This afternoon at the Mississippi Restoration Summit hosted by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Governor Tate Reeves announced the newest projects on the Coast to receive Restore Act funding. Over 11 years after the BP oil spill caused catastrophic damage to the Mississippi Coast’s ecosystem and thus it’s economy, Governor Tate Reeves announced Tuesday the distribution of more than…
Another incident at Biloxi High involving a weapon, this time an unloaded gun was found after a tip concerning a weapon on campus. Biloxi Superintendent Marcus Boudreaux sent a letter to parents this morning explaining a student was arrested and disciplined according to district policy. A Biloxi High parent spoke to News 25 about her fears for her children’s safety…
It was already on the cloudy side, but you can expect even more tomorrow and into Thursday. They will break up slightly through the evening hours, but will recover by sunrise with a warmer low near 51. It’s likely you’ll encounter some light-to-patchy fog as well with the humidity rising and calm winds. Expect even more likely fog development Wednesday…
With the holiday season approaching and cooler temperatures in the air, Mississippi Power is offering tips for customers to save on energy and keep their bills as low as possible. They suggest setting the thermostat to 68 degrees and open curtains to allow sunlight to naturally heat your home. Also, make sure to keep your fireplace damper closed unless a…
Friends and family of former Singing River Hospice of Light patients held a remembrance ceremony today. A live oak was planted near the walking trail at the Singing River Healthplex in Pascagoula. November is recognized as National Hospice Month and as a tradition, Hospice of Light planted a tree in remembrance of the patients who passed away during the last…
Deep South Exterior, along with Tunnel for Towers Biloxi volunteers, have been working the past couple of days cleaning the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Ocean Springs just in time for Veterans Day. Tunnel for Towers reached out to Deep South Exterior to power wash the memorial for all the Veterans Days festivities. Deep South Exterior started power washing last…
Memorial Hospital has been named the most supportive organ and tissue hospital for the 2020 year by the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency. Memorial received awards for its continued participation in the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Hospitals for Hope campaign. Also, the hospital received recognition from the U.S. Department of Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration for its participation in…
The City of Gautier makes a big purchase: the former Singing River Mall property. The city closed on the purchase today. The 55-acre parcel will be revitalized as a town center with a vision of shops, dining, business, and live entertainment. To help with the purchase, the city was awarded $3.5 million in Gulf Coast Restoration Fund monies and $1.5…
Gulfport’s Mary Frances Symmes for the moon shot goal in a 6-1 win at Oak Grove last week. This ball was in the air for almost three full seconds before finally falling right over the keeper’s mits for what looks to be upper 90, but not in the typical sense of the term. What a strike by the junior mid-fielder…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA is hosting their annual Humanitarian Charity Banquet this week. The event takes place Thursday at the Beau Rivage. The program starts at 6:30 and will include a sit-down dinner, live music, and silent auction. Each year, they recognize a local humanitarian and this year they will honor Lee Bond, Singing River Health System CEO, for…
Today’s experiment uses ingredients from around the house to better understand the science of sound. Tags: Hooked on Science
What are the most disliked Thanksgiving side dishes? And holiday shoppers plan to spend up to $276 per family member on average this season. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market Site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
It’s Tuesday which means it is time for our News 25 Pet of the Week. This week’s pet is Freda from the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King with HSSM is on set with more. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
The Grand Bear Golf Club hosted its third annual Patriot Golf Day Tournament. The tournament raises funds for the Folds of Honor Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps provide families of fallen and disabled service members educational scholarships. The tournament raised about $10,000 in 2019 and about $15,000 in 2020. They expect to exceed the $20,000 mark with this year’s…
This Saturday you and the family may want to make plans to head over to the Gaston Hewes Recreation Center in Gulfport. It’s your chance to play some games, eat some food, and get to know your Gulfport police officers. In studio with more details is Sgt. Jason Ducre. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gulfport Police Department, Police in the Park
Harrison County held its annual State of the County Address this morning in Biloxi. The event is hosted by the Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce. It is an opportunity for people living in Harrison County to get an update on ongoing projects and current events. Last year, the event was forced to go virtual due to COVID, but this year…
A traffic note for those of you in Biloxi who travel I-10 frequently. The Cedar Lake ramp to get on I-10 westbound toward Gulfport is now closed. MDOT shut it down at 9 this morning and it will stay closed for the next two weeks. Any drivers on Cedar Lake wanting to go westbound will have to go east on…
There was another incident at Biloxi High School involving a weapon. This time, an unloaded gun was found after a tip concerning a weapon on campus. Biloxi Superintendent Marcus Boudreaux sent a letter to parents this morning explaining the student has been arrested and disciplined according to district policy. He further explained this, along with other recent instances, were not…
High-pressure will begin to shift off to the east tomorrow as an upper disturbance extends down into our area ushering in returned moisture. Though this disturbance is expected to quickly sweep past our area Thursday, it will be accompanied by a few showers and thunderstorms. Moisture will not be that favorable for any extremely heavy rainfall but it cannot be ruled…
High pressure continues to dominate the short term forecast period ahead of the front. Surface high will begin to shift off to the east tomorrow as an upper disturbance extends down into our area ushering in returned moisture. Though this disturbance is expected to quickly sweep past our area Thursday, it will be accompanied by a few showers and thunderstorms. Moisture…
High pressure remains in control today before quickly scooting east Wednesday. This helps to shift surface winds from northerly to southeasterly, and likewise begin a modest warm air advection regime over the region. This will gradually increase moisture content through the column, helping to increase cloud cover later today into Wednesday. We remain dry enough throughout the atmospheric column that…
The weather has been consistently clear and crisp for the last few days, but that will change shortly. Not tonight though as the the only change we’ll see is a slight increase in the temperature. That’ll be barely noticeable as it is climbing from the low 40s to tonight’s low of 46 with calming winds. Tomorrow’s high stays about the…
Two Harrison Central Baseball standouts signed to play at the next level today. Kannon Varnado and Devin Culberson, soon-to-be teammates twice over, as both players put pen to paper with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The two will actually be roommates at Perk following their senior season, ready to build off a junior campaign in which the duo combined for…
Mississippi State with a regrettable loss Saturday at Arkansas in which the Bulldogs missed all three of their field goal tries in a game decided by just three points. It all came down to Nolan McCord to tie the game at the end of regulation, but his 40-yarder was never even close. The freshman was only in that situation because…