Ground Zero Blues Club is preparing for their grand opening on Howard Avenue in Biloxi February 18th. Tonight, the club invited the Gulf Coast hospitality industry for a soft opening. Guests got to experience a taste of menu food items, drinks, and live music. Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich tells News 25 the new club is bringing Biloxi back to life…
The Gulfport Museum of History Historical Society held a program meeting today to view the collection of photographer Willis Vail. Willis is a well-known photographer born in Quakertown, New Jersey in 1868. Willis’ photography is known for recording the period of rapid grown in Gulfport in the early 1990s. Vail’s glass plate negatives were discovered in a barn at his…
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History state marker for the Biloxi Wade-Ins is set to be reinstalled. The original was lost in hurricane storm surge two years ago. The marker will be reinstalled at the same location as the original near the seawall at Porter Avenue by the Biloxi Lighthouse. On Sunday, February 20th, a ceremony and unveiling will…
A fifth grader received in-school suspension at West Wortham over her outfit which was an oversized hoodie and leggings. Eleven-year-old Shiloh Fore and several other girls were put in suspension over their outfits, igniting backlash online. Shiloh’s mother, Ashton Fore, said she was completely unaware of the punishment or of her daughter’s clothing violation. The Harrison County District’s policy says…
Vintage Flamingo is an antique mall off Pass Road in Gulfport that houses 30 local vendors, but it’s only open for the next few days. They’re only open four days out of the entire month, giving vendors time to find one-of-a-kind items to sell. Every month they have a new theme and since Valentine’s Day is Monday, this month’s theme…
If you need a reason to help out local kitchens, February is National Canned Food Month, celebrating the food pantry’s best friend. Not only do canned goods have a long shelf life, nutrients are preserved in vegetables, contrary to what you may have been told. Places like Feed my Sheep in Gulfport are always in need of canned goods, since…
One of the Gulf Coast’s hardworking educators just accepted the highest honor given to K-12 teachers. It’s called the Presidential Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching – and it’s the Holy Grail of grade school teachers everywhere. The principal of Bayou View nominated Millicent Gunter, better known as Mandy to her peers. When Mandy filed her application, she…
A Biloxi doctor has been recognized with a national award. Dr. Stephen Farrow is the executive director for the National Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute for Mississippi. He is the 2022 AACE Outstanding Service Award recipient by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. Farrow will receive the award at the AACE’s meeting in San Diego in May. Prior to joining…
A pending proposal at the state capitol will help foster children with college tuition, room and board. On February 3rd, House Bill 1313 was passed in the Mississippi House unanimously. This bill proposal will allow a ‘Fostering Access and Inspiring True Hope’ Scholarship Program to be created that will provide post-secondary financial assistance to foster students. Representative Richard Bennett said,…
Ground Zero Blues Club is preparing for their grand opening on Howard Avenue in Biloxi on February 18th. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at the club as they invite the Gulf Coast hospitality industry for a soft opening. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Ground Zero Blues Club
The investigation into the shooting death of three-month old La’Mello Parker is heading to a grand jury. Biloxi police officials confirmed the completion of their investigation and turned the evidence over to the Harrison County District Attorney’s Office. A grand jury will determine if there was any wrongdoing. Parker was shot and killed in May of 2021, following a police…
Americans are racking up credit card debt just as interest rates are on the rise and Disney’s theme parks business roars back. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
As we get into the warmer months, our waterways here on the Gulf Coast will once again turn into a playground for boaters and fishermen. Now could be the perfect time to pull the trigger on your very own watercraft at the Biloxi Boat Show this weekend. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Biloxi Boat Show
Things are really starting to get busy with Mardi Gras just a few weeks away. Here to tell us about a fun Mardi Gras parade for the kids is Katarina Scott with the City of Pascagoula. Tags: Children’s Parade, Krewe of Little Rascals, Pascagoula
The countdown is on for the statue dedication of Biloxi native Fred Haise. This Sunday, the City of Biloxi will unveil a statue they’ve erected in the astronaut’s honor south of the lighthouse. Final touches to the monument are underway and soon the six-foot-tall Fred Haise statue will be placed on top of a Saturn 5 Rocket Base and a…
If you’ve driven down Highway 90 in Biloxi recently, you’ve probably noticed crews working on the Margaritaville property. We’ve learned the amusement park expansion we’ve all be waiting for is set to open this summer. According to Margaritaville officials, that expansion includes a Ferris wheel and a much-anticipated Aerobar, a floating bar that hovers in the sky. The entertainment resort…
Conditions will be clear, dry, and on a warming trend into the weekend. Pockets of dense fog will be in the area on Friday and Saturday mornings. Saturday into Sunday, a cold front will move into the area bringing cloud coverage and low chances for rain, mainly overnight into Sunday morning. After the front moves through, skies will clear and…
Conditions will be clear, dry, and on a warming trend through Friday. Pockets of dense fog will be in the area on Friday and Saturday mornings. Saturday into Sunday, a cold front will move into the area bringing cloud coverage and low chances for rain, mainly overnight into Sunday morning. After the front moves through, skies will clear and temperatures…
In Oxford, Ole Miss at home against Alabama. Rebels coming off an overtime loss at Florida on Saturday. Ole Miss falls to Bama 97-83. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, Ole Miss, SEC men’s basketball, sports
Back in November, PRCC Pitcher Leif Moore signed a national letter of intent with South Alabama, but before he heads off to Mobile, the former St. Martin Yellowjacket has some unfinished business to attend to in Poplarville. Moore making his first start in almost two years for the fourth ranked Wildcats, having lost most of the 2020 season due to…
The Super Bowl is almost here and with that comes a wave of sports betting. The game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals is still a few days away so bets are starting to flow in. However, Golden Nugget Assistant General Manager Scott King says he expects bets to quickly roll in come Saturday. King says the casino…
A Gulfport family is fully motivated to get back on their feet after watching flames and smoke engulf their home. Local handyman Michael Davison plans to ‘build back better’ after a chimney fire leaves his home charred. His experience as a former fireman, veteran, and handyman all come in handy as he prepares to repair his home room by room…
In an effort to make radiation therapy for cancer patients more accurate and effective, the 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron joins forces with the 81st Dental Squadron to shape a radiation bolus for each patient. The 81st Dental Squadron has created a custom radiation therapy device using digital dentistry software and 3D printing that will allow them to create same…
It’s National Pizza Day! News 25 honored the cheesy holiday by visiting Sal and Mookie’s in Biloxi. They encourage celebrating the day by grabbing a slice at your favorite locally owned restaurant. They say locally owned restaurants like theirs offer a more family-friendly dining environment and dishes that cater to southern taste buds. For example, they’re selling their king cake…