Last year, Picayune football was playing like Picayune football, starting with a perfect record of 8-0 before losing its final two games of the regular season and a first round playoff game. This year, the Maroon Tide learning from those mistakes and showing no signs of slowing down. Having already wrapped up the region 4 class 5A championship, looking for…
The 28th annual Biloxian Made Good was honored tonight by the Biloxi Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Virginia Burkett graduated from Biloxi High School in 1968. After college she began her career specializing in environmental science. Dr. Burkett now lives in Louisiana as the current chief scientist for climate and land use change at the U.S. Geological Survey. Tonight…
Bringing color and culture to South Mississippi, a new and one-of-a-kind business opens at the Gulfport Premium Outlet. Aloha Glamour is the world’s first Afro-Waiian clothing boutique. What started off as an in-home business grew to make appearances in local pop-up shops and today has its own physical store front. Aloha Glamour Founder and CEO Alexis Williams said, “Every…
After last week’s severe weather postponed their grand entrance, the mermaids at the Mississippi Aquarium are finally having their Mini Cruise Welcome Parade. All five mermaids rode in classic and exotic cars earlier this evening in what turned out to be a farewell parade. The Pass High Pirates band and cheerleaders, along with members of the Krewe of Mystic Seahorses,…
Cloudy and cooler weather dominates today thanks to a stalled front to the South, but a long period of sunny days lies ahead. Not going to be that lucky tonight though as the cloudy skies hold steady, with a cool low near 52. A few upper 40s are likely inland, but the cloud cover will keep lows from falling too…
An Ocean Springs resident is heading a program to donate gift cards to our local firefighters for Christmas. Linda Bock began her gift card program last year as a way to boost the moral of local public servants. Last year, Bock ran the program ‘Adopt a Cop’ and donated about 100 different gift cards to police officers along the Coast….
This morning, Gautier High School hosted their annual Veterans Day Breakfast. Students honored those who served our country. Flags flew high in the sky as veterans, community members, students, and staff all gathered outside of Gautier High School to pay respect to those who have served our country by hosting their annual Veterans Day Breakfast. Pascagoula Gautier Superintendent Wayne V….
The Gulfport Rotary Club is known for their community service. Today, at the Hancock Whitney Bank Building in Downtown Gulfport, they awarded a special person with their Founder’s Day Award. The Gulfport Rotary Club presented Mr. John L. Kelley with the 2021 Founder’s Day Award. Mr. Kelley is a long-time resident of Gulfport, well known for his selfless devotion to…
Thursday Night Lights are becoming a regular thing in South Mississippi this season which means double the fun for News 25 Sports Director Jeff Haeger. Jeff has more from Gautier High School to preview tonight’s marquee game against first place Picayune. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, News 25’s Game of the…
Memorial Hospital’s footprint is expanding as four clinics on the Coast are being added to its family. The hospital’s primary care services are extending to new locations in Biloxi, D’Iberville, and Gulfport after it acquired them from Merit Health Medical Group. The primary care clinics began scheduling appointments today. Promenade Family Practice and Lakeview Multi-Specialty will serve D’Iberville and Cowan…
Soon children ages five to 11 will be getting their COVID shots around the Coast. The Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccines which will come in vials with one-third of an adult dose. Just like adults, children will be encouraged to receive two shots three weeks apart and a booster shot afterward. At Memorial Children’s Clinic, children can receive…
Tonight at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, the Biloxi Bay Chamber is hosting the 28th annual Biloxian Made Good. This event honors an individual who has gone beyond his or her roots to make a name in a career field in another community. News 25’s Sabria Reid has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: 28th annual Biloxian Made Good,…
A teacher shortage has been affecting our state. Today, William Carey University held its first ever teacher shortage conference at the Tradition Campus in Biloxi. For over five years, there has been about a 30 percent decline in teacher education in the classroom across Mississippi. To help find solutions to this teacher shortage, William Carey University and the Gulfport School…
The Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival will be taking over the streets of Downtown Ocean Springs this weekend. It’s one of the largest fine arts festivals in Mississippi, named after local master potter Peter Anderson. More than 300 vendors are registered for the festival, local and nationally known. There will be live art demonstrations, music, and a food court…
Starting a business doesn’t make most people rich, but it makes plenty of people happy. UPS is aiming to hire 60,000 seasonal workers this weekend. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Promoting academic excellence and challenging young ladies to achieve their potential in their communities, Our Lady Academy in Bay St. Louis is celebrating 50 years this weekend. Student Ambassadors Ainsley Luffey and Rebecca Baxter are in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: our lady academy
It’s time for the Battle of the Badge Chili Cook-Off and the always popular Poker Run through South Mississippi. Here to tell us more about this weekend’s event are Kevin Cuttill with Crusaders for Veterans and T.J. Pinson from Coast Harley Davidson. Categories: Community Headlines
For those of you who drive over the Wilkes Drawbridge in Gulfport, we want to give you a heads up about some closures scheduled next week. Crews will be doing some overnight work on the Highway 605 Bridge which means they will be closing it to traffic during those hours. If you use the Cowan-Lorraine Road Bridge between 10 p.m….
One Coast school district decided there’s no time like the present to remind our healthcare heroes how valued they are. Students and staff of the Ocean Springs School District presented banners to our local medical workers. In the lobby of Singing River’s Ocean Springs Hospital, there were plenty of smiling faces as the banners were handed over to the hospital’s…
The Gulfport Police Department is looking for men and women with a penchant for service amid staffing shortages along the Coast. The department will start officers with no experience at $39,000 per year, including benefits. Candidates must complete the civil service exam which is set for November 18th as well as a series of physical tests the same day. If…
Mostly cloudy skies are expected today, although a few glimpses of sun not are out of the question. We can’t rule out a few sprinkles either, especially over lower portions of the coastal counties today, but it’s going to be tough to squeeze out 0.01 inch in most locations. Right now, rain chances are just at 20 to 30 percent….
Mostly cloudy skies are expected today, although a few glimpses of sun not are out of the question. We can’t rule out a few sprinkles either, especially over lower portions of the coastal counties today, but it’s going to be tough to squeeze out 0.01 inch in most locations. Right now, rain chances are just at 20 to 30 percent….
Already down to their third string quarterback last week, the New Orleans Saints might have even bigger problems at wide receiver. Today, star wide receiver Michael Thomas announced he’ll be out for the rest of the season after “a small setback” while recovering from off-season ankle surgery. Thomas started the year on the physically unable to perform list, but was…
This morning was still on the sunny side, but overcast skies are starting to move in. In fact they’ll continue to build into tomorrow, but thankfully won’t bring any concerning weather or last long. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies with a light northerly breeze and a slightly warmer low near 52. Tomorrow afternoon will actually cool slightly thanks to the…