The Harrison County Emergency Operation Center is closely monitoring weather conditions in South Mississippi. News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Gulfport with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Severe Weather, Weather
Did you know you can turn your hair dyer into a ping pong launcher? You’re going to want to try this experiment. Tags: Hooked on Science
Women are winning the biggest pay raises from the U.S. labor boom and the federal reserve may be raising rates more quickly. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Bacot McCarty Foundation raises money and gives scholarship funds to organizations in the Gulf Coast community. For the last 20 years, the foundation’s premiere fundraising event has been the Jolly and it is coming up. In studio with more is Executive Director Todd Trenchard. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: bacot mccarty foundation, the jolly
Hundreds of animals in the Jackson County Animal Shelter are in need of loving homes. Here to introduce us to one of the pups looking for a new family is Maridee Mallette from the shelter. Tags: jackson county animal shelter, pet adoption
A tornado took a truck on a wild ride in Elgin, Texas yesterday, the same system we’re bracing for this afternoon. You can see this twister hitting a red truck as it crosses the road. The vehicle is blown onto its side, spun around, and then blown back right side up. A few second later, the driver drives away. In…
The Harrison County Emergency Operation Center is closely monitoring conditions in South Mississippi. They want to make sure you stay safe. Severe weather this time of the year isn’t uncommon, but EMA Director Matt Stratton wants to stress the importance of preparing for potentially damaging conditions these storms can bring our way. He recommends staying weather alert with a NOAA…
The area is under an ENHANCED/MODERATE threat for severity…especially noon through midnight A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM… Looking at the main event, scattered to numerous showers/t-storms will move across the area this afternoon/tonight. All parameters seem to indicate forcing to any cells that develop ahead of the main line is lacking but there is opportunity if…
The area is under an ENHANCED/MODERATE threat for severity…especially noon through midnight WATCHES/WARNINGS include: Wind Advisory, Flood Watch, Coastal Flood Advisory & Small Craft Advisory. Some prefrontal activity does get going this morning but low instability, these showers and maybe a thunderstorm should not be the main interest today, although will be watched. Looking at the main event, all parameters…
Bringing relief to another Gulf Coast family, Mississippi Heroes surprises a Biloxi resident dedicated to caring for others. Mississippi Heroes surprised the Cushman home with a new electric stove and wheelchair ramp. Biloxi resident Linda Cushman said, “The ramp has just deteriorated. We lost some boards and it loosened up a lot and broke off handrails. It’s dangerous. It’s not…
After missing out on their pursuit of Deshaun Watson, the New Orleans Saints are bringing Jameis Winston back to the Big Easy. As first reported by ESPN, the two parties have agreed to a two-year $28 million deal, including $21 million guaranteed. The 28-year-old Winston was 5-2 in his first year as a starter with the Saints last season before…
All hail the home run king, St. Stanislaus slugger Seth Farni ending Battle at the Beach in dramatic fashion on Saturday, clearing the right field wall at Biloxi’s MGM Park for a two-run walk-off extra innings tank. Literally the final pitch of the entire event, capping off 112 games over the course of ten days at 10 different parks with…
The Gulfport baseball team is coming off a hectic week at Battle at the Beach in which two out of the last three games the Admirals played were either decided in extra innings or on the final play of the game. Perhaps something a little less dramatic as they open up district play, Gulfport playing host to region 8 6A…
After one of the best three-year runs in the recent history of high school football on the Gulf Coast, D’Iberville is running it back with one of its own. Today, the Harrison County School District Board of Trustees approved Josh Ladner to be the next head football coach of the Warriors. Also the head powerlifting coach, Ladner has been a…
The fire near Old Biloxi Road continues to spread in Jackson County. Around 9:40 this morning, fire crews responded to a very large brush fire that was burning tall trees in the area. Agencies assisting include the Mississippi Forestry Commission, the U.S. Forest Service, and Harrison County Fire. The fire is around Biloxi Road and Wilson Road near Latimer. As…
Pat Scace, a floral display supervisor at the Missouri Botanical Garden, visited the Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi to speak about her work. Scace is a landscape architect and member of the American Institute of Floral Designers. She developers, organizes, and coordinates many exhibits and shows at the garden, including the world-renowned annual Orchid Show….
March is Dolphin Awareness Month and who better to tell us about these marine mammals than the Mississippi Aquarium? They use their four bottlenose dolphins, Fin, Archer, Axel, and Nigel, to educate on the importance of animal conservation. Dolphins live in the Gulf of Mexico and the aquarium teaches visitors about the important roles they play in ecosystems as top…
Gulfport officials and architects broke ground on a major infrastructure project that will take place over Highway 90 connecting Jones Park to the Mississippi Aquarium. What started off as an idea roughly eight years ago has come to life as pedestrians will now have a safer way of crossing Highway 90. CTA Board President Michael Strojny said, “It’s a project…
What does inclusion mean? That’s the question being asked for World Down Syndrome Day. Today encourages individuals to advocate for inclusion in their daily lives with other people. For Mika Hartman, with the Mississippi Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition and mother to Hudson Hartman, she’s made complete acceptance of her son and others with Down Syndrome her mission. She’s assisted in…
On March 21st, 2022 at 11:50 a.m., dispatchers received a call of a disturbance in the area of Martin Road in Pascagoula. Officers patrolling the area heard shots being fired. They quickly arrived on scene and located several subjects, which are being detained for questioning. The Leap of Faith Private School and the El Taller del Maestro Church were put…
The Mississippi Aquarium released another batch of sea turtles into the Gulf, ceremoniously celebrating their rehabilitation. These endangered critters were rescued in New England after being cold-stunned over the winter. A sizable crowd gathered at the shore across from Edgewater Mall to bid farewell to the ten reptiles. This marks the aquarium’s second release within 30 days. Vice President of…
The Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-off and Festival took over Point Cadet Plaza in Biloxi for its sixth year over the weekend. The block party drew a huge turnout in the wake of COVID as everyone was ready to spend time with friends in the sun. A bright blue sky made for the perfect cook-out weather. Food and music weren’t the…
Credit reporting agencies will wipe out most medical debt and gas prices spent the weekend at a lower rate. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Coast Young Professionals is hosting their first Friday night bonfire on the beach, an event part of their CYP Connect series. Here to tell us about the family-friendly event is Director Kelly Devine. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Coast Young Professionals