Animal chats, a raptor bird show, hands-on activities and so much more, it’s all a part of this weekend’s Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival. Here to tell us more about the event are co-chairs Avery Beck and Jennifer Cumbest. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Celebrate the Gulf, Marine Education Festival
On this day 49 years ago, the last U.S. troops were withdrawn from Vietnam. Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The objective is to thank and honor our Vietnam veterans for their service on behalf of the nation. As a way to say thank you to our veterans, the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum offered them free admission until the…
Driving on I-10 today you may notice more state troopers than usual. Due to an influx of complaints about reckless driving along I-10 MHP will be increasing their trooper presence. They’re calling it Operation Saturation. Troopers will be watching motorists who are tailgating, not wearing their seatbelts, speeding, and exhibiting road rage. MHP Trooper Cal Robertson says today’s effort are…
Today, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a bill to protect flood insurance policyholders. On Friday, a new rate structure for the National Flood Insurance Program takes effect. For many people, the new NFIP ‘risk rating 2.0’ system will mean higher rates. Hyde-Smith’s bill would allow NFIP policyholders to retain existing premium rates rather than being forced into the new rating…
Very strong wind event and severe weather potential is expected Wednesday and Wednesday night… A quiet day with the exception of fog this morning but things really ramp up in the next 48-72 hours. Tonight and early tomorrow the concern is fog. Moisture is only going to continue to increase over the next 36 hours. Strong winds and then then…
Expect a pleasant Monday night and Tuesday with a few clouds through the night and more passing clouds Tuesday. Fog will be a factor Tuesday morning but not in every location and it may be patchy dense. It’ll be a bit more breezy out of the south/southeast Tuesday, becoming breezy to borderline windy Wednesday before our next round of thunderstorms…
On Saturday, an emotional pre-game scene in Stone County where the Tomcats gave the late Kevin Conard the ultimate tribute in the form of dedicating their baseball field after him. The former long-time head baseball coach and serving athletic director at the time of his tragic passing in May, Conard meant a lot of things to a lot of people…
This morning, the Ole Miss cheer team making a trip to the Mississippi state capitol to celebrate its 2022 UCA College National Championship in the Division IA All Girls Game Day Division. In just their second championship meet and fourth year of existence, the Lady Rebels are the only champion in school history with the UCA having just added the…
In Starkville, Mississippi State walking it off not once, but twice this weekend and the Bulldogs couldn’t have done it on Saturday without the help of George County alum Logan Tanner. Tanner uncorked a two-run shot to deep left-center to tie the game 7-all in the bottom of the ninth. State won that game 8-7 and won the series over…
Not such a great weekend for what was the top ranked team in the nation as Ole Miss falls to 10 after being swept by the new number one Tennessee. The Vols outscored the Rebels 26-7 in the series. However, the one bright spot was Pearl River Central alum Hayden Dunhurst who left the yard on Sunday after throwing out…
When the Southern Miss baseball team woke up this morning, it did so in a two-way tie for first place in the Conference USA standings. USM has the long ball to thank for that. After their three-game sweep at Western Kentucky, the Golden Eagles have now belted at least one home run in nine straight games, the most since 10…
When it comes to Senior Night, all you can really ask for are some seniors making plays and those seniors getting the dub. Tonight, Vancleave softball checking both boxes. Lady Bulldogs playing host to Pascagoula. Senior night winner for Vancleave as the Bulldogs take this one by the final score of 14-1 in four innings. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags:…
With April right around the corner that mean’s Extra Table’s March for Mayors event is about to wrap up. The event is a fundraiser to help raise donations that go to Extra Table’s food pantries. Each city that is participating along the Coast has a specific item it is to collect with several drop-off locations. The last day to donate…
Seventy-five-year-old Gulfport woman Dorothy Jean Burks has been missing for five days. As the sun set on Jones Park, the Gulfport community came together for a prayer candlelight ceremony sending prayers of hope after the disappearance of Dorothy Burks. Members of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church organized an opportunity for family and friends to send prayers, dance, sing hymns, and…
Above-normal temperatures have arrived and will stay with us early this week. Expect a pleasant Monday evening and Tuesday with a few clouds through the night and more passing clouds Tuesday. Fog will be a factor Tuesday morning but not in every location and it may be patchy dense. It’ll be a bit more breezy out of the south/southeast Tuesday,…
South Mississippi Planning and Development is offering a new series to help grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. SMPDD teamed up with Harrison County Advocacy Center to pilot grandparents raising grandchildren, which further extends SMPDD’s caregiver support resources in facilitating a support group that will follow a series of evidence-based programs geared to assessing the needs of grandparents raising grandchildren….
Today, the Jackson County Bar Association unveiled their composite portraits inside the courthouse in Pascagoula. Ronnie Blakeney photographed each member of the Jackson County Bar Association to create a historical record of those within the association. The photo hangs in the courthouse with other composite photos from the past 50 years. The photos are a way to showcase those within…
On Palm Sunday, St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Long Beach is paying tribute to its Marian Grotto Prayer Garden with the unveiling of a historical marker. Nestled peacefully near shade trees and surrounded by blooming flowers sits the Marian Grotto at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Long Beach. Paula Spears, project coordinator of the St. Vincent de…
There is still no sign of the 75-year-old woman missing in Gulfport. Dorothy Jean Burks has been missing for five days, but the community is not giving up. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at Jones Park where the community gathered for candlelight prayer for the safe return of Burks. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Dorothy Burks, missing person
Today, we recognize veterans and the sacrifices they made for our country. In 2010, March 28th was proclaimed as ‘Blinded Veterans Day.’ Today, we also spread awareness about services that are available in South Mississippi to help blinded veterans and their families. Blinded Veterans Association and its many affiliated regional groups throughout the country help in improving blind rehabilitation services,…
A couple of Coast schools are competing in a contest that could earn them thousands of dollars. Pass Christian Elementary and Ocean Springs Upper are competing in the Sparklight ‘Dream Bigger’ Contest. They’re both finalists, making the list of top ten teams in the nation, but now they’re hoping to secure a spot in the top five to win money…
The team at ‘Trail of Terror’ in Jackson County was out at ‘Old Fashion Day’ raising money for the health of one of their own. The nonprofit haunt assembled a maze just for the event at Lum Cumbest Park in a bid to raise money for cast member Mama Dio. Brandy Gregg, aka as Mama Dio, can usually be seen…
‘Old Fashioned Day’ returned to the town of Hurley and had a wealth of surprises with 130 vendors. The East Central Civic Association puts on the event every year to raise funds for East Central High seniors. The festival took up all of Lum Cumbest Park with food, art, and live music under the pavilion. This was ‘Old Fashion Day’s’…
MIT has picked a team of East Central High School students to show their invention prototype at the college in June. Tenth-grader Kameryn Bardwell tells News 25 that hundreds of high school teams applied, but MIT chose only eight. Right now, the students are raising money to make the trip to Cambridge where they’ll show judges their easy-to-use wildfire shelter….