09/26 Ryan’s “Fall Front” Friday Forecast

We're getting our first front since fall started, bringing lower humidity and clear skies for the weekend.

Yesterday’s front was the first since fall began on Monday, and it’ll bring us some much more “fall appropriate” weather as we head into the weekend. It won’t cool much compared to recent highs in the upper 80s and low 90s only falling to our late September normal of 86 today, with highs in the upper 80s expected over the…

Skatin the Coast set to kick off on October 4th

Biloxi, Miss. (WXXV)- Tyler Prowant with the Gulf Coast Skateparks Association joins WXXV ahead of Skatin the Coast. Skatin the Coast is set to take place at the Biloxi DIY Skatepark on October 4th.   Categories: Local News, News Tags: biloxi, Biloxi DIY Skatepark, DIY Skatepark, Gulf Coast Skateparks Association, Skatepark, Skatin the Coast

Chief Meteorologist Ryan Mahan speaks to hurricane chaser on protection, trends & recent chases

Gulf Coast, Miss. (WXXV)- Chief Meteorologist Ryan Mahan caught up with Josh Morgerman, a hurricane chaser that travels the globe. Morgerman’s base of operations is Hurricane House in Bay St. Louis, a specially hurricane-fortified house he recently built. They talk about Josh’s most recent chase, home protection tips and trends for recent storm seasons. Categories: Featured, Local News, Mississippi State…

Huntington Learning Center’s September Teacher of the Month: D’Iberville Middle School’s Misty Chastain

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV) — Each month, WXXV and Huntington Learning Center team up to honor one deserving educator in South Mississippi. September’s Teacher of the Month is Misty Chastain, a 6th and 7th grade special education inclusion teacher from D’Iberville Middle School! Chastain has spent nearly a decade with the school and loves seeing her students thrive in the real…

9/25 – Clouds Clear on Friday as Cold Front Pushes East

Meteorologist Sam Lucey has a look at your forecast

Our forecast is shaping up to once again stay on the drier side through the next week, although it will be rather nice across South Mississippi. Sunshine will return on Friday once the cold front passes through and brings most of the clouds along with it. Through much of next week we can expect afternoon highs in the upper 80s…

MDE release school accountability results

The Mississippi Department of Education released its accountability report for the 2024-2025 school year and all South Mississippi school districts earned high marks. All districts earned either an ‘A’ or ‘B’ grade. The ‘A’ grade districts in South Mississippi are: Poplarville Stone County Jackson County Ocean Springs Biloxi Gulfport Harrison County Long Beach Bay Waveland Hancock County Pearl River County…

Students get real world experience at Harrison Central High School

HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Thursday morning, Harrison Central High School was able to provide their inaugural ‘real world’ event to seniors. This event teaches seniors about life beyond high school. The event is hands-on financial literacy simulation. Each senior is assigned a career, salary, and family scenario. Students visit more than 20 stations including housing, transportation, banking, childcare, groceries, and…

Chamber Spotlight – Evergreen Jewelry Designs

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber Spotlight for April is… D’Iberville’s Evergreen Jewelry Designs! Take a peek inside with Biloxi Chamber Director LaWanda Jones! Categories: Chamber Member Spotlight Tags: business, Chamber, chamber spotlight, Commerce, d’iberville, designs, evergreen, evergreen jewelry designs, hamberspotlight, jewelry, Jones, lawanda, lawanda jones, spotlight

Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley stepping down

Ashley's attorney responds regarding recent five-day suspension

MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley is set to leave his post, along with other officers in the department. According to reports from our media partner the Sun Herald, Chief Ashley is set to begin work as a deputy in the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in late October after more than 24 years on the force…

Arrests made for alleged drug deal in Picayune

PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- The Picayune Police Department shared that detectives with the special operations division stopped a drug deal on Monday. The deal was seen at a business on Highway 11; detectives performed a traffic stop on a car leaving the area. Brooklyn Holloway was the driver. She had fentanyl along with materials used for packaging and distribution. The passenger…

11-year-old from Canada gets wish granted on MS Coast

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Thanks to Make-A-Wish Mississippi, an 11-year-old girl from Canada is getting her wish granted at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies right here in Gulfport. Joya Santarossa came all the way to the Mississippi Gulf Coast from Canada to make her wishes come true, and this week, she finally got to see a dolphin. Joya has…

Authorities searching for missing girl from Jackson

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is searching for a missing three-year-old who is thought to be in danger. Janae McGill has been reported missing, last seen on September 22. She is described as having black ponytails and brown eyes. Her last location was in Hinds County. Janae might be with her mother Shardee; they were last seen driving a black Chevrolet…

Introducing our WXXV Student Athletes of the Week, Ocean Springs’ Hayden and Chalmers Berglind!

In one of the biggest coast show downs of the year, the Ocean Springs Greyhounds demonstrated consistency and grit and their offense truly couldn’t be stopped in their 56-42 win over a competitive Picayune Maroon Tide team.  “All week at practice we did great. The effort was there from every single position group and really everything was there. We practiced…

Magnolia State Gem Show

There is an opportunity this weekend for you to explore the exciting world of gems and minerals on the Mississippi Coast. Here to tell us more about the Magnolia State Gem Show is Barbi Beatty. The show takes place Friday and Saturday at the Ocean Springs Civic Center. For more information, click here. Categories: Community Headlines, Local News Tags: Magnolia…

9/24 – More Showers and Storms Possible Thursday

Meteorologist Sam Lucey has a look at your forecast

Skies remain cloudy tonight with a 50% chance of showers and storms after midnight and lows in the mid 70s. Thursday will be a bit more unsettled, with showers and thunderstorms likely throughout the day and highs in the low to mid 80s. Rain chances fade Thursday night, leaving us with lows near 69. Friday looks sunnier, with just a…