To help mothers prepare for child birth, the United Way of South Mississippi, along with Memorial Health System, hosted a community baby shower at the Westside Community Center in Stone County. The community baby shower was free to all pregnant women and parents of children nine months of age and under. Food, prizes, gifts, as well as valuable health information…
Today is National Rescue Dog Day! Shaggy’s restaurants celebrated by partnering with the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Two pups, Winifred and Opal, spent the afternoon at Shaggy’s Gulfport during an adoption drive. All of the Coast Shaggy’s locations had some of the Humane Society’s longest resident dogs available for adoption for just $14. Like the rest of the dogs…
As kids take the summer off from school, some families along the Coast face food insecurity. During the school year many kids rely on school lunches to get their daily nutrition. Rebeka Dawson of Feeding the Gulf Coast says approximately 20 percent of kids faces food insecurity. Feeding the Gulf Coast’s lunch program is federally funded and offers free breakfast,…
This year’s graduating class can get a free sweet treat at Krispy Kreme. As a reward for all their hard work, the donut chain will give each graduating senior a box of donuts. The free ‘Senior Day Dozen’ includes eight original-glazed donuts and four special-themed donuts. The promotion is for one day only, Wednesday, May 25th. All you have to…
Some workers say if they are being forced to go back to the office, they will take longer lunches and gas prices hit another record high. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Our coastal home provides countless educational opportunities. This summer, students can take advantage of learning all about our coastal environment by attending one of USM’s summer camps at its marine education center. Here to tell us what those camps have to offer are Dr. Laura Blackmon, a marine education project manager, and Lacy Lindsey. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: education, Marine…
Mark June 5th on your calendar and get ready to sit back and enjoy the show. The Gulf Coast Association of Pride is hosting an Illusions show dinner at the Great Southern Club in Gulfport. Gulf Coast Association of Pride President Walter Pitts and Great Southern Club General Manager Jeff Hall are in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags:…
If you’re interested in learning more about Wild at Heart Rescue, stop by for their free event tomorrow. They are having their second annual Carnival for Critters at their facility on 16020 LaRue Road in Vancleave from 11 to 2. There will be a bounce house, train ride, games, food, and vendors. It is a free event, but you can…
Wild at Heart in Vancleave specializes in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of injured sick or orphaned wildlife native to Mississippi. Meet Willow, she’s an orphaned baby beaver that is in rehabilitation at Wild at Heart Animal Rescue. Wild at Heart Founder Missy Dubuisson said, “A gentleman and his son were out and they noticed this little baby just swam…
The hot and dry pattern will come to and end this weekend… The upper pattern will start the transition into a wetter one late in the day with a weak disturbance sliding across the region. It’s not until Saturday that Gulf moisture actually begins to surge into the region. Expect to see coverage steadily increase throughout the day as moisture…
The upper pattern will start the transition into a wetter one late in the day with a weak disturbance sliding across the region. It’s not until Saturday that Gulf moisture actually begins to surge into the region. Expect to see coverage steadily increase throughout the day as moisture rises. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few strong storms with…
Gulfport Police say both suspects wanted in the Wednesday night shooting at Emerald Pines Apartments are in custody. Police spokesman Jason Ducre’ said Andrew Terrell Dunnigan 16, is now in custody. He was arrested this morning. Jamichael Tyron Naylor, 18, was arrested Thursday. Both men are charged with 1st degree murder and have no bond. According to Gulfport Police, officers…
Double duty for Bay High Head Girls Basketball Coach Kelton Thompson, who has also been named the head boys coach at Bay High, according to the school’s Facebook page. Thompson was the head man at Bay from 2006 to 2012, leading the Tigers to their first ever 4A state championship in 2010 and another Final Four appearance in 2012. Between…
Game three of Southern League action between the visiting Biloxi Shuckers and Mississippi Braves at Trustmark Park in Pearl. Bullpen trouble on the back end as the Shuckers give up a combined nine runs over the course of the seventh and eighth innings en route to a 9-4 defeat. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, sports
They say all good things must come to an end and in the case of Southern Miss, it’s program best 15-game winning streak did come to an end at the end of last month. Yet there’s no end in sight for what USM could still achieve down the stretch. Golden Eagles are on a steady flight path, having won five…
It has been a crazy 24 hours for the Pearl River baseball team, still winners bracket living after last night’s walk-off win over Hinds in the bottom of the 12th inning. The Wildcats took the diamond this afternoon with a chance to win the Region XXIII Tournament and punch their ticket to the NJCAA Division II World Series all in…
Real-feel temperatures weren’t as high today, mostly in the low-mid 90s. This was the result of slightly-lower humidity. However, tonight and Friday night’s lows will like be even warmer as a southerly flow off the gulf deepens, bumping that humidity back up a bit. So, expect similar weather Friday with a slight chance (20%) of very spotty showers, although it…
Tonight, the latest class of seniors at East Central High walked across the stage at graduation to receive their coveted diploma. The students gathered at the Coliseum where they got together for the last time as a class. Hugs and best wishes were thrown around by peers, teachers, faculty, and many others as they waited to hear their names called….
It was a bit more comfortable today due to a slight decrease in humidity and more of a sea breeze. However, tonight and Friday night’s lows will like be even warmer as a southerly flow off the gulf deepens. So, expect similar weather Friday with a slight chance (20%) of very spotty showers, although it looks like most of that…
Ahoy mateys! Pirates will once again be taking over the Bay this weekend. News 25 spoke to pirates Captain Long Beard and Lady Claiborne about the planned mutiny. They have plenty of events scheduled starting with an adult pub crawl/ scavenger hunt tomorrow evening. Then on Saturday, there will be fun for all ages with a cardboard boat race, kids…
Members of the Ocean Springs Police Department visited the Bellande Cemetery to observe National Police Memorial Day. They placed a wreath at the grave of former Sgt. Ernest Beaugez who was killed in action. In 1954, Sgt. Beaugez was shot and killed near Orange Grove by a suspect who had fled parole in California. Beaugez then arrested the suspect, but…
Circuit Court Judge Forest Johnson cleared the way for retirees to head to court over the Singing River pension plan. The lawsuits began when Singing River Hospital announced in 2014 that the pension plan was underfunded by over $55 million. The hospital settled a class action lawsuit but other lawsuits remain against accounting firm KPMG LLC and the retirement plan…
The investigation into students at Gulfport Central Middle School who were suspended over having a gun on campus is about to wrap up. Superintendent Glen East tells News 25 the individual students involved are being disciplined on a case-by-case basis. The school district is limited on information it can provide about students and the case itself, but East assures us…
On December 27th, a two-year-old died in Biloxi. Now his mother, 21-year-old Hailey Heard, and step-father, 38-year-old Joseph Heard, are charged with capital murder in the child’s death. News 25’s Janae Jordan spoke with the toddler’s grandmother back in January on how she’s picking up the pieces after his tragic death. Kelly Bataille was heading to Texas when she scrolled…