Southern Miss relief pitcher Ryan Och was selected by the San Diego Padres in the seventh round with the 220th overall pick. According to the Sun Herald, Och has already elected to turn pro at a slot value of $197,300 forgoing his final two years of eligibility in Hattiesburg. The lefty played a big role down the stretch for Southern…
From high school all the way up to the Major Leagues, there wasn’t a level of baseball that went unaffected by the timing of COVID-19. Last year, the MLB’s first year player draft was shortened from 40 rounds to just five, only to find a happy medium at 20 rounds in 2021 which brings us to a guy that would…
There’s a new black-owned children’s toy and book store in Gulfport, offering a comfortable and inviting space for shoppers to engage in books and games showcasing different cultures with black and brown characters for visitors to indulge in. Wonders of the World Book and Toy Store was once an online only multicultural children’s store based here on the Coast. After…
Today marked a milestone for a gem here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Captain Ron Reiter, the skipper of the Maritime Museum’s Biloxi schooners, celebrated 90 years of life. Over the years, Captain Ron has become an icon on the Coast. One crew member even says ‘he’s not from the Coast, but he makes the Coast.’ “What gets anybody involved…
Government Street closed starting this morning to thru traffic from Magnolia Bayou Boulevard to Ocean Springs Road. The road will be closed until 5 p.m. July 13th. This is an emergency road closure due to a boring contractor damaging a sewer line. The road closure will take place barring any unforeseen circumstance. Categories: Local News, News Tags: government street, Ocean…
Gulfport Planet Fitness is celebrating club updates with a members welcome back event. Gulfport Planet Fitness opened its doors for a re-opening after upgrading the facility and furnishing the club with new cardio equipment, strength equipment, and more. The Gulfport upgrade marks the third re-equip in the area, following upgrades to Planet Fitness clubs in Biloxi and Ocean Springs last…
Visiting Pet Teams of South Mississippi held their graduation ceremony over the weekend, honoring new and re-registering pet dog therapy teams. Zoe, Jude, and Sadie are some of the newly certified pet therapy dogs that will work alongside their handlers for Visiting Pet Teams of South Mississippi. For Sabrina Nastrini and her therapy dog, Jude, it’s been a long time…
No surprises this afternoon as we saw more showers and thunderstorms moving in. There were a few accumulations of 4″ or more, but overall it wasn’t too bad compared to several days last week. The main issue is the ground is still saturated, so even a moderate amount of rainfall could cause some localized flooding issues. This trend is very…
The I-110 drawbridge in D’Iberville was shut down for about two hours while engineers worked to get the bridge to close. At around 1:45 p.m., MDOT reported all lanes on the drawbridge were blocked in both directions causing a high traffic impact. The drawbridge was malfunctioning as it was stuck in the up position at Rodriguez Street near Exit 2….
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce is helping to facilitate important conversations among coworkers with a new webinar series. ‘Courageous Conversations’ is a complimentary and interactive Zoom series that is hosted by Ronnie Slone of the Slone Group. Slone will be discussing topics such as understanding the differences between equity and equality, racism in the workplace, and how colleagues…
While donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to give this summer, the American Red Cross continues to experience a severe blood shortage and donors of all blood types, especially type O and those giving platelets, are urged to make an appointment to give now. Right now, they need to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations each…
While cases and deaths from COVID-19 are dropping, the delta variant is now becoming the dominant strain in the U.S. Here on the Coast, we are starting to see cases and hospitalizations trending upwards. Since June, the delta variant of COVID-19 has made up over 20 percent of reported U.S. cases and looks to be spreading 50 percent faster than…
With hurricane season in full swing, it is important to know how to properly operate a generator. Operating a generator is very important because if not operated properly it can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning and house fires which can ultimately be deadly. News 25 talked to the Harrison County Emergency Management Agency for safety advice when it comes to…
A South Mississippi nurse practitioner has been arrested for prescription drug fraud and theft. The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics began investigating 46-year-old nurse practitioner Leslie Wilbourne. Wilbourne was practicing at Maxem Health Urgent Care in Gulfport and Pascagoula. She was reportedly prescribing Ambien to her adult children, mother, father, and friends and would then pick up the prescriptions for her…
After a grand jury investigation, all Gulfport officers involved in a fatal November 2020 shooting have been cleared. On November 12th, 2020, at approximately 2:50 p.m., the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation responded to an officer-involved shooting near the intersection of 25th Avenue and Pass Road in Gulfport. Responding to a disturbance call, officers with the Gulfport Police Department found Henry…
If you noticed some rather questionable fashion statements in Gulfport over the weekend, don’t worry, it was all for the Ugly Tie Fest. The free festival brought food trucks, vendors, and live music to the streets of Downtown Gulfport on Saturday. It also encouraged festival goers to bring out their ugliest tie for the event. The event was originally scheduled…
Twenty years after the first Ground Zero Blues Club opened in Clarksdale, Mississippi a second is coming to Downtown Biloxi. The second club will be located at the District on Howard in the former Kress Building, a mixed-use complex being developed to bring back the look and atmosphere of downtown. Academy-Award winning actor Morgan Freeman is co-owner of the Ground…
‘Shark Week’ started Sunday on the Discovery Channel and here on the Coast it started Monday at the Mississippi Aquarium. It’s the aquarium’s first ever Shark Week with special programs running from July 12th through the 18th. The week will be packed with shark-infested presentations, activities, games, and photo opportunities. The aquarium will be partnering with the shark research team…
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has concluded a heightened awareness and enforcement campaign known as Operation Dry Water. Operation Dry Water is a year-round campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of boating under the influence. This year we saw a record low number of boating-related incidents over the holiday weekend enforcement period from July 2nd to…
The Mississippi Commissioner of Public Safety is pledging to be more responsive to requests for public records, including the release of video footage from fatal shootings by police officers. Sean Tindell tells our media partner the Sun Herald that he believes in transparency. He says secrecy leads to “conspiracy theories and incorrect assumptions.” Tindell says his guidance for transparency applies…
The Mississippi Aquarium and Mississippi State University joined forces for a community cleanup over the weekend at Jones Park Beach. Originally over 60 people registered to help, but only a fraction attended because of the rainy condition. “It seems like a fun thing to do. We didn’t have anything else to do so we did it.” “This is the state…
On Thursday, the three part ‘Courageous Conversations’ series kicks off presented by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce. Here to give us a preview of this week’s discussion and the series as a whole is the Chamber’s CEO Adele Lyons. Tags: Courageous Conversations, mississippi gulf coast chamber of commerce
On Mondays here on News 25 we feature children from Mississippi hoping to get adopted. Today, we’re introducing you to Nathan, a boy who says life with a forever family would be normal and fun. If you’re interested in adopting Nathan, you can visit the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services website at mdcps.ms.gov and click on the Mississippi Heart…
With daytime heating, afternoon showers/t-storms will affect the area with the activity diminishing around sunset. By Tuesday, the upper-level dynamics supporting showers/t-storms upstream of the zonal deep-layer flow exits towards our north, as we settle into overall weaker moisture flow. This slows down storm motion back to a crawl yet again. Models indicate a southeasterly low-level flow taking over, surging…