2/10 - Rob Knight's "Wet Pattern Continues" Afternoon Forecast
The area has already seen heavy rainfall this morning, with more to come this afternoon...
Biloxi VA Medical Center to host drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations Feb. 13 by appointment only
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) – The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System's Biloxi Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Biloxi is set to provide drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday, Feb. 13. Using the mass vaccination model used by numerous public health…
Sanitation robots helping Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System during pandemic
The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System has employed the help of some robots to help keep its hospitals clean, two of which can be found in Biloxi. Say hello to one of the Biloxi VA Environmental…
Community turns out to honor fallen deputy Lt. Michael Boutte
Tributes poured out from Coast residents this afternoon as they said their final goodbyes to Lt. Michael Boutte. Hundreds of Harrison County residents lined Highway 90 to pay their final respects to fallen Lt. Michael Boutte. Gulfport…
South Mississippi toddler is the face behind a proposed law
A toddler in Ocean Springs is the face behind a movement, proposed legislation called ‘Hudson’s Law,’ Senate Bill 2746 and House Bill 1004, being considered by the state legislature. Hudson’s Law is all about how it can…
Singing River distribute thousands of COVID-19 vaccines
Singing River Health Services staff has distributed thousands of vaccines to Gulf Coast residents in the month. Today, that number increased by the minute as people filed into the Jackson County Fair Grounds in Pascagoula, waiting to…
Victim identified in fatal pedestrian involved accident on near Cowan Road
A pedestrian who was was hit and killed by a person driving a vehicle traveling east on Highway 90 near Cowan Road has been identified as 64-year-old William Lee Brumfield. The driver reportedly ran off into the sand, hitting the…
Remembering fallen Hancock County Deputy Lt. Michael Boutte
Lt. Michael Boutte was laid to rest today and hundreds attended his visitation to honor the fallen Hancock County deputy. “All units be advised; central dispatch has lost contact with Hancock 53.” That was the dispatcher’s last…
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo Announce $3.22M to Construct Keesler Visitor Center
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced U.S. Air Force approval of $3.22 million to fund the construction of a 4,036-square-foot visitor center at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. “As a premier military…
Gulfport School District Superintendent among four nominees confirmed to education boards in
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -The Mississippi Senate has confirmed three people to the state Board of Education and one to the state Charter School Authorizer Board. One of those confirmed to the nine-member Board of Education is the director of the Mississippi Association of School Administrators, Ronnie McGehee of Madison. Another is Gulfport School District Superintendent Glen East. Another is […]
Memorial Hospital accepting first-dose vaccine appointments
Memorial Hospital is accepting appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 first dose vaccination for ages 65 years and older, anyone 18 to 64 with a chronic health condition, and healthcare personnel. There is no cost for appointments. Individuals…
Memorial Hospital accepting first-dose vaccine appointments
Memorial Hospital is accepting appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 first dose vaccination for ages 65 years and older, anyone 18 to 64 with a chronic health condition, and healthcare personnel. There is no cost for appointments. Individuals must provide Mississippi identification. Prepare to wait 15 minutes after the vaccination to be monitored by medical staff. […]
Authorities respond to trailer fire in Pass Christian
Monday night, Harrison County Fire Rescue and Pass Christian Fire responded to a trailer which burned around 11 p.m. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Authorities investigating trailer fire in Saucier
Harrison County Fire Rescue, along with CRTC and Gulfport Fire Department, responded to a trailer fire Monday night. This fire was reported shortly before 8 p.m. on Hwy 49 in Saucier. The trailer was vacant at the…
Services for fallen Hancock County Deputy Lt. Michael Boutte
The funeral service for fallen Hancock County Deputy Lt. Michael Boutte, who was killed in the line of duty, took place today. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf has more.
2/9 - Rob Knight's "Warm/Wet Workweek" Tuesday Afternoon Forecast
Rain has temporarily departed the area as temps climb into the 70s this afternoon...
Man shot multiple times in George County, transported to hospital by helicopter
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — Investigators are searching for the person responsible for shooting a man multiple times at the Benndale Superstore. Authorities say that at approximately 2:03 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, multiple agencies responded to a report of…
Here are the Walmart stores administering COVID-19 vaccines on the Mississippi Coast
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WXXV) — Three Walmart stores on the Mississippi Coast have been designated as vaccination sites for COVID-19. Vaccines will be administered by appointments and residents must register online at https://www.walmart.com/cp/1228302 or by calling the location itself. Harrison County:…
Vehicle runs off Hwy 90, fatally hits person walking on beach in Gulfport; driver hospitalized
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — One person is dead and another has been sent to the hospital after a vehicle veered off the road and onto the beach in Gulfport. A spokesperson with the Gulfport Police Department tells WXXV that shortly…
Catalytic converter thieves becoming a problem on the Coast
Across the country, thieves have been taking to stealing catalytic converters off of unattended cars and trucks and selling the parts. This trend has also become a problem here on the Coast as of lately. At 4:40…
Catalytic converter thefts increasing along Mississippi Coast
Across the country, thieves have been taking to stealing catalytic converters off of unattended cars and trucks and selling the parts. This trend has also become a problem here on the Coast as of lately. At 4:40 p.m. Monday morning, Gulf Hills Auto Group in Ocean Springs became the latest victim of a string of […]
Coastal Family Health vaccine wait list is full
Today Coastal Family Health Center announced their COVID-19 waiting list has exceeded the vaccine supply. They are no longer adding names to the waiting list until their current inventory of the vaccine is used. Operators are currently…
Ocean Springs King Cake Contest goes virtual
Ocean Springs annual King Cake Contest has returned. However, due to the pandemic, the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce is holding the event virtually this year. Locals and visitors will be encouraged to purchase a king cake…
Rescued Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle gets eye exams
Did you know there are veterinarians right here in Mississippi specially trained to conduct eye exams on sea turtles? Some of these veterinarians made the trek from Starkville to the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies to check…