The Biloxi Natatorium and Donal Snyder Community Center are struggling to keep their pools open due to a lifeguard shortage. The staffing shortages have forced the parks and rec department to close the pools early or for the entire day. There’s a nation-wide shortage of lifeguards and each pool needs at least two on duty to open. Members should call…
Singing River Health System has reopened a drive-thru test site in Gulfport. This site at Singing River Gulfport closed in August, but with the recent surge in cases due to the omicron variant, hospital officials felt it was time to reopen it. They’re urging those who are asymptomatic or experiencing mild symptoms to visit one of their drive-thru testing centers….
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is in Moss Point to lead an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found Thursday morning. Residents of the neighborhood at the cross streets of Magnolia Street and Howze Avenue called WXXV to report a body had been found. The body is believed to be that of a man who fled…
Today will be a quiet weather day locally while high-pressure to the west shapes the forecast. Any significant moisture return isn’t likely to occur until sometime Friday night, so dry weather will be the rule today and tomorrow with temperatures moderating. Saturday into early Sunday, a strengthening storm system is expected to across the area, which will bring the likelihood…
President Biden says free masks and tests to deal with the current COVID surge are on the horizon for all Americans. Biden teased a plan to come next week to make high quality masks available to Americans for free, in addition to rolling out a website to order free COVID tests shipped to homes. “We also have helped make sure…
Today will be a quiet weather day locally while high-pressure to the west shapes the forecast. Any significant moisture return isn’t likely to occur until sometime Friday night, so dry weather will be the rule today and tomorrow with temperatures moderating. Saturday into early Sunday, a strengthening storm system is expected to across the area, which will bring the likelihood…
Gulfport basketball star Simaru Fields finding herself in elite company this morning as one of five girls from the Magnolia State nominated for the McDonald’s All-American Game. Overall, more than 760 boys and girls nominated for the 45th annual showcase and it’s hard to think of many players more deserving than Fields who’s leading her Lady Admirals in scoring with…
The Mississippi Business Women have made it their mission to support women in the community who have difficulty paying for higher education. This evening in Ocean Springs, MBW came a little closer to achieving that goal. The organization presented a $500 community college scholarship to current MGCCC Human Services student Sarah Polk. The scholarship is given to a woman who…
SEC Men’s hoops, Mississippi State hosting Georgia at the Hump. Mississippi State wins 88-72. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, mississippi state, SEC men’s basketball, sports
Finding the right head coach in a stack full of more than 60 applications is easier said than done for the St. Martin athletic department. But as it turns out, the coaching search didn’t lead the powers that be very far away from home. In fact, the man of the hour was already in the building. Introducing Ty Smith as…
The City of Gulfport approved a resolution to put a historical marker for the Soria City community. The cost of the marker is $2,000 and the Soria City community is accepting GoFundMe donations to reach that goal. Soria City was incorporated in July 1903, being taken in by Gulfport three-years later. It was sold to African-Americans around the turn of…
It’s Girl Scout cookie season. A new cookie is ready to take your taste buds on an adventure. Tuesday marked the official start of cookie season with online pre-orders open to cookie lovers. If you order your cookies now, they will arrive at your house right in time for Valentine’s Day or to a local troop before booth day on…
U.S. Representative for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District Steven Palazzo spoke with News 25 today about a number of things he says are important to the Magnolia State including the ongoing battle with COVID-19. Mississippi’s latest update as of January 10th is 5,737 new cases and 20 deaths. Congressman Palazzo says one major factor impacting the state is the lack of…
There’s been an increase in hobbies like gardening due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Casual Gardner owner Eric Lease said, “It’s nice to unplug from everything that’s going on around and what better way than to get outside and growing plants.” Lease saw an uptick in plant sales during the pandemic, a trend that he was more than thrilled to see…
A mistake made years ago puts the Gulfport Little Theatre in need of help. When looking to refinance the theatre building last year to help fund some upgrades, the team learned that the location had been zoned as a residential lot in the 70s rather than a commercial lot. Due to this mistake, the theatre was unable to get the…
January is National Blood Donor Month and the American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis, it’s worst blood shortage in more than a decade. In response to the low blood supply, Memorial Hospital in Gulfport hosted a blood drive. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and forcing doctors to make difficult…
Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers and Poplarville Police are asking for the public’s help to identify those involved in shooting cats with darts from a blowgun. As a warning, the graphic images shown will be of animal cruelty. Since May 2018, three cats have been struck by yellow darts about four to five inches long with an arrow on the end….
Expressing yourself through art can be a therapeutic act. For one local artist, who is painting murals all across South Mississippi, it’s that and much more. Take a walk down Fishbone Alley in downtown Gulfport and you’ll find yourself immersed in artwork. Amidst the bright colors and expressions, you’ll find a nearly 8-foot-tall mural by local artist Lucina L’Enfant, who…
New gun owners have a shot at having all their questions answered by professionals at a reasonable price. Gulfport Police Sgt. Jason Ducre says a gun safety course will be focused on safety and shooting fundamentals. He tells News 25 that students will also learn how to clean a gun because a clean gun is a safe gun. Just recently,…
A Biloxi woman is accused of murdering her girlfriend in a Georgia hotel room before driving to South Mississippi and turning herself in. According to Biloxi Police, Selena Caprice Kellum is charged with murder, along with four other felonies in Smyrna, Georgia. Police in Smyrna believe Kellum shot her girlfriend, Shaikia Strong, in the cheek and neck, following a domestic…
On today’s edition of Living Well, Troy Thompson sits down with an ENT specialist to talk about ways to clear stuffy or blocked noses. Tags: Living Well with Troy Thompson
The Coast Young Professionals annual Launch Meeting is on the horizon. It’s a good chance for prospective members to join the organization. CYP Director Kelly Devine is here to talk about it. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Coast Young Professionals
A much-feted, mine-detecting rat in Cambodia, who received a prestigious award for his life-saving duty, has died in retirement, the charity he had worked for has announced. Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, died last weekend, according to an annoucement on the website of Apopo, a Belgium-headquartered non-profit group. The non-profit trains rats and dogs to sniff out land mines…
Weather disasters caused $145 billion in damages in the U.S. last year and Delta Airlines is battling with the flight attendant union over shortened COVID sick leave. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report