The Mega Millions jackpot has been raised to $1.15 billion. WXXV News 25’s Jordyn Lassiter went to downtown Ocean Springs to talk to shoppers and see what they would do if they won $1 billion. If the jackpot is not hit Friday night, the prize will grow even larger for the final drawing of the year on Dec. 31. No…
The Southern District’s Public Safety Commissioner Wayne Carr joins WXXV News 25’s Dave Elliott to discuss nuclear energy in the Magnolia State. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Magnolia State, nuclear, nuclear energy, Public Safety Commissioner, Southern District, Southern District’s Public Safety Commissioner Wayne Carr, Wayne Carr
The Southern District’s Public Safety Commissioner Wayne Carr joins WXXV News 25’s Dave Elliott in studio to discuss solar energy in the Magnolia State. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Magnolia State, Public Safety Commissioner, Public Safety Commissioner Wayne Carr, Solar, solar energy, Southern District’s Public Safety Commissioner
Mississippi is being represented in the Rose Parade for the first time! The design of the float features the Magnolia State’s history of music, with B. B. King and Elvis Presley being featured prominently. The Rose Parade takes place in California on New Year’s Day. You can watch the ceremony starting at 10 AM here on WXXV NBC. Categories: Local…
The Ocean Springs Blue-Grey Pride Band is officially on the way to London. The band will be performing at the London New Year’s Parade. The band left to cross the pond from New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International Airport earlier today. To actually watch the parade, you can tune in to any PBS station. That parade will be happening in real…
Anyone traveling west on Interstate 10 in Harrison County can see the progress on the Buc-ee’s. But when will it open? Harrison County Development Commission Exective Director Bill Lavers said look for the doors to open in May 2025. In a conversation with Ricky Matthews on his podcast earlier this month, Lavers touched on a number of projects the commission…
Moss Point is preparing for their 2nd annual King’s Parade in the New Year. That parade is planned to roll through the streets on Saturday, January 4th, ending with City Hall being lit up in Mardi Gras colors. Moss Point Main Street’s executive director Sue Wright joins WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier Jr. for the details. Categories: Local News, News…
Mississippi Power, in collaboration with Harrison County, is offering a Christmas Tree Recycling program from December 26, 2024 to January 12, 2025. Residents can drop off their live Christmas Trees at several designated locations across Harrison County. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier, Jr. was live in Gulfport giving you the details. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Christmas Tree recycling program,…
Congregation Beth Israel, the only synagogue in South Mississippi, held their annual Light up the Night event to celebrate the second night of Hanukkah. WXXV News 25’s Lucas Warren was at the event to show us all the sights and sounds. Categories: Featured, Local News, News
Severe risk of weather Friday and through the weekend. We had a mild Thursday staying in the mid 60s with cloudy weather. Stronger easterly winds overnight as we wait and see for scattered showers for Friday afternoon. Our mid latitude cyclone will push to the NE as the frontal boundary will push the available moisture in front of it. As…
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is hosting a three-day film workshop in partnership with National Geographic, as part of the “Slingshot Camp” program. The workshop aims for students to produce a one-minute video addressing environmental issues, with a special focus on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. These videos will also be entered into a national competition. Given the unique geography…
On Saturday the best of the best in the Magnolia state gathered at Milner Stadium in Gulfport for the 2024 Bernard Blackwell North/South All-Star game. Out of 28 players chosen to represent the southern part of Mississippi, fourteen athletes were also representing the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Getting us started off right is George County’s Kohl Bradley and Moss Point’s Deshawn…
This week’s Living Local with Susie Davis joined WXXV News 25 to discuss an issue local businesses face. Living Local airs at 12:30 p.m. Thursdays on WXXV News 25 NBC. Categories: Living Local Tags: issues, Living Local, shop, small business, Susie Davis
Katie Coats with Visit Mississippi was in studio on Thursday morning to talk about Mississippi’s float that will be a part of the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. The parade can be seen on WXXV’s NBC station starting at 10 a.m. local time. Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Local News, Mississippi State News, News Tags: Rose Parade
Michelle’s guest this week is Danielle Guillory with Senior Medicare Patrol who explains what durable medical equipment is and how it applies to your Medicare plans. Categories: Expert Talk Tags: danielle guillory, durable medical equipment, expert talk, Medicare, michelle eubank, Senior Medicare Patrol
Kameron ErvingGulfport Police are searching for a 16-year-old wanted on felony counts of shooting into a dwelling and shooting into a vehicle. Police say 16-year-old Kameron Samije Erving is considered armed and dangerous. He is described as 5-foot-6, 140 pounds with black and and brown eyes. There were multiple people involved and other suspects in relation to the incident are…
Joshua WellsGulfport Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting that happened Wednesday night. Police said officers responded about 4:51 p.m. to 44th Avenue and 13th Street about a reported shooting. There, they found a minor suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and is listed as stable. An investigation revealed that the suspect, 40-year-old Joshua…
One person is dead as a result of a single vehicle accident on Highway 49. Mississippi Highway Patrol said the accident happened about 11 a.m. Wednesday just south of Wiggins. The victim was identified by Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry as 45-year-old Danna Bennett of Saucier. Flurry said she also had lived in Biloxi. The SUV ended up in the…
The Mississippi Department of Corrections, with the help of other authorities, captured an inmate who escaped from the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville on Tuesday afternoon. Drew Johnson, who is serving life for murder in Rankin County. He was sentenced on February 14, 2022. Johnson was captured Christmas Day and returned to custody. Categories: Crime, Featured, Local News,…
Using the NORAD Santa tracking system Lucas and Sam give the viewers and update on Santa’s location and how they track the big man on Christmas Eve. Categories: Featured, Local News, News
Rain chances of this week with the highest chance on Saturday. A warm Christmas Eve today will give way to an a warm Christmas tomorrow thanks to an approaching front. It doesn’t look like it will ever fully pass through though, stalling and breaking up overhead over the next few days. We will see rain showers later on Christmas day…
Feed My Sheep is celebrating 41 years of service, having grown from a small church-based ministry into a vital community organization. Over the years, they have provided 3.5 million meals, supported by a dedicated team of approximately 150 weekly volunteers. Thanks to ongoing community support, they receive the funding and resources needed to assist those in need year-round. While their…
Harrison County and Mississippi Power are wasting no time after Christmas, launching their annual Christmas Tree recycling program. It’s your opportunity to get rid of your live trees in a safe and efficient way. It starts Thursday, December 26thm running through January 12th. There are two spots in Gulfport and one each in Biloxi, Pass Christian, and Long Beach. Those…
The Biloxi NAACP is holding a program ahead of the official Middle Passage marker unveiling. That unveiling is planned for January 11, 2025 at noon. Middle Passage to Biloxi honors the first enslaved Africans to arrive in the city. That marker is located on the beach near Biloxi Lighthouse, the public is invited to attend. Categories: Local News, News Tags:…