The Walmart located on C.T. Switzer Drive in Biloxi was evacuated for a time earlier this afternoon following reports of a bomb threat. According to Biloxi police, the Walmart received a non-specific bomb threat. All employees and staff were evacuated and BPD searched the building to look for potential threats. Biloxi police determined there was no threat to the area…
For today’s experiment, we’re going to show you how to make your broom stand up all by itself. Categories: Hooked on Science Tags: Hooked on Science
American Express has a unique solution to the work from home dilemma and Amazon is stepping up its hiring ahead of the holidays. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
This year, we’re seeing the 100th rendition of the Jackson County Fair. It’s already kicked off, but here to tell us what the fair has to offer are Fairgrounds Director Tammy Moore and Chairman of the Livestock Barn Dawn Jones. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Jackson County Fair
It’s Tuesday which means it is time for the News 25 Pet of the Week. Here with more is Maridee Mallette from the Jackson County Animal Shelter. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: jackson county animal shelter, pet of the week
Two Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles will undergo treatment at the Mississippi Aquarium. The two turtles were transferred from the New England Aquarium to the Mississippi Aquarium last Thursday. They both are still recovering after being cold stunned in December 2020 in the waters off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The aquarium is treating one of the turtles for a bone infection…
High-pressure currently extends from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. A minor disturbance to he SE will move NW through the area through Wednesday night. In doing so, the flow will shift to more onshore which will start moisture return to the local area. It’ll start with increasing dew-points today with possibly a few showers in offshore waters south…
A broad upper level high-pressure extends from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. A trough of low-pressure off the east coast of the country will sag southwest today. In doing so, the flow will shift to more onshore which will start moisture return to the local area. It’ll start with increasing dew-points today with possibly a few showers in…
Our cool and dry pattern is starting to fade away. For Tuesday, we remain dry, however, rain chances, albeit slight, will begin to increase over the Gulf waters Tuesday afternoon as moisture increases. Going into Wednesday, as moisture spreads inland, rain chances will increase to mainly scattered coverage for a majority of the region. Additionally, we could potentially see a…
Over the last four years, the Vancleave volleyball program has been the golden standard here on the Gulf Coast. Tonight, that standard was very much challenged by East Central, the same team that stole this year’s district title on point differential. Visiting Lady Bulldogs looking to punch their fifth consecutive trip to the state championship match and it would take…
Fall weather moved in over the weekend is still with us as we begin the week! Sadly, it isn’t going to hang around much longer than tomorrow. Tonight will still be dry and chilly though, with a slightly warmer low near 54 degrees and light northerly winds. Tomorrow continues our “slightly warming” trend as the high rises to 78 degrees…
LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron will only carry that title for the next couple of months as he prepares to step aside following the 2021 season. Ironic time for the news, just one day removed from a 49-42 upset win over 20th ranked Florida in Death Valley. In two seasons following the program’s 2019 national title, the Tigers are…
Who would have thought both T.Q. Newsome and Derick Hall would end up playing linebacker at the next level when they signed together back in December 2018? But here they are, both making noise on the same Saturday afternoon, Hall forcing a fumble of his own for Auburn, recovered for the Tigers touchdown in a 38-23 win at Arkansas. So…
When T.Q. Newsome was the quarterback at Gulfport High School in 2017 and 2018, he accounted for 52 total touchdowns. Now, a converted linebacker at Southern Miss, his sole focus is stopping teams like UAB from finding the end zone as much as he did. During the third quarter of Saturday’s game, the former Admiral did just that, forcing a…
The Lemoyne Boulevard Baptist Church is hosting their first pumpkin patch and doing it with a purpose. The church partnered with St. Martin High School to collect nonperishable food items for ‘Food for Thought’ Food Pantry. As you shop for pumpkins, bring food items to donate. Visit the pumpkin patch with your friends and family during the week starting at…
For the last year-and-a-half, Mississippi Heroes has been recognizing caregivers for all that they do for others. Tuesday night, at Memorial Hospital, the organization celebrated a professional caregiver for the first time. Nurse Efua Asiedu was surprised Tuesday evening at work and recognized for all she does for her patients. Asiedu was nominated by the wife of a former patient…
The Pascagoula Fire Department has a booth inside the Jackson County Fair Convention Center selling raffle tickets to raise money for brothers in need. The five-dollar raffle tickets will be available for sale throughout the length of the fair from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night until October 27th. Cash donations to help the families are also accepted at…
The beautiful fall weather that moved in over the weekend is still with us as we begin the week! Sadly, it isn’t going to hang around much longer than tomorrow. Tonight will still be dry and chilly though, with a slightly warmer low near 54 degrees and light northerly winds. Tomorrow continues our “slightly warming” trend as the high rises…
The Pascagoula Fire Department is at the Jackson County Fair Convention Center tonight selling raffle tickets to raise money for their brothers in need. The gun raffle ticket sales go to benefit the Latch and Mohler families. News 25’s Sabria Reid has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Jackson County Fair, pascagoula fire department
The Humane Society of South Mississippi hosted their annual Blessings of the Pets Ceremony to send well wishes to all the animals. Many of the dogs were brought outside to receive some play time and a blessing from Father Dominic Pham, a pastor at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D’Iberville. Blessing of the Pets has been a tradition at the…
The Jackson County Annual Blue Ribbon Fair has been welcoming families for 100 years. To celebrate, city leaders, Jackson County Fair Association members, and the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce came together to cut the blue ribbon in celebration. After it’s one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the blue ribbon fair will operate under state and county safety protocols…
Today marks the first day of what Governor Tate Reeves has declared as Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week. The fall is considered Mississippi’s secondary severe weather season, typically running from November through December. Nearly 25 percent of all tornadoes recorded occur during those two months. Whether it’s tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flooding, or winter weather, Hancock County Emergency Management Director Brian…
The body of Pascagoula Fire Captain Jacob Latch was brought back home today. Thirty-eight-year-old Captain Latch passed away last week after losing his battle to an aggressive form of cancer. Three weeks ago, he was diagnosed with EHE, a cancer that grows from the cells that make up the blood vessel, which rapidly spread throughout his body. Multiple law enforcement…
Fly Llama Brewing saw a sizeable turnout for its block party Saturday afternoon as beer lovers showed out for the first music-filled Llamapalooza. Artists local and from out of town took the stage outside the brew house as the street was closed for patrons to freely walk about. The brewery, which opened early this year, released several new beers for…