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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
St. Stanislaus on the road at Morton. Morton-42 St. Stanislaus-31 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
Stone Tomcats on the road taking on Mendenhall. Mendenhall-29 Stone-15 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
And what would the 4A playoffs be without the Poplarville Hornets? Reigning 4A South State champions for the fourth time in five years playing host to the Raymond Rangers. Poplarville-42 Raymond-7 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
Out of every high school football team on the Coast, Bay High is the one playoff team with the best comeback story. The Tigers are coming off their third straight non-losing season after a three year stretch of winning just three games combined. Their seven wins this year are the most since their 10-win season in 2012, which is also…
Moss Point started the non-district portion of the season with a record of just 1-3, but that was then. And this is now and the Tigers have been winning ever since, now five in a row, the last four of those coming in district play. That makes the Tigers the one-seed coming out of region 8 class 4A for the…
Last season, Moss Point was one of the few high school football teams that had the potential to make a deep run in the 4A playoffs. News 25’s Jeff Haeger has more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Gulf Coast Veterans Parade is happening Saturday. Here to give us details about it are the parade’s vice president Jerry Taranto and the grand marshal Dr. Inez Kelleher. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: gulf coast veterans parade
It’s the First Friday of November which means it is time for another block party in Downtown Biloxi. Here to tell us about what’s on tap for tonight’s First Friday Celebration at the District Green is Biloxi Main Street Association president Bobby Gillon. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Biloxi Main Street Association, First Friday Downtown Block Party
The Jackson County School District is going back to the drawing board on potential facility upgrades after voters rejected a bond proposal earlier this year. The Jackson County School Board held a facility workshop this week to talk about future plans for its aging school buildings. Since the bond vote failed, district leaders have created a master facility plan to…