Hurricane Camille Memorial sees some changes after relocation
The Hurricane Camille Memorial has been moved to the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum after the land it was originally on was sold. Old meets new here at…
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Southern Miss selected as Top Transfer Student facility
Southern Miss earned a big honor. The university was named to the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll. The school is just one of only 228 institutions receiving…
Hattiesburg Zoo hosting Pirate Days
The Hattiesburg Zoo is hosting Pirate Days this coming weekend. Families will have a chance to enjoy activities like a treasure hunt, a tattoo parlor, pirate animal shows, and even a pirate movie! Dress in your best pirate gear and…
2nd annual Folds of Honor Golf Tournament at Windance Country Club
Honoring American heroes: that was the mission for South Mississippi golfers this morning at Windance Country Club for the Folds of Honor Golf Classic. The…
Three people charged in Harrison County with trafficking stolen firearm and possession of a weapon after felony conviction
Three people in Harrison County have been charged with trafficking stolen firearms and possession of a weapon after felony conviction. On July 13, 2024, Biloxi Police officers made contact with 45-year-old Kristina Willyard of Gulfport as she was sleeping in…
Donald Trump officially becomes the Republican nominee for president
Donald Trump has become the official Republican presidential nominee after receiving the votes of enough delegates at the Republican National Convention. Trump has been the presumptive nominee for months. But it was the vote of RNC delegates in Milwaukee that made…
Former President Donald Trump announces Vance as VP pick
Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick. He said on his Truth Social Network that, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the…
Man arrested in Biloxi in connection to ongoing fire investigation
On Friday July 12, 2024, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 50-year-old Joseph Albert Yoakum of Biloxi, Mississippi in connection to an ongoing fire investigation. Yoakum allegedly set fire to a dwelling on the 700 block of Baybreeze Drive. Yoakum was…
Make-A-Wish grants local eight-year old’s wish at 20th annual Martini Shakedown fundraiser
Celebrating 40 years of granting wishes for Mississippi kids, the Make-A-Wish Foundation hosted its 20th annual Martini Shakedown fundraiser at the Beau Rivage Saturday…
Morning Reporter Everett Ganier Jr. LIVE in Gulfport for Keesler Federal's Bright Futures Program
Keesler Federal's Bright Futures Program provided school supplies to gulf coast area kindergarteners. Schools picked up the supplies with school buses, trucks, and vans, and took them to their districts for distribution.…
Nine dogs graduate to become therapy dogs with Visiting Pet Teams of South Mississippi
Folks gathered Saturday for a graduation ceremony in Pass Christian, but it’s not your ordinary graduation ceremony. That’s because these grads are…
Celebrating George Ohr’s 167th birthday at Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art
Many showed out this weekend to celebrate the legacy of the famed Mad Potter of Biloxi George Ohr on his 167th birthday. The Ohr O’Keefe…
Mississippi Highway Patrol hosted job fair this weekend
This weekend, Mississippi Highway Patrol kick started the recruiting process for its next cadet class. Troop K held a job fair Saturday afternoon at its offices north of…
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of the prosecutor who brought the case. U.S. District Judge Aileen…
Two homes destroyed by fire in Jourdan River Shores
Two homes in Jourdan River Shores were destroyed by fire early Monday. Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam said crews were called out about 6:30 a.m. for a fire on Kiowa Street. The initial fire was at a home where the…
Mississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi should work quickly to fulfill the court-ordered redrawing of some legislative districts to ensure more equitable representation for Black residents, attorneys for voting rights groups said in a new court filing Friday. The attorneys also said it’s…
James Sikking, star of ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser, MD,’ dies at 90
James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90. Sikking died of complications from dementia, his publicist Cynthia Snyder said in a statement…
Staff member for Representative Bennie Thompson dismissed following social media post
Representative Bennie Thompson has confirmed that case manager and field director Jacqueline Marsaw no longer works for his office. This comes after a controversial social media post was made on a Facebook account…
Discussing the political aftermath of the Trump assassination attempt
Political Analyst Howie Morgan joined WXXV News 25's Grant Chighizola for a live in-studio interview to talk about the political impacts of the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, just…
Meyers family welcomes quintuplets at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
JACKSON, Miss. – Ashley and Tyler Meyers of Laurel have five reasons to celebrate. The couple welcomed quintuplets – two boys and three girls – at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The babies were born July 5 at Wiser…
Coast Transit Authority Releases the Updated 2024 Riders’ Guide
Coast Transit Authority’s 2024 Riders’ Guide is being distributed to all buses, transit centers, local distribution points, and at the Coast Transit Authority (CTA) office located at 333 DeBuys Road in Gulfport. This free publication is a comprehensive guide of…
Road closure in areas of 34th Street in Gulfport
(Gulfport, MS) – Advanced Contracting Services has issued a ‘Road Closure’ for the citizens and businesses in the surrounding areas of 34th Street between Jody Nelson Drive and A Avenue, for the installation of drainage improvements. Pass Road, C Avenue, A…
UPDATE: Bomb-making materials found at shooter’s home, officials say
The FBI named Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the suspected shooter behind the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. One attendee was killed and two were…
Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. Doherty died Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane, given to…