United Methodist Church blood drive in Biloxi

Our United Methodist Women hosted a blood drive at their church on Saturday. The church started the day by hosting a $5 breakfast to about 50 people at 7 a.m. The church normally holds a breakfast the first Saturday of every month. Mississippi Blood Services then came to the church at 8 a.m. to host the blood drive. The church…

Dive teams find sunken vessels south of Ship Island

Last Thursday, Harrison County Fire and Rescue, along with divers from the Department of Marine Resources, Gulfport Fire Department, and U.S. Coast Guard, searched for and found vessels that sunk under water and have been there for a couple of years. The different departments provided divers, boats, and an underwater drone. Teams went on site south of Ship Island and…

Building in Downtown Gulfport burns down

Crews responded to a fire early Sunday morning off of 28th Street in Gulfport. The fire started in a building connected to the Old Green Thumb Nursery property. The flames impacted the one building, but left it reduced to ashes. The only occupant at the time of the fire was able to escape the property and left the scene unharmed….

Grant me Hope: Jolene is hoping to get adopted

On Mondays here on News 25 we feature children from Mississippi hoping to get adopted in our Grant me Hope segment made possible by Caring Hearts Counseling Services. Today we introduce you to 12-year-old Jolene. If you’re interested in adopting Jolene, you can visit the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services website at mdcps.ms.gov and click on the Mississippi Heart…

8/9 – Rob’s “Hot & Humid” Monday Afternoon Forecast

With high-pressure shaping the forecast, daily high temperatures generally in the 90 to 95 range and afternoon dew-points in the lower and mid 70s will make for somewhat uncomfortable conditions. Moisture flow south of the interstate will be more abundant than north of I-10. Humidity content will drop-off during the afternoon. Showers and t-storms will develop primarily during the heat of…

8/9 – Rob’s “Summertime Pattern” Monday Morning Forecast

Not much in the way of changes expected over the next few days with high pressure over the Gulf of Mexico. Daily high temperatures generally in the 90 to 95 range and afternoon dew-points in the lower and mid 70s will make for somewhat uncomfortable conditions. Moisture flow south of the interstate will be more abundant than north of I-10….

08/08 – Brantly’s “Afternoon Showers Ahead” Sunday Night Forecast

 Expect the typical summertime pattern of late morning into early evening isolated to scattered showers and storms inland, with late evening into overnight isolated shower and thunderstorm activity over the marine zones Monday night through Wednesday night. Showers and storms may produce locally heavy rainfall. Temperatures will dip into the lower to middle 70s for Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, with…

08/06 – Brantly’s “Partly Cloudy” Friday Night Forecast

 Moisture levels will continue to increase on Saturday and Sunday. No significant rain system is expected to impact the area over the weekend and with the higher moisture levels, we’ll be in a more “normal” summertime pattern with a small chance of rain. Isolated to scattered storms should develop by mid to late morning along sea breeze boundaries and spread…

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Vancleave Bulldogs

The Vancleave football team can put up points with the best of them. The Bulldogs are up next on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 days, serving as stop number 11, which you could multiply by three and still be under their points per game average in 2020. Perhaps cranking up the intensity will get them over the hump in…

Long Beach Community Pep Rally

For many schools on the Coast, students, teachers, and faculty celebrated their first days of class of the 2021-2022 school year this week. Long Beach schools celebrated their first week back this evening with a community pep rally. Every year the Bearcats hold a community wide pep rally for the beginning of school, however, due to COVID they were unable…

First Friday Block Party in Downtown Biloxi

After having to cancel in July due to inclement weather, Biloxi Main Street’s First Friday was back tonight in Downtown Biloxi. Along with the usual food, games, and live music, this month the event also featured a COVID-19 vaccination station. Memorial Hospital administered free first doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the block party. All those who received a vaccine…

Ribbon cutting for new 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron Facility

The 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for their new state-of-the-art facility at Keesler. This facility marks the first time the units from New Orleans and Biloxi will come together full-time under one roof. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the two units were separated in their own cities. After the storm hit, the New Orleans unit moved to…

Community vaccine event at the Gulfport Premium Outlets

Gulfport Premium Outlets partnered with Singing River Health System to host a vaccination event in hopes of getting more people vaccinated along the Coast. The state of Mississippi is out of ICU beds with zero capacity. Due to this, emergency rooms are holding ICU level patients in emergency room beds. Mississippi has had an uptick in people getting vaccinated due…

Mississippi Coast Black Rodeo returns on Saturday

The Mississippi Coast Black Rodeo is ready to wrangle in some fans to the Coliseum Saturday night. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. The rodeo is put on by the Real Cowboy Association and it will bring cowgirls and cowboys to Biloxi. It’s family fun entertainment with music, plenty of bull riding, calf…

Back Bay Mission partners with the New Orleans Saints for raffle

Back Bay Mission teamed up with the New Orleans Saints to raffle off not one but two awesome prizes for all the members of Saints Nation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Back Bay Mission is committed to strengthening neighborhoods, seeking justice, and transforming lives, and this raffle is a way to continue helping those in the community. Those interested in…

First day of school at St. Patrick Catholic High School

St. Patrick Catholic High School students returned to school today and faculty and staff say they are excited to kick off the new school year. Last year students had to adjust to having lunch delivered to their classrooms, signage throughout the school directing them through the hallways and virtual learning. This year, all the students are back in class in…

Window repaired at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum

The Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum in Gulfport had its window repaired today after about a month and a half of waiting. Francisco Gonzalez showed up to work on June 20th to find his glass window shattered. Gonzalez says someone had thrown a metal shackle and broke the window sometime between the museum closing on the 19th and the opening on…

First Friday Block Party in Downtown Biloxi

After having to cancel in July due to inclement weather, Biloxi Main Street’s First Friday is back tonight in downtown Biloxi. Along with food, games, and live music, this month, the event also features a COVID-19 vaccination event. News 25’s Grace Boyles has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: block party, First Friday

Morning Business Report: August 6th, 2021

A new life saving technology could be coming to cars soon. The FAA is asking airports to prevent to-go cocktails from getting on planes and to charge disruptive passengers at the gate. Jane King is in New York with that and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report, News

8/6 – Rob Knight’s “More Humid” Friday/Weekend Forecast

The less humid pattern will begin a slow transition later today through the weekend. An area of high-pressure will move into the GOM as a warm front over the N’tern GOM moves north Saturday. The moisture flow will be felt later today as winds will be more southerly. Today should stay relatively dry as we are stuck between the ridge…

08/05 – Brantly’s “Calm” Thursday Night Forecast

 Calm conditions continue along the Gulf Coast overnight. Low temperatures should drop into the mid 70s for locations along the immediate coastline, while interior areas dip into the lower 70s. There is a low rain chance for Friday with just a pop up shower possible late in the day. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to around 90…

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Bay High Tigers

For stop number 10 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days, Bay High has seen some tough times in recent years, but now, the Tigers are finally starting to turn the corner and they’re proving the doubters wrong in the process. Defensive End Johan Smith said, “Right now, it’s kind of surreal because we just started school back and…