Cruisin’ the Coast executives and chairmen held a press conference today to discuss the economic impact from this past year’s event. Statewide, 2021’s Cruisin’ the Coast raked in $36.1 million. This is about $7.5 million more brought in compared to 2016 which brought in $28.6 million. Of the $36.1 million, 33.1 million of it will be staying in the three…
How fast can you paddle? Find out during this year’s Dragon Boat races. The popular United Way fundraiser is back for its seventh year. Teams race in 46-foot long boats to the finish line in various heats. Teams consist of 20 paddlers, a cox who steers the dragon boat from the rear and a drummer who sits at the front….
A six-year-old from Wisconsin got his wish granted to visit a famous Mississippi couple and also visit the Mississippi Aquarium thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Sawyer Doyle is only six-years-old, but has had many complications undergoing four open-heart surgeries due to a heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Sawyer’s teacher nominated him for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. His wish was…
With nesting season right around the corner, Audubon partnered with Harrison County Sand Beach Authority and Gulfport High School to restore habitat along the beach in Harrison County. They all came together to install several species of beach grasses into the restoration area in order to stabilize the beach, encourage dune formation, and provide coverage for newly hatched Least Tern…
Mississippi is now joining three other states in getting a blackout plate option, half the plate cost going towards the State Law Enforcement and Firefighter Death Benefits Trust Fund. House Bill 446, which officially created the license plate, was passed by both chambers in Mississippi and was signed by Governor Tate Reeves. Starting July, a plate with a black background…
It was a big day at the Navy Seabee Base in Gulfport because after two years of renovation, the sailors have their dining hall back. The aromatic promise of lunch filled the Colmer Dining Facility for the first time in two years. It was built in 1974 and needed a significant facelift. Shortly after the project started, COVID delayed the…
Lululemon wants to double sales and it’s looking to men for that. Tesla’s records profit blows away estimates. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Coast Young Professionals is hosting their 15th annual Walking on Water fundraiser Saturday. The event benefits Feeding the Gulf Coast. Coast Young Professional Director Kelly Devine is in studio with more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Coast Young Professionals, Feeding the Gulf Coast, Walking on Water
Local group Plastic Free Gulf Coast was started over three years ago by community leaders in Bay St. Louis with the simple promise to ‘skip the straw.’ Now the group has expanded its efforts and mission to help others find alternatives to reduce single-use plastics within our daily lives. Earlier today, News 25 met with a coordinator to see examples…
The City of Discovery will once again be celebrating Earth Day on the grounds of the Mary C. this Saturday. City workers were sprucing up the lawn this morning, adding new shrubs and roses just in time for the coming festivities. During the event, there will be lectures covering a wide range of topics. They will be discussing things like…
A local family, who is adopting a 13-year-old boy from Ukraine, is raising money to help with the adoption process. News 25 recently spoke with Angie Arguello and two other local families who are also in the process of adopting children from Ukraine. For Arguello and her husband, the price of bringing their son home is nearly $30,000 in adoption…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast softball program has played a lot of games since 2019, won some, lost some, but it’s been a while since the Lady Bulldogs won a game quite like this. Lady Bulldogs face off against visiting Southwest Mississippi. Gulf Coast wins game one 1-0. First 1-0 game for MGCCC since 2019, however, Lady Bulldogs fall in game…
Mississippi State alum Brandon Woodruff, also a former Biloxi Shucker, throwing a daytime gem this afternoon for the Milwaukee Brewers. The former Bulldog had a no-hitter going through five-and-a-third innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up just one hit, two walks, and no runs with nine strikeouts across six innings in a 4-2 win. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball,…
Aside from a stray shower tonight, it’s looking quite nice. A strong southeast breeze subsides a bit tonight, but picks back up tomorrow. This has prompted a coastal flood advisory for our beach counties. Tides will run 1-2 feet above normal, resulting in some nuisance flooding. The onshore flow also brings an end to our chilly nights with lows in…
In other big game Southern Miss news, USM alum and friend of the program Kirk McCarty got the call up from Triple A today to join the Major League club in Cleveland. McCarty was drafted in the seventh round by the Guardians in 2017 on the back of USM’s school record 50-win season in which he posted the program’s first…
Coming into tonight’s home game against New Orleans, Southern Miss is riding a ten-game winning streak as well as the nation’s best 11-game road winning streak. That second one doesn’t change, USM just hoping they’re both at 11 tonight. Golden Eagles win 10-5. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Southern Miss, sports
The 29th annual Crawfish Music Festival began today and the fun is only just beginning. News 25’s Rick Gogreve is at the festival with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Coast Coliseum, Crawfish Music Festival
Today a body was found in Gulfport. According to Gulfport police, it matches the description of 75-year-old Dorothy Jean Burks, she’s been missing since March 23rd. The body was found in the woods behind a residence on Keebler Road in Lyman, this is the same road Burks was last seen on. When News 25 arrived on scene, Gulfport PD confirmed…
A strong southeast breeze continues today, prompting a coastal flood advisory for our beach counties. Tides will run 1-2 feet above normal, resulting in some nuisance flooding. The onshore flow also brings an end to our chilly nights with lows in the mid 60s, a good 15 degrees above those of the last two nights. It’ll also warm us up…
The Biloxi Lions Club held their 91st Biloxi’s Outstanding Citizens Award Ceremony at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum. The award was presented to Dr. Paul Tisdale who currently serves as the councilman for Ward 5 and enjoyed a successful tenure as superintendent of Biloxi Schools from 2004 to 2011. Dr. Tisdale participates in numerous organizations including Biloxi First Inc.,…
After years of struggling to hear, one woman has finally received the gift of sound thanks to the Miracle-Ear Foundation. At 55, Libby Riley finally has the ability to fully hear. At two months old, Riley completely lost hearing in her right ear and as time went on the hearing in her left ear began to become faint. “It’s been…
One Navy Seabee thought he was starting his day off normal, but Joseph McCord’s normal routine was changed when he saw a car’s tail lights disappear down an embankment. As he drove by, he saw the car on its roof. McCord slammed on his brakes and jumped into action. As he ran down the embankment, he smelled various fluid leaking…
February 1st marked one year since the tragic death of Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Michael Boutte, who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Today, his community honored Lt. Boutte by naming a portion of Highway 603 after him. The segment that starts at Highway 603’s intersection with Mississippi Highway 43 and extends north to its intersection…
A Biloxi church is relocating after sustaining damage from a car accident. You may recall, back in February, Praise Temple of Biloxi was heavily damaged when not one, but two cars crashed through the front of their building on Division Street. Yesterday, the decision was made to find a new location for the church. Praise Temple lead Pastor Jakavious Pickett…