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…
Mississippi Congressman Steven Palazzo was in Gulfport today explaining the pros and cons of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill recently passed by the Senate. The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed with bipartisan support in the Senate and would allocate about $4.46 billion to Mississippi. About $3.3 billion will go toward Mississippi roads and a couple hundred million for bridges. Rep….
Flooding woes have popped up and will continue 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…
For the 36th time, the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi is holding its $10,000 Drawdown. It is scheduled for this Saturday, September 18th at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi, beginning with cocktails at 6 p.m. In an effort to insure the safest possible experience for guests, this year’s event will take place on the front…
Although the Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame Award show at the Mary C. Theatre has been postponed because of COVID-19 precautions, the 12th annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival will continue on in downtown Ocean Springs and Gautier. The festival will start Thursday with the kick-off party at the Neon Moon in downtown Ocean Springs. The show will feature some of Nashville’s…
Beau Rivage Resort and Casino donated six pallets of water to the American Red Cross. This is a part of a larger on-going supply drive to help Hurricane Ida victims. Earlier this month, Beau Rivage provided thousands of bath and hand towels, as well as ten cases of toiletries, hundreds of shampoos, conditioners, soap and lotions for comfort and hygiene…
C Spire has completed a 225-mile fiber optic cable along the Gulf Coast, running from the Kiln to west Mobile. Completion of the route is the third major fiber long haul project covering the Mississippi and Alabama Coast. The latest route also provides fiber backbone to the company’s cell sites and resilience and redundancy for the network. C Spire says…
A weakening Nicholas will continue to impact the central Gulf Coast with torrential tropical rainfall and potential flash flooding through Friday. In Harrison County, both a flash flood watch and coastal flood advisory are active until Thursday at 7 a.m. In eastern Harrison County around six to seven inches of rain has fallen since yesterday and more is expected. Flood…
The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System’s Mobile Medical Unit was at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5699 in Ocean Springs for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for veterans, caregivers, and other eligible beneficiaries. The mobile medical unit is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver primary care and other services to enrolled veterans with limited access to VA healthcare services…
Governor Tate Reeves says he plans to take legal action against new federal vaccine mandates imposed by President Biden’s administration. Reeves joins a growing list of Republican governors upset over the mandates. Last week, the president signed an executive order requiring all federal employees, including government contractors, to get the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing. President Biden has also…