The Orange Grove community in Gulfport is aptly named because it once boasted multiple orange farms. One farm in the area still carrying on the tradition. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier Jr. headed to Mert’s Satsumas earlier today. The farm is family owned and operated by Glenn and Valeria Merritt. Mert’s Satsuma’s invites families to pick their own fruit and…
The Jackson County Fair is in full swing, but one of the biggest events is still on the horizon. At the Jackson County Fair, there’s plenty to keep you busy. From the fair food offerings to all the bright lights and rides, you shouldn’t have any trouble keeping yourself entertained. But one of the stars of the Jackson County Fair…
Did you know the Ocean Springs Yacht Club is hosting a hobie sailboat national championship, featuring racers from all over? WXXV 25’s Jordyn Lassiter has more… Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: boating, hobie sailboat championship, Ocean Springs Yacht Club
Dry conditions at least through the the next few days. Temperatures will be a bit warmer today in the mid 80s. This is where these temps will stagnate. Basically, the lows slowly increase each night and the highs each day will be relatively similar. Tropics are quiet with no activity for the next 7 days. Categories: Weather Headlines Tags: Dry…
Director of Senior Services Jamie Smith is in studio to talk about the upcoming Red Barnett Senior Center Halloween Spectacular. The 10th annual Halloween Spectacular takes place Thursday, October 24th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Biloxi Civic Center. This year’s theme is ‘Lost in Wonderland.’ For more information, call Jamie at 228-392-9988. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: 10th…
The Ocean Springs Police had a member honored by Keesler Federal Credit Union. Officer Trey Smith was selected as a First Responder of the Year. Officer Smith serves in the Ocean Springs Police Department’s traffic division. He also serves as the department’s chaplain. Officer Smith was nominated for the award due to him working community events, also serving as community…
The first day for in-person absentee voting begins this weekend. Circuit Clerk Offices will be open from 8 until noon on October 26th. The last day to vote absentee this way is Saturday, November 2nd. As a reminder for mail-in ballots, those ballots must be postmarked by November 5th and received by a circuit clerk office by November 13th to…
WXXV and Huntington Learning Center are teaming up once again to honor the Teacher of the Month for October. Yolunda Brownlee is a seventh-grade science teacher at West Harrison Middle School. Brownlee was nominated by parent Brooke Pollard, who cited her love of teaching and her care for her students as reasons why she was nominated. Here is what Brownlee…
Every other Wednesday morning 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, Shorty. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
Mert’s Satsumas is a family-owned citrus farm operated by Glenn and Valeri Merritt. It began with a dream in 1999 and has blossomed into a thriving five-acre grove featuring over 600 citrus trees. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier Jr. is at Mert’s Satsuma Farm in Gulfport for the delicious citrus fruit. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Mert’s Satsumas
One up and coming independent movie is being filmed right here in South Mississippi. Cast and crew of ‘A Way Out’ have been filming recently at a Biloxi house. The cast includes actress Alexis Baca, who has previously starred in movies such as ‘The Uncivil War,’ ‘Capo the Rise to Power,’ ‘Bad Boys,’ and much more. WXXV made it out…
John Salem of St. Vincent de Paul School in Long Beach is WXXV’s Oct. 23 Weather Kid! If you’d like your child to be our next WXXV Weather Kid, just head to the Weather Kid tab on our website at www.wxxv25.com/weatherkid and fill out the sign-up form. Each week we’ll chose a new local kid to join us in-studio on…
Recent mornings have been a bit too cool if you ask me, I’m notoriously not a fan of cold weather, but thanks to steady warming we’re back to normal today. “Normal” for this time of year is around 57 degrees, which is exactly where we fell in Gulfport this morning before things started to warm up. A few of our…
Biloxi Public Schools recently announced a new initiative which would introduce the largest fleet of electric school buses in Mississippi. Funded through an 11 million dollar grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s, Clean Bus Program, Biloxi Public Schools will acquire 29 electronic vehicles, or EV school buses, along with the installation of charging infrastructure which is expected to be…
The weather pattern that we are currently in remains stagnant through the forecast period. We are under the influence of high pressure and a generally barotropic pattern. This gives us fairly typical fall weather with clear skies leading to high diurnal temperature swings, light winds, and no rain. Once we reach the mid to upper 80s Wed, we will see…
Tyrone’s Barber and Beauty Shop has been providing hair services in Biloxi for several decades, and could now potentially be Biloxi’s latest city landmark. On Tuesday’s Biloxi City Council meeting, a first reading was held which presented the motion to mark Tyrone’s Barber and Beauty Shop as a city landmark. An official vote on the matter will be held at…
One of the biggest industries on the Mississippi Coast is manufacturing, but advances in automation seem to be making less jobs available. WXXV News 25’s Lucas Warren was at the grand opening of a new lab that is looking to fix that problem. The MGCCC Advance Manufacturing and Technology Center held a grand opening for their AiM UP lab. AiM…
Federal and regional transportation leaders making the next steps in the return of passenger rail to the Coast today. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Mobile today at the groundbreaking for the Gulf Coast Rail Project, a project that’s been 20 years in the making. As we’ve reported over the past few months, passenger rail service between New Orleans and…
Biloxi Fire Department honored three first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty with a memorial service at the Biloxi Cemetery. Kurt Jacquet and Carl Ohr died in a house fire on October 20th, 1986. Anthony Rousseau also being honored. He died in 1951. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Anthony Rousseau, Biloxi Fire Department, Carl Ohr, Kurt…
The Biloxi Fire Department is supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association with their annual Fill the Boot Drive. This year marks 70 years of partnership between firefighters and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This long-standing program raises funds to support MDA’s mission to empower people with neuro-muscular diseases to live fulfilling and independent lives through research, care, and support. This partnership has…
Congressman Mike Ezell updated South Mississippians today on legislation in Congress right now that may have impacts for the Mississippi Coast. WXXV News 25’s Jordyn Lassiter spoke to Ezell today and has more information. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Congressman Mike Ezell
From planning your Disney vacations to navigating your cruise, Patrick has two guests this week to discuss using online tools and apps to book and plan your travel. Brought to you by Rogers Technology Solutions. Tags: byte, TECH, techbyte, technology, travel
Some big congratulations are in order for our coast swim teams that competed in the State Championship meets this past weekend! Class III took place on Friday, with Classes I and II happening on Saturday all at the Tupelo Aquatic Center. Starting out with huge news, the St. Patrick Girls swim team are your Class I Girls State Champions for…
David Reese and Corey Christy join us in studio to talk about their annual Llamapalooza! Llamapalooza takes place Saturday, October 26th from 1 p.m. until sundown at Fly Llama Brewing. For more information, click here. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Fly Llama Brewing, Llamapalooza