Catching up with Country music trio, Chapel Hart
WXXV News 25 invited the Country music trio, Chapel Hart, to discuss their upcoming concert schedule on the show. The group is currently performing on tour for their 'Christmas in July' shows…
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This Weekend's Community Calendar
Here is a full list of events happening across South Mississippi this weekend in our Community Calendar. Friday, July 19th: 6pm- Family Dinner Benefit Honoring Our Home Front at the Diamondhead Country Club. 6pm- Grown Folk Summer Camp at the…
James Sikking, star of ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser, MD,’ dies at 90
James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90. Sikking died of complications from dementia, his publicist Cynthia Snyder said in a statement…
Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. Doherty died Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane, given to…
Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on…
Fourth of July trivia with Grant Chighizola
On this day in 1826, our second president John Adams and our third president Thomas Jefferson - friends, political opponents, and two of our Founding Fathers - died just five…
Beau Rivage offers fun for coastal visitors
The Beau Rivage is welcoming folks from all over the coast and country to come enjoy a fun-filled vacation. Mary Cracchiolo shows WXXV News 25 what is offered at…
Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
BY JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland, the prolific film and television actor whose long career stretched from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88. Kiefer Sutherland, the actor’s son, confirmed his father’s death Thursday. No further details were…
Country star Miranda Lambert adds Sound Amphitheater as tour stop
County music superstar Miranda Lambert will make a stop in Gautier this fall with an appearance at The Sound Amphitheater in September. The "Somethin' Bad" singer will play a 7 p.m. date on Friday September 27. Tickets go on sale…
Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
BY BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett’s first cousin Neal L. Gossett told…
Singer-songwriter Steve Earle to play Grand Magnolia in June
Singer-songwriter Steve Earle will take the stage at the Grand Magnolia Ballroom this summer. Earle will bering his 'Alone Again' acoustic 2024 Tour to Pascagoula on June 2. Tickets are available at http://www.grandmagmusic.com. The three-time Grammy Award winner was a protege…
M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor from ‘Blood Simple,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ dies at 88
BY ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner,” has died at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. Walsh died from cardiac arrest…
Christian artist Lauren Daigle adds date in Gautier at The Sound
Contemporary Christian artist Lauren Daigle is coming to the Coast. The American Idol alum from Louisiana has been added to the lineup at The Sound Amphitheater in Gautier on August 16. The Grammy and Dove award winner added Gautier to…
Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ dies at 76
BY MARK KENNEDY Updated 3:14 PM CST, February 28, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has…
Singer, songwriter John Hiatt headed to Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA — Legendary singer/songwriter John Hiatt, who the Los Angeles Times once called “…one of rock's most astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years,” is coming to Pascagoula. Hiatt, who has been nominated for nine Grammys and has been awarded…
KC & The Sunshine Band to kick off concerts at Sound Amphitheater
The Sound Amphitheater has announced its lineup for the opening of the Gautier stage. 70s icons KC & The Sunshine Band will open the Amphitheater on April 12, followed by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit on April 19. All…
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ is heading to Disney+
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s blockbuster concert film “The Eras Tour” will make its streaming debut on Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday. The film, now titled “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” will land on the streaming platform…
Creed, 3 Doors Down coming to the Coliseum this fall
Creed is back and will be in Biloxi this fall. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center announced that Creed -- with Escatawpa band 3 Doors Down as the special guest -- will stop here for a 7 p.m. show…
Country singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died after battling stomach cancer
BY KRISTIN M. HALL Toby Keith, a sometimes polarizing figure in country music who crafted an identity around his macho, pro-American swagger, has died. He was 62. The “Beer For My Horses” singer-songwriter, who was battling stomach cancer, died peacefully Monday surrounded…
Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies
BY MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,”…
Great Food Truck Race stops at Harrah's in Biloxi
The Food Network is bringing its reality show, "Great Food Truck Race" to Biloxi this weekend. The show has coordinated with Harrah’s to take place on Saturday at the Great Lawn. The public will be allowed to visit the food…
Jon Stewart will return to 'The Daily Show' as host — just on Mondays
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle. Comedy Central on Wednesday said Stewart will host the…
Actor David Soul, one half of ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ dies at 80
LONDON (AP) — Actor David Soul, who earned fame as the blond half of crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” in the popular 1970s television series, has died at the age of 80. His wife, Helen Snell, said Friday that “David Soul –…
Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100
NEW YORK (AP) — Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She…