7/19 – Sam Parker’s “Rainy Day” Friday Evening Forecast

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…

“Technology can always fail”: Local hospitals respond to national outage

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…

Gautier High School seniors paint their parking spots

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…

Chillville Creamery in Gulfport offers ways to beat the heat

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…

Annual Senior Breakfast happening July 23rd

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…

Biloxi VA hosting arts competition in August

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…

Dabbs Dispensary opens location in Long Beach

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…

Outage causing airline delays at Gulfport Biloxi International Airport

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 affected by outage

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:…

Moss Point School District hosts Back to School Rally

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…

Mental health tips for children

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…

First day of classes for incoming freshmen at Gulfport High School

Gulfport School District Students Return To School

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…

North Gulfport Civic Club holds 23rd annual Community Breakfast

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…

Mississippi Power adds new person to board of directors

A new person was elected to the Mississippi Power board of directors. David Hall is the president and CEO of Hall Timberlands in Meridian. Hall has been a community leader involved in many local and state-wide organizations. This appointment adds to a long list of boards he serves on, some including the Mississippi State University Foundation, State Board of Registration…