Morning Reporter Everett Ganier Jr. LIVE at the First United Methodist Church for the 68th Annual Pancake Day Fundraiser

Gulfport Kiwanis Club is hosting its annual Pancake Day fundraiser, It started at 7AM and will finish at 7PM tonight! All proceeds from the sales go directly to fund the youth and community activities. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier, Jr. was live in Gulfport taking you to the event. Categories: Local News, News Tags: First United Methodist Church of Gulfport,…

Buddy the elf visits the station ahead of “Elf the Musical” at the Beau Rivage

Buddy the elf has traveled from the North Pole to the Mississippi coast ahead of "Elf the Musical" at the Beau Rivage resort and casino.

WXXV New’s 25’s Ethan Krauss sat down with Buddy as well as the show’s director just over a week ahead of the show’s opening night. click here for more info on the show Categories: Local News, News Tags: Beau Rivage Casino and Resort, beau rivage theatre, biloxi, Elf the Musical, musical, musical theatre

Bellingrath Gardens opens up for 29th Annual Magical Christmas Lights

Bellingrath Gardens outside of Mobile celebrating their 29th Annual Magical Christmas Lights. The venue opens for visitors to take a stroll through a wonderland of lights. Marketing director Cassidy Smith joins WXXV News 25’s Ethan Krauss in studio and tells us what is expected this year. Categories: Local News, News Tags: 29th Annual Magical Christmas Lights, Bellingrath Gardens, Bellingrath Gardens…

Benefit Shrimp Boil happening this weekend

Mark Crowson is in studio to tell us about an upcoming shrimp boil benefit. The shrimp boil takes place Friday, December 6th at St. Joseph Hospice in Gulfport from 11 a.m. until they are sold out. For more information, call 228-865-7897. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: benefit, Shrimp Boil

D’Iberville’s Piper Rushing signs to further her softball career at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

The signing day festivities continue over in Harrison county as D’Iberville softball celebrates a softball signee! Lady Warrior third and first baseman Piper Rushing letting the ink dry with the blue and gold! Rushing will be continuing her outstanding softball career at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Piper told News 25’s she’s been dreaming of this day and can’t believe…

Our Lady Academy’s Kinsley-Jean Stegall signs to play volleyball at Pearl River Community College

It was an exciting Tuesday morning at Our Lady Academy as one of their own signs to take their athletic career to the next level! The Lady Crescent gym was filled with proud teammates, coaches, and family members as Kinsley-Jean Stegall put pen to paper to make things official with the volleyball team of Pearl River Community College! Stegall has…

Hornets eager to bring first football State Championship to Poplarville this weekend

We started off the football season with 25 teams and now we’re down to two as we enter the week of the 2024 State Championship. Our team representing the Gulf Coast and south Mississippi as a whole in the 4A State Championship are the Hornets of Poplarville high school! The Poplarville Hornets have established themselves as a well-oiled machine on…

Reconstruction to begin on Ken Combs Pier in Gulfport

On Tuesday the Gulfport City Council voted to approve a contract with Gulfbreeze Construction to replace Ken Combs Pier.  The pier has been closed since it took significant damage  when Hurricane Zeta made landfall in 2020.  For several years the city of Gulfport has been working towards restoring Ken combs pier but disagreements with FEMA over how much construction should…

WXXV’s Trey Tonnessen speaks to Highway Patrol about holiday season travel

The Thanksgiving travel enforcement period is in the books here in Mississippi and we’re breaking down the numbers now and looking head to the Christmas travel rush. WXXV News 25’s Trey Tonnessen has more. Across the state, troopers issued more than 6,600 citations over the Thanksgiving holiday, along with 187 crashes, and two deadly crashes. Law enforcement officials here on…

Local sheriff’s departments participate in Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign

In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, local sheriff departments were out having friendly competition and raising funds for their kettles. Mississippi Gulf Coast sheriff’s departments are competing to raise funds for the Salvation Army to support vital programs year-round. Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Officer Craig Necaise said, “We are definitely beating the shift before us. We are doing…

Nettles Pottery to host home show and sale this weekend

Brian and Rhonda Nettles joined WXXV 25 in studio to tell viewers about their annual home show and sale going on Saturday and Sunday at their studio on Bells Ferry Road in Pass Christian. Categories: Business, Community Headlines, Featured, Local News, News Tags: art, brian nettles, Mississippi, nettles studio, Pass Christian, potter, pottery, rhonda nettles, studio

Harrison County fire crews battle camper fire

Harrison County fire crews have been busy battling numerous fires over the past few days. These are pictures of crews putting out a camper fire Monday afternoon on Cable Bridge Road. Fire officials say this is the third structure fire they’ve responded to in the county over the past several days. Categories: Local News, News Tags: camper fire, fire, harrison…

Tech Byte – Digital Marketing

Patrick explains how digital marketing targets potential customers through their phones, televisions and more. Brought to you locally by Rogers Technology Solutions. Categories: Techbyte Tags: ads, digital marketing, patrick moates, phones, targeted ads, Tech Byte, techbyte, technology

D’Iberville/ St. Martin Chamber of Commerce hosting Diamonds and Ice Charity Ball

Karen Morgan with the D’Iberville- St. Martin Chamber of Commerce is in studio to talk about the upcoming Diamonds and Ice Charity Ball. The ball takes place Friday, December 6th at Boomtown Casino 2nd Floor from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person or $90 per couple. For more information call 228-861-2293. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Diamonds and…

12/03 Ryan’s “More Frost” Tuesday Morning Forecast

We're waking up to more frost today, with at least one more such morning ahead before things warm up some.

We enjoyed another frosty start to the day this morning, and have at least one more left before we’ll leave the wintery weather behind for a few days. Today’s low fell to 38 in Gulfport, with at least one of our inland cities reporting a low at freezing once again. I expect tomorrow will be about the same, if not…

Harrison Central’s Jayden Cooper and Jaxson Moore sign to play baseball at the next level!

Monday afternoon at Harrison Central High School, two members of their baseball team made their dreams true! Right-handed pitcher and first baseman Jaxson Moore and Mr. do-it-all Jayden Cooper officially put pen to paper to announce where they’ll be taking their talents to next year. Moore let the ink dry with the Belhaven Blazers in Jackson and Cooper signing with…

How you can get involved in Giving Tuesday across South Mississippi

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving which takes place after Thanksgiving, encouraging people to donate their time and money to charitable causes. It’s one of the biggest chances for nonprofits to highlight their missions, boosts donations, and gain some new supporters. There’s plenty of ways to take part here in South Mississippi, such as giving money and donations,…