Down at the Gulfport Dragway huge crowds showed out for classic gasser racing! The Southeast Gassers Association burned rubber on the drag way. The group hosted a meet and greet with racers Friday with official races starting in the afternoon and continuing into the evening hours as a champion was crowned. Track Operator Gaylon Rolison said, “They replicate racing from…
Cruisin’ the Coast 2024 officially wrapped up on Sunday. WXXV News 25’s Austin Lindsey met up with Executive Director Woody Bailey to recap the week and discuss plans for next year. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Cruisin’ the Coast
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Dr. Christopher Spencer with Harrison Central High School is in studio to talk about Big Red Night. Big Red Night is a family friendly event. Entry is $2. The fun starts at 5 p.m. October 15th at Earl Phillips Sr. Memorial Stadium. There will be food, music, games and prizes. All proceeds from the event will support breast cancer research…
Nicole Martz from the Mississippi Aquarium is in studio to tell us about the big Sea of Stars event. The Hancock Whitney Sea of Stars benefits the Mississippi Aquarium and takes place Thursday, October 24the from 6 to 10 p.m. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Glow for it.” For more information, click here. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Mississippi Aquarium, Sea…
This week’s athlete lives life in the fast lane, swimming lanes that is. She’s one of the co-captains for her swim team and has won over 6 state titles, while also fighting through an injury. Introducing our WXXV Student Athlete of the Week, St. Patrick’s Laina Seal! “My first State Championship I was ten years old and it was actually…
Just like last week we’re starting things off with a warm-up across South Mississippi, but another cool-down is coming, bringing the coolest weather we’ve seen since the start of the year! That certainly isn’t the case today as we’re seeing a 5-10 degree warm-up over yesterday morning, which still saw the much cooler, drier weather that moved in by the…
Highs on the warm side to start the week off. Still have relatively low dewpoints in place from previous air mass, so will still have near normal lows each morning. Tracking temps to be a little cooler Tuesday afternoon as the trough to the east digs south. Do believe this may be overcome by compressional warming as cold front approaches…
The Gautier Gators hit the road to take on the Vancleave Bulldogs. Both programs entering regional play with 3-game win streaks. It was a scoreless first quarter, but that quickly changed in the second. Gautier improves their winning streak to four straight games as they defeat Vancleave with a final score of 47-14. Gautier plays host to Wayne County while…
The Yellow Jackets hit the road to take on Harrison Central. The Red Rebels defeat the Yellowjackets behind a strong second half performance, 20-16. St. Martin hosts Biloxi while Harrison Central will hit the road to take on Ocean Springs next week. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, harrison central high school, high school football,…
The D’Iberville Warriors played host to the Greyhounds of Ocean Springs. Ocean Springs starts of Regional Play 1-0 after defeating D’Iberville 27-13. Ocean Springs hosts Harrison Central while D’Iberville will travel to play Gulfport for their next matchups. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: D’iberville High School, Friday Night Showcase, high school football, Ocean Springs High School
The Pascagoula Panthers hit the road to take on the Picayune Maroon Tide. Picayune sends Pascagoula back home with a loss 38-28. The Panthers will play host to Long Beach while Picayune travels to play West Harrison for their next matchups. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, pascagoula high school, Picayune high…
The Pirates of Pass Christian traveled to take on the Poplarville Hornets. Poplarville defeats Pass Christian 21-19. Pass Christian will hit the road to take on Moss Point while Poplarville travels to Tylertown next week. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, high school football, pass christian high school, Poplarville high school
The Bearcats of Long Beach welcomed Deuce knight and the George County Rebels. The Rebels would go on to defeat the Bearcats 48-13. George County plays host to the Hancock Hawks while the Bearcats hit the road to take on Pascagoula for their next matchups. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday Night Showcase, George County High School,…
Gulf Coast Community Foundation honored a founding member by endowing a fund in his name during GCCF’s 35th anniversary celebration held Friday morning at the Knight Nonprofit Center in Gulfport. The new Rodger Wilder Legacy Fund honors the former CEO and will be used to address child welfare needs. The foundation also made a $50,000 grant to the Stone County…
The Northern Lights made their way down south over night and viewers sent us their photos! WXXV News 25 Meteorologist Sam Parker breaks down the science behind the Northern Lights. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Northern lights
Fallen Oak in Saucier is hosting their second annual Collegiate Invitational. We are joined by Tournament Director Ashley Comstock and Golf Pro Maury Hodgens. The Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational takes place from October 18th through the 21st. For more information, click here. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Collegiate Invitational at Fallen Oak
Ocean Springs is the latest hotspot for Cruisers this evening as the downtown area is transformed into a Cruisers paradise. WXXV News 25’s Marco Bitonel has the latest on the celebrations. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Cruisin’ the Coast, Ocean Springs
Expect traffic congestion to increase across South Mississippi’s main thoroughfares as the Cruisin’ the Coast weekend ramps up. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier Jr. has more on how one Coast city is responding. Traffic near Edgewater Mall is starting to back up due to the Cruisin’ the Coast events in Biloxi. Traffic cones were staged at about 3 a.m. Friday…
WXXV News 25 Sports Reporter Ansley Brent is in Vancleave as the Bulldogs look to face off against the Gautier Gators. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, sports
We are going right into our Friday night showcase preshow coverage for week seven action. WXXV Sports Director Jevan McCoskey joins us from Long Beach High School as he gets ready for another week of the best high school football coverage in South Mississippi. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, Friday Night Showcase, sports
October 11th marks the 51st anniversary of the Pascagoula Alien Abduction. To commemorate the date, Goula Palooza is being hosted on October 25th. All are invited to wear their best alien outfits and enjoy live music from 5 to 9. Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing on the Pascagoula River when they were allegedly abducted by an oval-shaped object….
New meets old at Cruisin’ the Coast this year as Mississippi Highway Patrol brings out both mustangs in their fleet. The newest mustang joining the fleet just this year. The main one on show is a 1982 Mustang, the only version of a mustang that was built to be a hatchback. Be on the lookout for it during the last…
Mississippi Highway Patrol is bringing relief to those in need following the hurricanes in Florida. Troop K is escorting the Louisiana National Guard during relief efforts. The Louisiana State Police, MHP Troop L, and the Alabama Highway Patrol are helping in efforts as well. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Florida, hurricane relief, mhp, mhp Troop k, mississippi highway patrol, troop…