A new survey is out on Americans favorite Easter candy and Amazon is raising fees on sellers and there’s a good chance products will get more expensive as a result. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Pearl River Community College is looking to cut costs for students, offering multiple scholarship opportunities. In studio with details is PRCC Recruiting and Marketing Coordinator Kari Eve Valence. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: PRCC, scholarship, TikTok challenge
A chance to honor veterans in South Mississippi, the American Legion Post 119 is hosting its annual Veterans Benefit Golf Tournament later this month. Here to tell us how you can contribute is Ted Moulding. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: american legion post 119, Veterans Benefit Golf Tournament
Happening later today, Ocean Springs Mayor Kenny Holloway will deliver his first state of the city address. It’s happening at 5:30 tonight at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center. During tonight’s address, Mayor Holloway will likely go over new projects in the city and upcoming events. News 25 will be there and will have more on what the mayor…
You might want to take the kids to enjoy some early Easter fun tonight. The Gulfport Police Department is hosting an egg hunt at Jones Park. There will be music, games, prizes, and the egg hunt. It all starts at 5 tonight. Categories: Local News, News Tags: easter egg hunt, Gulfport Police Department
The cold front has moved east of the area but will continue to be a factor in the forecast through the Easter weekend. As the upper support becomes parallel to the surface feature, the front will become stationary just to the east. Moisture never gets very far offshore, and as the surface high shifts east of the area, onshore flow…
The cold front has moved east of the area but will continue to be a factor in the forecast through the Easter weekend. We could still be some lingering showers or perhaps an isolated thunderstorm this morning along the coast, but most areas should be dry by afternoon. As the upper support becomes parallel to the surface feature, the front…
CASA of Harrison and Stone Counties planted 56 pinwheels, one for each child currently in the foster care system as of March 1st. Local leaders and community members reflect on the lives they hope to change for the better day to day. Right in front of the Stone County Courthouse, pinwheels blow in the wind, reminding the community of children…
The only high school basketball team from the six Coastal counties to play in a state championship game more recently than Moss Point is Harrison Central. The Red Rebelettes taking the program back to the promise land for the first time since 2005 on the back of a star-studded senior class for the ages. This afternoon, three of them signing…
For Signing Day at Moss Point, a trio of girls basketball standouts put pen to paper to continue their careers at the next level. Michaela Payton and Morgan Sullivan heading to Southwest Mississippi Community College together and then Ar’yonna Miller letting the ink dry with East Central. This season, the three-headed monster accounted for more than 78 percent of Moss…
The St. Patrick boys basketball program just completed its best season ever and out-going senior Nick Krass certainly had a lot to do with that. Now, the former News 25 Student Athlete of the Week is ready to take his game to the next level in an area code far, far away. This afternoon, Krass signed a National Letter of…
This week is Telecommunication Appreciation Week and the Gulfport Police Department made sure their work was appreciated. Today, the dispatch team members each took turns getting a free massage from Blue Cliff massage school therapists. The team says these massages were much needed due to the everyday stress that comes with the job. The team received other gifts as thanks…
We remain under a “slight” risk (level 2 of 5) for severe storms this evening and tonight. Although the main line isn’t expected until after 9 PM, the pre-frontal environment could trigger some scattered thunderstorms by late-afternoon and evening, particularly in our western areas. The main line arrives in the 9-11 PM time frame, with strong wind gusts and hail…
With a large influx of kittens and puppies, the Humane Society of South Mississippi is in dire need of both supplies and workers. This increase in babies is caused due to more animals breeding during the summer time. To help with this supply need, HSSM is throwing a baby shower to collect a variety of items for these babies such…
April is National Autism Awareness Month and the Pascagoula Police Department is bringing awareness by having an autism sensory kit. The department wanted to make sure officers had the tools to effectively respond to people on the spectrum or with special needs. The kit includes a weighted blanket, polarized sunglasses, Rubik’s cube, fidget toys, noise cancelling earmuffs, flash cards with…
In recent years, police departments have upped their recruiting efforts as new officers become more scarce and departments in South Mississippi are no exception. Many departments sent representatives to Jackson, Mississippi today for the Governor’s Job Fair Network. Sgt. Todd Stewart at Biloxi PD tells News 25 that being a cop isn’t just writing tickets. An officer fills many roles….
City officials and state representatives gathered to showcase the $6.7 million runway improvements made to Trent Lott International Airport in Moss Point. Officials cut the ribbon in celebration of the reopening of the Trent Lott International Airport. In 2019, the state awarded the airport $6.7 million in Restore Act Funds to upgrade the capacity of runways to accommodate larger planes….
State troopers are urging motorists to stay alert after a pair of crashes occurred within a mile of each other this morning in Jackson County. At around 7 a.m., a semi-truck left the road and went into the woods at mile marker 60 near the Gautier Vancleave exit. The truck was the only vehicle involved. At about 11 a.m., another…
Today’s science experiment is called the Soaring Carrot. Tags: Hooked on Science
Despite rising prices, Americans still want to travel and pilots are warning of growing fatigue. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Pink Hearts Fund is hosting their annual Ribbon Walk benefiting the Memorial Foundation Oncology Fund along with a butterfly release. Brenda Long is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Memorial Foundation Oncology Fund, Pink Hearts Fund, Ribbon Walk
Next month a cool, family-friendly series begins in Pascagoula that will run through the summer months. Here to tell us more about Movies under the Stars is Pascagoula Community Relations Manager Katarina Scott. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: events, Movies under the Stars, Pascagoula
There’s a new spot for pickleballers to play on the Coast. The Lyman Senior Center has added new courts for anyone wanting to give the game a try. Lyman Senior Center Assistant Director Sabrina Storey said, “I love it. It’s very addictive. It’s good, constructive competition and you can always challenge yourself to be better at pickleball.” There are two…
Authorities have now identified a body found in the Wolf River last Saturday. The victim has been identified as 35-year-old April Williams of Pascagoula, according to Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer via the Sun Herald. They’re still trying to determine the cause of death. Switzer says the official results from the autopsy and pathologist are pending, but there weren’t any…