Local Teacher Earns Outstanding Award From Ole Miss
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Local teacher earns outstanding award from Ole Miss

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West Harrison High School English teacher Tiffani Pollard was honored with the University of Mississippi’s School of Education Practitioner of Distinction Award. The award recognizes individuals who imagine, innovate, and inspire the fields of preschool through 12 teaching, higher education, educational leadership, counseling, and more through professional practice. Typically, honorees are currently-serving practitioners at all educational career levels. There have…

One Year Since Three Month Old Caught In Crossfire In Deadly I 10 Standoff
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One year since three-month-old caught in crossfire in deadly I-10 standoff

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On this day last year, three-month-old La’Mello Parker was killed in the crossfire of a police standoff between his father and local law enforcement. His death rocked the nation and caught the attention of local Civil Rights organizations. Video from last year shows a community calling for justice following the death of three-month-old La’Mello Park, who was killed a year…

Biloxi High School Senior Earns National Honors
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Biloxi High School senior earns national honors

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Biloxi High School announced senior Madeline Pitre is one of nine Mississippi students selected as a semifinalist for the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Pitre was also chosen as a second runner up for the Stars Program, which recognizes the highest ACT scores in the state of Mississippi. For that she received a $16,000 scholarship. Pitre will attend Yale University…

Artist Painting Mural Of Carl The Rooster In Ocean Springs
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Artist painting mural of Carl the Rooster in Ocean Springs

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More support for the Ocean Springs mascot who was lost to violence last week. An artist devastated by Carl’s death decided to give his time and skills to make a larger-than-life mural of the beloved rooster. Cali Rob has created more than a dozen murals across the Coast. He recently began painting a mural of Carl on the side of…

May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it is a month set aside to bring people together to show support and efforts for those who suffer from mental disorders and illnesses. Mental illness is a physical illness of the brain that causes disturbances in thinking, behavior, energy, or emotion that makes it difficult to deal with the regular demands of…

Ceremony Honors Life Of Former Governor William Winter And His Wife Elyse
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Ceremony honors life of former Governor William Winter and his wife Elyse

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Today, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History held a ceremony to honor the life of former Governor William Winter and his wife, Elyse. Special guest speakers were invited to the event including former President Bill Clinton, former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, and former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson. Winter served as governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984…

Morning Business Report: May 3rd, 2022
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Morning Business Report: May 3rd, 2022

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The U.S. is predicted to recover all jobs lost during COVID by this summer and the Federal Reserve key meeting on interest rates gets underway today. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report

Pet Of The Week: Angel Is Looking For A Forever Home
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Pet of the Week: Angel is looking for a forever home

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Every other Tuesday on News 25 we get to meet a sweet little fur baby from the Jackson County Animal Shelter looking for their forever home. Maridee Mallette from the shelter is in studio with Angel, this week’s Pet of the Week. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: jackson county animal shelter, pet of the week

News 25 Visits The 403rd Wing As They Prepare For Hurricane Season
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News 25 visits the 403rd Wing as they prepare for hurricane season

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Since it is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, News 25 stopped by Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi to speak with the world-renowned Hurricane Hunters. Despite the name, they don’t just hunt down data from hurricanes. The Weather Reconnaissance Squadron also covers other natural disasters like winter storms so they’re always ready to fly. The crew describes their flights as hours…

Long Time Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Robichaux Dies
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Long-time Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Robichaux dies

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Sixty-nine-year-old Major Michael Robichaux lost his battle to cancer yesterday. The community remembers his lifetime of service to Jackson County as a member of the sheriff’s department for 43 years. Public servant, father, and husband, Michael Robichaux died May 1st after battling stage four pancreatic cancer. His daughter, Aimee Robichaux Williams, said, “He loved being a public servant. He had…

Tyrann Mathieu Expected To Sign With The Saints
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Tyrann Mathieu expected to sign with the Saints

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LSU fan favorite Tyrann Mathieu is heading back to New Orleans as he is now expected to sign with the Saints. The contract is reportedly worth $33 million over three years, $18 million of that guaranteed money. This signing, on top of the signing of Marcus Maye, now completes the safety rebuild after losing Marcus Williams to the Ravens and…

Scott Berry Breaks All Time Southern Miss Wins Record
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Scott Berry breaks all-time Southern Miss wins record

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Scott Berry is a Southern Miss skipper in a class of his own, passing Hill Denson for the most wins in school history with Sunday’s 9-6 triumph at UAB. 469 all-time, with 139 fewer losses and one fewer tie. Earlier this season, Berry also passed his predecessor, Corky Palmer, leaving no doubt about Berry’s place in history at USM. Categories:…

High School Baseball: Gulfport Vs. Petal
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High School Baseball: Gulfport vs. Petal

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As the Region 8 Class 6A champions, the Gulfport Admirals have the advantage of a first-round bye, but perhaps a disadvantage when it comes to momentum. Win or go home game three as Admirals host Petal at the Herb. Petal defeats Gulfport 5-0. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Gulfport, High School Baseball, sports

5/2 – Night Rob’s “ac Needed” Monday Evening Forecast
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5/2 – Night Rob’s “AC Needed” Monday Evening Forecast

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Summer-like nights and late spring-like days will continue. We’ll bottom out in the lower 70s tonight, and back into the mid 80s Tuesday. We can’t rule out some patchy fog late-nights if the breezes calm down enough. For tomorrow and Wednesday, it’s fairly likely that several locations will see their first 90 degree day of the year on one of the…

Hssm Participating In ‘empty The Shelters’ Pet Adoption Event
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HSSM participating in ‘Empty the Shelters’ pet adoption event

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The Humane Society of South Mississippi is partnering with the Bissell Pet Foundation to take part in the ‘Empty the Shelters’ National Adoption Event. The Bissell Foundation is sponsoring the shelter, along with about 285 other shelters across 45 states, to help reduce adoption fees. With this sponsorship, HSSM is currently offering $25 adoptions starting tomorrow through May 15th. This…

Great Southern Golf Club Closing
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Great Southern Golf Club officially closing May 9th

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The shareholders of Mississippi’s oldest golf course, Great Southern Golf Club, will officially close on Monday, May 9th. Great Southern Golf Club was built in 1908 as a nine-hole course to accommodate tourists staying at the Great Southern Hotel owned by the founder of Gulfport Captain Joseph T. Jones. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the area and the original…

This Week Is Hurricane Preparedness Week In Mississippi
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This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week in Mississippi

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Hurricane season is less than a month away. Now is the time to prepare for what looks to be another active storm season. It looks like we are going to see another above average storm season with 16 to 20 named storms and six to eight hurricanes, three to five of which are predicted to be major hurricanes. This week…

Gomesa Funds Welcomed To The State To Help Coastal Counties
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GOMESA Funds welcomed to the state to help coastal counties

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Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, as well as Congressman Steven Palazzo, welcomed the distribution of more than $36.7 million to the state of Mississippi. The money went to its three coastal counties for coastal conservation, restoration, and hazard mitigation activities. The funding represents the state’s share of revenues generated through the 2006 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act. The…