Business owners excited for new downtown Gulfport development
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Soon, the heart of downtown Gulfport could look very different thanks to a transformative project coming to the area. The project will soon claim…
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Peter Anderson Festival looking for volunteers
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street is calling all volunteers for the 47th annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival. This all takes place on…
Harrison County School District English Language Learners Family Engagement Night
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Shelley Silvas is an EL specialist with the Harrison County School District. She’s here to tell us about the English Parent and…
Jackson County Fair returns to the fairgrounds in Pascagoula
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Fair has returned for another year at the fairgrounds in Pascagoula. The fair is a week of entertainment, agriculture, food,…
Funeral arrangements announced for Jackson County Deputy Joshua Brashears
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Funeral arrangements for Jackson County Deputy Joshua Brashears have been announced. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 22 from 10 to 11:30…
Red Barnett Senior Center hosting Boo Bash
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- We are joined by Jamie Smith, the director of the Red Barnett Senior Center to tell us about the Boo Bash! Halloween fun is happening this…
Community comes out for 35th annual Mullet Fest in Gautier
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- The 35th annual Mullet Festival has come and gone, but WXXV News 25’s Spencer Reid Pullen was able to stop by for some…
Thunder Over the Sound air show canceled due to government shutdown
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.— The 81st Training Wing has canceled the Thunder Over the Sound Air Show, originally scheduled for Nov. 1–2, 2025, due to ongoing lapse in appropriations due to the government shutdown. The funding lapse prevents Keesler…
Gulfport Water Department announces new hours
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Gulfport’s water department will be opening for lunch hours, making it easier to take care of business. The new hours are 8 a.m. until…
‘No Kings’ protest in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A ‘No Kings’ Protest took place in Gulfport Sunday outside of the courthouse as part of the nationwide ‘No Kings’ Day. The protest was organized by the Mississippi…
Pascagoula PD identifies suspect making threats regarding shooting at the fairgrounds
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- Pascagoula Police Department has identified the suspect who was involved with statements regarding a possible shooting at the fairgrounds. In a statement released on social media, the Pascagoula Police Department confirms that the criminal investigation division has…
Moss Point Interim Chief meets with community
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Moss Point introduced the public to their interim chief of police last week. Dennis Stevenson was on site as Mayor Billy Knight…
Biloxi man sentenced to 30 years for sexual battery of a child
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Forty-five-year-old Derrick Lee Bowie pled guilty last week to sexual battery of a child. According to Assistant District Attorney Haley Necaise Broom, the Gulfport Police Department was contacted by Child Protective Services regarding the alleged sexual…
One dead, three injured in shooting in Gautier
Gautier, MS — The Gautier Police Department responded to a reported shooting at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the College Villa Apartments located at 2726 Ladnier Road. Preliminary investigation indicates that an altercation occurred inside one…
Apps and websites saw outages across the world
Mississippi (WXXV)- An internet outage has hit the United States this morning. DownDetector has been flooded with spikes for many apps, those including Snapchat, Fortnite, Duolingo and many more. The issues are said to have started around 2 AM, the…
IMMS asking for public’s help naming baby sharks
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is asking the public to help name a few baby sharks. A poll has been opened to name the white-spotted bamboo sharks.…
Gulfport Fire Department set to receive 26 FLIR cameras
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gulfport City Council voted Thursday to allow the use of funds from the Firehouse Public Safety Foundation Grant to purchase 26 FLIR cameras…
Dispose of unused medications at DEA National Take Back Day
Saturday, October 25 is DEA’s National Take Back Day and police departments all along the Coast are joining in. This is the perfect opportunity for you…
Wiggins nurse honored for work earlier this year
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- A nurse in Wiggins is being honored for her service earlier this year. Thursday, the Wiggins Police Department presented an award to a hero. Nurse…
Special Needs Halloween Ball in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Special Needs Halloween Ball is being put on by the City of Biloxi. That is happening Friday, October 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the…
‘A game changer’: New virtual learning program addresses Mississippi’s teacher shortage
By DEVNA BOSE/Mississippi Today Thanks to a new partnership between the Mississippi Department of Education and Mississippi Public Broadcasting, students across the state will be getting new teachers this year. But those teachers won’t be in classrooms, sitting behind desks. They’ll…
City of Biloxi hosting annual cemetery tour
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-The City of Biloxi will be hosting their cemetery tour this weekend. The dates for the tours are Sunday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 21. Sunday’s tour…
Cruisin’ the Coast announces winner of Make-A-Wish Raffle Truck
Cruisin’ the Coast officials announced the winner of the Make-A-Wish Raffle Truck. Ronnie from Missouri won the raffle. This was Ronnie’s first time as a Cruisin’ the…
Innovate Mississippi startup accelerator wants to create new jobs and opportunities
By KATHERINE LIN/Mississippi Today Mississippi has bemoaned its lack of technology startups and venture capital since the first dot-com boom in the mid 1990s. Innovate Mississippi believes it might have a solution. It is providing funding and training to seven Mississippi…