A Mobile man is charged in the shooting death of a Gulfport man at Golden Nugget Casino early Saturday morning. Jereme Lamond Jones, 30, of Mobile was charged with first degree murder and taken to the Harrison County jail with a $1 million bond set by Justice Court Judge Albert Fountain. Biloxi Police responded to multiple 911 calls about 12:34…
For Monday, shower/storm coverage will be slightly less and more focused inland. Expect scattered to, at times, numerous coverage of showers and thunderstorms, particularly over inland areas of South Mississippi spreading into inland Southwest Alabama. A low end threat for flash flooding will continue as storms will continue to be slow moving, heavy rain producers. High temperatures will reach the…
For Monday, shower/storm coverage will be slightly less and more focused inland. Expect scattered to, at times, numerous coverage of showers and thunderstorms, particularly over inland areas of South Mississippi spreading into inland Southwest Alabama. A low end threat for flash flooding will continue as storms will continue to be slow moving, heavy rain producers. High temperatures will reach the…
Gulfport also on the road, coming in with a mark of 1-2, taking on a strong Germantown team. Gulfport-34 Germantown-13 Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Big test on the road for Biloxi, record of 1-1 going up against Pearl on the road. Pearl-47 Biloxi-21 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Every Friday night is reserved for the Friday Night Showcase, but every Wednesday is reserved for the Student Athlete of the Week series and tonight those two worlds collide. Last week, News 25 featured Gautier Quarterback and Ole Miss baseball commit Kaden Irving, coming off a ridiculous seven touchdown performance, not to mention 493 passing yards, earning him the Sports…
Vancleave is home to the state’s leading rusher in Dayan Bilbo and his 871 yards, 200 more than anyone else in Mississippi just three weeks into the season. Vancleave playing host to Pascagoula. Pascagoula-49 Vancleave-28 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Here in week four of the high school football season it is all about learning where these teams are at right before district play. There’s no better of a measuring stick game than 6A D’Iberville playing host to 5A Picayune. Both teams coming into tonight’s game undefeated at 3-0 and both unfazed by a little competition in the News 25…
I have a professional interest in active weather and even I wish it would stop raining, but it won’t and our Flash Flood Watch has even been extended. Thanks to our already saturated ground, like we saw today any weekend rain will cause more flooding issues. Because of this the National Weather Service has extended our Flash Flood Watches into…
I have a professional interest in active weather, and even I wish it would stop raining. It won’t though, at least not through the weekend and into next week. Thanks to our already saturated ground, like we saw today any weekend rain will cause more flooding issues. Because of this the National Weather Service has extended our Flash Flood Watches…
Tidal Wave Auto Spa of Ocean Springs chose Disability Connection to partner with this year to celebrate their 13th annual Charity Day. All day Tidal Wave Auto Spa had a donation jar set up for people to donate towards Disability Connection. Disability Connection is focused on creating a connected community to provide social support, ensure healthy futures, eliminate barriers, and…
Navigating Downtown Ocean Springs has become a hassle for pedestrians and drivers and to help alleviate some of the traffic, a portion of Cash Alley will be closed to traffic and strung with overhead lights. Mayor Kenny Holloway says he has been doing many traffic studies since being elected and feels this will make the area safer for pedestrians. Closing…
The Gulf Coast Bicycle Club will host their 12th annual Southern Magnolia 100 Ride this Sunday. The event will ride from the Success Community Center in Saucier on School Road to Flint Creek and back. The club hosts this ride to help promote cycling for people of all levels. Six trails will be available at different lengths marked at 12,25,40,56,62,…
It’s Friday which means high school football will soon kick into high gear tonight along the Coast. News 25’s Jeff Haeger has more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football, sports
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is co-sponsoring a bill to honor the 13 American service members killed in Afghanistan just weeks ago. The mission of the bill is to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 11 men and two women who lost their lives last month during a terrorist attack outside the airport in Kabul. Hyde-Smith is among the 35 original…
The Mississippi Legislature’s Senate Education Committee met Wednesday to discuss increasing teacher pay in Mississippi. Mississippi is currently the state with the lowest average teacher pay in the nation. According to the Southern Regional Education Board, the average teacher salary in the U.S. for 2018-2019 was $62,304. For Mississippi, the average was $45,105 approximately $8,200 below the southeastern region average….
The rain around South Mississippi has been having an impact on local businesses. Overall, South Mississippi has accumulated and exceeded the yearly annual rainfall amount last April. Not only has it caused many to have to rain check on their summer plans, but it caused issues for those working in the construction industry. Between scheduling and employee safety, the rain…
Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said the number of new cases are still ‘far more than we’d like to see’ and that more deaths will follow. Since the start of the pandemic, at least 9,165 people in Mississippi have died of…
Friday is day two of the Mississippi Songwriters Festival. Mississippi Songwriters Alliance President George Cumbest is in studio with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: 12th annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is hosting a photo contest and the winners of the contest will be used in the agency’s 2022 calendar. Submitted photos should depict an aspect of the marine resources available on the Gulf Coast such as fishing, marine plants, and marine wildlife. Submitted images must be a high-resolution JPEG or .JPG file, 3 MB…
Retailers are ordering holiday items months in advance to keep their shelves stocked. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Former Moss Point Mayor Mario King begins serving his 30-month sentence today. This sentence comes after he and his wife Natasha each plead guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The Kings were accused of soliciting funds in late 2018 for a gala that was held in March 2019. Donors were told proceeds from…
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 2,321 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 49 deaths. Twenty-four of these deaths occurred between August 20th and September 16th and 25 deaths occurred between August 16th and September 14th, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 473,413 with 9,214 deaths. To get help with a vaccination appointment or…
The surface remnants of Nicholas will continue to fill today and drift towards northern Louisiana before completely dissipating. However, an upper level disturbance presently centered over northeast Texas will slide southeast which will use the lingering deep moisture to provide renewed support for widespread convection each afternoon through the weekend. This activity will be much more convective with more thunderstorms than…