Some belated praise for Gulfport alum Dillion Brown, now at Point University in Georgia, one of nine players named to the NAIA Gold Glove team one month ago today. In 2020, the junior started 45 games and played in 47, holding down the center outfield spot with a fielding percentage of .992, five outfield assists, and only one error. At…
Two Big 12 powers are reportedly looking to jump ship and are eyeing the SEC as an alternative conference affiliation. The Houston Chronicle first reported Wednesday that Texas and Oklahoma both reached out to the Southeastern Conference about joining the league. The last time Texas was exploring free agency, it sparked a series of conference realignments amongst college sports. Conference…
A local Girl Scout troop is having a great time in the name of an even better cause. This Saturday, Troop 3581 is participating in Questfest, a virtual scavenger hunt app for Girl Scout troops around the country. When the app goes live Saturday, there is a limited amount of time to complete quests which are challenges the girls finish…
Tonight, the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted their July Business After Hours at the Merchants and Marine Bank on Bienville Boulevard. The social networking event allows local business owners and staff to connect, support each other, and become familiar with other businesses in the area. This month, the Merchants and Marine Bank was the highlighted business. With the re-branding…
The non-profit ‘End it for Good’ put on an event this evening for the Gulf Coast community to openly discuss alternatives to the drug war. The Mississippi-based organization hosts discussions across the state to explore how addressing drug use and addiction as health issues could reduce crime, overdose, and deaths. Featured speakers and ‘End it for Good’ founder Christina Dent…
Didn’t see much rain today, but that led to some sweltering conditions with heat indices near 105! That sadly is “the rub” when it comes to our weather. When it gets hot enough, the sea-breeze circulation develops to help keep the inland area cooler with a few spotty showers. On days like today where drier air is limiting that afternoon…
This Saturday, the Gulfport community is coming together to beautify its neighborhoods. Gulfport Police Department is working with Extend a Hand, Help a Friend for their monthly community cleanup. They will be cleaning up the area around Prudie Circle. Anyone who wants to join can meet in the parking lot of the Goldin Sports Complex located at 12136 Prudie Circle…
Twenty-three women graduated from the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, a program through the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII. FSS is a program that enables HUD-assisted families to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on welfare assistance and rental subsidies. For the past several years, the participants entered into various community colleges and trade schools to help benefit themselves and…
Today was the first day of school for sixth and ninth graders in the Gulfport School District. This year, class is starting earlier than normal for the Gulfport School District because they have adapted a new flex schedule. Students are still in school for their typical 180 days, but the weeks that are taken away from their summer will be…
If you have a golf cart in Biloxi and want to ride on neighborhood streets, here are some helpful safety tips and requirements you’ll need to know. Biloxi has legalized the use of approved low-speed vehicles, primarily golf carts, on city streets with limits of 25 MPH or lower, but it’s not just a matter of jumping in the golf…
Just like the entire nation, health care systems on the Coast are seeing new cases of COVID pop up in the community. Memorial Hospital currently has 24 COVID patients, seven of which are in the ICU. In an effort to increase the vaccination rate in South Mississippi, Memorial announced five additional vaccination sites this week, bringing the total up to…
One family in the Chapelwood subdivision woke up to a very scary scene early this morning. David Ames is still in shock trying to wrap his mind around the idea that a car was sitting inside of his home. Around 12:30 at night, a driver, driving down Landon Road in Gulfport crashed into his home, but that’s not the only…
A grand jury finds no criminal conduct in the death of a Hancock County inmate that happened in July 2020. According to the report, Lauren Lindsey Darnell was an inmate at the Hancock County Jail and died on July 25th, 2020. At the time, no suspicious circumstances were reported. The report reads: “The grand jury finds no criminal conduct on…
Jackson, Miss. – The former Mayor of Moss Point, Mississippi, and his wife were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to the Mayor’s Gala held in 2019, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, and Special Agent in Charge Michelle A. Sutphin of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi. Mario King was…
Last night, Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a call of a vehicle hitting a home. A resident sleeping escaped injury when a car left Landon Road then hit two cars in a driveway and ended up in the home’s bedroom. According to Harrison County Fire Rescue, the driver of the car that left the roadway was taken to the…
Today is the first day of school for some students in the Gulfport School District. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is at Gulfport High School where summer is officially over for their ninth graders. Categories: Local News, News Tags: back to school, gulfport school district
A Weak frontal boundary draped along the lower Tennessee valley will continue to slide east and out of the region, high-pressure will slowly build eastward through Friday as this weakness moves off the east coast over the next 48 hours. T-storms will be present today but mainly scattered in the afternoon hours. Hot summertime temperatures will be found through the…
Hancock County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect wanted in connection with a Wednesday evening shooting that left one man injured. The shooting occurred about 6:45 p.m. on West Holmes Street in Bayside Park. Deputies on Wednesday night were searching for a person who witnesses say fired at least two shots. The victim, a 38-year-old man, was shot once. He…
A much drier trend is already beginning to take hold with less than 20% coverage for showers/t-storms. The upper level weakness continues to hold over the mid-Atlantic and northeast with upper level high-pressure in place over the nation’s mid-section. Our area continues to lie on the fence in between these two large scale features. Weak frontal boundary draped along the…
Rain chances are much lower across the region now that our weather pattern has finally started to change. With high pressure slowly building in from the west, we should only see a few showers and thunderstorms each day. Rain chances will be at about 20% for Thursday and Friday, going up to about 40% over the weekend. High temperatures will…
When Mississippi State and LSU got together in last year’s season opener, the Tigers were more than a two-touchdown favorite. But in comes Mike Leach and his air raid offense in his first-ever game as head coach of the Bulldogs to crash the party of the defending national champions. MSU put up more than 600 yards of total offense that…
With ties to Harrison Central High School, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and Ole Miss, Kaitlin Lee’s magnolia state roots run deeper than most, but it’s the middle one of those that has the former softball star coming back to where it all began. Today, Lee was named pitching coach of the Bulldogs under first year Head Coach David Kuhn….
From last year’s Bubble Booker to this year’s NBA Finals Devin Booker, the Moss Point alum finishes his amazing post-season run with the Phoenix Suns just two wins away from winning it all. But the Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks were not to be denied, becoming just the third championship team in NBA history to win four straight finals…
This week in Hattiesburg, USM’s Frank Gore Jr. is a popular watch list selection, this time courtesy of the Doak Walker Award, going to the nation’s top running back. Gore seems poised for a breakout second season, coming off the best year for a Southern Miss running back since 2017 with 708 yards on 121 careers and three total touchdowns….