The Mississippi Department of Education announced today that a Gulf Coast teacher has received the highest possible honor a grade school teacher can get. Millicent Gunter at Bayou View Elementary in Gulfport is the hardworking education to accept the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Laura Bivins of Ann Smith Elementary in the Madison County School District…
The Historic City Hall in Bay St. Louis is getting a makeover as the Hancock County Chamber of Commerce takes it over as its new home office. The Bay St. Louis City Council made the unanimous decision to sign a contract leasing the 100-year-old building to the chamber. At a little more than $300,000, the chamber will repurpose the top…
Memorial Health System is now offering a new approach to treating chronic heartburn. The treatment comes in the form of a magnetic band called the Linx Reflux Management System. The quarter-sized band is surgically wrapped around a weakened lower esophageal sphincter in a minimally invasive procedure that typically lasts less than an hour. Rather than stop the production of acid,…
CASA of Jackson County is selling pork butts, you better hurry if you want one, today is the last day to order. The 10-to-12-pound pork butts are $40 with the money benefiting CASA of Jackson County, an organization that advocates for children who have been abused or neglected. Noel Grafe and Dustin Stanford with Hometown Barbeque are cooking up all…
If a calorie budget sounds intimidating we’ll make it a little bit easier to digest on this week’s edition of Living Well. Tags: living well, Living Well with Troy Thompson
Super Bowl bets could reach record highs this year and small businesses are hiking prices at their fastest pace since 1974. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast is hosting a Mardi Gras and Mimosas Brunch on Saturday that will benefit the children. Board members Erin Rosetti and Emily Sham are in studio with details.
If you’re looking to start a new career, mark your calendar for next Monday and Tuesday because that’s when the Coastal Mississippi Job Fair is taking place. It’s a joint effort between Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District, the Governor’s Job Fair Network, and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Here with what you need to know are Trisha Morrison with…
This morning, Harrison County deputies enjoyed eating breakfast with people in the community. During ‘Donuts with a Deputy’ all were welcomed to head over to the Lyman Senior Center, enjoy a pastry, hot cup of coffee, and strike up a conversation with a law enforcement officer. Harrison County Deputy Chief Ron Pullen was thrilled to have a networking event like…
High pressure will dominate throughout the region over the next few days. Today will bring sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures with tonight being under clear skies. Low temperatures tonight will be in the upper 30s to low 40s. Warm air will slowly make its way back into the environment due to a southerly wind that will bring in warm and…
High pressure will dominate throughout the region over the next few days. Today will bring sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures, with dry and cool tonight under clear skies. High temperature today will be in the low to mid 60s with overnight lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Warm air will slowly make its way back into the environment…
Former George County Head Football Coach Matt Caldwell getting back into coaching as the next head man at Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg. Caldwell was with the Rebels from 2016 to 2019, before accepting the position of director of athletics and operations for the George County School District. He posted a mark of 20-28 during his time in Lucedale and…
Despite Major League Baseball being in its third month of a lockout, Minor League Baseball is ready to roll on Opening Day and the Biloxi Shuckers are once again rolling with Mike Guerrero. Today, the Shuckers announced Guerrero as their manager for a sixth season, actually coming off his first-ever losing campaign in Biloxi. Despite last year’s overall mark of…
Another day, another offer for Picayune running back Dante Dowdell, who’s adding Tulane to his bag ahead of his senior season. Dowdell just pulled an offer from Florida State over the weekend and is also sitting on one from Southern Miss. The Maroon Tide workhorse was the state’s third-leading rusher in 2021, eclipsing 2,500 yards with 28 touchdowns en route…
The top rushing and receiving threats from the Vancleave High football team are heading to the next level together. This morning, running back Dayan Bilbo and tight end Oscar-Lee Hampton both signed on the dotted line with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Bilbo is a huge get for the Bulldogs, finishing the 2021 season as the state’s second-leading rusher, tops…
In the high school ranks, West Harrison taking on Picayune in the region 7 class 5A basketball tournament. The winner goes to the title game, loser still goes to playoffs as a three-seed as a result of the Pearl River Central suspension. Picayune wins 64-39, moving on to face Long Beach in the title game at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Categories:…
When most NFL teams are in the market for a new head coach, they’re also in the market for a culture change. But not the New Orleans Saints, which makes Dennis Allen the seemingly perfect fit to take over for Sean Payton and the house that he built. Today, Saints Owner Gayle Benson and General Manager Mickey Loomis introduced Allen…
Mississippians have a petition going around for people to sign their names in support of the Amtrak that will go from New Orleans to Mobile with stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The petition was sent out yesterday and more than 900 people have already signed in support of the Gulf Coast Amtrak. The Surface Transportation Board will hold a…
The Bay-Waveland School District hosted an open house today to let parents ask questions about the $37.8 million bond issue. With the voting coming up in late March, the school district is using these open houses as an opportunity to inform the public on the importance of the bond. School board members say the need for the bond falls into…
It’s Black History Month. Each Tuesday in February News 25 will feature a black musician making history in our Rhythm of the Coast segment. A man of many different talents, Scypion Davis spreads his gospel through music in several churches along the Coast. He owns 15 instruments and can play nine, making him an asset in the music industry. Born…
Who doesn’t love barbecue and blues? Better yet, how about both at the same time? 100 Men Hall is hosting BBQ and Blues with Lucious Spiller this Saturday night from 7 until 10. Spiller is an International Blues Challenge award winner and a 100 Men Hall favorite. 100 Men Hall is one of the few buildings standing on the Mississippi…
This month is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and News 25 spoke with Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence on knowing the signs of teen abuse. One in three teens in the U.S will experience dating violence in forms of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they are in a relationship with. Violence can occur in all teens, but…
The United MSD Foundation is getting ready to host the fifth annual Zebra Run for Rare Disease. The run is the foundation’s longest running event. The nonprofit aims to use this event to raise money for MSD as well as raise awareness for the entire rare disease community. Both the 5K and the one-mile fun run will be held on…
Last week, Jackson State, Alcorn State, Mississippi Valley State, and Tougaloo College all posted on social media reporting they had received bomb threats. Mississippi Valley State received a threat through its guardhouse and put the campus on lockdown while an investigation was conducted. Tougaloo College cleared its campus after the threat was issued and advised students that the campus would…