First Baptist Biloxi is preparing for Christmas praise. Christmas music performed by combined choirs and orchestras, an instrumental celebration, and preschool and kids choir will lead up to the Christmas Eve candlelight service on December 24th at 5 p.m. Music selections and preparations begin in August and tonight final rehearsals focus on the joy of Christians celebrating Christmas. The kickoff…
For over a decade, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Ballet Theatre has danced the Nutcracker during the holiday season. Final rehearsals for the upcoming Nutcracker performance at the Beau Rivage were at the Gulf Coast School of Performing Arts today. With over 100 Gulf Coast children getting ready for the show, final rehearsals were intense. The dancers have been training since…
The nation looks on while the Supreme Court hears arguments on Mississippi abortion laws. Locally, students at St. Patrick High School in Biloxi are approaching the news with prayer. As arguments about Mississippi abortion laws were heard in Washington Wednesday, St. Patrick High School in Biloxi took to prayer. Religious Studies Director Terry Creel said, “We know that the Supreme…
The St. Martin Cedar Grove and Daisy Vestry Community Center hosted their holiday craft fair today. This event gave shoppers a variety of unique gifts to shop for friends and family this holiday season. This fair held about 30 different vendors who sold various homemade items such as clothes, home, decorations, produce, and more. Lunch was served at the event…
The first Wednesday of December has long been known as Pancake Day for the Gulfport Kiwanis Club. Kiwanis member Travis Moore said, “This is one of my favorite days all year. I get here at 5 in the morning and we cook from 7 to 7.” Kiwanis Club members like Travis Moore work from sunrise to sunset to put on…
Beautiful and dry weather is expected to continue over the next few days. High pressure dominates the forecast through the end of the week, giving us mostly clear skies and light and variable winds. Outside of a few high clouds in the afternoons, conditions will remain dry through Friday. One noteworthy subject is the fog potential for tonight. With high…
The Harrison County Chancery Clerk’s Office announced the purchase of seven Ion Business Concepts self-serve payment kiosk machines for collecting taxes in the chancery clerk’s office. These kiosks will be used to collect delinquent taxes. The machines also serve the Harrison County Tax Collector Sharon Nash Barnett. For a taxpayer to make payments for real property tax, personal property tax,…
Students at Gulfport High School experienced first hand how first responders react during an emergency situation. Students in the HHS Institute at Gulfport High School participated in a mock sarin gas disaster to learn how to handle an emergency situation by rotating through stations that detailed the attack and ways to properly react. Academy Instructor Beth Wilson said, “We tied…
Hey all you cool cats and kittens, big cat lovers are in for a unique surprise at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum starting tomorrow as hockey makes a comeback. Two teams from out of state will meet on the neutral site Thursday as a special guest makes his way through the audience. It’s been nearly a decade since professional hockey had…
Ocean Springs will continue its ‘By Golly Be Jolly’ celebrations tomorrow with their annual Tree Lighting event with Santa. The grounds of the Mary C. O’Keefe will be transformed into Santa’s village tomorrow with games, music, and refreshments. Activities such as letter writing to Santa, bag decorating, ornament decorating, and much more will be available as well. Santa himself will…
On the other side of the debate, Pro-choice advocates from around Mississippi gathered at Smith Park in Jackson today at noon. They gathered for the Mississippi Abortion Access Freedom Fighters Rally as part of a series of SCOTUS Day of Action events. The rally served to raise awareness of what the group calls “a threat to abortion access posed by…
As arguments are heard in Washington today, St. Patrick High School took to prayer. Students rotated and took turns praying in response to the Supreme Court hearing arguments in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Director of Religious Studies and teacher Terry Creel says it is an optimistic turn of events on the matter. Like the students, Creel…
Now is a good time to talk about fire safety during the holiday season. It’s time once again to drag your artificial tree out of storage or head to the Christmas tree farm to pick out a live one. But don’t get too tangled up in all the bright lights and decorations and forget to take precautions. Harrison County Fire…
Rehearsals are underway for the upcoming Nutcracker performance at the Beau Rivage. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at the Gulf Coast School of Performing Arts as they get ready for the show this coming Saturday and Sunday. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Nutcracker, rehearsals
Pfizer stock has its best month in 30 years after leading the vaccine race and nearly half of consumers will use ‘buy now, pay later’ services for holiday purchases. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Marketsite with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
A Christmas tradition returns to Pascagoula this Friday. Goula the Grinch and Santa will be joining vendors for a festive Downtown for the Holidays. Here to tell us more about what you can expect is Katarina Scott, communications director for the City of Pascagoula. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Downtown for the Holidays, Pascagoula
The Crusaders for Veterans are preparing wreaths tomorrow for Saturday’s wreath laying ceremony at the Biloxi National Cemetery, a ceremony to honor the fallen. They are looking for volunteers. Crusaders President Kevin Cuttill has more. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Crusaders for Veterans, Wreath Laying Ceremony
If you drive I-10 through Biloxi frequently, you probably noticed the lane closure near the Tchoutacabouffa River has moved, shifting those travel lanes. It’s all part of ongoing construction in that area. There will be more work tonight that will close all but one westbound lane between the Shriner’s Boulevard exit and the Cedar Lake exit. Also keep in mind,…
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled it would uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion and may go much further to overturn the nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years. The fate of the court’s historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United…
A west-northwestly flow will remain in place through the next 36 hours while an upper level disturbance moves through the upper and middle MS Valley today. Upper level high-pressure rebuilds behind it keeping conditions dry with a continued warming trend bringing temperatures into the middle 70s for highs though the next several days, with lows in the upper 40s to…
A candle is being blamed for an early morning fire at a mobile home in Harrison County. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said the occupant of the home woke to find the home filling with smoke and fire about 4:30 a.m. The resident was able to escape unharmed, but the home was a complete loss. Harrison County Fire Rescue,…
High pressure will remain over the area bringing dry conditions with mild days and clear cool nights. A west-northwestly flow will remain in place through the next 36 hours while an upper level disturbance moves through the upper and middle MS Valley today. Upper level high-pressure rebuilds behind it keeping conditions dry with a continued warming trend bringing temperatures into the…
Dry weather is here to stay through the near term. Conditions will remain rain-free, even with the passage of a weak disturbance; however, ahead of it, we will see some thin high cirrus clouds pass over the region late tonight and through Wednesday morning. Skies will then quickly clear by Wednesday afternoon. High pressure dominates the forecast over the next…
Over the weekend, Alabama could not keep Gulfport alum Derick Hall out of the backfield. The junior defensive end recorded a season high three sacks during the Iron Bowl. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Derick Hall, football, iron bowl, play of the day, sports