Candlelight vigil in honor of Caleb Lett
Family and friends of Caleb Lett are gathering in Pascagoula this evening to celebrate his life and share their memories of him. News 25’s Grant Chighizola has a preview of tonight’s candlelight vigil.
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Residents at Boyington Health and Rehab center receive COVID vaccinations
A shot is a small price to pay when it comes to the big picture, that’s just what residents at Boyington Health and Rehabilitation Center tell News 25 as they line up for their first round of…
Gulfport man found guilty of sexual battery of a child
Gulfport, Miss – District Attorney Crosby Parker announced today that 33-year-old Clyde Fitzgerald Blocton was convicted by a jury of sexual battery of a child after a two-day trial at the Harrison County Courthouse. Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt presided…
New establishments open their doors in Ocean Springs
The City of Ocean Springs is cutting ribbons as new establishments are opening their doors despite the pandemic. Just last week, they held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Wagwan Jamaican Bistro and the city has more…
Moss Point Mayor Mario King to hold virtual town hall meeting
‘Stop the Violence’ is the outcry from Moss Point Mayor Mario King as he plans to hold a virtual town hall meeting next week to address the issue. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. next…
Southern District multimodal grants announced
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $4.4 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Southern District. The commission approved the Mississippi Department of Transportation to award grants to regional and municipal airports, ports, railroads and public…
Missing person Kayla Desilva has been found safe
The Gulfport Police Department has announced that Kayla Desilva has been found and is safe after being reported missing on January 21st.
1/21 - Rob Knight's "Gray/Gloomy" Afternoon Forecast
Cloudy skies continue as rain with a few embedded t-storms possible this afternoon...
Bill to give Mississippi teachers $1,000 pay raise passes unanimously in Senate, heads to House
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) — A new bill that would give Mississippi teachers a pay raise is one step closer to being signed into law. At the state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi state senators unanimously agreed Thursday morning to pass Senate…
Mississippi Power receives Emergency Recovery Award following response to historic hurricane season
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) presented Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power with the Emergency Recovery Award during the EEI Winter Board and Chief Executives Meeting on January 14, 2021. The Emergency Recovery Award is given to select EEI member companies to…
Mississippi Aquarium receives ConventionSouth’s "Top New or Renovated Meeting Site" Award
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) —The publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, a national multimedia resource for planning events held in the South, presented Mississippi Aquarium with a 2021 Top New or Renovated Meeting Site Award. “ConventionSouth readers are constantly seeking information on…
Krewe of Porches preparations underway in Ocean Springs
Like many other cities and organizations, the City of Discovery has discovered a new way to celebrate carnival season. Ocean Springs business owners and residents are finding creative new ways to celebrate carnival season this year. Enter…
Huntington Ingalls awards more than $99,000 in STEM grants to schools on the Coast
Huntington Ingalls Industries is helping the next generation of scientists and engineers by assisting schools in Mississippi and Alabama with funding for science, technology, engineering, and math initiatives. Science, technology, engineering, and math are coming alive in…
Charges dropped for 1 of 6 suspects in Vancleave shooting that injured a 17-year-old
VANCLEAVE, Miss. (WXXV) — Charges have been dropped against one of six suspects in what authorities say appears to be a drug-related shooting that injured a 17-year-old teenager. 20-year-old Dequante Gillett of Moss Point was released from…
King cake pick up event at the Claiborne at Gulfport Highlands
The Claiborne at Gulfport Highlands was letting the good times roll with a king cake pick up for the community. Forty king cakes were passed out in a drive-thru format for senior citizens in the community to…
Ask the Expert: SBA Disaster Loan Assistance free webinar
Are you or your business still reeling from Hurricane Zeta? If so, you may want to check out a free webinar being offered by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce tomorrow morning. It’s called ‘Ask the…
Fighting COVID-19 on several fronts in Mississippi
The vaccinations are rolling out across the state, but COVID cases are still surging in Mississippi. With today’s latest report from the state health department making January the second deadliest month so far for coronavirus deaths in…
Remembering Caleb Lett
It takes a village to raise a child and the church mothers of Caleb Lett, a 19-year-old who was murdered Monday night in Moss Point, speak out. Nineteen-year-old Caleb Lett was a student at Mississippi Gulf Coast…
Second round of vaccines distributed at Pass Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center
Pass Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center residents and staff got their second round of the Pfizer COVID vaccine today. More than 50 residents live at the nursing home. Around 40 of those residents and a number of…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation investigating officer-involved shooting in Biloxi
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation released new information on the officer-involved shooting that happened Friday, January 15th at the Harrison County Courthouse. A deputy with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded to a disturbance outside the Harrison…
Gulfport police arrests man on one count of homicide
On January 20, 2021, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 36-year-old John William Anderson on one count of Homicide. On January 12, 2021, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to a stabbing in the 2400 block of Demaret…
Mississippi Dept. of Health reports 1,702 new COVID-19 cases, 64 deaths Wednesday morning
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 1,227 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 19 deaths as of Monday, January 11, 2021. One death was reported in Harrison County. In the southernmost six counties of Mississippi, the numbers of COVID-19 cases were as follows: George — 1,897 (17 new) Hancock […]
No-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits ‘Tiger King’
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – One name missing in President Donald Trump’s flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. The zookeeper-turned-reality-TV-star is now serving a 22-year federal prison sentence in Texas. His backers were so confident in a pardon that they readied a limousine and a hair and wardrobe team for Joe Exotic, whose real […]
Crosby Parker sworn in as district attorney
Family, friends, and colleagues gathered this afternoon to welcome the new top lawyer for the Second Circuit Court District. The Second Circuit Court District has a new DA. Crosby Parker, an 11-year veteran of the District Attorney’s…