Ocean Springs businesses are preparing for a big sidewalk sale this weekend with lots of participating businesses and restaurants as well as great specials. Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce Director Cynthia Sutton is in studio with more. Tags: Ocean Springs July Sidewalk Sale
It’s Tuesday which means it is time for our Pet of the Week. Katie King with the Humane Society of South Mississippi is on set with more. Categories: Community Headlines, Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
Kiwanis Club of St. Martin is hosting their inaugural Diners, Drive-Ins, and Hives: Kruisin’ with the Kiwanis Car Show to benefit students of St. Martin schools. The inaugural car show will feature food trucks, arts, crafts, and music. Awards will be broken down into categories for best pre-70s car, best 1971 to 1995 car, post 1996 cars, rat rods, and…
Schools in the Gulfport School District are preparing to head back to class earlier than usual due to their new flexible schedule. The new schedule will take the traditional school schedule and restructure it. Students will still attend school for 180 days. They’ll still have four quarters that are 45 days each, but they will have breaks in between. Last…
Today on Mom to Mom, we’ve got a colorful snack that your kids are going to think is the coolest thing ever. Tags: Mom to Mom
At News 25 we feature children from Mississippi hoping to get adopted in our Grant me Hope segment, made possible by Caring Hearts Counseling Services. We’re introducing you to Zander, a 12-year-old who says he’d like a loving family able to help him reach his full potential. If you’re interested in adopting Zander, you can visit the Mississippi Department of…
Just one day after graduating from the Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy, Officer Katie Cash was involved in a car accident in Waveland on Highway 603 and died from her injuries. Captain Shane Ogburn, who was one of the over 80 trainer officers Cash took instruction from while at the academy, was left heartbroken over the tragic news. Captain…
At the Scarlet Pearl, odds, picks, and predictions are coming in hot as sports bets for the NBA Finals pile in. The well-anticipated NBA Finals game six is Tuesday and the Scarlet Pearl is open for game bets. They’re expecting a lot of action and excitement for the big game as it could be the first championship win for the…
An area of upper level weakness over New England will be in place through the early part of the week with a massive high-pressure system sitting over the western third of the country. A frontal boundary will continue to slowly sag south into northern Louisiana and northern Mississippi through today. The front will stall and remain over the forecast area…
This stubborn active summertime pattern will continue throughout the middle of the workweek before a gradual drying trend expected by the end of the week. There’s an area of upper level weakness over New England in place through the early part of the week with a massive high-pressure system sitting over the western third of the country. A frontal boundary…
We will continue to carry high rain chances between 60-80% this evening, followed by a slight decrease to between 50-70% after midnight. With the ongoing showers and thunderstorms heading into Tuesday morning, rain chances will once again be between 70-90% by late morning through the afternoon hours tomorrow. Showers and storms that develop will be capable of producing torrential downpours…
WAVELAND, Miss. (WXXV) — Escape Addiction in Waveland is an outpatient counseling center that aims to help individuals do just that. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf caught up with the founder to learn more about the center and a new project he’s starting called the Freedom Lighthouse. Jared Bourgeois, founder of Escape Addiction and the Freedom Lighthouse says, “Addicts aren’t going…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — A 98-year-old World War II Veteran received what he considers the “surprise of a lifetime” over the weekend. Jeff Haynie, a 98-year-old World War II Veteran, stepped outside his home in Gulfport to the sound of dozens of motorcycles driving by. Little did he know the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association would be paying him visit. “This…
We will continue to carry high rain chances between 60-80% this evening, followed by a slight decrease to between 50-70% after midnight. With the ongoing showers and thunderstorms heading into Tuesday morning, rain chances will once again be between 70-90% by late morning through the afternoon hours tomorrow. Showers and storms that develop will be capable of producing torrential downpours…
A stationary front will continue to slowly move south and southeastward through the plains to mid/lower Mississippi Valley area, just north of the forecast area during the period. This should lead to widespread coverage of showers and thunderstorms each day. At this time, the risk of excessive rainfall appears more on the marginal risk/localized side that does not require a…
The wetter than average summer pattern is expected to continue through the period, and in fact rain chances will be even higher then recent days for much of the short term periods. A stationary front will continue to slowly move/develop south and southeastward through the plains to mid/lower Mississippi Valley area, just north of the forecast area during the period. In…
The wetter than average summer pattern is expected to continue through the period, and in fact rain chances will be even higher then recent days for much of the short term periods. Temperatures will be held in check each day given expected storm coverage, with lows remaining in the lower to middle 70s and highs in the lower to middle…
Much wetter in parts of South MS today as more widespread activity developed this afternoon. Today’s t-storms lasted longer, and brought higher short-term totals that topped 4″ in just six hours. That’s enough to cause some hyper-localized flooding issues, but no flood watch/warnings were issued. Despite the increase in amount of rain today, the rest of the night will be…
News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days, now an award-winning series two times over, starts next week. Set your calendars for Thursday, July 22nd and set your recliners to lounge mode as News 25’s Jeff Haeger brings the gridiron back into your lives on a Friday night in 2021. The sports feature is sponsored by Singing River Health System in…
Much wetter in parts of South MS today as more widespread activity developed this afternoon. Today’s t-storms lasted longer, and brought higher short-term totals that topped 4″ in just six hours. That’s enough to cause some hyper-localized flooding issues, but no flood watch/warnings were issued. Despite the increase in amount of rain today, the rest of the night will be…
A nightmare today for parents of a two-year-old boy at a D’Iberville daycare facility. According to D’Iberville police, the boy was found a block away from the facility by D’Iberville Public Works. The child, Jack, was not hurt. The incident took place this morning before noon at Honey’s Learning and Development Center located on Byrd Avenue in D’Iberville. The owner…
The Humane Society of South Mississippi kicked off its Dog Days of Summer: Shaggy’s Adoption Tour Thursday night at Shaggy’s Pass Harbor. If you couldn’t make it, there are two more opportunities to do so. The tour is scheduled to stop Saturday at Shaggy’s Gulfport Beach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then Sunday at Shaggy’s Biloxi Beach from…
An event at Beauvoir is set to return tomorrow with cool cars of all kinds set to attend. The Coastfest Car Show will be back for its fourth straight year with all makes and models of cars welcome to showcase their style with over 20 classes represented and multiple trophies up for grabs for car owners. In addition to the…
Jackson County’s erosion project on Front Beach in Ocean Springs is taking longer than originally anticipated. The project is adding new pipes and concrete swells to the area to help water drain more adequately and better prevent erosion. The one-million-dollar project is now expected to be completed in September. The project was originally expected to be finished by now, but…