Local production of ‘A Streetcar named Desire’ at the Mary C. O’Keefe Center

The Walter Anderson Theatre Project is preparing to take the stage tomorrow for its production of ‘A Streetcar named Desire.’ Their shows are running the next two weekends and here with us to talk about it are David Slatten and Juliana Lewis. They play the two main characters Stanley and Blanche. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: A Streetcar named Desire, Walter…

Pascagoula River Audubon holding contest to name Owlets

The Pascagoula River Audubon Center needs your help deciding the names of their two baby great horned owls. For the third year in a row, they’ve asked for the public’s help in naming owls born at their facility. The first year they had the contest they had three chicks and the names selected were Winkin’, Blinkin, and Nod. Last year…

Center Stage Theatre presents ‘The Boogie Woogie Radio Show’

Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, so much of the music from the 1940s centered around jazz and that great big band sound and you can enjoy a taste of it all at Center Stage this weekend. Here with details is the creator of the Boogie Woogie Radio Show, David Delk. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Center Stage Theatre, ‘The Boogie…

Bayou View Elementary collecting supplies to donate to Ukraine

People in South Mississippi are stepping up to help. This week, students at Bayou View Elementary are collecting supplies to send to people in Ukraine. They’re collecting hygiene products like soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, as well as batteries, diapers, and first-aid supplies like bandages and pain killers. All items will be sent directly to Ukraine. It began with Brynlee Walker,…

Coast drivers feeling the pinch at the pump

This morning, News 25 spoke to drivers out and about at a Shell Gas Station in Biloxi. There, regular gasoline was $3.89 a gallon. While gas prices continue to soar, it’s causing plenty of heartache for many travelers. Spring break is coming up and summer is on the horizon, but traveling plans for many have been put on pause as…

3/9 – Brittany’s “Wet” Wednesday Afternoon Forecast

A stationary front to the east will continue to be the focal point for showers and t-storms again today. The development over land will be elevated so we are not looking for any severe weather over land but it will need to be watched over marine areas. Thursday will bring a brief dry period with weak high-pressure moving into the…

9-Run Inning Propels Mississippi State to 11-5 Thumping over Texas Tech

Biloxi, Miss. – Behind a career-high 12 strikeouts from Parker Stinnett and a nine-run bottom of the fourth inning, Mississippi State gave Texas Tech all it could handle in Tuesday’s 11-5 win. The Bulldogs are now 5-0 against the Red Raiders dating back to 2019. News 25’s Jeff Haeger has the highlights above from the heated midweek game! Categories: Local…

Truck slams into parked cars in Harrison County Driveway

A family is startled after seeing their home surveillance Tuesday morning. A woman posted video of a truck slamming into parked cars in her driveway. It happened in the Magnolia Springs neighborhood off of Canal Road in Harrison County. The woman told News 25 the truck hit three of her vehicles, with one being totaled. She said they were able…

Four St. Martin residents arrested in relation to aggravated assault

  On Tuesday, four people were charged in connection to an aggravated assault in D’Iberville. D’Iberville Police responded to a gas station on Sangani Blvd. after a shooting was reported. Officers found one person had been shot in the shoulder. During the investigation, officers identified Dalton (21) and Hunter Caudell (17) as suspects in the case. They were picked up…

3/8 – Rob Martin’s “Active-Calm-Active” Tuesday Evening Forecast

The cold front that brought morning showers returns northward as a warm front tonight, with steady or rising temperatures. Models indicate a weak surface low developing along the northward drifting warm front tonight. Activity will ramp up overnight with scattered showers and t-storms overnight into early Wednesday morning as the front does another about-face and swings back through the area….

3/8 – Rob Knight’s “Scattered Rain” Tuesday Morning Forecast

The frontal boundary will stall just off the northern Gulf Coast thanks to high-pressure to the SE. Isolated rain with a few t-storms possible this morning with cloudy skies and breezy conditions through tonight. Models indicate a weak surface low developing along the northward drifting warm front tonight. Activity will ramp up overnight with scattered showers and t-storms overnight into…

Howell/Gillom Trophy Winners announced

Each year, the Howell and Gillom trophies are given to the top men’s and women’s college basketball players respectively in the state of Mississippi. This year, those two individual awards directly tied to team success. Starting with Mississippi State’s Iverson Molinar, taking home the Howell Trophy, beating out Jarkel Joiner out of Ole Miss and Tyler Stevenson out of Southern…

PRCC Men’s Basketball wins Region XXIII Tournament Championship

For the fourth time in five years, the Pearl River Wildcats are your Region XXIII Tournament champions by way of a 69-57 victory over Meridian on Saturday, immediately followed by a Powerade bottle celebration in the locker room. That also punches PRCC’s automatic bid to the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas March 14th through the 19th. PRCC heads to Hutch…

Harrison Central Red Rebelettes fall just short in 6A State Title Game

The Harrison Central Girls Basketball program had to wait a long time to get back to the state championship game, making its first appearance since 2005 on Saturday. Meridian can certainly relate, also making its first return trip since 2005, setting the stage for this full circle 6A rematch that definitely lived up to the hype. But would history repeat…

National Champs Mississippi State returns to MGM Park Tuesday

The last time Mississippi State played a baseball game at MGM Park in 2020, it turned out to be the team’s last game of the entire season. Since then, the Bulldogs have battled through a global pandemic and even won a national championship as they get ready to make their long-awaited return to Biloxi in less than 24 hours. State…

Winners announced for Hancock House Floats contest

The winners of the Hancock House Floats Contest are in. The winner for ‘Best Overall House’ is in Bay St. Louis. The award for ‘Best in Da Bay’ came down to three houses before a winner was chosen. The award for ‘Best Business in Hancock County’ goes to the Waveland Library. Winners were also announced for ‘Most Wonderful in Waveland’…

3/7 – Meteorologist Rob Martin’s “More Active Weather” Monday Evening Forecast

A more-active weather pattern is shaping up this week. A cold front moves slowly through the area tonight with some early showers. As the surface low continue to lift northeastward, the cold front will continue to get pulled eastward today until it becomes parallel to the upper flow over our coastal waters overnight tonight. Models are indicating that general nature of…

Harrison Central High students get virtual Army experience

Students at Harrison Central High School were able to get a glimpse into the life of a soldier with an Army Adventure semi-trailer that allowed hands-on experience with Army technology. The adventure simulator is a 60-foot semi-trailer with self-contained warrior exhibits and simulation systems. The students were able to experience various Army adventures such as flying a helicopter in the…

Hope Haven Open House Celebration

Hope Haven Children’s Advocacy Center in Waveland hosted an open house to celebrate their recent accreditation by the National Children’s Alliance. The celebration was also to raise community awareness of their mission and to give awards to local law enforcement who have gone above the calls of duty in working with Hope Haven Agency, making sure children are safe and…

Private plane makes emergency landing at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport

A scary moment at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport as a private plane made an emergency landing overnight. Five individuals are unharmed after a small private plane had to make an emergency landing at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Sunday night. Deputy Fire Chief Kermit Watson and the Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department were on scene for the landing. “It came…