A local animal rescue organization is turning an old farm ground into an animal sanctuary in Harrison County. Turning a 20-acre parcel of land into the ideal pet paradise could be rough, but the team at Animal A.I.D. of Mississippi is attempting to do the impossible. Animal A.I.D is a non-profit 501 rescue for neglected and abused dogs and cats…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 555 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 34 deaths for the three-day period October 22 through October 24. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 501,652, with 10,024 deaths. Around 70 percent of people who have died were at least 65-years-old. Nine of those killed by the virus were children and 15 were pregnant…
As Halloween approaches the clock is ticking on your time to partake in spooky season activities. The Williams Family Farm is family owned and operated by Neal Williams and his wife Amber. The farm is located at 98 B and W Road in Wiggins. “We were trying to figure something to do to leave our kids, something that could help…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Buddy Sports helped enrich the lives of special needs youths and adults with a fishing trip on the Gulf. Charter boats were seen coming in at about 11 a.m. Saturday as these buddies brought in their hauls. Ten boats chartered 20 anglers into the Gulf early that morning, bringing back about 50 caught fish. The public charity…
Nearly 2,000 people and more than 200 vendors showed out to Equality Fest in Biloxi over the weekend to celebrate pride and identity acceptance. The Gulf Coast Equality Council teamed up with Harrah’s and the Scarlet Pearl Casino to put on a celebration of diversity for the fifth year. Each year, the festival creates a safe place for individuals to…
The fifth annual 5K Pink Dress Run took place in Downtown Gulfport this weekend as beer drinkers and athletes spread awareness for breast cancer. Registration began at 8 a.m. outside Chandeleur Island Brewing Company on 14th Street and the pinked-out runners left the start line at 9 a.m. There were 275 runners pre-registered, making this year’s event the largest to…
Gulfport residents gathered at the Good Deeds Community Center for COVID-19 vaccines at a health fair organized by local leaders. On Madison Street, a mobile vaccine site offered Pfizer shots to residents 12 and older for a cluster of north Gulfport neighborhoods. Memorial Hospital teamed up with the Gulfport NAACP, city officials, and the Links organization to get residents around…
Protesters on the corner of Jones Park in Gulfport demanded transparency from law enforcement Saturday in the wake of the shooting death of three-month-old La’Mello Parker in May. The Mississippi Rising Coalition and the American Descendants of Slavery rallied in front of Highway 90 more than 170 days after the child’s death. Gulfport Police, Mississippi Highway Patrol, and Harrison County…
Rare Jordan Nikes sold for $1.5 million, setting an auction record and big tech earnings in the week ahead could test the stock market’s recent rally. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
Today on Mom to Mom, we’re making fun Halloween shirts for your little boo! Tags: Mom to Mom
On Mondays 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 Zackari, who describes himself as a fun kid. If you’re interested in adopting Zackari, you can visit the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services website at mdcps.ms.gov and…
Some big changes to our weather pattern will take place this week. Dry weather prevails at least for the beginning of the week heading into Tuesday with high pressure keeping any chance of storms at bay. We begin to see modest return flow ahead of our next system sometime Wednesday late morning into early afternoon, and as such will start…
Some big changes to our weather pattern will take place this week. Dry weather prevails at least for the beginning of the week heading into Tuesday with high pressure keeping any chance of storms at bay. We begin to see modest return flow ahead of our next system sometime Wednesday late morning into early afternoon, and as such will start…
Not really any cooler today despite a cold front crawling through the area today, but tomorrow will be slightly more. Even then I’d like to be sure to temper any expectations as the high will still be above average, just less so. Tonight will be an improvement on last night though, with a mild low near 64 degrees and mostly…
Biloxi at home, coming off their first district win of the season. Visiting Pascagoula still looking for theirs. Pascagoula-20 Biloxi-17 Ocean Springs-48 St. Martin-0 Harrison Central-34 Hancock-22 Vancleave-49 PRC-29 West Harrison-42 Long Beach-12 Moss Point-42 Bay High-0 Pass Christian-31 Stone-24 Columbia-27 Poplarville-3 St. Stanislaus-33 Perry Central-6 Seminary-35 St. Patrick-0 Mount Olive-40 RCS-22 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports
Back in the 5A ranks, all eyes on East Central and visiting Gautier, a pair of 3-1 teams in region 4 that could certainly add to the chaos. East Central-27 Gautier-21 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
When it comes to region 4 Class 6A, Ocean Springs is proving to be the team to beat. However, Gulfport and D’Iberville have combined to win the last six district champions and they’re both really good again this year. Warriors hosting the Admirals. Gulfport still perfect in league play and D’Iberville in need of a win to stay in the…
With just three weeks left in the regular season, both George County and visiting Picayune are still undefeated in region 4 class 5A with perfect marks of 4-0. Rebels and Maroon Tide on the same field for the first time since 2014, third straight road game for Picayune. Picayune-59 George County-33. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday…
Not really any cooler today despite a cold front crawling through the area today, but tomorrow will be slightly more. Even then I’d like to be sure to temper any expectations as the high will still be above average, just less so. Tonight will be an improvement on last night though, with a mild low near 64 degrees and mostly…
With last year’s fall season having been tumultuous for pumpkin sellers between hurricanes and COVID, this year coastal pumpkin patches are seeing shortages due to shipping delays. The Trinity Episcopal Church Pumpkin Patch in Pass Christian is the only place you can see the beach, shrimp boats, and pumpkins in the same view. Now, in its 29th year, the pumpkin…
The Hot Tub and Swim Spa Blowout Expo has made its way to Biloxi this weekend. About 60 hot tubs and swim spa models from five major brands will be on display at the convention center for the largest sale of hot tubs and swim spas in the region at huge discounted rates. The expo also offers coupons that give…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast’s very own Hailey Green is on NBC’s The Voice. The 15-year-old St. Martin resident and member of Team Blake will have a chance to show off her talent in Monday’s battle round against another young hopeful on the same team. Green will be performing on Monday’s voice knockout rounds with special guest Ed Sheeran. You can…
Airing tonight on the Fox Nation streaming service, Cops, the decades old docu-series, features Sgt. Steven Fore of the Gulfport Police Department. Members of the police department tell News 25 that Fox camera crews spent eight weeks doing ride-alongs with Gulfport officers. The featured clip shows Fore making an arrest during a traffic stop. After the episode, Sgt. Fore will…
With just three weeks left in the regular season, both George County and Picayune are still undefeated in region 4 class 5A with perfect marks of 4-0. News 25’s Jeff Haeger is in Lucedale to preview their first meeting since 2014 which is also the game of the week. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: George County, high school football, News…