Memorial hosting virtual and in-person job fairs this week

There’s an urgent need for more nurses across Mississippi right now. Memorial Hospital just launched a virtual job fair today, hoping to find qualified candidates for South Mississippi. Here to tell us more about the need and this week’s job fair is Memorial’s Director of Human Resources Tony Alves. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: employment, job fair, Memorial Hospital

Grant me Hope: Kelly hopes to be adopted!

On Mondays here 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 introduce you to a 13-year-old girl named Kelly. If you’re interested in adopting Kelly, you can visit the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services website at mdcps.ms.gov and click on…

Pedestrian injured after being hit by car on Highway 90

A pedestrian was hit by a car this morning in Gulfport. The accident occurred near Highway 90 and Highway 49 around 6:45 a.m. According to Gulfport Police, the person who was hit was taken to the hospital for treatment. The driver involved was cooperating with the investigation and no charges were filed. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Gulfport, Highway…

Welfare check leads to homicide investigation in Gulfport

Police in Gulfport are investigating an apparent weekend homicide. They’re waiting for autopsy results right now. Gulfport police say they were called to the area of 25th Street near Hewes Avenue around 4:30 Sunday afternoon for a welfare check and that’s when they found a man’s body. Police have not released his name yet, but they say it appears he…

11/8 – Rob’s “Warming Trend” Afternoon Forecast

Much of the workweek will remain a temperature forecast as surface high pressure keeps any rain potential out of the area through midweek. Mild daytime temperatures in the mid to upper 70s with mostly clear skies can be expected once again and will likely be the case through at least midweek. In advance of a cold front Thursday, some moderate…

11/8 – Rob Knight’s “Cold Start” Monday Morning Forecast

High pressure in the upper/mid-levels will remain the driving force of the short term forecast period. Much of the workweek remains a temperature forecast as surface high pressure keeps any rain potential out of the area through midweek. Mild daytime temperatures in the mid to upper 70s with mostly clear skies can be expected once again and will likely be the…

11/08 – Brantly’s “Sunny” Monday Morning Forecast

An area of high pressure will continue to move slowly east across the central U.S. states and Gulf Coast region into Monday. Expect generally clear and sunny skies to continue Monday through Tuesday morning before clouds increase Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. No rain is expected until a few showers develop across portions of the coastal waters Wednesday night. The models…

11/07 – Brantly’s “Chilly” Sunday Night Forecast

An area of high pressure ridge will continue to move slowly east across the central U.S. states and Gulf Coast region into Monday. Expect generally clear and sunny skies to continue Monday through Tuesday morning before clouds increase Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. No rain is expected until a few showers develop across portions of the coastal waters Wednesday night. The…

11/05 Ryan’s “Chilly, Clear” Friday Night Forecast

Quite chilly tonight as cold, dry air moves in under clear skies, but the days will warm a tad.

Yesterday’s clouds didn’t last long into the afternoon, and they’ll be gone as we head into a chilly, clear night. In fact it will be quite chilly as the falls to 46 degrees on the coastline, lower 4os inland. Thankfully we don’t see any more cooling during the day, high climbing just one degree up to 69. There will be…

News 25’s Lori Buhring helps Magic 93.7 flip to Christmas

Today the team at Magic 93.7 and News 25’s Lori Buhring got together to flip on Christmas music on their radio station and spread some holiday spirit. Christmas classics such as ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree’ will be spreading the joy every day and night until the clock strikes midnight on Christmas…

Coast side Showdown Toy Drive and Car Show taking place Sunday

In Biloxi, Exssesive Life Style is hosting a Coast side showdown car show and toy drive to collect Christmas toys for kids at Canopy Children Solutions. The event is free to spectators, all that is required is an unwrapped toy valued between $15 and $20. For those who bring an extra unwrapped toy they will get two raffle tickets. The…

Coast Episcopal students experiencing the life of a pioneer

Second graders at Coast Episcopal School in Long Beach are experiencing the life of a pioneer as part of their ‘Western Migration’ unit by camping out on the school’s 25-acre campus. Last night, the kids spent the night outdoors in tents recreating the pioneer life. The pioneers ate food cooked over an open fire and completed their classwork on chalk…

Veterans Day Parade rolling through downtown Biloxi Saturday

The annual Gulf Coast Veterans Parade will roll through Downtown Biloxi Saturday at 11 a.m. The parade lineup will include military personnel from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Air National Guard, and Marine Corps. Veterans who were in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Desert Shield will also be participating in the parade. Local high school bands, JROTC…

Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs founded by Peter Anderson in 1928

The Peter Anderson Festival takes place this weekend. Today, we are honoring its origins. Master Potter Peter Anderson founded Shearwater Pottery in 1928 and today, the studio keeps his heritage alive as the Anderson family owns and operates it. Jim Anderson said, “He just said to practice doing it over and over and over and learn from your mistakes. Of…

Ocean Springs businesses buckle up for Peter Anderson Festival

Businesses in Downtown Ocean Springs are preparing for the weekend’s 43rd annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival. The festival, honoring the renowned master potter of the same name, draws crowds of over 100,000 people to Ocean Springs each year, giving a financial boom to downtown businesses. The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday…

Ocean Springs resident Mika Hartman to speak at Jackson rally

Saturday morning, an Ocean Springs mom will be speaking on stage at the state capital as the ‘See Me Now’ Bus Tour kicks off. Mika Hartman is the mother of Hudson, the three-year-old with Down Syndrome whose diagnosis spurned her activism. Hudson was the grand marshal in the 2019 Buddy Walk and played a part in passing the Human Life…