As much as the New Orleans Saints defense did on Sunday night, it’s more about what QB Tom Brady didn’t do for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady’s streak of consecutive starts without being shutout ended at 225 games, previously the second-longest streak in NFL history. Saints legend Drew Brees ended his 304-game career without being shutout in a start ever….
Known as the ‘Most Magical Show in Mississippi,’ the Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival enters the final two weeks of operations as their closing day is December 31st. Indulge in the Christmas spirit with family and friends, gazing at a light show with around 3 million lights, Santa’s village, talking and singing reindeer, and dancing Christmas trees. With something for…
Thirty-five new Gulf Coast residents arrived this afternoon at the Gulfport airport. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies and the Mississippi Aquarium have come to the rescue once again, taking in over 30 cold-stunned Kemps Ridley sea turtles and administering the necessary medical treatment to get these turtles back in warm waters. After being stranded in the frigid waters of…
With Christmas just five days away, last minute gift shopping is revving up. If you have not completed your Christmas shopping yet, not to worry. There could be no better place to get your last-minute gifts than here on the Gulf Coast. Local store owners such as Mockingbird Lane’s Janice Conoway or Dorothy Roberts of Robin’s Nest in Pass Christian…
The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence is collecting items for their Adopt-a-Family program. The gifts are going to survivors of traumatic experiences and every year the program provides for more than 400 individuals. They still have families needing to be adopted. If you are unable to adopt a family, but would like to help out, they are accepting general gifts…
The Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum’s sixth annual Christmas Lights Festival is still going on through December 31st. Due to popular demand, the light show has extended their hours tomorrow from noon until 9 p.m. and will be open Christmas Eve from noon until 8 p.m. Guests can view more than two million holiday lights and can take part in…
The streets of Downtown Pascagoula will be flooded Wednesday night for the inaugural Jingle Crawl Pub Crawl. Those interested in participating in the pub crawl will check in at the courtyard downtown from 5 until 6 p.m. to receive their free beer and pub crawl card. Six bars are participating in the crawl and you will get your crawl card…
The eighth annual Santa Wears a Badge Toy Distribution kicked off this morning. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department sponsors the program, which is funded by donations from residents in the community. Through Santa Wears a Badge, the department works with community members and local businesses to collect toys for Christmas to provide to less fortunate children in Jackson County. Santa…
Known as the most magical show in Mississippi, the Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival enters the final two weeks of operations as their closing day is December 31st. News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Jones Park with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival
Singing River Health System retirees questioned the Jackson County Board of Supervisors on the money received from their recent settlement from an accounting firm. Multiple retirees spoke out at the board meeting after learning the county would be receiving $16 million from the firm and put that in their general fund. Board members were urged to remain silent while each…
A Lucedale man is back behind bars after allegedly injuring a deputy during an early morning chase on Sunday, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Terry Alan Erwin was on bond for failing to register as a sex offender. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Erwin was suspected of using counterfeit cash at a convenience store on Highway 63. When the…
The 10U underclassmen baseball team made a special appearance at Rouses in Gulfport this weekend, ringing Salvation Army bells to raise money for the organization. The group came to town from D’Iberville to spread some Christmas cheer with carols and collections. This is the group’s fourth year ringing for the Salvation Army. When they’re not raising money, the traveling ball…
Applications are now open for three parades set to roll in Ocean Springs during the upcoming Mardi Gras season. The Ocean Springs Elks will have their parade Saturday, February 12th and their float theme this year is ‘Just for Laughs.’ Krewe Unique will have a Motown themed parade right after. The Ocean Springs Art Association will hold their night parade…
3 Alarm Comics in Biloxi hosted a special guest over the weekend, Austin St. John, who starred in the original Power Rangers TV series ‘Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.’ The show became a phenomenon in children’s programming. He starred as Jason in the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers in the 90s. For many kids in the West, he was the introduction to…
COVID-19 tests get harder to find as the omicron variant spreads and more than a hundred million Americans are expected to travel this holiday season. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum is holding its sixth annual Christmas Lights Festival featuring nightly events through the end of the year, excluding Christmas. Katherine Sutton and Melanie Crownover are here to get into some specifics. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum, Sixth annual Christmas Light Festival
On Saturday, more than a dozen of the best high school football players from the Gulf Coast took part in the 73rd annual Bernard Blackwell North-South All-Star Game at Gulfport’s Milner Stadium. News 25’s Jeff Haeger was on hand for the star-studded showcase, dominated by the South Side. To see all the action, watch the video above. Following the game,…
Today on Mom to Mom, we have a Christmas craft for the kids. Tags: Mom to Mom
On Mondays 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 Orry. He says if he could change anything in the world, he would build nice schools and make Mississippi cleaner. If you’re interested in adopting Orry, you can…
A fast moving low-pressure system along the northern Gulf will continue to move NE. This trajectory will keep the area on the cooler and more stable side of the low through the entire short term period. As a result, southwest flow in the mid and upper levels in advance of the system will produce light precipitation and cloud cover persisting…
The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence Adopt-a-Family Program is in need of donations the holidays. GCCFN pairs donors with sizable families depending on how much they are willing to donate. Donors are presented with a modest wish list of items and sizes to help when Christmas shopping. WXXV’s Lorraine Weiskopf is with GCCFN Communications Manager Rene Davis, who said the…
The primary forecast concern through Tuesday will be the progression of a fast moving low-pressure system along the northern Gulf. The low-pressure should continue to strengthen as it progresses E/NE’ward along the stalled frontal boundary through tonight. This trajectory will keep the area on the cooler and more stable side of the low through the entire short term period. As a…
On Tuesday, 4,300 tickets were out for tonight’s Biloxi Pro Hockey Game, the second of three regular season neutral site games to be played at the Coast Coliseum. As of today, at 4 p.m., that number had jumped all the way to 6,300 tickets, setting a new Federal Prospects Hockey League Record and that’s without Biloxi even having a home…
In March of 2020, New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton became the first known NFL figure to contract COVID-19. Since that time, Payton is fully vaccinated, but is now the latest positive case in a recent surge across the league. Today the team announced he would miss Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with hopes of returning for…