Biloxi Fall Festival
Saturday was a beautiful day for a festival in Biloxi. The city held a fall festival for the first time on the grounds of the Biloxi Visitors Center. Local artists and vendors set up on the grounds to showcase their…
Gulf Coast Oyster Cook Off and Festival
It was all about oysters on the Biloxi Town Green on Saturday. The fourth annual Gulf Coast Oyster Cook Off and Festival returned to Biloxi after being held in Gulfport last year. Restaurants from across the Coast set up shop…
Mayoral Monday: Waveland Mayor Mike Smith
Last week, the City of Waveland dedicated an event to the late Mayor Tommy Longo at the Ground Zero Museum, as a way of saying thanks for rebuilding the city after Hurricane Katrina. Today, current Mayor Mike Smith is continuing…
"Freedom is Not Free Event" taking place in Downtown Moss Point today
From 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. today in Jackson County, everyone is invited to come out and show your support for our veterans at the "Freedom is Not Free Event" in Moss Point. This event is to honor all veterans…
Cold weather shelters opening across South Mississippi
Local shelters are preparing for the cold weather, including those run by Seashore Mission and Loaves and Fishes. Over the weekend volunteers with both groups cleaned a cold weather shelter located at the Harrison County Multi-Purpose Building on Auto Mall Parkway…
Man charged with stealing a vehicle in Biloxi
In Biloxi, a man is charged for stealing a car. On Sunday, Biloxi Police arrested 35-year-old Keegan Grant on a charge of motor vehicle taking, after an investigation into a complaint on November 5th. Police say Grant allegedly stole a…
Airman missing off the coast of Florida presumed dead, identified by officials
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (WXXV) — An airman presumed dead after a parachute training exercise off the coast of the Florida Panhandle has been identified. According to a military news release, 29-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Cole Condiff, was the…
Contest winners go ghost hunting at Beauvoir
We here at News 25 selected four brave souls and a buddy to bundle up and brave the haunted Beauvoir in Biloxi. Contestants kept a close eye on ‘Nancy Drew,’ after the show premiered on The CW to catch the…
Memorial Hospital holds Veterans Day ceremony
Veterans Day celebrations are already underway in South Mississippi, including a ceremony at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Gulfport ROTC Color Guard presented the colors, followed by song selections from the Gulfport High School Madrigals. The ceremony was held in recognition…
AT&T launching campaign to help with food insecurity
Statistics show one in six South Mississippians face hunger or food insecurity. That’s why AT&T is launching the ‘Believe Mississippi’ initiative. It’s a project to increase access to opportunity by addressing hunger and food disparities in communities across the state.…
Two local teachers receive grants from SONIC Drive-In
Two teachers in Mississippi will receive big bucks thanks to SONIC Drive-In’s annual ‘Limeades for Learning’ fall voting campaign. Between Monday, September 30th and Sunday, October 27th, Sonic fans voted for projects they found most inspiring at limeadesforlearning.com, ranging from…
Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook preparing for LSU-Bama game
It’s shaping up to be one of the most exciting games of the college football season and that’s translating into lots of bets on the action. This marks the first time since the DraftKings Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook opened a year…
Groundbreaking ceremony for USM’s Ocean Enterprise Facility
State leaders were on hand in Gulfport today for the groundbreaking ceremony for USM’s Ocean Enterprise Facility. Governor Phil Bryant, along with U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo, in conjunction with the Mississippi State Port Authority and…
Correction to story about property complaints
We have a correction to make on a story that aired last night at 10 p.m. and this morning. In the story, we mentioned a two story bedroom home in Gulfport owned by Lee Chi Properties is infested with rats,…
Gulfport men found guilty of capital murder
After a grueling five days of trial and two and a half hours of deliberation, two Gulfport men have been found guilty of capital murder stemming from an armed robbery in 2016. Twenty-seven year-old J’Var Pope and 26-year-old Robert Hart…
Arrested on warrants for armed robbery
Twenty-six year-old Xavier Hall is now behind bars on warrants for two counts of armed robbery. Biloxi police say this after an incident reported on October 3rd on Keller Avenue where two people were allegedly robbed at gun point. One…
Local Teachers receive funds from SONIC Drive-In's $1 million donation to public school teacher projects
Local teachers receive funds from SONIC Drive-In's $1 million donation to public school teacher projects. SONIC® Drive-In concluded its annual Limeades for Learning Fall Voting campaign in support of public school teachers last month, and Saucier, Mississippi teachers received funding…
Teen mother facing murder charges in death of three month old
A Gulfport teenage mother is facing murder charges in the death of her three-month-old son. According to our media partner, The Sun Herald, police say 17-year-old Yakira Caffrey is accused of fracturing her son’s skull and leg. They say the…
TGIF! News 25 Today's Porsha Williams Helps You Plan Your Weekend in Finally Friday
While public ice skating in Biloxi came to a screeching halt, the show will go on - the Disney on Ice Show, that is, later this month. News 25 Today's Porsha Williams has the latest on the delayed opening of…
Swinging for Our Vets: Bayou Vista Golf Course To Tee Off in Saturday Fundraiser
Take a Swing for our veterans while helping to raise funds at a Gulfport golf tournament this Saturday. Bayou Vista Golf Course in Gulfport is hosting its annual Veterans for Veterans Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday. The tournament is set…
A Wave of Excitement! Check Out Mayoral Monday with Waveland Mayor Mike Smith
Tune in Monday morning to get the latest news out of Waveland from the city's top politician. The latest developments on the Waveland Lighthouse and a recent planting, rooted in memory of late former Waveland mayor Tommy Longo - are…
Long Beach Set for Grand Opening of Fetch Park
They say the best things in life are free - and our four-legged friends are now free to frolic, play and socialize at a new park in Long Beach. While the park has been open to the public for a…
Harrison County at Top of the Heap When It Comes to Recycling
Harrison county residents and the Harrison County Utility Authority (HCUA), are a cut above and tops when it comes to recycling in our state. In their monthly board meeting Thursday, HCUA officials announced record recycling rates for the last six…
Five People Injured in Accident on Wortham Road
Five people were injured - and one of them airlifted to a hospital - from the scene of an accident Thursday night in north Harrison County. The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 49 and Wortham Road. EMS officials…