Gulfport High Culinary Team wins big at competition
The Gulfport High Culinary Team took home a big win in a state competition. Chef Windham and the team Coastal Chefs won the Mississippi Department of Education’s Junior…
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St. James Catholic School celebrates Catholic Schools Week with special Mass
In honor of Catholic Schools Week, St. James Catholic School hosted a special Mass celebration today. All parents and grandparents were invited. St. James Catholic…
List of 2025 Municipal Election Candidates in South Mississippi
The qualifying deadline for 2025 municipal elections in South Mississippi has passed. Here is a list of each candidate that qualified. WXXV News 25 will continue to update this list as more candidates are announced. OCEAN SPRINGS: Mayor: Kenny Holloway…
Beachview Drive widening begins soon in Jackson County
Phase one of a local road widening project in Jackson County begins next week. Jackson County Supervisor Randy Bosarge said on Facebook that its phase one for the…
Memorial Health System Completes Acquisition of Merit Health Biloxi
GULFPORT, Miss. (January 31, 2025) – Memorial Health System has officially completed its acquisition of Merit Health Biloxi. This milestone marks the transition of Merit Health Biloxi’s hospital operations, medical office building with an array of clinic suites, medical clinics…
Vancleave man pleads guilty to driving drunk, killing girlfriend
A Vancleave man will spend 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to DUI in the death of his girlfriend. 36-year-old Michael Grimes was sentenced Friday to 25 years, with 22 to serve and 3 years of post-release supervision in…
Fire crews respond to house fire in Biloxi
Fire crews responded to a house fire in Biloxi Thursday night. Around 10:44 p.m., crews responded to the report of a fully involved house fire off Shorecrest Road. When crews arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. The fire…
Long Beach man charged with multiple car, home burglaries
A Long Beach man has been charged with multiple counts of burglary. 29-year-old Deqwaevious Jones was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of burglary of a vehicle and two counts of burglary of a residence. He was taken to…
Bubbles and Bonbons Galentine’s Event
Brenda Blount with Ohr-O’Keefe Museum is in studio to tell us about an upcoming Galentine’s Day event. The Bubbles and Bonbons event takes place Friday, February 7th from 6 p.m. until…
Man wanted in Gulfport manslaughter case turns himself in to police
Gulfport Police say a man wanted for manslaughter in a case dating back to this past November is now in custody. 27-year-old Ellis Townsend turned himself in to police on Friday. He was taken to the Harrison County jail and…
Winners of Gulfport School District Spelling Bee announced
The winners of the Gulfport School District Spelling Bee have been announced. First place is Bayou View Middle School eighth grader Cora. Second place is Bayou View Elementary School fourth grader Angus. Third place is Bayou View Middle School eighth…
Trent Lott Academy holds fourth round of annual Amazing Shake Competition
Trent Lott Academy hosted the fourth round of their annual Amazing Shake Competition on Thursday. Students were challenged to develop a presentation focusing on ways to improve Pascagoula. Students highlighted the strengths of the city and gave suggestions on improvements…
Exclusive first look inside the Buc-ee's in Harrison County
The highly anticipated Harrison County Buc-cee's location is getting closer to opening day with the outside of the store looking more and more like the Buc-cee's we…
Boys from Pascagoula High School face off in the Mr. Goula Pageant
Seventeen junior and senior boys hitting the stage on Thursday, all of them believing they had what it took to be the next…
Candidate Conversations: Shannon Grace Pfeiffer
Shannon Grace Pfeiffer stopped by the WXXV studio to talk to Grant Chighizola about her candidacy for the Ward 4 seat on the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen.
PCA Rodeo Finals come to the Coast Coliseum
The 2025 PCA Rodeo Finals is here and runs through February 2nd at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum where top cowboys and cowgirls compete for $250,000 in cash prizes. WXXV…
Gulfport Biloxi International Airport shares statement in wake of tragic collision in Washington, D.C.
The Gulfport Biloxi International Airport shares a statement in the wake of the tragic collision in Washington, D.C. A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.…
State of the Oyster Industry
Mississippi has decided to lease 80 percent of the oyster reefs in the sound to private companies and that’s not popular with local fisherman. Ryan Bradley with Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United…
Pass Christian community gives back through King Cake Tasting Event
Over in Pass Christian, they held a Mardi Gras Community King Cake Tasting event.This event was open to anyone as all were welcome to come by…
Gulfport PD searching for man wanted for manslaughter
Gulfport Police are searching for a man wanted for manslaughter in a case dating back to this past November. Gulfport Police say Ellis Townsend assaulted a 75-year-old just before 11:30 the morning of November 18th, 2024. Townsend was on duty…
Inside Keesler Air Force Base: The Training and Safety Behind Every Flight
The Air Force works closely with the Federal Aviation Administration to coordinate operations and ensure seamless use of shared airspace. The line of communication with the FAA is…
Mississippi man identified as victim in fatal passenger jet and Army helicopter crash
One of the victims in the fatal collision between the passenger jet and Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. has been identified as a Mississippi man. According to The Macon Beacon, Noxubee County native Andrew Eaves was among the military…
Silver Alert: Kathryn Alanna Walker last seen in Stone County
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has activated the Silver Alert notification on behalf of the Stone County Sheriff’s Office. Kathryn Alanna Walker of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was last seen on Friday, January 17, at about 2 p.m. in the area of…
Legalized online sports betting advances in Mississippi Legislature
A panel of Mississippi lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that would permit mobile sports betting, a move proponents say would satisfy strong consumer demand and produce millions in new tax revenue. House Gaming Chairman Rep. Casey Eure, R-Saucier, is trying again to…
