Expert Talk with Jody Entrekin, Entrekin Insurance Services

Boat & Recreational Vehicle Insurance

Many people believe that boats, RVs and other expensive toys are covered in their homeowner’s insurance. Jody Entrekin with Entrekin Insurance Services explains why this is most likely not the case and what you can do to make sure you’ve got proper coverage. Categories: Expert Talk Tags: boat insurance, boats, deductibles, entrekin, expert talk, extalk, four wheelers, jody entrekin, michelle…

Tech Byte – Chatt Fixx

When is it better to repair your devices as versus replacing them? Patrick Moates gets the inside scoop from guest tech-repairman Aaron Alldaffer with Chatt Fix on when it’s best to repair, replace or recycle depending on the damage in this week’s edition of “Tech Byte” brought to you locally by Rogers Technology Solutions. Categories: Techbyte Tags: aaron alldaffer, chat…

Hurricane preparedness seminar held for Harrison County residents

We are now about a month into hurricane season here in the Magnolia state. Many here in south Mississippi are still preparing for the ongoing season.

To make sure Harrison County residents are ready for any potential storms that may head our way, a preparedness workshop was held earlier this evening at the Knight Nonprofit Center. The seminar helped attendees get a better sense of what they need to know to stay safe during a storm including having a proper plan in place, stocking up on…

6/24 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Big Red Machine” Monday Night Forecast

Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen

Tuesday will likely be almost a carbon copy of today except likely a little more oppressive. Ridge will still be firmly in control with temperatures leading to highs in the same ball park as today. The biggest difference is going to be higher humidity values as low-level moisture continues to increase along with whatever rain falls over in the next…

6/24 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Big Hot” Monday Evening Forecast

Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen

Just walk outside and yep you will know the forecast. It`s Summer, hot, muggy, daily rain chances, and just downright oppressive conditions. This afternoon temps rose into the lower to mid 90s across the entire region and with dewpoints in the 70s this easily led to heat index values in the 100s with most sites sitting between 104 and 110….

Milwaukee Brewers top prospect Jacob Misiorowski named MiLB Southern League pitcher of the week

Minor league baseball recently announced that Biloxi Shucker starting pitcher, and Milwaukee Brewers top prospect, Jacob Misiorowski was named the Southern League pitcher of the week. In his only start of the week, on June 19th at the Rocket City Trash Pandas, Jacob Misiorowski tied his career-high with six shutout innings and struck out five in the process. The six…

Hattiesburg Zoo’s Coco the Capybara celebrates their birthday

A very special birthday out of Hattiesburg this weekend! Coca the Capybara celebrated their birthday on Sunday! Decorations were put up in Coco’s exhibit, the resident llamas and tapir taking part. While Coco wasn’t too interested in the cake, other animals were more than happy to eat the dessert. A very special happy birthday to Coco! Categories: Local News, News

Contest to become Blue Moon’s featured artist kicks off

Calling all artists! Anyone 21 and older can enter their artwork for a chance to be the featured artist of everything Blue Moon for this year’s Peter Anderson Festival. Applications can be found on the Peter Anderson website by clicking on the Blue Moon logo. You must turn in a painted canvas by the October 4th deadline. You can turn…

Law enforcement learn about trauma-informed care from CASA

CASA of South Mississippi is hosting a two-day training session with area law enforcement agencies to teach them about trauma-informed care. It’s all part of the organization’s continuing mission to help vulnerable children in south Mississippi. These officers are learning trust-based relational intervention through a program developed by TCU’s Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. TBRI focuses on four main…

Garbage pick up for newly annexed areas in Ocean Springs

There are new details regarding the transition of garbage pickup for those newly annexed areas of Ocean Springs. Today, Waste Management doing its final pickup in those areas and picking up containers. On Wednesday, the city’s garbage pickup service, Waste Pro, will start to deliver its containers to customers with garbage service starting July 1st and recycling pick up beginning…

Catching up with Miss Black Gulf Coast

Miss Black Gulf Coast Natassia Ayodele joins us in the studio to tell us more about her reign and what she is doing in the community! Ayodele represents the Mississippi Gulf Coast region in the Miss Black Mississippi USA Pageant. The pageant is open to women ages 13 to 45 and encourages contestants to serve their communities. The program also…

Scrapin the Coast wraps up on the Coast Coliseum

The 24th annual Scrapin the Coast wrapped up Sunday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Many car enthusiasts showed up for the final day of the mega car show. Car owners from across the South entered their suped-up rides into various award categories or just showed up to show off their ride. Hear more from participants on their modifications…

Chapel Hart returns to Poplarville for free concert at PRCC

Chapel Hart made their return to their hometown of Poplarville over the weekend where they put on a free concert at Pearl River Community College. WXXV sat down with them to talk about their return home. Trea Swindle said, “There’s absolutely nothing like the feeling of coming back home, especially after being on the road for so long and literally…

Morning Reporter Everett Ganier Jr. LIVE at The Arts Hancock County in Bay St. Louis to preview the Summer Arts Camp

The Arts Hancock County Summer Arts Camp will be back bigger and better than ever! This year, kids will enjoy hands on fun with new projects in various art mediums guided by professional artists and teachers with over 50 years of experience. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier, Jr. was LIVE at The Arts in Bay Saint Louis to give you…

USM football player MJ Daniels Jr. laid to rest in George County

George County and Southern Miss standout football player MJ Daniels was laid to rest Saturday afternoon surrounded by his family and friends. Many gathered at George County High School to celebrate the life and home going of standout MJ Daniels Jr. The packed-out gymnasium for his funeral shows just how many hearts Daniels touched in his 21 years of life….

Meggan Monday: Hubbard’s Waveland Hardware celebrates 70 years

For 70 years, Hubbard’s Waveland Hardware has been a part of the community. The family-owned business is run by Richard and David Hubbard and caters to everyone from the handyman to the construction crew. David Hubbard said, “Hardware stores, it’s a fix it place. Most people come in here, they’re fixing something. They’re repairing something. Most people aren’t mechanics and…

Amazing Women of South Mississippi: Spotlighting Renee Marcellus

WXXV News 25 is starting a brand-new segment focused on highlighting some phenomenal women in the area called ‘Amazing Women of South Mississippi.’ This week we are spotlighting Renee Marcellus from Long Beach. Renee is a wife, mother, grandmother, volunteer, an RN, a home school teacher, and a Navy veteran. Renee and her husband have four children ranging in age…

6/24 – The Chief’s “Dangerous Heat” Monday Morning Forecast

The main story today will be the heat as high pressure continues to spread eastward along the Gulf Coast today. Low level moisture will be on the increase today as well, which coupled with the hot afternoon temperatures will lead to heat index values to climb into the 108-110 F range. That said, there could be some late afternoon relief…

6/23 – Trey Tonnessen’s “Heat Index” Sunday Night Forecast

Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen

  Monday will be another above average temperature day, but with higher surface dewpoints as southerly flow becomes better established. This will both raise daytime peak heat indices and introduce the chance for afternoon thunderstorms. Those should initially be primarily on sea-breeze boundaries. General southwestward propagation is expected with northeast mid/upper level flow in place but outflow boundaries could certainly…

Organizations help Salvation Army amidst dire need for food donations

Food pantries across the Gulf Coast are in dire need of food donations. For Juneteenth, organizations across the Coast dedicated this year’s service project to helping the Salvation Army’s food pantry. Food pantries always see a greater need in the summer, but for once, pantries can’t keep up. When the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated saw…