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…
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…