Local businesses thrive during carnival season. Blackwater Brass is keeping spirits high and bringing Mardi Gras soul to local Coast businesses. The New Orleans style funk band is playing at local venues and restaurants to help keep customers coming. Year after year, Blackwater Brass has partied and provided music for Mardi Gras parades from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama. But…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is ranked number one in the U.S. on the 2021-2022 Military Schools List for the nation’s largest community colleges. Dustin Furby is an Army veteran and now a student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. During his time in the U.S. military, he worked as a military policeman in Virginia and did missions with the…
The Claiborne at Gulfport Highlands hasn’t even officially opened yet to house residents, but this premier living retirement home in Gulfport is already going above and beyond to help those in need. Tomorrow the welcome center at the Claiborne at Gulfport Highlands will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the American Red Cross. This retirement…
Harrison County residents are going to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum as they are administering vaccinations to qualifying individuals. Only county residents that pre-registered may receive their vaccine dose and they must enter at gate three on Beauvoir Road. This vaccination site has been open for a little over a month now and have since almost doubled the amount they are…
The local nonprofit Comeback Coolers, based out of Ocean Springs, embarked on their first ever winter mission. The group is known for providing relief in the form of ice chests with ice cold beer, soft drinks, and goodies to those repairing their homes post-natural disasters like hurricanes. This past Tuesday they headed to areas around Columbia, Mississippi to aid linemen…
Walmart shelves along the Coast are not as stocked as usual due to the weather. If you take a trip to your local neighborhood Walmart you’ll notice low stock or no stock of different types of product. Mother Nature has delayed truck deliveries here on the Coast. Digital Team Lead for Gulfport Walmart Kasey Lovato said, “Because of the roads…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 134 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths as of 3 p.m. yesterday with one new death in Stone County. MSDH has stated that they will have limited COVID-19 reporting today as they work to restore their website after power loss. The statewide total stands at 289,532 cases and 6,531 deaths. Here’s…
The 2021 Crawfish Music Festival is happening! The 28th annual Crawfish Music Festival is scheduled for April 14th through April 18th. Presale tickets go up on February 25th and will be on sale February 26th. Headliners include Riley Green, Hardy, Blackberry Smoke, and more. The festival includes midway rides, a variety of foods, unique vendors, crawfish cook-off, and three full…
In Gulfport and Pascagoula, the Salvation Army has opened cold weather shelters for those who need a warm, dry place to sleep during this week’s freezing temperatures. Shelters will be open at 6 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. tomorrow. Then they’ll reopen again tomorrow night at 6 p.m. Dinner and breakfast will be provided each day for those in need….
Chancery Court Judge Neil Harris has appointed a guardian ad litem, or a court investigator, to examine Ocean Springs businessman Scott Walker’s health before he is sentenced on a criminal contempt charge. Harris had initially sentenced Walker to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine during a hearing Tuesday due to Walker’s unbecoming behavior in the courtroom. However, the…
Moss Point Mayor Mario King will plead guilty in a federal court in Gulfport, Wednesday February 24th. Mayor King and his wife have informed the prosecutors of their intent to plead guilty in a federal case accusing them of wire fraud and conspiracy charges. A federal grand jury indicted the Kings last June on 13 counts of wire fraud and…
Blood drives have been in high demand throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and now the Biloxi Shuckers baseball organization joined forces with the American Red Cross today to lend a helping hand. Blood donors filed through the Shuckers’ locker room at MGM Park all afternoon to give blood. The Shuckers partnered with the Red Cross after they reached out to numerous…
The City of Moss Point has made the night-time curfew for minors permanent. The board of aldermen made the decision during yesterday’s meeting. New curfew times are 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Sunday through Thursday and 11:01 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. These times apply to all minors under the age of 18 unless traveling to…
After Mardi Gras was canceled, residents along the Gulf Coast decided to host a Yardi Gras to still celebrate the Mardi Gras season. The Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum asked for everyone to decorate their homes or businesses and the best would win a prize. Ladidaa Boutique won first place in the business category. News 25 spoke with Owner Windy…
While carnival season is officially over, there is one event that’s still going on. That’s the March for Mayor. It’s happening in each coastal city and in the City of Biloxi they’re collecting cans of tuna. It’s an inaugural event hoping to capture the Mardi Gras spirit and energy and use to it help others. The march is organized by…
Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has been named one of America’s best hospitals for cancer care by the Women’s Choice Award. Memorial is in the top four percent of hospitals offering cancer care. Listed as one of 410 award recipients representing hospitals that have met the highest standards for cancer care in the U.S. To be named as one of the…
Today at the Coast Coliseum, the National Guard planned to vaccinate 500 Mississippi residents with their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 appointments canceled Monday due to freezing weather have been rescheduled to this coming Saturday. Saturday will be the first time the Coliseum is open on the weekend for COVID vaccines. The National Guard is ensuring everyone who…
The Lighthouse Park in Pascagoula will be getting some improvements soon thanks to tidelands funds. The city was recently awarded $450,000 in tidelands funds from the Department of Marine Resources. Engineers are continuing to work on a design plan for the Pascagoula Park. Possible improvements include additional parking, an observation pier, kayak launch, and new playground equipment, just to name…
New life is literally flowing into the downtown area of Pascagoula in an overall revitalization effort that started more than a decade ago, but is now gaining momentum. Pascagoula business owner Richard Chenoweth always sees the glass as half full, his optimism and recent investments have paid off. “With chaos comes opportunity, and we just had the opportunity to change…
Winter plant care has become a common topic on Facebook gardening groups as most of the country is experiencing freezing temperatures. The plant experts at Pine Hills Nursery in Pass Christian share some tips to keep your outdoor coastal plants alive during freezing temperatures at night. Cover your outside plants. It may seem like a common tip, but first place…
Most people want to stay warm and keep their heating bill low throughout the winter months. Here are some tips on how to stay warm, safe, and on a budget. People here in South Mississippi are not so familiar with these frigid temperatures. The drop in temperature is causing many people to want to crank up the heat. Mississippi Power…
Blood drives have been in high demand throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and now the Biloxi Shuckers baseball organization is joining in and lending a helping hand. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is at MGM Park with more on why the Shuckers have partnered with the American Red Cross. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: american red cross, Biloxi Shuckers, blood…
After Fat Tuesday, the Lenten season begins. For some parishioners on our Coast that means attending mass on Ash Wednesday. During a typical Ash Wednesday Mass, ashes are smeared across the foreheads of believers in the sign of a cross. In order to limit contact this year, the ashes were sprinkled instead. At the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary…
Just like that leftover king cake at the house, there’s still some partying to do to celebrate Fat Tuesday. Folks at the Charles L. Walker Senior Center in Gulfport were ‘Tardy to the Mardi,’ but it wasn’t their fault. Blame the cold weather on the Coast. Even though the celebration was a day behind, everyone still enjoyed some great music,…