A local group of jet skiers hit the water around Deer Island Saturday with a takeover involving at least 30 riders. The riders created their own routes from the Biloxi Marina and other areas to meet up at Deer Island, just a short distance offshore. The group formed about six months ago and already has more than 400 members ready…
Around a thousand Jeeps took over the Long Beach Marina Sunday to warm up for a long week of Cruisin’ the Coast. Jeepin for a Cause was one of many kickoff events along Highway 90 as Jeepin the Coast dedicated its first ride of the week to breast cancer awareness month. The Jeep enthusiasts donated money from merchandise sales to…
Rain and an overcast sky didn’t dampen the spirits of car enthusiasts determined to make the most of Gulfport’s View the Cruise Sunday in downtown. Drivers gathered for the event that once started as a block party, but now covers the entire downtown area. Live music and classic cars attracted thousands of spectators, even Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes broke out…
So far this season, the New Orleans Saints have been a tale of two teams and that trend continued in Sunday’s 27 to 21 overtime home loss to the New York Giants. After 637 days since the last capacity crowd here at the now Caesars Superdome black and gold fans certainly got their money’s worth in the overtime game nobody…
Many restaurants are planning on maintaining their street-side dining set ups throughout the winter and more bosses are limiting work from home with kids. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business
Today on Mom to Mom, we have more ways to simplify your meal planning. Categories: Mom to Mom Tags: Mom to Mom
On Mondays on News 25 we feature children from Mississippi hoping to get adopted in our Grant me Hope segment made possible by Caring Hearts Counseling Services. Today, we introduce you to Joshua, a young man who likes to write. If you’re interested in adopting Joshua, you can visit the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services website at MDCPS.MS.GOV and…
The Cruisin’ the Coast Kick Off Parade takes place in Long Beach today at 5:30 p.m. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is at the high school where some cruisers have already started to line up. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Cruisin’ the Coast
Moisture flow in advance of a cold front to the west will continue. The one positive that could keep us from seeing very heavy rain will be the instability, which is quite low. Rather thick cloud cover today should help slow down the warm up and thus we will not maximize the daytime heating. With that there will likely be…
Main forecast question is on rain but it is all related to the development and location of a cutoff low-pressure. This will have some greater impacts on the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday if the low does dig into LA. As for today the main two features we are watching is the fronts progression as it continues to slowly work east-southeast. Moisture…
Showers and thunderstorms will be in the forecast through the next few days. The storms may be efficient rainmakers with a few spots easily picking up to 2 or 3 inches of rain in a short amount of time. This activity should wane during the evening hours as daytime heating begins to diminish. A weak cold front is expected to…
Showers and thunderstorms will be in the forecast through the next few days. The storms may be efficient rainmakers with a few spots easily picking up to 2 or 3 inches of rain in a short amount of time. This activity should wane during the evening hours as daytime heating begins to diminish. A weak cold front is expected to…
October has arrived, but it still won’t feel much like fall tonight with our mild and muggy weather. We will see a bit of a break as a cold front moves in next week, but that doesn’t do much for tonight. Expect more patchy fog, particularly inland, with a slightly warmer low near 72. Tomorrow afternoon’s high will still be…
Down in the 5A ranks, Gautier welcoming Long Beach. Gators coming off a week five loss to George County and taking out their frustration on the Bearcats. Gautier-62 Long Beach-7 Picayune-69 Vancleave-42 St. Martin-39 Hancock-14 St. Stanislaus-42 St. Patrick-0 Resurrection Catholic-42 Salem-6 George County-49 West Harrison-21 Moss Point-14 Stone-0 Greene County-42 Bay High-0 Poplarville-42 Purvis-7 East Central-36 Pearl River Central-7…
Another district clash in region 4 class 6A, Biloxi playing host to Harrison Central and a whole lot of red on the field tonight. Harrison Central-26 Biloxi-22 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
Gulfport Admirals coming off a convincing 41-7 win over St. Martin while the Panthers are returning to their home turf following a two-point loss at Harrison Central last week. Gulfport-32 Pascagoula-14 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
District play is now underway for every school on the Gulf Coast which makes it that much harder to pick just one Game of the Week. D’Iberville hosting Ocean Springs on homecoming for a battle of the unbeatens. Home team Warriors 5-0, currently riding a 16-game regular season winning streak. Visiting Greyhounds also perfect with a mark of 4-0. Ocean…
October has arrived, but anyone who’s lived in South Mississippi for a while knows it’s still likely to be hot…and humid. We will see a bit of a break as a cold front moves in next week, but that doesn’t do much for tonight. Expect more patchy fog, particularly inland, with a slightly warmer low near 72. Tomorrow afternoon’s high…
Warrior Stadium is home to not only the News 25 Game of the Week, but perhaps the game of the week across the entire state. D’Iberville and Ocean Springs in a region 4 class 6A showdown is also a battle of the unbeatens. News 25’s Jeff Haeger has more. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: d’iberville, Friday Night…
Those looking for some fun out on the water this weekend can head to Deer Island for the Mississippi Ski Riders Deer Island Takeover. The ski riding event is simply a meetup for jet-skiers to enjoy the outdoors and socialize. Meet up time will be at 11 a.m. Riders can group off into small groups and ride from any launch….
Singing River Gulfport held a ribbon cutting to unveil their third state-of-the-art Singing River Cancer Center. Singing River Gulfport Cancer Center focuses on an array of cancer care including cancer staging, early detection and diagnosis, and prevention and optimal treatment. To continue serving those across the Coast with the best treatment, the facility expanded their services. In just two weeks…
The local home-care agency Home Instead is looking to assist senior citizens in some new and improved ways. Home Instead is utilizing their new program called the ‘companionship diet’ to improve the quality of life for seniors. The program promotes nutritional healthy living to residents while giving them companionship. Home Instead Client Mary Bates said, “When you’re by yourself, it…
The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence is beginning to spread awareness for Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. Today, the organization visited the Long Beach Police Department to place purple ribbons that symbolize abuse awareness onto the police patrol cars. The team will continue its purple ribbon distribution to other police departments along the Coast. Their next stop will be at Wiggins…
In the wake of former Gulfport Fire Chief Michael Beyerstedt’s retirement, Mayor Billy Hewes swore in Billy Kelley as his replacement Friday. The Gulfport City Council picked Deputy Chief Kelley last month just a few days after Beyerstedt’s announcement. Kelley, a Gulfport native, has served the department for twenty-one years and has held every sworn position in the department including…