Hospitals throughout the state of Mississippi are having to close floors and reduce patient rooms due to a nursing shortage that is growing worse each day. Through the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, the state had been able to fund hundreds of nurses across Mississippi during the latest COVID-19 wave for the past six weeks. However, that funding has recently ended…
Mississippi State Senator Dennis DeBar, chair of the Senate Education Committee, was in Pascagoula Monday for a state-wide listening tour to discuss teacher pay raises. Educators from all grade levels and subjects voiced their frustrations with the lack of money they’re being paid, considering the salary of teachers in other states in the region, the number of years they’ve been…
Rising mortgage rates could derail the red-hot housing market and a CDC panel is expected to issue a recommendation on children’s COVID vaccines today. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
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’re introducing you to Brent. Take a look. If you’re interested in adopting Brent, you can visit the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services website at mdcps.ms.gov and click on the Mississippi…
A lovely afternoon ahead with plenty of sunshine. A cold front will move through the area Wednesday night into Thursday morning bringing a continuation of dry weather but a few showers will be possible along the boundary. Cloudy skies will keep things cool Thursday but the clouds should give way after Thursday but may be slow to do so. The…
Very nice conditions will remain for the next several days. Another cold front will move through the area Wednesday night into Thursday morning bringing a continuation of dry weather but a few showers will be possible along the boundary. High pressure to the back side of the front will move in a bit faster bridging the front over our area…
Very nice conditions will remain for the next several days. Another cold front will move through the area Wednesday night into Thursday morning bringing a continuation of dry weather but a few showers will be possible along the boundary. Cloudy skies will keep things cool Thursday but the clouds should give way after Thursday, but may be slow to do…
November 1st is here and along with it, some much more seasonal weather! It was already here actually since we saw a late front last week, keeping cooler and drier air in place for the Halloween weekend. That won’t change tonight, with a nice, seasonal low near 51 on the coastline. Inland areas will dip into the upper 40s, but…
November 1st is here and along with it, some much more seasonal weather! It was already here actually since we saw a late front last week, keeping cooler and drier air in place for the Halloween weekend. That won’t change tonight, with a nice, seasonal low near 51 on the coastline. Inland areas will dip into the upper 40s, but…
November is National Aviation History Month and the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum in Gulfport is celebrating by hosting a gala called “Come Fly With Me.” The fundraising event will take place Saturday, November 20th at 6 p.m. and will have dinner, drinks, dancing, live music, a live auction, and a silent auction. Individual tickets are $75 and a table for…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Motorists on Irish Hill Drive may notice a half-dozen new signs declaring “No Littering/$450 fine.” The two-sided red-and-white signs are primarily near the CSX railway in the areas between Iberville Drive and Veterans Avenue. The City of Biloxi’s sign shop erected the signs last week at the direction of Mayor “FoFo” Gilich. “It takes five people…
A new digital identification program is coming to the Magnolia State later this month. The mobile ID can allow users to store a virtual driver’s license and coronavirus vaccination card. Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell says “From a law enforcement perspective, it will allow a law enforcement officer approaching the car to interact via Bluetooth with that phone so that…
A very dry and stable airmass in place will affect the Mississippi Gulf Coast through mid-week. Overall, the pleasant period of weather experienced over the weekend will continue through Tuesday. Skies will remain mainly clear, humidity values will remain low, and temperatures will be near seasonal averages. Additionally, a risk of some fog forming each night will persist due to the combination…
Surface high pressure is maintained over the Lower Mississippi River Valley through Monday. Cool, dry northerly flow over the forecast area and nearby limited temperatures to around to a bit below seasonal norms today, topping out in the around 70 to mid 70s range. Tonight, clear skies and the dry airmass will allow for efficient overnight cooling, with temperatures bottoming…
Surface high pressure is maintained over the Lower Mississippi River Valley through Monday. Cool, dry northerly flow over the forecast area and nearby limited temperatures to around to a bit below seasonal norms today, topping out in the around 70 to mid 70s range. Tonight, clear skies and the dry airmass will allow for efficient overnight cooling, with temperatures bottoming…
I hope you’re ready for some much more seasonal, cooler weather as we head into a beautiful Hallo-weekend. Not sure if that particular phrase exists, but it should and feels appropriate since Halloween is Sunday. Well see plenty of sun over this Hallo-weekend as well with two nearly identical days. Expect a nice fall afternoon Saturday with a high near…
There’s a lot riding on the D’Iberville-Harrison Central game with both of these teams sitting at 4-1 in district play. Warriors rolling out the welcome mat for the Red Rebels, winner of this one puts themselves in a good spot to potentially host a first round playoff game. D’Iberville-25 Harrison Central-14 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday…
Down in the 5A ranks, West Harrison hosting Vancleave in a battle of two run heavy teams with the visiting Bulldogs led by the state’s leading rusher Dayan Bilbo. Vancleave-55 West Harrison-28 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
We’re down to the last Friday of October which means the playoffs are right around the corner. Region 4 Class 6A is really starting to heat up, Ocean Springs and Gulfport in a head-to-head battle for first place here in the week ten game of the week. 4-1 Admirals hosting 5-0 Greyhounds. OS could wrap up the district tonight with…
The Clem Dellenger Memorial Golf Tournament returns to the Coast after it was canceled last year due to COVID. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is hosting the tournament at Hickory Hill Country Club in Gautier. As part of the school’s homecoming events, money raised from the tournament will fund Bulldog athletics. Hickory Hill Country Club only reopened October 11th after…
Tattoo artists from all around the world are Inkin’ the Coast this weekend at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. The doors opened today for ink lovers to come out and enjoy piercings, live music, and tattoos. Inkin the Coast also gives people a chance to get tatted by some of their favorite TV artists from shows like…
News 25’s Jeff Haeger is at Milner Stadium in Gulfport with a preview of the News 25 Game of the Week. Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, News 25 Game of the Week, sports
Registration for this year’s Toys for Tots will be taking place in Gulfport tomorrow. Registration will be from 9 a.m. to noon at Ms. Audrey’s Southern Kitchen and Catering. You must bring a copy of your birth certificate and social security number. Distribution of gifts will be December 19th. Halloween goodies will also be provided during the registration process. Categories:…
Celebrating World Stroke Day, Gulfport’s Memorial Hospital accepted awards from the American Heart and American Stroke Associations. World Stroke Day is observed October 29th of each year to raise awareness of the severity of strokes as well as their prevention. Memorial Hospital was the first in Mississippi to open a stroke center in 2007. Signs of stroke include sudden numbness…