Today in Pass Christian, a crowd gathered for the groundbreaking of a brand new, 80 room custom designed hotel. The city and a Jackson based development group have partnered up to create a hotel that will represent the historical significance…
Today the Biloxi City Council passed a municipal budget that begins October 1st. The big news for property owners and businesses in the City of Biloxi is that no city property taxes will be increasing. After some back and forth…
Travel back in time to the Roaring 20’s tonight, wearing your best flapper dress or other costumes from the era, while helping local residents get the health and dental care they need. Tonight, the Bethesda Free Clinic is putting on…
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves is hosting a series of meetings where Coast residents can voice their opinion on how legislature should spend the BP settlement funds. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Gulfport where the first town hall meeting…
A Gulfport man faces aggravated assault charges after allegedly dousing a man with gasoline before setting him on fire in Hattiesburg. According to Hattiesburg police, 39-year-old Kunta Kidd of Gulfport was arrested earlier today and booked at the Forrest County…
If you’ve driven along Highway 90 in Gulfport, you might notice some commotion at Jones Park. Crews are getting ready for this weekend’s third annual Anchor Fest. The two day event will have something for everyone with live music, local…
You can now pay it forward at five Keesler Federal Credit Union locations here on the Gulf Coast. The bank is hosting a donation drive for the Gulf Coast Rescue Mission in Biloxi after the main building was destroyed in…
Houses in Pass Christian will soon have a new neighbor. Later today, the Desai Hotel Group based out of Jackson will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a Hampton Inn. The 80 room hotel will be custom designed to represent the…
The state of Mississippi is set to receive $750 million over the next 15 years from the BP oil disaster. You can tell your lawmakers exactly how you want them to spend the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster money. The first…
A camper trailer is destroyed after a fire in Harrison County last night. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan tells News 25 they got the call around 9:30 last night. Three agencies responded to find heavy fire coming from inside…
A truck driver is counting his blessings this morning after walking away with no injuries when his 18-wheeler flipped over on I-10 eastbound. The truck was carrying loads of lumber and overturned two miles after Exit 57 around 5:15 a.m.…
A south Mississippi man is charged with aggravated assault after allegedly dousing another man with gasoline and setting him on fire. Thirty-nine-year-old Kunta Kidd of Gulfport was arrested early today. He was booked into Forrest County Jail in Hattiesburg and…
If you travel through the Woolmarket exit, you’ll notice two new roundabouts in the place where stop signs use to be. Mississippi Department of Transportation crews recently installed the roundabouts at Exit 41 off I-10 to promote safe and continuous…
A Biloxi woman opens up about her past to help raise domestic abuse awareness. Christy Pickering shared her experience with domestic abuse with students at USM’s Gulf Park campus during the event “Girl, You Deserve Better.” She shared her journey…
The City of Biloxi used a major landmark to show its support for World Alzheimer’s Awareness Day. The lighthouse across from the Biloxi Visitors Center flashed purple as a way to bring attention to the widespread disease. The purple light…
Oyster season is right around the corner. The state commission on marine resources voted to open oyster season at sunrise on Monday, October 3rd. The reefs in the western part of the Mississippi Sound will be open to both tonging…
The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently installed new roundabouts at the Woolmarket exit off I-10 in Biloxi. MDOT officials say the layout promotes a safe, continuous traffic flow, but some residents are not happy with the change. News 25’s Shelby…
Mississippi Power is investigating the placement of high voltage lines that shocked a 20-year-old sailor Sunday night. As John Doucet was parking his sailboat on a trailer, the trailer became unhitched from the truck towing it causing his boat to…
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to the growing Hispanic population by offering a new way for Hispanic business owners to grow their business. Coffee with the Chamber is a new group that reaches out to Hispanic…
According to Alzheimer’s Mississippi, 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. One of them lives on Seal Avenue in Biloxi and the community has decided to take spreading awareness into their own hands by painting the street purple today for…
WXXV News went on air less than three years ago. We started with 5:30, 9 and 10 p.m. newscasts. In the past year we have added morning news, noon news and weekend news. Major expansion of WXXV News will take…
The City of Bay St. Louis is now looking for a new police chief. The city started the selection process and plans to post the job description and qualifications on its website later this week. Mayor Les Fillingame says he’s…
Today marks one week since 20-year-old Trevues Martin was found dead in his grandmother’s driveway. The hunt continues for 19-year-old Deandre Ball who Gulfport police say is wanted for the murder. This afternoon, News 25 sat down with Martin’s mother,…
For the second day in a row, there was a bomb threat at St. Martin Middle School. A $500 reward for information leading to an arrest has now been offered. Students, parents and school staff are left wondering what’s next.…