5 Things to Know This Weekend: Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays! We hope you have a great holiday weekend. Remember, we love to hear from you and see your photos! Have a funny photo with Santa? How about an action shot with your new bike, scooter or car? Did your masterpiece Christmas dinner turn out just the way you planned? We want to hear about it! Share your photos by adding them in the "Your Neighborhood Gallery" and posting them on our Facebook Page!

Shop Local: That's right, it's the last shopping day before Christmas. But, instead of swinging by a "big box" store, shop local. Gulfport has plenty of stores to choose from - all located on Gulfport Blvd., Beach Blvd. and 49th St. S. Check out our "Places" tab on Gulfport Patch to find what your looking for. Still stumped on what to get? Buy a gift card and support local businesses today!

Closed on Christmas: Many Gulfport businesses will be closed for the Chritmas holiday, that includes the popular Gulfport Casino Ballroom. You'll have to skip lessons this week.

Win $100,000 for Local Schools: Patch's "Deck Your House" contest ends on Monday, Dec. 26th! There's still time to upload a photo of your home to be entered in the contest. Grand prize is $100,000 to be given to your public school district. Just go to this website and upload your photo today!

Holiday Forecast: Saturday, it'll be partly sunny with a high near 79 and an east northeast wind between 7 and 9 mph. Tonight, it'll be mostly cloudy with a low around 64. Expect an east northeast wind between 7 and 11 mph. Christmas Day, we have a 20% chance of showers. Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a high near 79. Expect an east wind around 6 mph becoming west. Sunday night, also a 20% chance of showers. Mostly cloudy with a low around 61. Expect a north northwest wind between 6 and 10 mph.