Pascagoula resident setting sail to circumnavigate the globe
Pascagoula, Miss. (WXXV)- One youth resident has set sail on a journey expected to take a year. Nelson Walker is setting sail for a solo circumnavigation of the…
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Keeping oyster reefs public in Mississippi
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United has filed a lawsuit in Harrison County to challenge the legality of a move by state lawmakers and the Mississippi Department of Marine…
Special Olympics Opening Ceremony postponed
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The weather on the Coast causing a few changes to plans this evening. The Special Olympics of Mississippi’s opening ceremony has been postponed. Originally, the opening ceremonies were…
Moss Point Police asking for information regarding death of 41-year-old woman
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Moss Point Police Department is asking for information about the death of a woman. Cassie Dunn’s body was found near the Highway 63 Bridge on April 1, 2024. The police department says even if the…
Suspect wanted for Cinco De Mayo shooting in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Gulfport Police have identified a suspect in the Cinco De Mayo shooting at Azteca’s on Highway 49, saying he should be considered armed and dangerous. Police say Jordan Johnson is the suspect. Investigators learning Johnson and the…
Preservation in May series highlights historical landmarks in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Biloxi continued their Preservation in May series on Thursday. This is a month-long celebration organized to highlight the city’s history and…
Historic marker unveiled honoring First Baptist Church Biloxi’s original location
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A new historic marker honoring the original site of First Baptist Church Biloxi was unveiled earlier this week. The unveiling took place on…
Hattiesburg unveils murals 63 and 64
Hattiesburg, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Hattiesburg unveiled two new murals, bringing the city's count up to 64. These murals are located at the Public Safety Complex. The first is titled…
Local reactions to Pope Leo XIV’s election
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-South Mississippi Catholics are responding to the election of Pope Leo XIV. It’s a historic Papal Election as the former Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first American-born…
Harrison County EMA hosts hurricane preparedness meeting
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Hurricane season is coming up fast. The season starts June 1 and runs through November. Ahead of the hurricane season, the Harrison County Emergency Management…
New details about Buc-ee’s grand opening released
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- We’re learning more about grand opening celebrations at the Menge Avenue Buc-ee’s in just a few weeks. Of course, we know the big day is…
Mississippi Power finalizing storm plans ahead of Hurricane Season
GULF COAST, Miss. (WXXV)- Mississippi Power’s storm directors met this week to finalize their 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season storm plans. The meeting took place at Mississippi Power’s…
Stennis Space Center releases first-ever open source software
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (WXXV)- Officials at NASA’s Stennis Space Center have released their first ever open-source software. This is a peer review tool to facilitate efficient and…
Statement from Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III on the Election of Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name…
GivHer Circle hosting “Man Enough to Listen” event
Happening Thursday in Gulfport is the ‘Man Enough to Listen’ event. This event, hosted by GivHer Circle, features several male guest speakers speaking on a woman’s influence. Tickets…
Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history
Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops was elected the first pope from…
Graduation Ceremony for Project SEARCH at Ocean Springs Hospital
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- It was a celebration at the cafe in the Ocean Springs hospital as the newest class of graduates from Singing River Health System's…
Lockdown lifted at Keesler Air Force Base
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. –Keesler Air Force Base has issued the all clear after the base was put on lockdown early Wednesday morning. There is no threat to…
West Harrison hosts Prom Promise safety event
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Saturday students at West Harrison will gather for prom. Today, a program called Prom Promise was held at the school. It included a mock funeral…
Biloxi PD honors fallen officers at ceremony
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- On Wednesday, family, friends, and Biloxi Police officers gathered to remember the lives of five officers killed in the line of duty over the years. Today’s…
Lynn Parkhill Memorial Scholarship Fund
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- There was a special reception Tuesday evening in Gulfport to celebrate a new scholarship for high school students, but also to remember the life of a man who…
Gulfport Ward 6 Candidate residency dispute
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Gulfport Ward 6 City Council incumbent R. Lee Flowers challenged the candidacy of his opponent Carrissa Corbett. The Gulfport Municipal Election Commission met Tuesday before a full house…
No pope chosen as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke billowed out at…
Checking in with Hurricane Hunters
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- We all know hurricane season is coming up fast. On Tuesday, Hurricane Hunters stationed here on the Coast shared insights with us on how their five members team…
