Diamonds and Ice Charity Ball taking place December 3rd

A bachelor auction, specialty drinks, and a chance to win real diamonds. Top it off knowing the money raised is going to a local charity and it sounds like a great night out. Here to tell us more about the upcoming Diamonds and Ice Charity Ball are vice president of the D’Iberville/St. Martin Chamber of Commerce Joyce Johnson and Cary…

Morning Business Report: November 29th, 2021

COVID news will again dominate markets in the weeks ahead and Moderna says an Omicron variant vaccine could be ready in early 2022. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report

Grant me Hope: Jason is hoping to be adopted

Each Monday 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 are introducing you to Jason, who describes himself as a good kid waiting for the right family to find him. If you’re interested in adopting Jason, you can visit the Mississippi…

11/29 – Rob’s “Warming Trend” Afternoon Forecast

The pattern will put the area in a region dominated by high-pressure. So a quiet weather pattern with slowly moderating temps expected through midweek. Guidance is generally in good agreement in terms of temperature forecast. Another system will move east of the continental divide late week, but at the surface, high pressure will tend to control the weather for much…

11/28 – Brantly’s “Patchy Dense Fog” Sunday Night Forecast

Dry conditions are returning to the region as the isolated showers move off to the east. By tonight, the disturbance moves east of the region and northwesterly wind flow returns, bringing in slightly colder air. On Monday, high pressure then begins to build into the region from the west and dominates through the rest of the period with weak northerly…

Opening Night of Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival

The holiday season can officially commence now that Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival has returned for its seventh year. After a year hiatus due to damage caused by Hurricane Zeta last year, the annual light show and festival opened its gates tonight for the first time in two years. 13-year-old Kaymah Adkins with Make-A-Wish helped turn on over 2 million…

2nd Annual Otter Trotter 5K

Over 200 runners woke up bright and early to kick off their Thanksgiving day by participating in the 2nd Annual Otter Trotter.   Kurt Allen President & Chief Executive Officer at Mississippi Aquarium said, “it was just a way great to support our community and bring families together before they go out and really spend some quality time with their…

BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING AT EDGEWATER MALL

How early would you wake up to snag a great deal?

    “about 5:30” “5:15 or 5 o’clock ” “i got here at 5 o’clock this morning” “four” “we got here at 12 and we’ve just been dedicated to it.” Terry Powell, Edgewater Mall General Manager said, “we had people waiting out the department stores to get in. we had people waiting outside and inside the mall since 10 o’clock…

11/26- Rob Knight’s “Cloudy & Cool” Weekend Forecast

Winds are gusting to around 20 mph and will continue to stay elevated through this evening. The story for tonight will be the near freezing temperatures for areas outside the immediate coast. The one place that will likely verify at freezing is along the Escatawpa drainage region in Jackson County. Otherwise, we are bottoming out around 33-35 and we should…

11/26 – Rob Knight’s “Cold & Windy” Friday Morning Forecast

The cold front that moved through on has cleared our area to the southeast with north-northwest winds, cooler temps and lowering dew points in its wake. Winds are gusting to around 20 mph and will continue to stay elevated through this evening. The story for tonight will be the near freezing temperatures for areas outside the immediate coast. The one place that…

11/25 – Rob Knight’s “Lovely” Thanksgiving Day Forecast

An upper level high-pressure that has been in place over the southeast CONUS will be suppressed southward today as a cold front begins to track though the region. Frontal passage will occur this evening/overnight time frame. Little has changed in expected forecast in terms of rain coverage and intensity. Activity will mostly be post frontal within a region of little…

5A South State Championship Preview: Picayune vs Laurel

Picayune is another perennial powerhouse that is no stranger to holding Thanksgiving week practices, having been to the South State Championship now four times in the last six years. Back in the semi-finals after a one year hiatus, falling to West Jones and eventual 5A State champs last season, the Maroon Tide Boasts the top rushing offense in Mississippi in…

4A South State Championship Preview: Poplarville vs Columbia

Nothing goes better together than turkey and football practice and Poplarville can attest to that. The Hornets are practicing over Thanksgiving break for the sixth consecutive year as they prepare for their 4-A South State title battle with Columbia Friday. 23-1 in the their last 24 games in November, the South State champs three years running have a history of…

11/24 – Brantly’s “Warmer” Wednesday Evening Forecast

A cold front continues to move through the Great Plains and is expected to begin impacting our on Thursday evening. Winds have also begun to shift to the south, and this has allowed for increasing moisture moving into the area. The moisture is still primarily in the low levels, so despite higher humidity values, the mid-levels will remain fairly dry…

Resident Recounts What Happened in Moss Point Shooting

A Resident in the Neighborhood Tells What She Saw Happen in Officer Involved Shooing

Germaine Williams had just come back home from the grocery store when she heard police sirens coming up the street Tuesday evening.   Williams said “they sound like they coming down Fecerick Street look and see so he stood at the edge and said mama they turning here so i came in the yard and stood by the mailbox and…

Local Businesses Prepare For Holiday Shopping Weekend

While many are enjoying their turkey on Thanksgiving, many small business owners are cutting their feasts short to get ready for what they hope to be a busy shopping weekend. Big box stores have traditionally claimed Black Friday for themselves; however, small businesses have begun to partake in the shopping holiday as well. Having began as an exclusively online clothing…

George Co. Sheriff’s Dept. “Children First” Campaign Nets Multiple Arrests

The George County Sheriff's Department has launched operation "Children First,"a campaign lasting through November 28th. It's all about the safety and protection of children in the community.

21 warrants for crimes of child neglect or endangerment were recently issued in George County. Within a week’s time, 13 individuals were arrested or turned themselves in. The other eight have yet to be located. These arrests are part of an ongoing investigation under the operation “Children First” campaign launched by the George County Sheriff’s Department. Investigator David Ray says…