After having to cancel and postpone many Spring Break events due to COVID the past two years, Black Beach Spring Break Weekend is back in full effect this year. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum parking lot is pretty empty right now, but come this weekend hundreds will pack this parking lot in celebration of Black Beach Weekend. Barricades are up and…
The Biloxi Shuckers are just over 48 hours away from leading off their 2022 campaign, but they’re already taking the diamond for the first time this season. News 25’s Jeff Haeger is at MGM Park to preview tonight’s exhibition game against William Carey. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, sports
For the first time, the Surface Transportation Board is hearing the case for bringing Amtrak back to the Coast. The Mississippi Coast hasn’t been connected to Mobile and New Orleans via Amtrak since Hurricane Katrina. Now, the board is weighing evidence gathered by Amtrak on whether our railways could add passenger trains to their freight traffic. CSX Transportation argues there…
For three years, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center for children has been hosting a home school STEAM program for students. The program meets once a month and offers home school classes including science, technology, engineering, art, and math topics. Today, the group of students and parents worked on a pollinator project through arts and crafts and video. Early Childhood Director Kat…
Moss Point Visionary Circle, Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition, Magnolia Medical Foundation, and Neighborhood Wireless all came together at the Knight Nonprofit Center to offer free COVID tests, vaccinations, and a tablet giveaway to those in need. Those in the community with an income less than $56,000 and currently receiving SNAP, Medicaid, supplemental security income, or social security were able to…
Six Youth Build participants in the construction trade program graduated today. Graduates received basic general construction and basic electric wiring certifications. The one-year program trains youth 16 to 24 skills for success in a trade to better their future. Youth Build also has training tracks in culinary, hospitality, conservation, and medical assistant fields. Graduating young adults since 2008 over 400…
MDOT announces overnight closures of the Fort Bayou Drawbridge. Starting Sunday, April 10th and lasting until Friday, April 15th the bridge will close each night from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. The bridge will open between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. The closure comes as crews continue work on a bridge repair project. Drivers are advised to find an alternate…
Tourism leaders are hoping to showcase the array of family-friendly attractions along the Mississippi Gulf Coast throughout the month of April. Coastal Mississippi Executive Director Judy Young is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Coastal Mississippi, Mississippi Attraction and Museum Month, tourism
The oldest Coast attraction in the City of Biloxi is back! All aboard the Sailfish. They closed their season early last year and opened late to make some much needed repairs to their vessel. Visitors can once again experience a shrimping expedition aboard the legendary Sailfish. It is the oldest Coast attraction in the City of Biloxi and she was…
The Bayside Park community in Hancock County mourns the loss of a young girl who died in an accidental shooting Tuesday night. On social media, family members describe Alexis Pierson as an innocent soul and a great friend. She loved Tik Tok and aspired to be a police officer. But her life was cut short. At 7:30 p.m. on East…
JetBlue makes an offer to buy Spirit Airlines and oil executives have been summoned to capitol hill to talk about high gas prices. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Spring Break is just around the corner. Taking a trip with your family doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here from Navigator Credit Union to share some money saving tips for traveling is Regional Branch Administrator Stacey Jones. Categories: Financial Tips Tags: Financial Tips, Navigator Credit Union
After a season in which the Biloxi Shuckers ranked in the bottom half of the Southern League in virtually every offensive category, there’s actually plenty of reason for optimism, stemming from this year’s Opening Day roster. Nine of the 30 players starting the 2022 season with the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers are ranked in the organization’s top 30…
A few afternoon showers/t-storms will be possible including this evening as a cold front moves through the area. If the lift can be realized and overcome the dry air, the mid-level dry slot could bring down some gusty winds. Overall, the severe threat looks very low but showers and a few storms are still possible. Any storms that do form…
A weak upper disturbance will move across the region later this morning with the actual cold front pushing through in the evening. Showers and a few storms will developing in the late morning/early afternoon with another broken line of showers/storms coming though after sunset. The best lift and shear will move through by the afternoon but the best instability will be…
Of all the iconic moments this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament provided, March Madness was the most mad in April as the Big Dance came to a thrilling end in the Big Easy. Last night, the one-seed Kansas Jayhawks won their fourth national championship all-time in front of nearly 70,000 fans at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. They broke…
Pearl River softball ace Brinson Anne Rogers winning MACCC Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week and the third time this season. She was lights out in a top 20 matchup against rival MGCCC, tossing a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and two walks while punching out 12. Through 18 appearances this season, Rogers has the…
Outside of isolated showers, we’re looking good through the rest of Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning. It’ll be a warm, humid night as temperatures remain about steady. A strong cold front arrives Wednesday afternoon, and with warm temperatures of 80 or higher, enough lift could form to pop up some strong thunderstorms in the afternoon, mainly in Jackson…
Change in venue for this year’s Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic, now kicking off at South Alabama’s Hancock Whitney Stadium at noon on Saturday, December 10th. The annual showcase will continue to alternate between the Magnolia and Yellowhammer states with Mobile also hosting in 2024 and 2026. Mississippi lost 20-0 in Hattiesburg in 2021. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football,…
The Southern Miss baseball team, fresh off making its debut in the top 25 rankings this week, quick to put that ranking to the test against a school that knows what it is like to have the top spot and lose it. 18th ranked Golden Eagles taking on 9th ranked Ole Miss at the Trustmark Park in Pearl. Southern Miss…
Gulfport High School hiring two new head coaches this week, starting with Donevin Estherhuizen, now in charge of the boys soccer program after coaching with Gulf Coast United FC for the last 17 years. Taking over the girls basketball team as the successor to Brooke Glass is former Laurel Head Coach Marcus Price, who led the Golden Tornados to back-to-back…
Our Lady Academy’s Robotics Team ‘Alpha Omega’ won the 2022 Bayou Regional Robotics Competition for the first time in its five-year existence. The competition was held from March 31st through April 1st and hosted over 40 high schools from Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. The all-girls team, with the guidance of adult mentors, had six weeks to design, build,…
Across Jackson County, proclamations were issued in each coastal city declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month. In a council meeting, Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan and the City of Gautier signed the proclamation and handed it to a CASA representative. CASA is pushing for more volunteers and advocates to help meet their 100 percent goal of advocate per…
The severe weather stalled out to our north this morning, sending just the tail end our way as the low pressure area responsible picked up speed and moved off to the northeast. However, this is not a cold frontal passage and the air behind the departing system remains humid and unstable. Late-afternoon heating could allow a few more thunderstorms to…