New postcard mural in Moss Point

Moss Point Main Street commissioned a mural to be painted on the north side of the Masonic Lodge on Main Street that will now greet southbound visitors. River Prince, artist and owner of Prince Sign Company, was contacted over a year ago to paint a mural for the City of Moss Point. The mural incorporates many significant parts of the…

MGCCC partners with Singing River to get more shots in arms

Open to the public, anyone could walk into the MGCCC Jackson County Campus cafeteria to get their COVID vaccine today. Available on site were the Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer COVID vaccines. From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. shots were administered to the public for free. Although there was not an overwhelming amount of people in line to get the…

Battling COVID with a nursing shortage

‘ There’s not a shortage of beds, there’s an RN shortage.” That’s a comment from Singing River Health System CEO Lee Bond regarding the negative bed situation hospitals are facing across the state. Hospitals aren’t actually lacking the ability to open more rooms with beds for patients, they don’t have the nurses available to staff it. As the state is…

Hancock Whitney and Gulfport High School team up to encourage financial literacy

This school year, Hancock Whitney is helping grow ‘girl power’ exponentially by bringing Wall Street to the classroom. Hancock Whitney has partnered with Gulfport High School to encourage young girls to pursue a financial career with their Rock the Street Wall Street Financial and Investment Literacy Program. Gulfport High Director of Career Pathways Specialist Sandy East said, “We are hoping…

Former Pascagoula City Councilman Joe Abston passes

Sunday, a former Pascagoula councilman and current finance manager at the Jackson County Port Authority lost his battle with COVID-19. Fifty-one-year-old Joe Abston was moved to the intensive care unit at Singing River Thursday where he was on a ventilator and 100 percent oxygen. After ten days in the hospital with COVID-pneumonia, Abston passed away Sunday. Many are taking to…

Services planned for George County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Daffin

Friends, family, and law enforcement brothers and sisters will gather to mourn the loss of George County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Daffin one week from today. Thirty-seven-year-old Deputy Daffin passed away August 12th after a battle with COVID-19. Services begin Monday, August 23rd with visitation from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Agricola Baptist Church in Lucedale. The funeral service will…

Yard sale fundraiser for Loaves and Fishes

The nonprofit organization Loaves and Fishes held a yard sale at their building in Biloxi over the weekend. The organization has provided breakfast and lunch multiple times a week to all people who are hungry for the past 38 years. The team held this yard sale to help raise funds to purchase a new building due to their current residence…

Day of fun at the inaugural Police at the Park event

The Gulfport Police Department had a fun day in the sun Saturday as they hosted their inaugural Police in the Park event. The police department partnered with local organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club and Morning Star Baptist Church to create new ways to socialize with the community. The event featured a variety of activities such as carnival…

Moss Point community holds rally and pop-up shop to stop violence

Boss’d up Women teamed up with Moss Point resident Genesis Wess to host the inaugural ‘Stop the Violence’ Rally. The event was held to promote an end to violence and to bring more love in the Gulf Coast communities. The pop-up shop hosted a variety of vendors and businesses that support the movement as well as a free backpack and…

Memorial Hospital continues their fight against COVID

Memorial Hospital continues to fight their battle against COVID-19 one vaccine at a time. Saturday, Team Memorial partnered with the Keesler Federal Credit Union to host another pop-up vaccine site. The team says they are continuing to host these events to help give easy access to vaccines for the public. With the number of COVID patients continuing to rise, the…

Beach wishes come true with Make-a-Wish Foundation

Wishes came true this past Saturday as the Make-A-Wish Foundation gifted Long Beach resident Jada Le a new beach accessible wheelchair. Jada is a 13-year-old girl who has muscular dystrophy and seizure disorder. She loves the beach, but was often unable to access the beach due to her wheelchair’s mobility issue on the sand. On Saturday, Jada thought she was…

Morning Business Report: August 16th, 2021

Used car prices are finally cooling off and for working parents, juggling child care came at a steep cost during COVID. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report

Grant me Hope: Lavski and Frederick hope to be adopted

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 brothers Lavski and Frederick. Tags: grant me hope

8/16 – Rob Knight’s “Hot & Breezy” Monday Afternoon Forecast

TS Fred is in the NE’tern GOM moving north towards the Florida panhandle with landfall later this afternoon. A front moving in and stalling over the region from the northwest will bring more showers and thunderstorms to the area today as Tropical Storm Fred continues its track north. Not much in the way of significant impacts to our area for…

8/16 – Rob’s “Tracking TS Fred” Monday Morning Forecast

A typical summer day is ahead with the exception of minor additional effects from TS Fred in the NE’tern GOM. With the trough in the upper levels moving south and the continued moist air mass; this should keep some convection in our area through tonight. Temperatures are expected to remain seasonably warm each day near low 90s. A front moving…

08/15 Ryan’s “TS Fred Update” Sunday Night Forecast

Fred has wobbled a bit, but now zeroing in on a Florida panhandle landfall.

The last 48 hours have been a bit all over the place with regards to TS Fred, but the latest update has me feeling better. This particular storm’s projected path has had one of the largest spreads distance-wise of any I’ve seen in quite some time. As it was developing, it initially looked look Fred would hug the west coast…

08/13 Ryan’s “Average” Friday Night Forecast

Pretty average weather to finish off the week, but Fred's shifting track may break things up a bit.

There weren’t any weather surprises today as our active weather was once again driven by the sea breeze. That’s when showers and thunderstorms develop due to the heating differences between the coast and the inland areas, and it’s been our only driving force for weeks if not months. I don’t expect any chances to our pattern over the weekend, but…

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: D’Iberville Warriors

Not many high school football programs can sustain the loss of a Mr. Football and still expect to be just as good as they were the year before. But the D’Iberville Warriors can and they do at stop number 16 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. Tight end/ wide receiver Colton Deshazo said, “Last year, a lot of…

Mississippi’s critical frontline healthcare shortage

Thursday evening, Singing River Health System CEO Lee Bond released a message detailing the frontline healthcare shortage at Singing River, declaring it a state of emergency. Singing River Health System CEO Lee Bond said, “I do believe that it’s a matter of time before somewhere in our great state you’re going to hear a story about someone who goes into…

08/13 Ryan’s “Sea Breeze” Friday Evening Forecast

Nothing driving our local weather but afternoon sea breeze fronts, with no change expected over the weekend.

There weren’t any weather surprises today as our active weather was once again driven by the sea breeze. That’s when showers and thunderstorms develop due to the heating differences between the coast and the inland areas, and it’s been our only driving force for weeks if not months. I don’t expect any chances to our pattern over the weekend, but…

Walmart ‘Serve your Best’ Food Truck Tour begins

Walmart is hitting the road with its ‘Serve your Best’ Food Truck Tour coming to the Coast. The retail store will be partnering with Rachel Billow’s La Cocinita Food Truck to serve free signature dishes. These plates are inspired by local flavors featuring U.S. raised beef from McClaren Farms. Dishes served at today’s location included a rib-eye cheesesteak sandwich and…

Red Cross partners with the Ansley Foundation to hold blood drive

Red Cross partnered with the Ansley Foundation today to host the third Ansley Gilich Blood Drive. The blood drive is held in honor of eight-year-old Ansley Gilich who was diagnosed with B-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia last year. Gilich’s family decided to start the drives during their time spent in the hospital last year when they noticed how many people were…