October has arrived, but it still won’t feel much like fall tonight with our mild and muggy weather. We will see a bit of a break as a cold front moves in next week, but that doesn’t do much for tonight. Expect more patchy fog, particularly inland, with a slightly warmer low near 72. Tomorrow afternoon’s high will still be…
Down in the 5A ranks, Gautier welcoming Long Beach. Gators coming off a week five loss to George County and taking out their frustration on the Bearcats. Gautier-62 Long Beach-7 Picayune-69 Vancleave-42 St. Martin-39 Hancock-14 St. Stanislaus-42 St. Patrick-0 Resurrection Catholic-42 Salem-6 George County-49 West Harrison-21 Moss Point-14 Stone-0 Greene County-42 Bay High-0 Poplarville-42 Purvis-7 East Central-36 Pearl River Central-7…
Another district clash in region 4 class 6A, Biloxi playing host to Harrison Central and a whole lot of red on the field tonight. Harrison Central-26 Biloxi-22 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
Gulfport Admirals coming off a convincing 41-7 win over St. Martin while the Panthers are returning to their home turf following a two-point loss at Harrison Central last week. Gulfport-32 Pascagoula-14 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, sports
District play is now underway for every school on the Gulf Coast which makes it that much harder to pick just one Game of the Week. D’Iberville hosting Ocean Springs on homecoming for a battle of the unbeatens. Home team Warriors 5-0, currently riding a 16-game regular season winning streak. Visiting Greyhounds also perfect with a mark of 4-0. Ocean…
October has arrived, but anyone who’s lived in South Mississippi for a while knows it’s still likely to be hot…and humid. We will see a bit of a break as a cold front moves in next week, but that doesn’t do much for tonight. Expect more patchy fog, particularly inland, with a slightly warmer low near 72. Tomorrow afternoon’s high…
Warrior Stadium is home to not only the News 25 Game of the Week, but perhaps the game of the week across the entire state. D’Iberville and Ocean Springs in a region 4 class 6A showdown is also a battle of the unbeatens. News 25’s Jeff Haeger has more. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: d’iberville, Friday Night…
Those looking for some fun out on the water this weekend can head to Deer Island for the Mississippi Ski Riders Deer Island Takeover. The ski riding event is simply a meetup for jet-skiers to enjoy the outdoors and socialize. Meet up time will be at 11 a.m. Riders can group off into small groups and ride from any launch….
Singing River Gulfport held a ribbon cutting to unveil their third state-of-the-art Singing River Cancer Center. Singing River Gulfport Cancer Center focuses on an array of cancer care including cancer staging, early detection and diagnosis, and prevention and optimal treatment. To continue serving those across the Coast with the best treatment, the facility expanded their services. In just two weeks…
The local home-care agency Home Instead is looking to assist senior citizens in some new and improved ways. Home Instead is utilizing their new program called the ‘companionship diet’ to improve the quality of life for seniors. The program promotes nutritional healthy living to residents while giving them companionship. Home Instead Client Mary Bates said, “When you’re by yourself, it…
The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence is beginning to spread awareness for Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. Today, the organization visited the Long Beach Police Department to place purple ribbons that symbolize abuse awareness onto the police patrol cars. The team will continue its purple ribbon distribution to other police departments along the Coast. Their next stop will be at Wiggins…
In the wake of former Gulfport Fire Chief Michael Beyerstedt’s retirement, Mayor Billy Hewes swore in Billy Kelley as his replacement Friday. The Gulfport City Council picked Deputy Chief Kelley last month just a few days after Beyerstedt’s announcement. Kelley, a Gulfport native, has served the department for twenty-one years and has held every sworn position in the department including…
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol along with the Southern Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team arrested two Honduran nationals and seized six kilos of narcotics worth $170,000 in Ocean Springs last month. In the early morning hours of September 16th, a Gulfport station agent observed a suspicious vehicle heading westbound on I-10 in Ocean Springs and conducted a traffic stop. During…
We’re only a couple of days away from the start of Cruisin’ the Coast and Biloxi is getting ready to host a block party for both local fans of classic cars as well as out of towners. Biloxi Main Street Executive Director/ Downtown Services Manager Kay Miller has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Biloxi Block Party, Cruisin’ the…
Customers abandoned Bed, Bath, and Beyond last month and shares tumbled and Wall Streets reacts to the delay in an infrastructure vote in Washington. Joya Dass is at the NASDAQ with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Who’s ready to take home this year’s belt and a pile of money? This year at the second annual Sheepshead Showdown they are offering two categories to compete in for cash and prizes and a belt: the rod and reel and dive spear fishing. The captain’s meeting will take place today at 7 p.m. at Wicked Fish Bait and Tackle….
A light show like no other is coming to Jones Park tonight. The Hancock Whitney Sea of Stars for the Mississippi Aquarium is a free event Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. Drones will be launched into the night forming alligators, dolphins, and sea turtles. This one-of-a-kind light show is choreographed to a soundtrack of classic music and pyrotechnics. Sea…
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 822 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 46 deaths. Twelve of these deaths occurred between August 27th and September 29th. An additional 34 deaths occurred between December 22nd, 2020 and September 24, 2021. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 489,216 with 9,646 deaths. Categories: Local News, News Tags: COVID-19, health
Pulses of weak Energy from the west are expected to continue to aid a wet environment favorable for more isolated showers and thunderstorms. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may still form later than previous days and affect west of the local area. On Sunday an upper disturbance will push into the region with a surface cold front. This will bring elevated…
Closing out the workweek into the weekend will bring lower rain chances. Pulses of weak Energy from the west are expected to continue to aid a wet environment favorable for more isolated showers and thunderstorms. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may still form later than previous days and affect west of the local area. On Sunday an upper disturbance will push…
South Mississippi has seen a wet couple of days, but the pattern is changing as we head into October. Showers are still drifting inland as I’m writing this, but they’ll be gone by nighttime. At least a few clouds will remain though, but even those will slowly thin into tomorrow. Expect tonight to be slightly cooler with a low near…
As the high school volleyball regular season starts to wind down and schools begin claiming their district titles ahead of playoffs, two powerhouse programs went head-to-head tonight with Ocean Springs welcoming Hancock. Hancock gets the first set 25-21, but the Greyhounds win the next three straight: 25-20, 25-13, and 25-23. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Volleyball, sports, volleyball
Having been displaced for over a month due to Hurricane Ida, the Saints truly know there’s no place like home. After bouncing around from AT&T Stadium to TCU’s practice facility to playing three games on the road, the Saints finally returned to New Orleans Sunday following their 28-13 win over the Patriots. Week one, New Orleans was slated to host…
Biloxi Main Street and the Biloxi Parks and Recreation Department hosted a market festival today on Howard Avenue. The festival hosted a variety of market vendors selling fresh produce, plants and more. The event also hosted live entertainment, food, and giveaways at the event. Biloxi Main Street holds events similar to this one at the market about five times a…