The Hattiesburg Zoo has a brand new member of its African exhibit! Samira the Zebra gave birth to a female foal on Sunday. Samira is 3 years old and this is her first foal. The father is Bakari, a seven-year-old stallion. Categories: Local News, News Tags: birth, Foal, hattiesburg, hattiesburg zoo, zebra
The Southern Miss Golden Eagle teacher residency program received a huge grant. AmeriCorps awarded over $300,000 to support educator preparation at the graduate level. Up to 30 graduate teacher residents will have the ability to serve within partner school districts. Three of those districts are on the coast: The Jackson County, Moss Point, and Pass Christian School Districts. Categories: Local…
Keesler Federal Credit Union is making sure Coast kindergarteners have the right supplies ahead of the new school year. Credit union employees taking the time to distribute school supplies as part of its Bright Futures program. This is the sixth year of the drive, giving over 50,000 South Mississippi students the supplies they need for academic success. The total financial…
A heads up for those of you who live within the vicinity of Camp Shelby. Live fire training on the base began today and runs through the rest of this month. Those exercises will have minimal impacts on travel. Aside from the live fire training, there are certain maneuvers happening throughout the base’s training areas and on public roads. Camp…
The Hurricane Camille Memorial has been moved to the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum after the land it was originally on was sold. Old meets new here at the Hurricane Camille Memorial relocation. Locals will see that this memorial looks different than the last, and that’s unfortunately due to some parts of the old memorial not making it to their…
Southern Miss earned a big honor. The university was named to the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll. The school is just one of only 228 institutions receiving this recognition. This is the seventh year in a row Southern Miss has been selected. Southern Miss has a wide range of options for transfer students to help them acclimate to the…
Honoring American heroes: that was the mission for South Mississippi golfers this morning at Windance Country Club for the Folds of Honor Golf Classic. The tournament raises money for the Folds of Honor organization, which helps provide educational scholarships to the spouses and children of American’s fallen or disabled service members. This tournament is organized locally by Mitchell Distributing. Categories:…
The 2024 SEC Media Days are happening right now in Dallas, Texas. WXXV News 25’s Sports Director Jevan McCoskey has been busy all day listening to coaches and players. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, SEC, SEC media days, sports
Pearl River County SPCA President Lauren Fitts is in studio to tell us about the ‘Empty the Shelter’ events. The ‘Empty the Shelter’ event takes place from July 22nd to the 31st Categories: Community Headlines Tags: empty the shelters, Pearl River County SPCA
Laney Tate and Evan Bartels with Picayune Theatre Company are in studio to tell us about their production of Willy Wonka Jr. Shows for this production are: Friday, July 19th at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20th at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20th at 6 p.m. For more information visit picayunetheatreco.com. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Picayune Theatre Co., Willy Wonka Jr
Celebrating 40 years of granting wishes for Mississippi kids, the Make-A-Wish Foundation hosted its 20th annual Martini Shakedown fundraiser at the Beau Rivage Saturday night where they granted one local child’s special wish! Make-A-Wish Director of Development Shellie Moses said, “People that don’t know these kids that want to make an impact in the lives that never have met these…
Keesler Federal’s Bright Futures Program provided school supplies to gulf coast area kindergarteners. Schools picked up the supplies with school buses, trucks, and vans, and took them to their districts for distribution. This is the sixth year of the program that serves more than 20,000 students in 27 school districts in communities served by Keesler federal. WXXV News 25’s Everett…
Folks gathered Saturday for a graduation ceremony in Pass Christian, but it’s not your ordinary graduation ceremony. That’s because these grads are all four-legged friends! Nine dogs and their handlers passed the test to become therapy dogs with the volunteer Pet Teams of South Mississippi. They’ll now bring a lot of smiles and hugs to folks in local nursing homes,…
Many showed out this weekend to celebrate the legacy of the famed Mad Potter of Biloxi George Ohr on his 167th birthday. The Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art kicked off the birthday celebrations on Friday, which is Ohr’s actual birthdate. Saturday, the museum continued the fun with free admission, live music, and arts and crafts opportunities for adults and kids…
This weekend, Mississippi Highway Patrol kick started the recruiting process for its next cadet class. Troop K held a job fair Saturday afternoon at its offices north of Biloxi, with troopers talking to potential recruits about what the job entails and new benefits for Mississippi troopers. One new selling point for the agency is the base pay for troopers has…
On this week’s Meggan Monday we are raising awareness about organ donation, specifically live organ donation. Did you know that according to the National Kidney Foundation, 12 people in the US die every day waiting on a kidney. Cragin Gilbert was on that list. He suffers from type one diabetes, but he now has his perfect match and is getting…
WXXV News 25 continues its new segment highlighting some phenomenal women in the area called ‘Amazing Women of South Mississippi.’ This week we are spotlighting Julie Olivari. Olivari is not a native Mississippian but has completely immersed herself in the culture and works to give back to the community she has made home. She started ‘Concerts on the Causeway’, which…
Similar to the last few days, conditions will remain hot with a ridge centered across the Gulf of Mexico and southwest Atlantic Ocean. At the surface, light southerly flow will continue to provide a source for low level moisture. Combined with the high low level moisture and hot temperatures, heat index values will once again climb into the dangerous range…generally…
Representative Bennie Thompson has confirmed that case manager and field director Jacqueline Marsaw no longer works for his office. This comes after a controversial social media post was made on a Facebook account connected to Marsaw following the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. The post on Marsaw’s account read, “I don’t condone violence but please get you some…
Political Analyst Howie Morgan joined WXXV News 25’s Grant Chighizola for a live in-studio interview to talk about the political impacts of the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, just days out from the Republican National Convention. Categories: Featured, National News, News Tags: Assassination attempt, Donald Trump, howie morgan, politics, republican
WXXV News 25 brings you the latest on an assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Categories: Featured, Local News, National News, News Tags: assassination, pennsylvania, special report, trump
Leaders in Mississippi react to the attempted assassination of Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Our Congressional delegation and the governor have made statements on their social media platforms. Congressman Mike Ezell said, “Suzette and I are praying for President Trump. Thank you to the first responders and to Secret Service for their quick action.” Senator Roger…
Families across Mississippi will be taking advantage of that 7% discount this weekend to prepare for the upcoming school year. as you make that shopping list, small businesses are hoping you’ll stop in.” Small businesses are often overlooked on tax-free weekend, but businesses like Posies and Puddles, a children’s clothing store in Pascagoula, feel that the additional tax-free day will…
Golfers hit the course at Millbrook Country Club in Picayune on Friday morning for a good cause. The Picayune Chamber hosted a golf tournament to raise funds for community initiatives including student scholarships. So far, a total of six scholarships have been awarded by the chamber. Board Treasurer Nancy Oldmixon gives us some insight on what the future of the…