Of the 16 regional host teams in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, Southern Miss is the only one that also hosted a conference tournament. That’s a lot of home-cooking for the Golden Eagles who lead off their run to Omaha in less than 48 hours. Home field advantage or not, no rest for the weary from here on out. The eventual…
Jeep lovers, get excited because today was the first day of the annual Jeepin’ the Coast event. Today, the festivities began with the JTC Kickoff Party at Champion Jeep dealership with food, music, giveaways, and more. The party also featured registration for all guests looking to get their jeepin’ mode on. Several events will be held each day until Sunday…
June has arrived and the weather is right on cue today with the spotty downpours, which is quite normal for this time of year…hot, muggy with a few showers/t-storms around. The moisture is being brought in at the surface from the Keys to the Yucatan Peninsula, then flowing northward and converging as it moves near the northern gulf coast. This…
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs is hosting their Magic Hour on Thursday, June 9th. WAMA hosts free community events like this every quarter and this Magic Hour will celebrate the life of Carl 2.0 the Rooster. It’s not uncommon to see roosters in the work of Walter Anderson since he was inspired by the nature around…
Today is World Reef Awareness Day. The word ‘reef’ is derived from the Norse language and loosely translates to ‘rib,’ which is appropriate because reefs help protect our marine ecosystem much like ribs protect the lungs and heart. An important job of a reef is to make sure the entire ecosystem is working. They serve as a home to our…
Summer library programs offer an ocean of possibilities. The Jackson and George Regional Library System is hosting an array of summer activities, the first ones back in person since 2019. This year’s ‘Oceans of Possibilities’ reading program for children is designed to help kids discover our oceans and marine life along with the pleasure of reading. Programs and events will…
School is out for the summer, but the Harrison County School District is still serving up healthy and tasty meals. It is important to ensure kids are still getting the proper meals while out for the summer. So, to help fill the bellies of children, Harrison County School District is providing free meals Monday through Friday for children. Child Nutrition…
The Historic Ocean Springs Association has launched a new community project installing interpretive signs at landmark locations throughout the historic districts. HOSA has recently placed more than 30 small interpretive informal ‘landmark/history trail’ signs in this first phase of what they hope will be an on-going project for the organization. To support this project, the HOSA organization submitted a grant…
Jeepin’ the Coast is cruising its way back to the Coast with more fun than ever. News 25’s Rick Gogreve is at the JTC Kick-off Party with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Jeepin’ the Coast
The Singing River Health System’s Board of Trustees voted today to put the Mississippi coast hospital up for sale. This vote allows the board to “pursue a fully integrated model or sale with a like-minded healthcare organization that will invest in and grow our system.” The next step in this process is for the board to present a resolution to…
Today is the first day people can apply for medical marijuana cards or get into the medical marijuana business. Attorneys for Moore Company are in the process of applying the Department of Health and the Department of Revenue to ensure that the company is able to distribute medical cannabis to Mississippi patients. Former Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson, who has…
Home prices surged at a record pace this spring and retailers may find themselves stuck with too many things to sell. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Saturday local police officers will trade in their handcuffs for headbands. They’re ready to play some basketball with teens in the community. Here with us to explain is Pascagoula and Moss Point police chiefs Matt Chapman and Brandon Ashley. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Hoops 4 Hope, law enforcement, moss point pd, Pascagoula, pascagoula pd
Today marks the first day of hurricane season and that means there is no time like the present to prepare for what could come our way. Storm surge, gusting winds, and heavy rainfall can be a devastating mix for Coast residents. News 25 stopped by the Hancock County Emergency Management Agency this morning to speak with EMA Director Brian Adam….
Fairly quite conditions ahead which is normal for this time of year…Hot muggy with a few showers/t-storms around. This focus of moisture moving back to the area over the coming days, will be from near Mobile to New Orleans and when daytime heating is involved, the whole north central gulf coast will be in the mix to get a thunderstorm…
The short term weather will be quite normal for this time of year…Hot muggy with a few showers/t-storms around. The moisture is being brought in at the surface from the Keys to the Yucatan Peninsula then flowing northward and converging as it moves near the northern gulf coast. This focus of moisture will move back and forth over the coming days…
Biloxi Shuckers are on the road tonight, winners of four in a row, looking to keep it going against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Blue Wahoos walk it off with a sac fly and just like that, the streak is over. Shuckers lose 5-4 in ten innings. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, sports
When it comes to post-season college baseball, double-elimination is a great safeguard against the randomness that is baseball. But truth be told, life is just better in that winners bracket and who doesn’t want a better life? Top ranked Pearl River asserting its dominance once again late last night with a run rule victory over Lansing, it’s second victory in…
Our typical summer downpours are fizzling out with loss of daytime heating this Tuesday night. For the first day of June, the southeast flow will continue this scenario through mid-week. These types of storms pop up quickly and tend to rain themselves out while moving slowly, then dissipate shortly after sunset. This means about a 20% chance through the work…
Southern Miss baseball is now just three days away from hosting the program’s third NCAA Regional and its first since 2017. Also, the first-ever home regional for a Lynch brother wearing number 26 finally after an eight combined years at USM. Turning back the clock of Golden Eagles past, older brother Tim Lynch was a senior on the 2016 team…
June 11th at Pascagoula’s Beach Park, the Jackson County Recreation Department will host its second annual Sand Jam 2022 ‘Turtle Up Mississippi.’ The Sand Jam is a celebration of Mississippi’s native wildlife and habitats. This free event has more than 20 activity booths, live turtle ambassadors, kayaking, fishing for children 15 and under, a turtle art competition for all ages,…
Ocean Springs High School seniors took the stage to accept their diploma. ‘Once a Greyhound, always a Greyhound!’ The Ocean Springs class of 2022 chanted and cheered during graduation practice one final time before crossing the stage in front of family and friends. This year’s graduating class earned and accepted over $14 million in scholarship money. Valedictorian Margaret Brune said,…
A typical summer pattern of afternoon/evening slow-moving storms is on display this final day in May. The southeast flow will continue this scenario through mid-week. These types of storms pop up quickly and tend to rain themselves out while moving slowly, then dissipate shortly after sunset. This means about a 20-30% chance through the work week. Overnight temps will generally…
This Saturday, Beauvoir is celebrating Jefferson Davis’ 214th birthday. There will be historians on the grounds giving visitors a glimpse of what life was like when Davis lived there. What was once known as Orange Grove is today’s Beauvoir. Construction on the property began in 1848 and on it sits Jefferson Davis’ home, which is the first ever beach house…