Hollywood Casino's Thanksgiving
News 25's Hank Davis interviews Jeff Crumedy and Renee Loranger about Hollywood Casino's Thanksgiving Feast.
Upcoming Thanksgiving travel
According to AAA, those who plan to travel by air this holiday season will pay the cheapest, average airfare since 2013. At $157, on average, that is a 23 percent fare drop year-over-year. That low airfare led to the largest…
AMR safety tips for Thanksgiving
As we get ready to enjoy delicious Thanksgiving meals, AMR shares with us safety tips on how to prevent fires while cooking fried turkeys. News 25’s Veronica Bayona also gives us a closer look at AMR’s 27th annual Home for…
Ongoing road work costing businesses money in Biloxi
The $355 million dollar construction project in East Biloxi continues to cause problems for those working and living in the area. The road work has been ongoing since the summer of 2014 and local business owners say the city owes…
$91,000 raised for Habitat for Humanity
The grand total is in for a fundraiser that allowed people to go over the edge for Habitat for Humanity. Hang out with Habitat raised a total of $91,000 this year. The annual fundraiser event allows individuals to rappel down…
Update on City of Biloxi projects
Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich is back from meeting with state legislators about three important city projects. Mayor Gilich took a trip to Washington, D.C. to speak with the Mississippi delegation. They discussed the funding backing the Keesler Air Force…
Inmate escapes Alabama jail
The search is on for an armed and dangerous escapee from Alabama. Coosa County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. marshals are searching for 27-year-old Shane Anthony Vernon. He escaped from county jail on Sunday around 2:30 p.m. Authorities say Vernon was…
Crews searching for possible jumper
Jackson County officials are canvassing the waters after reports of a man jumping off the Highway 63 Bridge in Escatawpa. According to Moss Point Chief of Police Calvin Hutchins, a passerby called in claiming to see a black male wearing…
The Hurricanes head to the Big Apple
The West Harrison High School marching band rolled out of Gulfport early Saturday morning on their way to the Big Apple. The band will march down the streets of New York City in this year’s 91st annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day…
West Harrison High School Choir performs with Foreigner
West Harrison’s first ever choir had the chance of a lifetime Friday night. The small, but mighty seven person choir joined the world famous band Foreigner during a live performance of the song ‘I want to know what love is”…
Little Free Library at Bel-Aire Elementary
Now students in the Orange Grove area will never run out of books to dive into. That is all thanks to the Rotary Club of Gulfport-Orange Grove. The Rotary Club donated the very first Little Free Library that is located…
Vintage Motorcycle Club
Sunday, the Mobile Bay Vintage Motorcycle Club hosted hundreds of motorcycle aficionados at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. The museum’s plaza was filled with around one hundred vintage motorcycles. This is the third annual event that the Mobile Bay Vintage…
Two dead after head-on collision on I-10
Two people have died after a head-on collision on Interstate 10 in Jackson County that occurred Sunday evening. The Mississippi Highway Patrol reported a 78-year-old male was driving eastward in the westbound lane, about a half-mile west of Exit 50…
Body identified as Hancock County man Philip Whitaker
Authorities have positively identified a body found wrapped in carpet near I-10 in New Orleans as 54-year-old Philip Whitaker from Hancock County. Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse released his identity today. Whitaker's body was found near an on-ramp last…
West Harrison High School Band Appears on The Today Show
This morning the West Harrison High School band had a cameo on The Today Show on NBC 25 to tease their appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this Thursday, November 23rd beginning at 9 a.m. on WXXV NBC 25.
Feed the Needy Program
News 25's Hank Davis interviews Tiffany Neves about free Thanksgiving meals through the Feed the Needy Program. You can call your local police department for more information.
World Prematurity Day
According to the March of Dimes, the leading cause of death in children under the age of five is premature birth. Today, they spread awareness of pre-term births with World Prematurity Day. For babies in Mississippi, premature birth is on…
D’Iberville students help out Harvey victims
Students with the D’Iberville High School yearbook staff put together a community project to help students affected by Hurricane Harvey. They adopted a different staff in Texas called the West Orange Stark High School. The care packages consisted of candy,…
Biloxi house fire
Biloxi firefighters are battling a house fire on Cove Drive. Fire Chief Joe Boney tells News 25 two dogs were rescued from the home, but no one else was inside. He also says the fire is contained and crews are…
Bilingual Library grand opening in Pascagoula
Today, the Bilingual Lending Library in Pascagoula opened up its doors for the first time to the public. The main goal for the library is to provide a more inclusive space to support the Hispanic population in the district. It…
WWII veteran’s funeral
Loved ones of World War II veteran and Pascagoula native Tommie Cecil Stork, better known as Cecil, laid him to rest today. News 25’s Caroline Eaker was on hand at Midway Methodist Church in Moss Point as family and friends…
Turkey giveaway in Gulfport
United Healthcare Community Plan of Mississippi and Alcorn State University extension program distributed Thanksgiving turkeys and a full meal to people throughout the state through the Farm to Fork Program. Mississippi ranked 50th in the nation for overall health and…
1108th Aviation Group sendoff ceremony
Mississippi National Guardsmen highly trained in aircraft maintenance and repair are taking their skills to the Middle East in support of our military overseas. Today, the 1108th Aviation Group held a sendoff ceremony at First Baptist Church Biloxi. Approximately 80…
Man wants mother in jail after kids in crash in Gulfport
Three children are injured, one still in the hospital, after a car crash in Gulfport turned a family’s world upside down. The father of the children is blaming his ex-wife, who was at the wheel the day of the October…