Mississippi State is entering a special kind of season as they are officially in the Jeff Lebby head coaching era. Lebby, who was hired back in November of 2023, had a short window to recruit his freshman class. One of those in the class is Gulfport high school alum Kai McClendon. Sports 25 had the chance to speak with Lebby…
The Southeastern Conference is loaded with football talent both on the field and on the sideline. From the players making the plays to the coaches dialing up the X’s and the O’s. The SEC has it all. One of the coaches taking the field this year will be first-year head coach Jeff Lebby for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Before becoming…
There’s no denying the high school talent here on the coast runs deep. One of the most talented in last years senior class was St. Martin’s wide receiver Noreel White. White committed to Ole Miss to play for Lane Kiffin and the Rebels on signing day. Sports 25 had the chance to speak with Ole Miss star wideout Tre Harris…
The 2024 SEC Media Days have come to a close in Dallas, TX. Head coach Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers highlighted day 1. Full recap above. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: Brian Kelly, LSU tigers, SEC Football, SEC media days
The 2024 SEC Media Days have come to a close in Dallas, TX. Head coach Jeff Lebby and the Mississippi State Bulldogs highlighted day 3. Full recap above. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: Jeff Lebby, Mississippi State Bulldogs, SEC Football, SEC media days
The 2024 SEC Media Days have come to a close in Dallas, TX. Head coach Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels highlighted day 1. Full recap above. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss Rebels, SEC Football, SEC media days
A wet rainy weekend we had but Plenty of showers and thunderstorms are still to come this week. Although the coast is fairly worked over, we still saw good rain amounts in a few spots. There is a lot of energy so a few of these storms could be strong and can`t 100% rule out a rogue severe storm this…
Rain continues to make its way through southern Mississippi Due to a deep upper level trough over the south eastern U.S. and a weak low pressure heading into central Mississippi, a stationary front is hanging over the area. This is allowing for moisture from the Gulf to continue and increase rain totals into Friday night. With all this rain, a…
As soon as our local hospitals learned about the national outage, they immediately jumped into action to see how it would impact their patient care. Chief Communication Officer for Singing River Health System, Michael Dozier, says the hospital’s first course of action was identifying the risk. “We were up this morning very early making sure that our systems were not…
Ahead of Gautier High School’s first day of school on Tuesday, seniors took the time to paint their own parking spots! A bird’s-eye view of all the spots was posted on the Pascagoula-Gautier School District’s Facebook page. Many of the designs reference pop culture, such as Taylor Swift, Finding Nemo, and even one Lightning McQueen design! A huge congratulations to…
One Coastal business is helping the community cool down. Chillville in Gulfport offers all types of ice cream and refreshments. The business is family-owned and provides a place for artists to display their work. Both Chillville’s owner and general manager tells the history of the business as well as a special surprise for the weekend. Owner Kelli Bell said, “We…
One church in Gautier is hosting their annual Senior Breakfast next week. On July 23rd, First United Methodist Church will be hosting their breakfast at 7 AM. The event is to celebrate the Class of 2025’s last first day of school! A class photo will be taken at 7:30 as well. A perfect way to start the first day of…
The Wiggins Police Department is hosting a block party celebration at one of the local churches in the community. WXXV News 25’s Austin Lindsey is there with all the sights and sounds from the fun event. Categories: Local News, News Tags: block party, Wiggins Police Department
Chief Business Development Officer Nikki Johns join us to discuss the outages the United States is facing on this Friday. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: computer outages, tech outage
The Biloxi VA is hosting an arts competition in about a month. Mediums of art, creative writing, dance, drama, and music can be submitted for a creative arts show on August 14th and 15th. All entries must be submitted to GulfCoastVACreativeArts@va.gov. Entry forms must be submitted by August 2nd and in-person drop off is August 12th and 13th. Categories: Local…
A new cannabis dispensary for medical cannabis patients hold their grand opening in Long Beach today. Dabbs Dispensary is now open at 900 East Railroad Street. The Long Beach location is the company’s 9th location. Dabbs began operation in 2022. “And we have the best variety there is out there. So we’re trying to be able to give the patients…
As outages continue to sweep airlines around the world, WXXV News 25’s Lucas Warren has an update on how it is impacting us here in South Mississippi. The Gulfport Biloxi International Airport is looking a little different today. If you are traveling this Friday, here is some information you’ll want to know. Online outages are affecting GPT, reporting impacts on…
Gas stations on the Coast are also affected by the computer outages. Signs are visible on gas pumps and gas station doors and are stating how credit and debit cards are not being accepted as the computer outage continues. As of right now, cash is the only way to pay at some gas stations. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags:…
With National Ice Cream Day being on Sunday, we thought about celebrating a couple days early this year! WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier Jr. is at Chillville Creamery in Gulfport to talk about ice cream!! Categories: Local News, News Tags: Chillville Creamery
The Moss Point School District geared up for the first day of classes with a Back to School Rally at Jerry Alexander Stadium on Thursday evening. The hour-long event gave students and their families opportunities to connect with each other and met school administrators. Students also had the chance to pick up plenty of free school supplies. Nearly three dozen…
WXXV News 25 invited Gulfport Behavioral CEO Dean Doty to talk about mental health tips for children ahead of the school year. Doty said one thing parents can do to prepare their kids for the school year is to prioritize self-care for themselves and their kids. Another tip for parents is to start their students’ day in a peaceful manner…
Today was the start of the academic school year for some students in the Gulfport School District. WXXV News 25’s Austin Lindsey shares more on the return to school for incoming Freshmen at Gulfport High. Incoming middle schoolers and Gulfport High Freshmen begin the start of their school year today to get them adjusted to their new schools Now this…
The North Gulfport Civic Club hosted their 23rd annual Community Breakfast Thursday morning! Community members came together to get to know their elected and appointed officials. One of the main reasons for the breakfast was to address issues in Gulfport. Second Vice President Dr. Barbara Thomas shares why these events are so important. “We try to do different things that…
The start of school is fast approaching and many South Mississippi school districts are preparing for another successful year. WXXV News 25’s Elizabeth Keen is in Moss Point for tonight’s back to school rally! Categories: Local News, News Tags: back to school, Back to School Rally, moss point high school