For over 50 years, the Holy Trinity Church has hosted the largest Greek holiday festival. However, this year looked quite different. It’s become a 50-year holiday tradition. The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church hosts their annual bake sale. Due to COVID, the church had to make some major changes to their annual Greek festival. Where there is normally dancing, music,…
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! At Gaston Point’s head start program teachers came together to create holiday bliss for their students return. What better way to come back to school than to be welcomed into a Christmas winter wonderland? “The school, they took it to a whole other level.” Gaston Point closed their doors for two…
It is flu shot Friday on the Gulf Coast. In a partnership with the Mississippi Public Health Institute, the Coastal Family Health Care Center launched the campaign to promote health awareness and safety throughout the community. This week also happens to be National Influenza Week, which makes it the perfect time to grab your flu shot. Coastal Family Health Center…
As technology advances so do the different ways crooks can carry out their crimes. Crime Stoppers, area businesses, and investigators have teamed up to forge yet another new way to fight and solve crimes. It’s the holiday season and while many people are out shopping for gifts and making plans to spend Christmas with their loved ones, there are others…
Investigators are seeking to use any means necessary to catch a solid break in the case of a missing Pascagoula woman. Just over two weeks ago, News 25 brought you the story of the ongoing search for Tessie Temores, a Pascagoula mother who went missing back on December 27th of last year. This time of year is especially tough for…
‘Tis the season to be jolly and it’s also the season of body slams courtesy of Diamond Championship Wrestling! The wrestling promotion will host two action packed events Saturday, December 12th and December 19th. DCW is teaming up with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department to spread some holiday cheer and help out with the Santa Wears a Badge campaign. The…
This coming Monday, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors are going to vote on what to do with a Confederate monument that has been standing in front of the county courthouse since 1911. The monument at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport has become a flashpoint of controversy in recent months as attention across the country has focused on whether…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 2,327 new COVID-19 cases and 41 new deaths including two in Jackson County. The statewide total stands at 175,282 confirmed cases and 4,124 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County has 1,454 cases and still 45 deaths Harrison County is now at 8,433 cases and 119 deaths Jackson County has…
New executive orders from Governor Tate Reeves will go into effect today at 5 p.m. to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Reeves is adding more COVID-19 measures in an effort to keep Mississippians safe and added 12 more counties to the mask mandate, totaling to 62. In an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 statewide, for social gatherings…
Gulfport Police Department made an arrest regarding a drive-by shooting that took place Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Highway 49 in reference to a drive-by shooting. Throughout the course of the investigation, it was discovered that Dequman Marshea Cooper discharged a firearm several times from his vehicle toward two subjects. Cooper also…
The Mississippi Heritage Trust recently announced its acquisition of a former home of one of the most prominent artists on the Gulf Coast. Atop a bluff in Gautier overlooking the Mississippi Sound sits Oldfields, a home in which Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson resided in when creating his famous large-scale block prints. By way of an anonymous donor, the Mississippi…
It’s been a few weeks since ice skating returned to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and there’s new ways to enjoy the ice this month. Yesterday kicked off theme nights on the rink which run each Wednesday and Thursday through January 14th. You can also book birthday parties on the rink for up to ten people or set a time to…
It’s the final countdown for Canopy Child Advocacy Services holiday gift drive, but so far, so good. Last week we shared with you the drive to collect toys and gifts this year for children and young people ages three to 17, all of whom have been victims of sexual or physical abuse or witness to a crime here in South…
As the year 2020 wraps up, it also marks new beginnings and a new lease on life for two sea turtles rescued and rehabbed by the caretakers at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. The turtles were released into the Mississippi Sound and will be used to collect critical date in a groundbreaking study. A tale of two…
Santa Claus comes two weeks from today. There’s nothing worse than not getting your Christmas packages delivered before the Christmas holiday. It’s the busiest time of the year for the U.S. Postal Service. Millions of packages find their way through the postal service each holiday season. Postal deadlines ensure your packages arrive to your loved ones on time. One deadline…
The Salvation Army partners up with Coastal Family Health each month at the Kroc Center for free COVID-19 testing. Drive up in your car, fill out a quick information sheet, get a quick nose swab, and your COVID results will be ready in the next two hours. Registered nurses from the Coastal Family Health Clinic come to each car one…
Administrators at Ocean Springs High School are laying out the groundwork for their hybrid learning plan set to take effect at the start of the spring semester. Under this new plan set to take place January 5th, students will be split up into two teams based on their last name, the blue team and the grey team. Each day, one…
It’s one of South Mississippi’s favorite holiday pastimes and for a few weeks now ice skating at the Coast Coliseum has provided lots of fun for local residents. News 25’s Grant Chighizola has more. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: Coast Coliseum, ice skating
Folks in Harrison County are going the extra mile to spread Christmas cheer without risking exposure to COVID-19. Go ahead and mark you calendars for Saturday, December 12th when everyone is invited to celebrate the holiday season with a drive-thru community Christmas event in Gulfport at the Isiah Frederick’s Community Center. The annual event will look a little different due…
Lace up your shoes and take a stroll with News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf in today’s edition of Live Local, a series you can catch here on News 25 on Thursdays. Today, we take you to stop numbers 13 and 14 of the Biloxi Walking Tour with Biloxi Library Historian Jane Shambra. Vieux Marche is a segment of Biloxi’s earliest thoroughfare….
First time jobless claims jumped last week. According to the Labor Department, first time claims total 853,000. That’s 100,000 more than the previous week and the highest number of claims since September 19th. It’s much higher than analysts had been expecting though they had predicted an increase over last week’s numbers. Continuing claims or the number of people claiming benefits…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 2,283 new COVID-19 cases and 42 new deaths including two in George County and one new death in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 172,955 confirmed cases and 4,083 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 1,445 cases and 45 deaths Harrison County is now at 8,332 cases…
While many Coast communities are canceling holiday celebrations due to the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, one local neighborhood has provided Gulf Coast residents a safe, socially distanced way to get into the holiday spirit. The Long Beach neighborhood puts on an annual holiday light display that attracts many from all over the Coast. While driving down the magical street,…
One South Mississippi pet adoption story is gaining national recognition and now you have the chance to vote for it and help out the animals at the Humane Society of South Mississippi in the process. Sylvia Hanes adopted her dog Champ the pit bull from HSSM back in 2012. Sylvia soon discovered Champ’s love of sprinting which inspired her to…