Big Red Nation took over the streets of Downtown Biloxi as Mardi Gras turned Biloxi pride floats paraded the Coast in celebration of homecoming week. Athletic teams and clubs from the entire Biloxi School District were part of the parade. It was the first time in two years the school district was able to hold the parade due to COVID…
The Moss Point Tiger Homecoming Parade celebrated past, present, and future Tigers. Parade floats, music, candy, and treats were the highlight of the parade as residents lined the streets in support of their local school district. As the parade wrapped up, a community bonfire and pep rally brought everyone together at the football stadium. The reason for homecoming is to…
Long Beach swimmer Gwendolyn Lee has lived in five different states and two countries. The one constant in her life has been her love for the water, a fitting passion to have when your father is in the Navy. For a Navy family, water is a way of life and Bearcat swimmer Gwendolyn Lee dove head first. Ever since her…
Those passing through the Bayou between now and mid-November can catch a haunted tour on a pontoon boat, the proceeds from which will go toward building an animal sanctuary in Pass Christian. Mystic Ghost rides is located off Central Avenue just near the Silver Slipper Casino. It is said that reptilians skulk the bayou waters in Bay St. Louis. And…
Similar to last week, we’re seeing a cold front come through as the week comes to an end. Sadly though, this front won’t be nearly as strong and won’t bring a return of that more seasonal weather. We will see a dip in temperatures tonight as the wind shifts, low down slightly to 68 degrees with northerly winds. Tomorrow afternoon…
MGCCC hosted its opening for a new exhibit called “The Art and Heart of a Sculptor: Portraits in Bronze and Fired Clay’ featuring the artwork of Michelle Drane Smith. The exhibit showcases 58 out of the 98 sculptures Smith has made. Smith has exhibited her work throughout Mississippi and New Orleans as well as San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. One…
Last year, the Most Magical Show in Mississippi was canceled due to Hurricane Zeta damages, but this year, the Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival is back. Since September 29th, Gulfport city workers have been working hard putting up the magical Christmas displays. The show began in 2015 as just light displays, but over the years, the show has expanded into…
While the month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is also Breast Reconstruction Awareness Month. Memorial Hospital is bringing more awareness to the tummy-tuck flap breast reconstruction procedure the team offers. During this procedure, surgeons take soft tissue and skin from the abdomen and transfer that up to reconstruct the breast. The use of native natural tissue in…
News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Moss Point with more on their homecoming parade. Categories: Local News, News Tags: homecoming parade, moss point
Jackson County police came together to raise awareness and funds for the Special Olympics by participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run. The torch run started off with Moss Point PD. The torch was then passed to Pascagoula PD at Jefferson Street and Main Street. Afterwards the torch made its way to Gautier PD where they ran to City Hall…
Today students across the Coast participated in the annual Great Shakeout drills to learn how to stay safe during a natural disaster. The students at Ocean Springs Middle School worked hard in the classroom until they heard the announcement that had them sheltering for cover. Thankfully, this announcement was just for the safety drill known as the annual Shakeout. This…
The U.S. Post Office in Downtown Biloxi may soon be renamed for a fallen police officer who was killed in the line of duty two years ago. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill which would name the building the Robert S. McKeithen Post Office if it passes through the Senate. Representative Steven Palazzo introduced the bill earlier…
Plenty of school spirit on the Coast this evening as homecoming parades take over the streets of two South Mississippi cities. News 25’s Grace Boyles is in Biloxi ahead of the Indian Nation Homecoming Parade. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Biloxi High school, Homecoming
High used car prices are likely to stick around for a while and the FDA approves more COVID vaccine boosters which could impact the stock market. Jane King is at the Nasdaq Market site with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
The Gautier Mullet Fest is this Saturday. Here with more is festival chairman Wesley Ward. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gautier Mullet Festival
The Labor Department has released its weekly unemployment benefits numbers and they show an improvement over last week. According to the numbers, unemployment claims fell by 6,000 to 290,000 last week. That’s the third weekly drop in a row and the fewest to apply for benefits since the pandemic worsened in March 2020. However, the report also shows hiring has…
Singing River Gulfport Hospital is celebrating one year of providing medical care to South Mississippi. In honor of their anniversary, Singing River is inviting people to come out tomorrow for free screenings, vaccines, 3D mammogram scheduling, and refreshments. Some services provided at Singing River Gulfport include a cancer center, orthopedics, general surgery, gastroenterology, a cath lab, and more. The day…
Locals gathered at Bayou View Baptist Church this morning to finish preparing lunch for our local health care heroes. Volunteers first gathered yesterday evening and cooked through the night, making 1,300 meals for 800-day side and 500-night side nurses. They had many donations in order to make this give back possible like a slow cooker and pulled pork from Hog…
A shallow cold front continues to move SE through the region. Sufficient moisture in place with enough instability to support showers and a few thunderstorms will continue this afternoon into this evening. A secondary reinforcement of the upper support will try to extend southward on Friday. As the front pushes south, models hint that lower dew-points will sag in from…
The upper level pattern shows a trough racing eastward through the upper Mississippi Valley towards the Great Lakes. It will be too shallow to bring the associated cold front through the region but a weak front looks to reach the area later today. There’s sufficient moisture in place with enough instability to support showers and a few thunderstorms, but limited…
Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage through Thursday morning then diminish during the afternoon leaving isolated showers and storms for Thursday evening. A surface low pressure system located well to the north brings a weak trailing cold front southward, which moves through the forecast area Thursday night. Dry conditions are expected on Friday as…
Championship weekend is set for high school volleyball featuring four South State champions from six Coastal counties. On Monday, Vancleave won a marathon match over East Central in five sets and that was only the beginning. Resurrection Catholic, Our Lady Academy, and Pass Christian all went on to punch their tickets on Tuesday. It doesn’t get more dramatic than the…
Today brought our first wet weather in over a week as much drier, cooler weather has dominated until now. That changed quickly last night as warmer, more humid air moved in rapidly, bringing tonight’s low up even further to 71 degrees. The clouds and showers will thin a bit through the overnight hours as heating dies down, but overall it…
The New Orleans Saints are in the midst of an up-and-down season so far coming out of their week six bye with an overall record of 3-2. Every win has been followed by a loss and every loss by a win, but this is actually somewhat par for the course with or without Drew Brees. It’s right around this time…