The hot temperatures continue through Monday with temperatures in the lower 90s. Most locations will be just a little below record daytime highs and high-lows. Our Holiday weekend conditions and next week will fall a bit short of heat advisory criteria due to lower humidity values, but heat indices will still reach in the 100-104 range at peak heating. A…
An upper level ridge centered just west of the Bay of Campeche will continue to be expanded northeast across the Gulf States. This will maintain hot temps and little to no rainfall. A weak disturbance passing across the northern periphery of the ridge may allow a few isolated showers across the area from now through Saturday night but impacts will…
Coast Electric teamed up with the American Red Cross Thursday for a blood drive. The blood drive took place at the Coast Electric building in the Kiln. Donors filed in to do their part in contributing to the health and well-being of others. Blood drives are a necessary way to maintain and keep a stable supply of blood. As Coast…
Another type of graduation took place up in Jackson today. Mississippi Highway Patrol Cadet Class 68 went through 18 weeks of training before taking the oath this morning. Speakers at the ceremony included Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Class 68, graduation, mississippi highway patrol
The Shed Barbeque and Blues Joint competed May 15-18 in the world-renowned “Memphis in May” barbeque championships. Now, the team at The Shed is ready to show off their third massive trophy after being named the 2024 grand champion of barbeque. “To bring this title and to bring some extra positivity to the great state of Mississippi is really what we set…
The Shed Barbecue and Blues Joint took home the crown in the 2024 Memphis in May contest! This is the third time they have won this title, winning in 2015 and 2018. News 25’s Brooke Parker is at The Shed to discuss the win with the owners. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Memphis in May, The Shed Barbecue and Blues…
The Gulfport School District has announced their summer meals program. The locations are: Gulfport High School: Breakfast 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Lunch 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Gulfport Central Middle: Breakfast 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Lunch 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pass Road Elementary: Breakfast 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Lunch 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program…
Coast Electric has hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive from 7:30AM to 12:30PM Thursday. Every unit collected at the blood drive can help save up to three lives! WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier, Jr. was LIVE at Coast Electric Headquarters in Kiln on how you could help give at this event. Categories: Local News, News Tags: coast electric, red cross…
A disturbance moving east over central Mississippi this morning will help cause some shower activity over the northern half of the area. There will be some boundaries from this activity left over the area as well which could serve as a focus. There could be enough heating coupled with these boundaries to provide a few showers and maybe even a…
Our area will still be under the influence of a slow building ridge through the weekend and Memorial Day, with high temperatures reaching into the low to mid 90s through Monday. When including the humidity, we could see heat index values at the peak of the day on the long weekend in the upper 90s/low 100s. Most areas will be…
Ridging continues to dominate the area for the most part with dry conditions expected. The only exception to this tonight will be out of the WXXV Viewing area, more-so for southern Louisiana, due some weakening of the ridge possible because of a weak developing shortwave pushing through Oklahoma, into Arkansas, then western Mississippi/northern Louisiana; bringing a potential threat of showers…
The suspect shot in Gulfport during a narcotics stop has died, Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer confirmed. Switzer said 22-year-old George Jones III was taken to the Singing River Gulfport emergency room, where he was pronounced dead at 10:47. Jones had multiple gunshot wounds, Switzer said. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the officer-involved shooting that happened about 10 a.m….
The Ocean Springs Fire Department has two new fire trucks in its fleet, including one with a very cool color scheme! It isn’t the usual red you might expect, instead it takes the colors of the Ocean Springs School District. The Ocean Springs Fire Department revealed this truck on Wednesday. Instead of the usual Ocean Springs on the front, Greyhounds…
Mississippi Aquarium is set to host its next turtle release in celebration of National Turtle Day. That release begins at 4 PM Thursday afternoon on the beach in front of Edgewater Mall. Six Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles are set to be released in the Sound. These are the same turtles that were flown to Mississippi is December of 2023 after…
Job seekers filed through the Biloxi Civic Center all day for the WXXV Job Fair. We here at WXXV partnered with more than 20 companies to help South Mississippians find their next job. Some of those businesses include Memorial Health System, the Humane Society of South Mississippi, and Boomtown Casino. WXXV Digital Sales Manager Michelle Eubank explains why it is…
South Mississippi businesses and political leaders gathered Wednesday morning at the Beau Rivage for the State of the Coast Symposium. The topic of conversation was focused on the new generation of workers entering the workplace. The State of the Coast brings together regional leaders as a celebration of economic success throughout the year. With this year’s focus paying keen attention…
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation awarded grant money from the GivHer Circle grant program. The recipient of this year’s grant is Elijah’s Closet, a nonprofit that provides resources for local foster children. The GivHer grant offers nonprofits in all six south Mississippi counties the opportunity to apply for funding. The event also shined a light on the work being done…
We know that hiring the right people is the key to success and we’re looking for individuals who share a passion for excellence. News 25’s Everett Ganier Jr. was at the job fair this morning and has more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: job fair, WXXV Job Fair
A resident of Sugar Mill Apartments who was injured in a fire Tuesday has died. Gulfport Fire Chief Billy Kelley confirmed that the resident did die as a result of his injuries in the fire. His name has yet been released. You may recall that the fire department was called out about 10:30 a.m. and the fire was contained to…
The George County and Keesler chapters of the Civil Air Patrol are currently looking for new members. News 25 Ethan Krauss has more on how you can take flight. Categories: Local News, News Tags: George County Civil Air Patrol, Keesler Civil Air Patrol
Every other Wednesday, we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Joining us as always, we’ve got Katie King to tell us about News 25’s Pet of the Week, Robert and Rosie. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
The City of Moss Point has a new fire chief. Jason Davis was sworn in in front of family and friends at Tuesday’s Board of Alderman meeting. Davis has served as a first responder for many years in South Mississippi, including a stint as assistant fire chief in Biloxi. The fire chief position in the River City opened up after…
The fight between a series of fast moving disturbances sliding along the I-20 and further north and high pressure to the E/SE will be the main forecast challenge through Friday night. Although the fast moving and weak disturbances will help to weaken the high pressure slightly, the amount of dry air and subsidence in place will keep a great deal…
The forecast for the rest of this workweek doesn’t look to change much. High pressure will maintain hot and rain-free conditions. Temperatures will creep up a few degrees the rest of the forecast period as the upper ridge nearby strengthens. A few locations could approach record highs this weekend. At the moment, it doesn`t appear that dewpoints will be high…