Biloxi welcomes new bishop
Tomorrow will be a big day for the nearly 60,000 Catholics on the Gulf Coast as Louis Kihneman is ordained as the bishop of Biloxi. News 25’s Taylor Rubach caught up with the bishop elect and tells us his plans…
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Hosemann releases Blue Book, talks voting
Today Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann stopped by WXXV for the launch of the Bicentennial Blue Book, the state’s official and statistical register. The first 59 pages of the 812 page book include Mississippi’s history from beginning to now. Twenty…
Gulfport Police Awards Ceremony
Today the Gulfport Police Department took the time to celebrate and honor their employees and officers who went above and beyond the call of duty over the last six months. Mayor Billy Hewes and several other city leaders gathered at…
2017 education roundup at William Carey
This afternoon, William Carey’s tradition campus in Harrison County opened their doors for prospective teachers. The university’s annual Teacher’s Education Roundup provided information including state curriculum, details on the licensing process, and tips on becoming a teacher through the science…
Tourists’ feelings on state flag
The state flag continues to receive attention both locally and nationally. TravelandLeisure.com posted an article online highlighting the City of Biloxi’s movement to remove the state flag from City Hall grounds. People along the Coast who are against the flag…
M/V Bluefin arrives at Port of Gulfport
A vessel that sails around the world repairing and maintaining hurricane, tsunami, and weather buoys arrived for a quick stop at the Port of Gulfport today. The M/V Bluefin, which is under contract with NOAA, is based out of Northlake…
Ports of Call Food and Heritage Fest
Tonight at Climb CDC’s event center in Gulfport, you can taste food from ports around the world at the ‘Ports of Call’ event. This is the organizations largest annual fundraiser with over 20 Coast restaurants participating in the food and…
Susan Hunt honored as outstanding citizen
She’s passionate about education, Mardi Gras, and the City of Biloxi. Her name is Susan Hunt and she was honored as Biloxi’s Outstanding Citizen by the Biloxi Lion’s Club. In addition to her many positions throughout the City of Biloxi,…
I Love My Playground Party
It wasn’t all work and no play as Gulfport’s Disability Connection held its annual “I Love My Playground” party today
Tourism meeting in Biloxi
The numbers are in for tourism on the Mississippi Gulf Coast during the 2016 fiscal year. According to Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast, 6.2 million visitors flocked to the Coast in 2016, an eight percent increase from 2015. Those visitors spent…
Bids for dredging at Hiller Park now open
Bidding is now open for dredging at Hiller Park in Biloxi. Something city officials say is a step in the right direction. City officials say boat owners who use the launch at Hiller Park have been unhappy for years about…
Annual Shred Day
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Lea Ivey Stone about Annual Shred Day happening at Gulfport Premium Outlets April 29th at 10 am - 2 pm.
Bullying concerns following suicides at Harrison Central High School
Concerns of bullying within the Harrison County School District continue to grow after two high school students take their own lives. News 25’s Kendra Turley caught up with students and the parents of the most recent victim who aim to…
Do you recognize this woman?
Biloxi police need help identifying the woman accused of attempting to cash a fraudulent check at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi. The suspect is described as a black female wearing a white shirt, black tights, and she appears to…
College students put new perspective on cold cases
It’s a college class that’s only the second of its kind, a criminal justice special topics class that investigates cold cases. These William Carey University students are nearing graduation and stopped by News 25 to tell us a little bit…
Keesler Federal Credit Union plans ahead
In 2011 and 2013, the government shut down, leaving Americans to deal with the stress of missing a paycheck. With another shutdown possible this weekend, Keesler Federal Credit Union wants customers to know that they will still give provisional credit…
Seashore Highlands Retirement Home Vets Take Flight On WWII Plane
A group of veterans from a retirement community in Gulfport took a flight of honor, hundreds of feet above the Coast today, thanks to the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson was there as the World War II…
Gulfport High School students in D.C.
Today, the group of Gulfport High School students on a mission to provide a vending machine for homeless students in the school district attended an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. to find out if they were one of three groups…
Illegal dumping site in Harrison County cleaned up
Yesterday News 25 brought you the story of a large pile of trash along Jim Lee Road in Harrison County turning into an eyesore for area residents. Good news today: the trash pile that included dozens of tires and other…
Gulfport students network with community professionals
Soon-to-be graduates in Gulfport are taking skills they learned this morning with them to the career world. A group of Gulfport High School seniors from the Academic Institute sat down with real professionals in the community over lunch at The…
Bullying concerns following suicides in the Harrison County School District
Concerns within the Harrison County School District continue to grow after two high school students take their own lives. With both tragic incidents happening just weeks apart from each other, some parents feel bullying is to blame. Several students are…
Couple arrested for carjacking and kidnapping in Pascagoula
A Tennessee couple is behind bars in Jackson County for allegedly carjacking and kidnapping a man. Authorities are crediting a female jogger who acted as a Good Samaritan for the quick arrest. According to police, Tommy Hill and Christie Burnett…
Road Dawgs Tour
Mississippi State University’s Road Dawgs Tour is back in Biloxi. This is the eighth consecutive year Biloxi has been selected as a stop on the tour. News 25’s Jeff Haeger joins us from the event at the Maritime and Seafood…
Jason Gray Performance
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Allen Stevens and Jessica Bartels about the Jason Gray Performance April 29th 7pm at Bel-Aire Baptist Church. General admission is $15 per person.