Today, the University of Southern Mississippi announced a new incentive program put in place to encourage students to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Through the program, students that are fully vaccinated will be eligible for incentives that will be offered weekly starting July 30th through October 15th. To become eligible, students must be enrolled in USM classes for the fall 2021…
School is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than visiting the fourth annual Dr. Christopher Bennett Memorial Back to School Giveaway and Health Fair. The event began to honor the legacy of event organizer Dr. Kinyatta Bennett’s late husband Dr. Christopher Bennett and his work in the Harrison County School District. The fair will give a…
Tiger Nation is excited to ring in the new school year and tonight the Moss Point School District is hosting their 2021 Back to School Rally. At Jerry Alexander Stadium, Singing River Health System is providing Pfizer vaccines for anyone interested. Categories: Local News, News Tags: back to school, moss point school district, vaccine drive
Half Shell Oyster House has been recognized as a 2021 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best award winner for Everyday Eats, according to Tripadvisor. The Best Award is the highest honor given from the travel platform. Throughout a challenging year, Half Shell Oyster House located in Gulfport, stood out to travelers and provided an amazing experience despite unprecedented circumstances. Based…
More of the same hot, muggy weather is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Afternoon and early evening showers will be possible over the next few days, with a slight elevation in precip chances into the weekend. These showers will be isolated to scattered, and the main risks will be gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy…
Regarding New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas and his belated ankle surgery, what’s done is done, but that isn’t stopping Head Coach Sean Payton from talking about it. Yesterday, the team placed its star wideout on the physically unable to perform list, ruling him out of action for at least the first six weeks of the regular season. Last…
The last time Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College played football games on what’s now the band practice field, the Bulldogs won their 1948 national championship. Seventy-three years later, that’s where we find George County High School, putting in work as a part of its annual team camp. A home away from home at stop number five on News 25’s 25…
Having already been named a MaxPreps Freshman All-American earlier this month, Pascagoula pitcher Griffin Wells is now attending the Perfect Game 14-U National Showcase in Fort Myers, Florida. He really came alive on the mound for the Panthers in 2020 with a 2.74 ERA and 44 strikeouts across 38 plus innings en route to their 5A South State title. Categories:…
St. Martin High School and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College alum Daphane White getting closer to home, having transferred from Houston to Jackson State, according to the Clarion Ledger. A former five-star recruit coming out of high school, White originally signed with Mississippi State, making this her fourth college stop. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Daphane White, sports, women’s basketball
After 16 months, the Harlem Globetrotters are finally back to trotting the globe and tonight they made a stop in Biloxi. Last time the basketball stars played here on the Coast was March 2020 and it was the coliseum’s last event before shutting down due to COVID. Tonight, some guests were able to take part in the team’s Magic Pass…
The City of Pascagoula posted on their Facebook page a traffic alert warning drivers that starting today lanes on the north side of Ingalls Avenue will be closed. A section of Ingalls Avenue from Market Street to Pascagoula Street will be reduced to two lanes for the next two weeks. Traffic will be diverted to the south side of Ingalls…
More of the same hot, muggy weather is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Afternoon and early evening showers will be possible tonight and the next few days. These showers will be isolated to scattered, and the main risks will be gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall inside thunderstorm development. Additionally, heat will be a…
City and town leaders from across the state wrapped up their annual conference today with the Mississippi Municipal League Awards Luncheon at the Coast Convention. The Mississippi Municipal League’s 90th annual conference wrapped up today. Attendees had the chance to visit multiple vendors and attend different committee meetings as well. Several municipal excellence awards were handed out at the luncheon…
On Tuesday, a huge fire destroyed a house on Washington Avenue in Ocean Springs. The Jackson County District Chief tells News 25 the house was abandoned and it will be some time before an exact cause of the fire is determined. The house had structural issues before the fire. The building is located on the 6000 block of Washington Avenue…
University of Southern Mississippi graduates its Masters of Science degree in hydrographic science 2021 class. The one-year rigorous degree program graduated its first class in July 2000. The 2021 class represents the successful completion of degree requirements by 233 students, including 55 international students from 33 different countries. The program has matured into a world class educational program in North…
With traveling on the rise, the TSA at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport wants to make sure travelers navigate the airport and the checkpoint system safely and efficiently. Passenger boarding at GPT-Biloxi Airport has been increasing every month since January. Last month, the airport had 32,660 boardings, an increase of 1,328 passengers from June 2019. To help protect travelers and staff, checkpoint…
Mississippi Power has been reliable, not only in times of crisis like hurricanes, but also in the aftermath. That was the case once again as crews took to Henderson Point to clean up. To help support the Land Trust of the Mississippi Coastal Plain, Mississippi Power volunteers were hard at work repairing and rebuilding boardwalks after the area experienced significant…
With COVID cases rising along the Coast, the Scarlet Pearl is making sure to keep their employees and guests safe. Last week, Scarlet Pearl reinstated its mask mandate for all employees. Now they are requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated. Around 56 percent of the casino’s employees are already vaccinated. The CDC has reversed the indoor mask policy, saying…
The Mississippi State Department of Health held a news conference today about updates on COVID-19. Cases continue to rise in Mississippi. Today marks the largest increase in positive cases since January 29th. The increase comes from the delta variant which makes up about 90 percent of all COVID-19 cases. As of today, only 34 percent of the Mississippi population has…
The City of Long Beach will soon be getting a major infrastructure update that has been in the works for years. Starting July 30th, the Harrison County Utility Authority will begin the first part of its two-part project to replace almost 14,000 feet of sewer pipe in Long Beach. The project on the east half of the city, from Nicholson…
The search continues today for a murder suspect in Jackson County. The 28-year-old Christopher Brown is wanted for the shooting death of Nicholas Darnell Pittman that occurred on Saturday, July 24th on Theriot Avenue near Latimer. Investigators with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department say the shooting was domestic related and that Brown has the name Linda tattooed on the side…
Tomorrow night, the National Council of Negro Women is putting on a virtual town hall featuring several doctors considered to be experts on coronavirus topics. We’ve got Dr. Stanford Owen with us in studio today and he is going to give us an idea of what that will look like and answer some general COVID questions for us.
Tuesday, Jackson County responders extinguished a house fire in Ocean Springs. Fire crews, with the help of Ocean Springs Fire Department, battled a vacant house fire in the 6000 block of Washington Avenue around noon Tuesday. The crews eventually extinguished the fire, but not before it destroyed the house. Categories: Local News, News Tags: house fire, Jackson County, Ocean Springs
Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain announced Tuesday that to protect Mississippi’s 17,300 prisoners, MDOC is suspending all visitation in state prisons until further notice to diminish the possibility of infection from the COVID delta variant. Starting in February, MSDH prioritized vaccinating prisoners, giving over 20,000 vaccines to MDOC. To date, 99 percent of inmates at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility have…