Week. Katie King is in studio with our pet of the week Luna. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
Cannabis taxes may help state’s close their budget gaps and experts say gas prices nationwide are likely to drop even further. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
We’ve got a great opportunity to get in the Christmas spirit this weekend as singer and vocal instructor Nataliya Molsbee will be performing with her students at the Mary C. in Ocean Springs. Nataliya is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Concert Christmas Evening, Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center
It’s a chance to win dozens of fabulous gift baskets while also helping support a Coast nonprofit. Lighthouse Business and Professional Women is hosting a special luncheon tomorrow that will benefit the Gulf Coast Women’s Center for Nonviolence. Here with more are Baskets of Joy Co-Chair Karol Brandt and Rene Davis from the Women’s Center for Nonviolence. Categories: Community Headlines…
It’s the busiest time of the year for the United States Postal Service. Customer traffic is already steadily increasing this week. Last year was a record-breaking year for the postal service, they delivered 1.1 billion packages despite employee shortages and historic volumes due to online shopping. This year, they’re anticipating another big holiday season, they’re expecting to deliver around 950…
If your drive takes you over the Fort Bayou Bridge in Ocean Springs, be prepared for more closures. MDOT says there will be intermittent bridge closures on Highway 609 over the next two months and these closures will happen Monday through Friday. It’s to allow crews to test new electrical systems that replaced the original hydraulic system. Drivers can keep…
Before his death, the man executed by the state of Mississippi last month for killing his wife, allegedly revealed the location of his sister-in-law’s body. According to the Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, David Neal Cox waived his attorney-client privilege before his November 17th execution. This allowed his attorney with CPCC to disclose information which could lead authorities to…
Exactly 80 years ago today, Japanese pilots attacked America’s military base at Pearl Harbor. News 25 reached out to American Legion Post 1992 in Gautier today as we remember the attack that prompted the U.S. to enter World War II. At the post, they have a special connection to the day. John Finn received a Congressional Medal, the military’s highest…
Forecast issue over the next few days will be the location of the current frontal boundary. I don’t expect much movement with the front now south of the area, at least today. A batch of energy will sweep eastward across the area this afternoon into early evening. There’s likely to be the occasional patch of light rain or drizzle, but…
The cold front moving through the region is expected to push offshore this evening and should remain draped over the northern Gulf into the day Tuesday. Lighter rain and isolated thunderstorms will still linger for some time behind the front before rain chances diminish from the north later this evening and overnight. A very noticeable drop in temperatures from the…
On the hardwood, Christian Collegiate Academy out of Gulfport playing host to Ben’s Ford out of Bogalusa, Louisiana in some Monday night hoops. CCA wins 91-41. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, High School Boys Basketball, sports
Singing River health care professionals tell News 25 how they’ve prepared for the new omicron variant of COVID-19 to keep Gulf Coast residents healthy. Most research about the omicron variant comes from studies in South Africa where almost 100 percent of COVID cases contain the new variant. Symptoms for the omicron variant are similar to those of the Delta and…
The cold front moving through the region is expected to push offshore this evening and should remain draped over the northern Gulf into the day Tuesday. Lighter rain and isolated thunderstorms will still linger for some time behind the front before rain chances diminish from the north later this evening and overnight. A very noticeable drop in temperatures from the…