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Mississippi Songwriter Festival

Free entertainment is just a stroll away in Ocean Springs this weekend. Starting tonight until Sunday, 11 downtown venues will play host to live music from some of the best songwriters in the world for the fourth annual Mississippi Songwriters…

Self-Protection and Survival Store Opens in Ocean Springs

A local family takes survival of the fittest to the next level. Overwatch Supply opened this morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Ocean Springs. The store offers numerous survival and camping materials, along with self-protection supplies. Owner David Skelton…

Babypalooza Set for Tomorrow

Are you expecting a baby? If so, Babypalooza is the place you want to be Saturday. Thousands of people attended last year’s Babypalooza, an annual baby and maternity expo held at the Coast Coliseum Convention Center in Biloxi. This year’s…

WXXV Baby Pictures

In honor of this weekend’s Babypalooza, here’s a look at some of our own grown up babies here at WXXV.

Mississippi Songwriters Festival

It’s a feast for the ears in Ocean Springs this weekend as music lovers tune up for a big weekend festival. Songwriters from Nashville and all over will line the downtown streets, playing and singing their music and it’s all…

Gulf Coast Rescue Mission Cleanup

The Gulf Coast Rescue Mission has taken it upon themselves to start cleaning up after a fire destroyed their main building and thrift store, but they need help. Starting this Saturday, the Gulf Coast Rescue Mission is asking members of…

Lemonade for Law Enforcement

Two sisters from Biloxi use the profits from their lemonade stand to do something special for local law enforcement. News 25’s Kendra Turley introduces us to the girls behind Delicious Diva’s Lemonade. With a little bit of water and just…

Family Reunion History Fair

A group of Coast elementary school students are prepared to give Gulfport residents a history lesson. Tomorrow from 9 until noon, Pass Road Elementary will be putting on a Gulfport family reunion. The fair will be packed with over 25…

Fireman's Day Parade Heats Up City

Streets in Biloxi are heating up this weekend for the annual Fireman's Day Parade. The parade has flooded downtown Biloxi since 1890 and once rivaled the city's Mardi Gras Parades. It will feature antique and present day relics from the…

New School Grading System

There will be a new way the state board of education assign grades to schools and school districts. The board voted to approve the new scoring level system Thursday. Last month the board discussed a potential plan to assign A's…

Man Accused Of Killing Nuns in Court

The man accused of killing two nuns in central Mississippi will appear in court this afternoon. 46 year old "Rodney Earl Sanders" is charged with capita murder in the death two Nuns "Margaret Held" and "Paula Merrill" the sisters were…

Ocean Springs Man Denied Bond

Fifty nine year old Phillip Spear will be held without bond, pending a trial, on charges of producing and distributing child pornography out of his home. This was decided at his preliminary hearing at the Gulfport Courthouse this morning. According…

Salvation Army Kroc Center

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Danielle Emery about the Salvation Army Kroc Center 5 year anniversary celebration. Happening Friday, September 16th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. There is an admission fee of $2 to participate…

Volunteers Needed For Cleanup

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us volunteers are needed for cleaning up the burnt remains of the old Gulf Coast Rescue Mission in Biloxi this Saturday 9/16/2016 at 9 am to 12 pm. Please wear protective gloves, clothing, and shoes for…

Bulls on the Beach

The “Bulls on the Beach” event is back by popular demand in Bay St. Louis this weekend. Tonight Buoy’s Bar and Grill kicked off the second annual “Bulls on the Beach” event with a meet and greet with the cowboys,…

Limbs for Life Bridge Walk

For those who have had a limb amputated, the road to recovery is a long one. A prosthetic can help them get life back to normal a little more quickly, but obtaining one isn’t always easy. For Gulf Coast vibrio…

Gulfport Police Community Meeting

The Gulfport Police Department held their third and final community meeting this evening at the West Side Community Center. The series of meetings was an effort to combat crime in the area. News 25’s Kendra Turley has our full report.…

BabyPalooza

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Cecilia Pearson about BabyPalooza Tour this Saturday, September 17th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center.

Be on the Lookout for James Woodward

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man reported missing by his family on Wednesday. Sheriff Mike Ezell said James Earl Woodward, 40, was last seen on September 8th on Hastings…

Have you seen Harold Buchanan?

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a silver alert for 65-year-old Harold Ralph Buchanan. Buchanan was last seen this morning about 2 a.m. He is described as a black male, 5’7” weighing 135 pounds with gray hair and brown…

Gulfport Police Community Meeting

After two murders this week, tonight the Gulfport Police Department will be holding their third and final community meeting against crime. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Gulfport with details on tonight’s meeting.

Bulls on the Beach

The bulls are out and they’re running wild on the beaches of Bay St. Louis. Maybe not quite running wild, but the pro riders and bulls have saddled up in the Bay. News 25’s Shelby Myers is there with them…

Bench Dedicated to Jimmy and Amanda Ward

A new bench has been constructed and placed at the Woolmarket Little League ballpark in Harrison County in honor of two special individuals. Jimmy and Amanda Ward, two students at D’Iberville High School, were killed in a tragic accident on…

Three Months Away from Soaking up the Run

The stretch of Highway 90 between Pass Christian and Biloxi will be run over by people rather than cars in less than three months. As News 25’s Kristen Durand show us, as South Mississippi prepares for the Mississippi Gulf Coast…