A less humid air mass will make afternoon high temperatures right around 80 degrees rather comfortable. With strong high pressure over the East Coast and a strengthening storm system over the Central Plains Friday, a more robust pressure gradient will be in place across SE LA and S MS. Winds will increase from the south, with a longer fetch across…
Five people are dead in what started as a triple homicide at the Broadway Inn Express in Biloxi and led law enforcement across the Coast, ultimately ending in a standoff and a dead suspect. It began at the Broadway Inn Express in Biloxi where three people were gunned down. A partition covering the aftermath was set up at the threshold…
High-pressure over the region will provide for clear skies, lighter wind than what we have become accustomed to these past few weeks. A less humid air mass will make afternoon high temperatures right around 80 degrees rather comfortable. With strong high pressure over the East Coast and a strengthening storm system over the Central Plains Friday, a more robust pressure…
When we first introduced Gulfport’s Christian Collegiate Academy to News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days prior to the 2020 season, one of the players interviewed was St. Martin transfer Houston Mack. Over the last two years, he’s since made a name for himself as an MAIS All-Star on his way to signing a national letter of intent with Millsaps…
Northerly breezes behind our departing cold front will drop temps into the lower 50s tonight. It’ll remain dry Wednesday with highs in the upper 70s. Dry air tends to promote a larger difference between night and day temperatures, and that’s what we’ll have in the short term. The breeze is strong enough to warrant a small craft advisory for our…
After winning eight out of their first nine games, the Biloxi Shuckers got a taste of their own medicine on the road, dropping five out of six to the Birmingham Barons and four out of those five losses were all decided by just one run. Perhaps some home cooking to turn things around, Shuckers hosting the Pensacola Blue Wahoos for…
Mississippi State and Ole Miss doing battle for the fourth game in a row, Governor’s Cup. Bulldogs took two of three in Oxford and 18 of the last 22, now gracing the diamond at Trustmark Park in Pearl. Ole Miss wins 5-2. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, mississippi state, OIe Miss, sports
The difference between good and great in college baseball can be as small as fair and foul, ball and strike, safe and out. Take a team like third-ranked Southern Miss, winner of 14 straight, tied for the longest streak in program history. Standing in the way of 15 in a row is Southeastern Louisiana, who isn’t ranked but already has…
Much drier air is arriving today behind a cold front that passed with little fanfare. Northerly breezes behind it will drop temps into the lower 50s tonight. It’ll remain dry Wednesday with highs in the upper 70s. Dry air tends to promote a larger difference between night and day temperatures, and that’s what we’ll have in the short term. Wednesday…
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann met with several Coast officials to discuss the 2022 legislative session. Hosemann says the most important topic discussed at the briefing was the American Rescue Plan Act. The state dedicated $750 million in ARPA funds to water and sewer infrastructure for cities, counties, and rural water associations. Cities and counties which received more than $1 million…
A weekend shooting in Biloxi has a 16-year-old girl fighting for her life. High school junior Kira Walker was shot in the head Saturday night as she was attempting to leave a party in the area of Rachel Drive and Terrace Court. Now, her family is speaking with WXXV about Kira’s current condition and the long journey ahead. Her cousin,…
Beau Rivage Resort and Casino donated over 2,400 pounds of food to the Lord is my Help. Beau Rivage’s employee-drive/volunteer social impact and sustainability council hosted a canned food drive back in March and employees donated. The department that donated the most food at Beau Rivage will receive an incentive. Beau Rivage Chief of Security William Coffman said, “The Beau…
Mississippi Power gathered with emergency management directors from across Southeast Mississippi to discuss the plans for the upcoming hurricane season. With hurricane season running from June 1st through November 30th, Mississippi Power and all the EMA directors wanted to make sure all plans are fine tuned before the season gets active. The partners were able to get familiar with one…
Since 2017, the 34th Street Wholistic Garden and Education Center has provided Coast residents with green space for them to unearth the magic of gardening. They allow the public to participate by renting out grow boxes or as Executive Director James Franklin calls them ‘little farmhouses.’ It’s $25 for the whole season and staff is on site to help in…
One of Stone County’s premier events returns this weekend. The decades old Pine Hill Festival is back in Wiggins this Friday and Saturday. The festival features great food, plenty of vendors, and fun for the whole family. You can also enjoy both locally and regionally known bands during the festival. It’s one of the longest running events in South Mississippi….
Today’s experiment involves turning a hair dryer into a ping-pong ball launcher. Tags: Hooked on Science
Four in ten U.S. small businesses plan to raise prices by at least ten percent. How will Twitter change now that Elon Musk is in charge? Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Local News, News Tags: business, morning business report
Every other Tuesday morning we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King is in studio with this week’s Pet of the Week, Dorothea. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
The Pascagoula River is the last free-flowing river in the U.S. and deserves to be celebrated. That’s the inspiration behind the ‘Free Flowin Fest’ coming up in Pascagoula. Here with all the details is Community Relations Director Katarina Scott. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Free Flowin’ Fest, Pascagoula
A heads up for drivers in Jackson County, the Fort Bayou Bridge will be closed overnight the next three days. The Highway 609 drawbridge will close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. today, tomorrow, and Thursday for maintenance. The bridge will remain open during the day, but anyone who uses it during those overnight hours will need to find an…
Civil Rights groups have filed a lawsuit arguing that Mississippi needs to draw a majority-black State Supreme Court District to ensure black voters have a chance to elect a candidate of their choice. That lawsuit was filed yesterday on behalf of black residents by the ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center, among others. Mississippi’s three Supreme Court districts were last…
The Mississippi Aquarium is being sued by a former employee who claims wrongful termination after reporting sexual misconduct. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, Kegan Wood claims in a lawsuit filed late last year, that he reported to his supervisor that a female employee groped a male employee. According to the complaint, the supervisor was romantically interested in…
As the cold front is now to the east, post frontal clouds will slowly dissipate this afternoon as drier air moving in from the NW. High pressure will shape the forecast through Friday as the less humid flow will dominate through Thursday night before the return flow begins. At the same time a strong disturbance will work southeast out of…
As the cold front is now to the east, post frontal clouds and low rain potential will continue this morning. Drier air moving in from the West will bring clearing skies this afternoon, with clear and cooler conditions overnight. High pressure will shape the forecast through Friday as the less humid flow will dominate through Thursday night before the return…