The Salvation Army Kroc Center is hosting a special day for first responders on Sunday! A fun day is being hosted for those responders and their families, being filled with swimming, basketball, food, and much more. Be sure to head to the Kroc Center on August 25th. The fun starts at 1 PM. Categories: Local News, News Tags: first responders,…
The Long Beach Bearcats are getting more career opportunities for the 2024 – 2025 school year! The Long Beach School District broke ground in May 2023 on a new career and technical education center. The ribbon cutting for the facility has been scheduled for August 24th! The program begins at 9 that morning, tours will follow. The public can tour…
We are joined in studio by Mike Lacy and Laura Magazzu to discuss an upcoming murder mystery involving aliens! The Alien Snatchers Murder Mystery Dinner Show is performing at locations all across the Gulf Coast. Here is a full list of times, dates, and where to purchase tickets: The Loft BSL September 6th @ 7:00 PM https://www.ticketsource.us/alexis-theatre-productions/t-ojodgal The Loft BSL…
Pass Christian residents are divided after the city council voted this week to pause development of the under-construction boardwalk along the beach front. Pass Christian city officials voted to pause construction on the three remaining phases of the concrete boardwalk along Highway 90. Citizens of the city expressed their concern to visibility to the beach and the safety of pedestrians…
Joining us in studio is Biloxi NAACP President Herschell Pargo to talk about their upcoming Freedom Fund Banquet. The Freedom Fund Banquet takes place August 24th at the IP Casino Resort. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 5 p.m. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
Things are changing noticeably on us now after a similar couple of days. We’ve now put our lowest temperatures and lowest humidity behind us, and while today will still be on the nicer side, the humidity is starting to creep up. That’ll lead to progressively warmer mornings through the weekend and into next week, but our afternoons keep getting cooler…just…
Ship Island, one of the barrier islands along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, has become a popular tourist attraction over the years. The island is accessible through Ship Island Ferry’s daily one hour excursions. It boasts quiet and clear beaches, an abundance of wildlife and Fort Massachusetts — a historic Civil War fort that offers tours. WXXV News 25 had the…
South Mississippi community leaders came together to put their trivia skills to the ultimate test. On Thursday night both business and community leaders gathered in the IMPAC Center in Gulfport to take part in the Are You Smarter Than A Club Kid A Club Kid fundraiser. Participants were paired with children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf…
“Ready to hit somebody in a different colored jersey,” senior quarterback Sydney Blackmon said. “For sure!” Poplarville high school football is coming off a 10-4 season that saw the Hornets year come to an end while competing for a south state championship. 11 year head coach Jay Beech knows that, while the year didn’t end with a ring on his…
Join us tomorrow for WXXV News 25’s first Friday Night Showcase! NBC at 10 will be transformed into all things South Mississippi football. Join Sports Director Jevan McCoskey and Sports Reporter Ansley Brent as they bring highlights from coastal schools. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, Friday Night Showcase, sports
Someone might have a chance to become half a billionaire in time for the weekend. The jackpot for Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing is estimated at $527 million. You still have less than a one in 300 million chance of winning. Tune into WXXV News 25 at 10 on NBC Friday for those winning numbers. Categories: Local News, News Tags:…
Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour made an appearance at the Gulf Coast Business Council. Barbour spoke to the crowd about the challenges the Coast faces during hurricane season. He also spoke about the Coast after Hurricane Katrina as the 19th anniversary of the storm is coming up. “Fair to say to have a celebration and gratitude to the people who…
The much anticipated ‘Are you Smarter than a Club Kid’ fundraiser takes place tonight at 6 p.m. Lots of big-time community leaders, including some of our WXXV News 25 team members, are participating tonight. WXXV News 25’s Grant Chighizola has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Are you smarter than a club, Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast
A Vancleave man is behind bars at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center after a domestic dispute led to an hours-long standoff. A man barricaded himself inside his home on Ridgeland Road for nearly 5 hours in an attempt to evade the police after that domestic dispute. He eventually surrendered around 12:15 – at which point he was taken into…
WXXV News 25 is joined in studio by Elaine Kulick from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Ballet Theatre. She came to discuss auditions for the Nutcracker, being performed in December. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Audition, ballet, Mississippi Gulf Coast Ballet Theatre, Nutcracker
Back Bay Mission shines a light on the importance of continuous health screenings through a big event that took place on Wednesday. The ‘Knowing is Knowledge’ event offered HIV and STD screenings, along with dental exams and blood pressure readings at no cost to the public. Back Bay Mission leaders want to remind the public about the food pantry and…
We will see some surface moisture moving back into the area after sunset this evening. This isn`t intolerable but will be i little more moist than the air that has been here for a few days. With this, we will also see more rain chances develop mainly by the coast. although a few of these could drift inland helping the…
Looking ahead to September, Tom and Gayle Benson are being honored with an induction into the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation’s Hall of Fame. The induction is happening September 12th on the turf of Caesar’s Superdome. Not only will the Bensons be honored, the event will also have updates for Super bowl 59 planning and a history of the Super…
There is a Medgar Evers Reception Exhibit event happening at 6PM later tonight! Medgar Evers Mississippi movement exhibit, was created to coincide with the significant milestone of the 60th anniversary of Evers’s assassination. The redesign exhibit, consisting of 14 panels, delves into the life and legacy of Medgar Evers, one of Mississippi’s most prominent civil rights activists. WXXV News 25’s…
Captain Longbeard and Lady Claiborne are here to tell us about the Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse’s Charity Golf Scramble. The Charity Golf Scramble takes place October 18th at the Bridges Golf Club and is $100 per player. The shotgun start is at 8 a.m. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Charity Golf Scramble, Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse
Joining us in studio are Kathy Rogers and Kimberly Dunn to talk about the need for volunteers for Adopt a Grandparent Day. Adopt a Grandparent Day takes place September 14th. For more information, click here. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Adopt a Grandparent Day
The last couple of days have been cooling slightly and drying out, and while those pleasant conditions will continue another few days they’re starting to see changes. This morning was nice once again though, with a drier, cooler-than-average low near 72 and dewpoints in the mid-to-upper 60s. Those have been the real stars of the show over the last few…
Expect Friday to be mostly similar to the previous two days as dry air looks to hang onto the area for one more day. However, medium-range models suggest that the current impulse coming down across the central US gets cut off via a Rex Block over the northeastern Gulf. This is due to the aforementioned ridge over Texas poking into…
We are on our second to last school for this years 25 teams in 25 days and who better to visit with than the Pearl River Central Blue Devils, led by first-year head coach John Feaster. While it may be Feasters first-year as a head coach at Pearl River Central, he is no stranger to the Blue Devil program and…