The low level remnants of Nicholas continue to spin across the region producing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Expect the scattered precip to continue with increased activity this afternoon coupled with daytime heating. Activity will become more isolated overnight with areas of patchy fog developing inland after midnight. The surface remnants of Nicholas will continue to fill today and drift towards…
There’s more rain ahead as Nicholas continues to wind down, but we’re seeing a little less each day. Expect that trend to continue for the rest of the week and the weekend thanks to dry air to the west. This dry air has absolutely devastated Nicholas’ structure, but there’s still enough moisture to work with to bring periodic waves of…
Through the first two weeks of the college football season, the Ole Miss football team ranks third in total offense with just under 600 yards per game. It all starts under center with Matt Corral, one of just four Power Five quarterbacks to throw for five touchdowns in week two as a part of his team’s 54-17 win over Austin…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College football team has a pretty strange schedule this season with four out of its first five games on the road. But if there’s one game the Bulldogs would rather have at home it would probably be this one against Pearl River. 99th all-time meeting between the two programs, Wildcats leading the series 55-42-1, but…
Today, the City of Gautier received the Small Project of the Year award for its work on the marshwalk pier at Shepard State Park. Since 2019, the city has been working on a 1,005-foot eco-friendly walkway through the secluded 400-acre state park. Using Tidelands Funds from the state legislature and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, visitors can now get…
Two Long Beach churches partnered together to bring relief to Hurricane Ida victims in Louisiana. The Long Beach Society of St. Vincent De Paul and St. Thomas Church came together to collect donations after the devastation that occurred in Larose, Louisiana from Ida. The churches collected water, cleaning supplies, paper products, and non-perishable food items. An 18-wheeler full of goods…
There’s more rain ahead as Nicholas continues to wind down, but we’re seeing a little less each day. Expect that trend to continue for the rest of the week and the weekend thanks to dry air to the west. This dry air has absolutely devastated Nicholas’ structure, but there’s still enough moisture to work with to bring periodic waves of…
The annual ‘Mississippi Gulf Coast Out of the Darkness Walk’ is back to help raise awareness for the fight for suicide prevention. The walk is hosted by the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention’s Mississippi Chapter and will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. The walk is one of about 550 walks being…
An animal sanctuary in Folsom, Louisiana is attempting to keep pets with their families after Hurricane Ida hit the already overrun business. In 2020, the Big Sky Ranch Sanctuary brought in more than 2,000 stray and surrendered animals. This jump in intakes comes due to hurricanes and COVID causing families to no longer be able to support their pets. Now,…
Two Long Beach churches partnered together to bring relief to Hurricane Ida victims in Louisiana. News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Long Beach where supplies were collected ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Hurricane Ida, relief drive, St. Thomas Catholic Church
The Mississippi State Department of Health held a press conference this afternoon to discuss three major COVID topics: deaths per capita, monoclonal antibody treatment, and COVID-19 and pregnancy. Mississippi now tops the charts as the state with the most COVID deaths per capita. Additionally, there has been a change in the allocation scheme for monoclonal antibodies. Requests for the antibody…
Over 100 economists are urging the U.S. Congress to invest in child care and could SpaceX’s first-all civilian mission launch be honeymooning on the moon? Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
USM Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach has a pantry that offers food and essentials to help students in need. The pantry consists of food, toiletries, and hygiene products. Students and members of its faculty and staff are eligible for items available at the pantry. The pantry officially launched in late January 2021 and had immediate success with both donations…
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month which promotes acceptance and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. You can help become an advocate by participating in the local Buddy Walk set for October 16th in Gulfport. As that date approaches, billboards are going up across the Coast, helping us better connect with local children Down Syndrome. Every Thursday here on…
The 12th annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival begins tonight with a kick off party in Downtown Ocean Springs. Ahead of the weekend long event, Scott Stradtner from the Mississippi Songwriters Festival and Songwriter Sean Gassaway are in studio with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Mississippi Songwriters Festival
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 2,594 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 65 deaths. Twenty-seven of these deaths occurred between August 7th and September 10th. An additional 38 deaths occurred between September 1st and September 15th, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 471,092 with 9,165 deaths. To get help with a vaccination appointment…
The remnants of Nicholas will linger through Louisiana bringing strong moisture flow from the GOM. With a very saturated ground, rain rates would surely push areas into flash flooding. The majority of this should be diurnally driven but some areas of heavy rain will be found overnight as well. The remnants of Nicholas will meander around the SW part of…
Focus will become more toward rainfall rates and not as much on totals area wide. Rates could be around 2 to 3 inches per hour today through Saturday and isolated areas could see 3 to 5 inches over that time frame. But area wide totals would be more in line with 1 to 2 inches. Regardless, soils are saturated for many…
Today, the focus will become more toward rainfall rates and not as much on rainfall totals area wide. Rates could be around 2 to 3 inches per hour today through Saturday and isolated areas could see 3 to 5 inches over that time frame. But area wide totals would be more in line with 1 to 2 inches. The Flash…
If you love football, no better place to be on a Thursday night as Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College plays host to Pearl River in the 99th all-time meeting between the two rival schools. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs come in with a perfect 2-0 record and the Wildcats with a mark of 1-1. MGCCC Head Coach Jack Wright is 3-0 against…
The Southern Miss football program is in a better place than it was at this same time last week coming off a dominating 37-0 home victory over Grambling State. The Golden Eagles got strong quarterback play from both Trey Lowe III and Ty Keyes, each accounting for a passing touchdown. Frank Gore Jr. handled the ground attack, going for 162…
Less than three months after the tragic passing of Cayce Seal, Pearl River Community College is paying homage to its former captain. On Friday night, the Wildcats will honor the life and legacy of their former soccer standout in between the women’s and men’s games against Meridian. Seal was the captain at PRCC as both a freshman and sophomore from…
Flood watches remain in effect across South MS as more and more rain moves through. Several inches have already fallen since early this morning, mostly in East Harrison and Jackson Counties, causing flooded roads and rising rivers. Expect these trends to continue as Nicholas has slowed to a crawl and will continue to force moisture into the area. It won’t…
Our WXXV Student Athlete of the Week always excels in the classroom as well as on the court, in the gym, on the field, in the water, on the track, or any other surface a sport is played on. Often times, our featured students are even dual-sport athletes. This week, News 25’s Grace Boyles introduces us to a five-sport athlete…