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…
The 5K Pink Dress Run is back in Gulfport and a large wave of pink is expected. Registration for the run opens tomorrow at 8 a.m. at Chandeleur Island Brewing Company in Gulfport. The run will start promptly at 9 a.m. As of today, about 300 people have registered to run the 5K and hundreds more are expected to join…
Wounded Warriors and boat captains will meet in Gautier to kick-off the Wounded Warrior Fishing Tournament. The three-day fishing tournament gives soldiers dealing with mental disorders and physical injuries a chance to get out and enjoy the outdoors. The Wounded Warrior Project gives veterans a way to transition back to civilian life with a community to be a part of….
A spaghetti dinner fundraiser for a well-known hitchhiker and veteran in Ocean Springs will take place Saturday evening. Alfred Harrelson, who often goes by Mr. Al, receives rides from helpful residents in the Ocean Springs area to run errands for himself and his wife and even has a Facebook group dedicated to giving him lifts. A few weeks ago, he…
A Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy received a $15,000 check raised from a law enforcement golf tournament. Deputy John Burkes was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in April of this year. Since his diagnosis, he’s become a non-verbal communicator, often using text-to-speak with his colleagues. The cheery deputy can still be seen carrying his service weapon at the department….