Biloxi’s first community garden is about to open at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. Saturday, they’re holding a reception welcoming in the public. Here with more are the museum’s executive director and director of development, David Houston and Brenda Blount. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
New car prices surged to a record high last month as buyers paid over sticker price and college tuition increased, but at historically low rates this year. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
You’ll find a little something for everyone at this weekend’s Mermaids Arts and Crafts Show in beautiful Bay St. Louis. Here to give us a preview of what to expect are Jeanne Richardson and Cynthia Chauvin with the Krewe of Nereids. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Mermaids Arts and Crafts Show
The spirit of Christmas is alive and well inside the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention Center for the annual Ron Meyers Christmas City Gift Show. For 38 years they’ve been providing a shopping experience like no other, even having designated adult shopping hours. This year there will be more than 300 booths and about 260 different vendors. If you’re looking to…
Feed the Needy has been a long-standing tradition on the Gulf Coast and the deadline is fast approaching. For 32 years, the program has provided meals on Thanksgiving and Christmas to families in need in Harrison County. The deadline to register to receive meals on Thanksgiving is 9 a.m. Monday, November 15th. You can contact your local police department or…
Mississippi will be getting more than $4 billion from the federal infrastructure package recently passed by Congress. The White House has released a preliminary breakdown of how that money will be spent in Mississippi over the next five years. Though, it’s still unclear which state or local entities will be getting the funds, most of it will be coming in…
Of all the 6A schools in Mississippi, Harrison Central was the only one to send both its boys and girls basketball teams to the Final Four last year and the year before that. Red Rebels on the road at Long Beach. Harrison Central-55 Long Beach-41 Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: basketball, High School Boys Basketball, sports
Another upper-level disturbance to the NW will move through tonight with a reinforcing shot of cooler/drier air mass through the region. Upper level high-pressure over the southeastern states will move off the Atlantic seaboard. A dry cold front will move through tonight with increasing north winds and temperatures falling into the 50s by 9 PM pretty much area wide. This…
A large upper level low-pressure will continue to spin over the western Great Lakes through Saturday. Another upper-level disturbance to the NW will move through tonight with a reinforcing shot of cooler/drier air mass through the region. Upper level high-pressure over the southeastern states will move off the Atlantic seaboard. Today will remain mild and dry through the daytime hours…
If we had an ESPY inspired News 25 local sports award ceremony, clutch performance of the year would go to Stone’s Gehrig Conard. With his father on his mind and in his heart, he took the ball in game one of the 4A quarter-finals and delivered a two-hit, complete game shutout. In that moment, everyone in the stadium knew they…
On the pitch, last year’s class I runners up, St. Patrick Lady Irish, picking up where they left off playing host to Vancleave. St. Patrick-6 Vancleave-0 Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school girls soccer, sports
Long Beach and Harrison Central girls basketball facing off tonight. Harrison Central-92 Long Beach-36 Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Girls Basketball, sports
Next week, the men’s soccer teams from both Mississippi Gulf Coast and Pearl River will be making their first-ever appearances in the NJCAA Division II Tournament. The Bulldogs actually beat the Wildcats in the state title game to punch their ticket and today they invited the media out to practice before they hit the road for Wichita, Kansas. In Sunday’s…
A cold front moved through today bringing changes for the weekend, and but we still have fog to deal with first. Not too much going on to discuss though. Today’s front brought some trace amounts of rain to the South MS area, but is already on the way out. We’ll be left with a bit of cloud cover for the…
Ice skating returned to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum just in time for lots of holiday fun. The first ice skating session began this evening and will continue until January 2nd. Each skate lesson lasts 90 minutes and is limited to 220 skaters. Skaters are encouraged to bring socks and warm clothes because it gets chilly in the arena. Anyone can…
Hundreds gathered this evening for the 12th annual Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA Humanitarian Charity Banquet at the Beau Rivage. This year, they presented Singing River Health System’s CEO Lee Bond the 2021 Humanitarian Award for his and Singing River’s dedication to serving those in the community throughout the pandemic. While the banquet is a time to recognize Goodwill, it is…
A new football team will be having tryouts this weekend will give local kids a chance to compete nationally year-round. Organizing for their first year, the Gulf Coast Sharks will hold open tryouts 11 a.m. Saturday for boys ages eight to 13. With no registration necessary, parents can bring their kids to the Popps Ferry recreational area in Biloxi so…
Mississippi Airports Association Conference is hosting their annual conference at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi. The Mississippi Airports Association Annual Conference is the premier meeting for aviation business executives in the state. Those in attendance are airport directors and board members, engineers, consultants, and representatives from government and other aviation-related business. Lt. Colonel Sean Cross, a pilot with the 53rd…
Memorial Hospital patients could have their mammograms subsidized with its foundation’s breast imaging fund. As one of Memorial Hospital’s many healthcare funds, the breast imaging fund will help under-insured or uninsured patients. Patients can go through their care provider and submit an application with personal income information to qualify. The Memorial Hospital Foundation, a separate entity from the hospital itself,…
A cold front moved through today bringing changes for the weekend, and a special guest came in to discuss it. She’s my niece Claire, and she’s been wanting to try out meteorology for a while and is pretty good at it as you’ll see. Not too much going on to discuss though. Today’s front brought some trace amounts of rain…
Silver Slipper Casino gifted a van to the VFW Post 4808 today. Utilizing promotional funds made available by Coca-Cola, the casino purchased a 2015 Star Craft wheelchair accessible van. This van will replace an old van for the Van for Vets Program. This program was organized by the VFW members to transport any veterans in Hancock County to their scheduled…
The Pillars of Biloxi honored their veteran residents with a pinning ceremony. The Biloxi High School ROTC Flag Detail lead the Pledge of Allegiance and Star Spangled Banner, allowing resident veterans to salute the colors and remember their time as members of the U.S. Military. Second graders from Popp’s Ferry Elementary dropped off hand colored thank you cards and signs…
Today, many people gathered outside of Memorial Hospital in Gulfport to thank those who have served. Memorial Main Campus in Gulfport and Memorial at Stone County both held Veterans Day Remembrance ceremonies in recognition of veterans and their service to our country. Gulfport High School Madrigals performed the national anthem and other patriotic songs while Gulfport ROTC color guard presented…
In Gulfport, the VFW Post 2539 held their annual Veterans Day Ceremony. The event was open to the public and offered up free food to veterans. Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes attended the ceremony as he presented a proclamation of the event. U.S. Navy Commander Trey Johnson was the speaker. Johnson tells News 25 today is about the past, present, and…