Knowing that March is Women’s History Month, it’s time to put a spotlight on women making history in South Mississippi. Things have changed in terms of women taking charge and leading the way in many ways in South Mississippi. For example, it is not unusual to see more female driven prominent roles in the business world. Currently in the United…
Long lines awaited customers at the Scratch Kitchen food truck in Gulfport Sunday afternoon. The Scratch Kitchen was established in May 2020 after Owner Brittany Alexander took a road trip across country. The food truck has a home location in Ocean Springs, but travels to different areas along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Scratch Kitchen is known for its signature…
Harrah’s Gulf Coast held a job fair for seasonal pool positions Saturday inside Magnolia House. Harrah’s was seeking to fill over 20 positions. The job fair offered an exclusive opportunity for onsite interviews with department leaders for full and part-time positions including pool bartenders, pool security, pool attendants, pool servers, and more. Many candidates were offered positions on the spot….
Families were able to get out and enjoy the weather this weekend as Emerald Coast Productions held their inaugural Mystic Moon Festival at Beauvoir. Over 20 vendors participated in the festival including two food vendors. Entertainment was provided by The Jollies, Red McWilliams, and the Gypsy Chicks. A little magic was performed with a contortionist, magician, Juggler Joey 5, along…
The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System held its second mass COVID-19 vaccination event at the Biloxi VA Medical Center over the weekend. “I felt really good about it today.” L’Quitha Brock and other veterans rolled up their sleeves, ready to help stop the spread of the coronavirus by taking the first dose of the vaccination. Getting the COVID vaccine…
MMA fans on the Gulf Coast are in for a treat Saturday. Empire Fighting Championship has returned for the ninth time to hold another action-packed event. Thirty fighters will participate in 15 different fights during the show at the Biloxi Civic Center. Empire Fighting Championships Promotor Kristian Guirola says they are operating within COVID guidelines, but still expect a great…
Singing River Health System is sharing some encouraging news in the continued fight against COVID-19 here on the Coast. In an update released by CEO Lee Bond, Singing River says they’re caring for just 21 COVID-positive inpatients across the system’s hospital, compared to nearly 100 patients two weeks ago. They also have no patients on ventilators as of right now….
Harrah’s Gulf Coast will host a job fair for seasonal pool positions inside Magnolia House tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Harrah’s is looking to fill over 20 positions. The job fair offers an exclusive opportunity for onsite interviews with department leaders for full and part-time positions including pool bartenders, pool security, pool attendants, pool servers, and more. Harrah’s…
In an effort to end the shortage of teachers in our state, the Harrison County School District and William Carey University partnered up today, signing a ‘Grow your Own’ agreement. The agreement allows for selected Harrison County High School students to fast track their careers to becoming teachers. These students will take a combination of dual enrollment classes and be…
Ten teams in the Harrison County School District are working hard to shed those unwanted pounds as they compete in the Healthy Wage School Challenge. West Wortham Elementary and Middle School has two teams participating in the Healthy Wage Challenge. West Wortham is one of 115 schools across the nation selected to take part in the Healthy Wage Challenge. The…
This weekend, the Gulf Coast Orchid Society hosts their annual Orchid Show in Gautier. The calendar says it is winter, but the warm weather has many people here on the Coast thinking of the spring and beautiful flowers. Making their debut in the 41st annual Gulf Coast Orchid Show and plant sale, Gracelynn’s clay flowers were a crowd favorite. Ike…
News 25’s Toni Miles introduces us to the two most recent South Mississippians who are heading for a dream career path thanks to IMMS and Mississippi State. St. Patrick Catholic High School senior and IMMS intern Isabel Leatherwood is very focused. “I was about six years old. It’s probably been my lifelong dream for as long as I can remember….
Pass Christian Elementary school students commemorated Black History Month this morning. The performance was titled “The Unsung Heroes” and the students sang, danced, and gave speeches under the direction of their music teacher. Forty students participated in the Black History Month celebration in grades kindergarten through fifth. Students prepared for the past five weeks for the performance using their spare…
Morning Star Baptist Church in Gulfport held a drive-thru food drop today. Morning Star received 17,000 pounds of food that helped feed nearly 500 families. The church partnered with Goodwill, Feeding the Gulf Coast, Extend a Hand Help a Friend, and other organizations in the community to organize the drop. Pastor John Whitfield tells News 25 it is important to…
A two-vehicle accident in Gulfport this afternoon sent one person to the hospital. The driver was heading southbound on Highway 49 near Taco Sombrero. One person was transported by AMR to the hospital with their head wrapped in bandages. Gulfport police tell News 25 the condition of the person injured is not life-threatening. Gulfport police and fire responded to the…
Saturday in Gulfport, ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ is hosting a community clean up commemorating the last weekend of Black History Month. Gulfport PD will also be patrolling the streets for trash and you can help them on their mission. They’re recruiting volunteers and to participate, show up at the leasing office of the Emerald Pine Apartment Complex for…
If you suffered Hurricane Zeta damage, a major deadline for disaster assistance is quickly approaching. The deadline to apply for FEMA Zeta disaster assistance is Monday, March 1st, the last day you can apply for FEMA funds to help you make repairs or for recovery from last year’s October hurricane. So far, 3,615 individuals and households here in Mississippi that…
Today U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith with U.S. Representative Michael Guest welcomed the award of more than $5.26 million to boost rural telemedicine and distance learning capabilities across Mississippi. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development awarded grants for ten Mississippi projects to improve health and education responses to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The grants are funded through…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 731 new COVID-19 cases and 25 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 293,542 cases and 6,638 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area: Hancock County has 3,416 cases and 74 deaths Harrison County is at 16,569 cases and now 277 deaths…
Teachers at Popp’s Ferry Elementary in Biloxi are making sure the creativity of their students is on full display. Art Teacher Brandi Hoxie and Music Teacher Selina Coakley teamed up to host a drive-through arts showcase for students and their parents to view their work from the entire school year. The event featured colorful lights, video displays of student musical…
The well-known coastal restaurant the Blind Tiger is expanding into a butcher shop and seafood market in Pass Christian right next to the Chevron Gas Station on Beach Boulevard. The Blind Tiger will soon be selling the same fresh seafood available in their local restaurants for customers to take home and cook for their families. The butcher shop and seafood…
You can count on crawfish and three days of live entertainment as the show goes on for this year’s annual Crawfish Music Festival at the Coast Coliseum. From the pace of ticket sales to the Crawfish Music Festival, it looks like people are ready to get out and safely enjoy fresh air, good food, and entertainment, and Coast traditions. Ticket…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new immersive media performing arts center known as the iMPAC. The state of the art 54,000 square foot building includes a 1,200-seat theatre, box seating, a lobby, concessions, dressing rooms, a green room, stage area, storage and prop design. MGCCC students can learn how to run lighting, sound,…
Enjoy a weekend of magical poodles and fortune tellers as the inaugural Mystic Moon Festival takes place at Beauvoir this weekend. It’s fun for the entire family. For $12 admission you can enjoy a tour of the house, museum, library and grounds at Beauvoir. Dress up! Cosplay is encouraged and Beauvoir plans to see plenty of little fairies dancing, playing,…