Future of Job Corps is uncertain
The Labor Department has announced it plans to shut down 99 job corps center around the country, including the Gulfport Center. The Department of Labor cited financial challenges, including a…
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Amtrak announces starting date for new Mardi Gras Service
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- There have been signs of progress as our South Mississippi cities prepare for Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service. Earlier Tuesday, press conferences regarding Amtrak happened…
Senate passes Trump tax bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their…
Grocery tax decrease begins July 1
Going into effect today is the new grocery tax. Beginning July 1, the grocery tax state-wide will decrease from 7 to 5 percent. This includes food and drinks eligible for purchase…
Hugh Keating sworn in as Gulfport mayor
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- In the City of Gulfport Monday, incoming Mayor Hugh Keating and members of the City Council were sworn into office. They were joined by…
Robert "Bobby" Cox sworn in as Mayor of Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs, Miss. (WXXV) - Monday evening, Bobby Cox was sworn in as the new mayor of Ocean Springs. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the…
Starting date for Amtrak Mardi Gras Service announced
GULF COAST, Miss. (WXXV)- Amtrak has announced the new starting date for the Mardi Gras Service across the Gulf Coast. Amtrak announced that the start date for the new service will be August 18. Tickets are on sale now. Adult…
Mississippi’s new seafood labeling law takes effect July 1
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi’s Seafood Labeling Law takes effect Tuesday, July 1, 2025, under the direction of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR). Starting July 1, all seafood, including shrimp, and…
Upgrades coming to Miramar Park in City of Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A $45,000 renovation project to Miramar Park in Biloxi is currently underway to replace the aging playground structure installed after Hurricane Katrina. Crews have…
BREAKING NEWS: Gulfport High School has announced Myles Gentry as new Head Baseball Coach.
BREAKING: Gulfport High School has announced Myles Gentry as new Head Baseball Coach. Gulfport High School is celebrating that Myles Gentry has been offered…
Memorial Hospital Gulfport receives national award
Gulfport, Miss. (WXXV)- Memorial Hospital Gulfport announces they are part of the nation's top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients. To receive this recognition, Memorial Hospital had to…
Amtrak announcing start date for service on the coast
Mississippi Gulf Coast (WXXV)- Tomorrow, July 1, at a series of news events across the route, Amtrak will announce the start date for full service by Amtrak Mardi Gras Service intercity passenger trains twice-daily between New Orleans and Mobile. With…
U.S.S. Jeremiah Denton christened at Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- On Saturday in Pascagoula, it was a day of celebration as Ingalls Shipbuilding christened a new guided missile destroyer named after a former U.S. Senator and…
Stone County man faces first degree-murder
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Stone County man is being charged with first degree-murder after a multiple hour standoff with law enforcement on Friday night. Orlando Breland was arrested Friday…
Senate Bill 2343 strengthens bond between military and community
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WXXV)- Governor Tate Reeves signed Senate Bill 2343 while visiting the 186th Air Refueling Wing in Meridian. This senate bill strengthens the bond between military…
MSU expands military education access through partnership with Keesler Air Force Base
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University has signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with Keesler Air Force Base, paving the way for a Bachelor of Applied Science in Weather and Environment––an MSU Department of Geosciences program that will provide Keesler Air Force members…
House Bill 1262 creates alternate pathways for medical personnel
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- Governor Tate Reeves signed legislation into law that benefits medical members of the military. House Bill 1262 was signed Thursday. The bill benefits Army…
GCCF awards Velkas grants focused on children’s well-being in Harrison, Hancock counties
GULFPORT, MS (June 27, 2025) — Four Mississippi Gulf Coast nonprofits have been awarded a total of $40,125 from the John T. and Lois R. “Sonny” Velkas Child Welfare Fund, a fund of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF). This…
Ingalls Shipbuilding christening Navy’s newest destroyer Saturday
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- Today, our cameras got a sneak peek of the Navy’s newest destroyer ahead of its christening ceremony Saturday at Ingalls Shipbuilding. The future USS Jeremiah Denton is…
Local girl’s wish granted by Make-A-Wish
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Thursday at Traintastic in Gulfport, Make-A-Wish Mississippi made one Biloxi girl’s dreams a reality. WXXV News 25’s Lucas Warren has the story.
Woman dead after jumping from vehicle, man charged with DUI in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a DUI that left a woman dead after jumping out of a car. Deputies say the incident happened Thursday night around 7:30 on Gautier-Vancleave Road in Gautier. Celeste Bellard was…
Moss Point police searching for vehicles involved in fatal hit and run
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Moss Point Police Department, with assistance from Mississippi Highway Patrol, is actively investigating a fatal hit and run. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 25 on Interstate 10 westbound between mile markers 68 and 69.…
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press A divided Supreme Court has ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision leaves unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship. The outcome Friday was…
10-year-old Latimer girl helping others fight scoliosis and other rare diseases
LATIMER, Miss. (WXXV) -- One 10-year-old girl from Latimer is making a difference in her life and the lives of others by raising money…