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Finally Friday!

TGIF! It's Friday, everybody! Are you still mapping out your weekend plans? If so, here's News 25 Today producer Porsha Williams with highlights of a few events scheduled to take place here on the coast in this week's edition of…

Real Men Wear Pink

‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ is just a few weeks away and men here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are kicking things off early with ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ Gulf Coast Reveal Event. Prominent Gulf Coast men are taking a stand…

Biloxi Seafood Festival takes place this weekend

A celebration of Biloxi’s seafood heritage kicks off this weekend at the Biloxi Town Green. The Biloxi Seafood Festival is home of some of the best seafood that the Mississippi Gulf Coast has to offer. The two day festival is…

Youth for Christ Silent Auction

This weekend, you have the chance to bid on some unique items all while giving back to the community. Mississippi Gulf Coast Youth for Christ provides programs for students all across the Coast. On Saturday, they will be hosting a…

Fire safety improvements in Harrison County

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s budget for fiscal year 2020 earlier this week and with the new budget comes improvements for fire safety in the county. Harrison County’s fire services will see an increase in its…

Ocean Springs Lions Club discusses gun issues

Ocean Springs residents met today to discuss an important topic in today’s society. The Ocean Springs Lions Club held its monthly meeting at Aunt Jenny’s Catfish where they discussed the second amendment and issues like proposed red flag gun laws…

Jackson County dog looking for second chance after abuse

Across the country, lawmakers are trying to get harsher punishments for people who abuse animals. Here on the Gulf Coast, animal activists and law enforcement officials are dealing with animal neglect and abuse cases every day. Meet Chupy. This old…

Biloxi police warn about fraud attempt

Biloxi police are warning residents of an attempted fraud scheme involving people posed as Biloxi police officers attempting to collect ‘unpaid fines.’ In a public service announcement released this afternoon, police stated ‘individuals contacted citizens stating they were officers from…

Real Men Wear Pink

Most of us know someone who has been impacted by breast cancer. With October being ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month,’ some men on the Coast are picking up their pink to help raise funds and awareness in the fight against breast…

Inkin’ the Coast

Tattoo artists from around the world are ‘Inkin’ the Coast’ this weekend for this year’s festival. Starting tomorrow you can come out to the convention center in Biloxi and see your favorite TV artists from shows like ‘Ink Master,’ ‘Get…

IP Casino donates to United MSD Foundation

The IP Casino is investing in a worthy cause, donating $25,000 to the United Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency Foundation to help support the group’s efforts to find a cure for children suffering from MSD nationwide, including some youngsters who live right…

The Peoples Bank donates to local charities

The Peoples Bank in Biloxi presented over $10,000 in checks to two local charities as part of the company’s employees’ charity fund program. These lucky charities were the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Multiple Sclerosis…

Debate between Lt. Gov. candidates televised on WXXV NBC

The two candidates for Mississippi lieutenant governor are taking part in a televised debate tonight. Democrat Jay Hughes of Oxford and Republican Delbert Hosemann of Jackson are competing in the November 5th General Election. Be sure to tune into WXXV…

Power restored in Downtown Biloxi

Multiple businesses and street lights lost power for over an hour this morning in downtown Biloxi. Howard Avenue from Reynoir to Caillavet Street was shut down and Biloxi police were directing traffic. A squirrel was messing with multiple fuses near…

Blessing of the Boots and Badges

On the morning of September 11th, 2001, terrorists wreaked havoc on our nation, devastating, but also uniting Americans across the nation. Eighteen years later, the City of Gulfport is looking to honor those who fought and died that day as…

Pink Pearls to Save the Girls Fashion Show

Tickets have officially gone on sale for the Scarlet Pearl’s annual breast cancer awareness fashion show. In partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the fourth annual ‘Pink Pearls to Save the Girls Fashion Show’ will take place on October…