You’d be hard pressed to find a high school basketball tournament played the week after Christmas that’s been going on as long as Gulfport’s Adidas Holiday Classic. Now less than 24 hours away from tipping off the 39th annual event. This year, fans can take a walk down memory lane in the lobby of Bert Jenkins Gymnasium where Gulfport Athletic…
Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers already broke the single-season school records for passing yards and touchdowns in late November, previously held by Dak Prescott. Some air raid offense déjà vu for Texas Tech against its former coach when the two teams meet up for the first time in 51 years in tomorrow’s Auto Zone Liberty Bowl. Rogers leading the way…
In the other primetime game this weekend, Mississippi State alum Dak Prescott making history as the first NFL quarterback to throw a touchdown pass to a wide receiver, a running back, a tight end, and an offensive lineman in the same game and he did it all before halftime in a 56-14 blowout win for the Dallas Cowboys over the…
The City of Ocean Springs is tackling uninsured drivers with a new technology. Using automated license plate recognition cameras in several locations throughout the city, the police can distinguish between which vehicles have auto insurance and which are uninsured. If it’s determined the vehicle does not have insurance a citation will be sent via mail to the car owner. If…
Those warm conditions that we’ve been seeing will continue through at least the early part of this week. Tomorrow’s temperatures are forecast to be a degree or two higher than they were today. Breezy conditions will also join the mix tomorrow as a surface low develops and lifts northeast. Isolated to scattered showers are expected during the day tomorrow, with…
The team at the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum is wrapping up their holiday festivities with their New Year’s Eve Glow Party. The party will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve. Cost of admission will be $5 per adult and $2 per child. The party will feature a variety of activities such as glow games, dance offs,…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today commercial and recreational fishing seasons for the new year. Commercial fishing seasons for gray triggerfish and greater amberjack will open in Mississippi waters on January 1st. The recreational season for red grouper will open in Mississippi waters on January 1st. The recreational fishing season for gag will close at midnight on December…
A Gulf Coast man got an early Christmas present when he hit a $250,000 jackpot last Wednesday, December 23rd. The man, who asked to remain anonymous, placed a $100 bet on a top dollar slot machine at the Golden Nugget Casino when he hit a non-progressive jackpot. A non-progressive jackpot is a jackpot that is fixed at a specific amount….
Loaves and Fishes has left the building. Starting tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. in the Back Bay Mission parking lot, Loaves and Fishes will serve two meals, breakfast at 9 a.m. and lunch at noon. For the remainder of the week, food will be served Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday twice a day until the food runs out. For 37 years,…
The new year is right around the corner and liquor stores across the Coast are preparing for an increase in sales, but some drinks may be harder to come by this year. To prepare for the New Year’s Eve celebrations, the Liquor House Wine and Spirits in Ocean Springs has been busy making sure all their shelves are stocked to…
Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 21 year old Johnte Vidal Pouerie of Colorado and a 14 year old juvenile from Gulfport, MS on one felony count of Homicide. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, On December 17, 2021, Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Posey Bridge Road and Hwy 15 Saucier, MS., regarding the report of…
Christmas has come and gone and Santa Claus has returned to the North Pole, leaving behind a load of goodies and the fancy packages they came in. Now comes the clean-up. In an effort to avoid giving Grinches and thieves a sneak peek at your new Christmas gadgets and toys, local law enforcement is advising folks to use caution when…
Now that Christmas is over, you may be wondering what to do with that live Christmas tree? If you live in Harrison County, there’s an easy and environmentally friendly solution. Joining us in studio to tell us more about the Christmas Tree Recycling Program is Kaila Moran Griffith with Mississippi Power. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Christmas tree recycling, mississippi power
Experts say it is possible for a new year’s champagne shortage and beyond and holiday sales jumped more than expected. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Today on Mom to Mom, we’re making something to help promote good behavior for the new year.
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’re introducing you to Courtney, who likes hanging out with her friends, swimming, and listening to music. If you’re interested in adopting Courtney, you can visit the Mississippi Department of Child…
Mississippi Highway Patrol wraps up its holiday travel enforcement. It started last Thursday and ended at midnight last night. Troop K issued more than 1,300 tickets, made 32 arrests for impaired driving, and investigated 15 accidents. There were no fatalities. Tags: holiday travel enforcement, mississippi highway patrol
A close call for a Saucier family on Christmas Eve when their home caught fire. According to Harrison County Fire Rescue, all four people inside at the time of the blaze were able to escape. The single-story home was off Old Highway 49 in Saucier. Seven fire trucks responded and a dozen firemen worked to put the flames out. They…
A weak impulse moving northward from the Caribbean around the west end of the ridge will move across the area tomorrow afternoon and evening. This will produce scattered to numerous rain showers, and can’t rule out a few rumbles of thunder. Moisture doesn’t look like it’ll be particularly deep, but there’s enough instability and shear available where there’s at least some…
A local business made its television debut Sunday on HGTV’s “Home Town” filmed just north of the Coast in Jones County. Co-host Ben Napier was a regular visitor to Newman’s Lumber in Gulfport before asking owner Doug Newman if he could buy some wood for the show. “He came down and he had seen some of the wood that’s behind…
The first 24 hours or so of the forecast will be more of the same that we’ve seen over the weekend with partly to mostly cloudy skies and unseasonably warm temperatures. A weak impulse moving northward from the Caribbean around the west end of the ridge will move across the area tomorrow afternoon and evening. This will produce scattered to…
High pressure over the Gulf of Mexico will dominate the weather pattern for at least the next few days, which will contribute to drier and warmer than normal conditions tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures will continue to be higher than average for this time of year thanks to the persistent high pressure. The high pressure system will weaken as it moves…
The weather pattern in place for the next several looks more like something you would see in the spring and fall, so it’s not surprising that forecast temperatures are what we would normally experience in mid-April or mid-October. Despite the persistent southerly winds over the area, moisture will be too limited to support any precipitation, so a dry forecast continues…
Some families took a different approach with Christmas Eve, opting to pay a visit to everyone’s favorite model railroad museum. The facility made the quick decision to remain open Friday and Sunday and dazzle visitors with its light display. Due to popular demand, the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum is open for Christmas Eve. The electronic models clacking along the…