Fall officially arrived Sunday morning just after sunrise as the equinox occurred, making today the first full day of fall 2024! If you’ve lived in South MS for any amount of time, you know it’s going to take a little longer for any fall-like weather to arrive. Thankfully though, we’ll get a taste of it later this week after a…
For the first few days, ridging and high pressure will continue to build over the area. As a result, expect dry conditions with humidity values to range 40%-55% throughout the afternoon. In addition to being dry, it will be slightly warmer than average for this time of year with highs in the high 80s, low 90s and heat index values…
The Gautier Gators hit the road to take on the Moss Point Tigers. Gautier keeps the Gator chomp alive as they defeat the Moss Point Tigers 48-33. The Gators of Gautier will take on Columbia while Moss Point will face off against West Harrison in week 5. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Gautier football, gautier high school,…
The D’Iberville Warriors hit the road to take on the Pascagoula Panthers. Pascagoula improves to 3-1 on the year after defeating D’Iberville 21-7. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: D’iberville High School, high school football, pascagoula high school
The Picayune Maroon Tide welcomed the Gulfport Admirals to town for Week four of of high school football. Although the Maroon Tide has won the past five matchups, it was Gulfport this time that came out victorious. Gulfport defeated Picayune with a final score of 41-21. Admirals are now 3-1, while Picayune becomes 2-2. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports,…
The Stone Tomcats hit the road to face off against St. Martin and the Yellow Jackets. Stone picked up their first win of the season, defeating St. Martin 28-15. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football, st. martin high school, stone high school
The Indians played host to the Hattiesburg Tigers. It was a defensive battle that saw the Indians fall on the wrong side, losing 12-7. Biloxi will hit the road to take on the Pascagoula Panthers in week 5. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Biloxi High school, high school football
The St. Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaws hit the road to take on the Pirates of Pass Christian. The Pirates defeated the Rock-A-Chaws 47-10. St. Stanislaus will face off against Mobile Christian while Pass Christian will play Northeast Jones for their next matchups. Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football, pass christian high school, St. Stanislaus High
The National Hurricane Center has released the most recent tropical update concerning the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Surface area highlighted within the orange color for potential development over the next 7 days remains similar in terms of shape, tonight the change again comes with the development potential. NHC has increased from 50% to 60% development potential over the next…
The Harrison County School District is honoring former superintendent Mitchell King in a big way. The new West Harrison Hurricanes Field House is named in honor of King. King, along with school and district leaders gathered for a ribbon cutting and tour of the facility. King retired back in July after 55 years of service to the school district. Now…
A man is now in custody after a multiple hour standoff with Biloxi Police at the McDonnel Square Condominiums. Biloxi Police say it all began around 10:17 AM on Friday when officers responded to reports of someone threatening another person in the condo complex. Officers attempted to speak with the person but he was uncooperative and refused to leave the…
WXXV Sports Reporter Ansley Brent is in Picayune for the WXXV News 25 Game of the Week. The Maroon Tide will face off against the Gulfport Admirals. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, Game of the Week, sports
WXXV Sports Director Jevan McCoskey is in St. Martin with a preview of the Yellowjacket’s match up against the Stone County. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, sports
Students from Southern Miss and Pass Road Elementary came together today to clean the Mississippi City Cemetery. The University of Southern Mississippi Anthropology faculty and students are in Gulfport to help with restoration efforts at the Old Mississippi City Cemetery. USM joined members of local historical societies and students from Pass Road Elementary. A training session kicked things off at…
The Gulf Coast has one more weekend to see the mermaids at the Mississippi Aquarium. The famed queens of the waters will be at the aquarium this weekend as part of an annual promotion. You and the kids can see the mermaids in the Aquatic Wonders building swimming with the fish and sharks from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. One…
Biloxi maintenance crews were out at the Old Biloxi Cemetery this morning for some sprucing up. A city official said the crews were out to cut grass and spruce up the cemetery. Some residents were calling out the city on social media about the long grass, but the city has been stalled by a reduction in its maintenance force and…
Now that Mobile has jumped on board with Amtrak to resume a passenger rail line to New Orleans, the big question is when will it start? The short answer is, not yet. The Southern Rail Commission updated its membership this morning about the status of the Mobile to New Orleans line and the big takeaway is that a contract has…
The helmets are back on the desk and that means it is time for high school football action here on the Coast. Our 10 p.m. newscast on NBC is your one stop shop for scores, highlights, and the best commentary in South Mississippi. The Friday Night Showcase sponsored by Alphacare Urgent Care is coming your way tonight. Sports Director Jevan…
Diana Odom is in studio to tell us about the annual Witches Ride coming up in October. The Witches Ride of Ocean Springs invites you to join them on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM as hundreds of witches and wizards fly through downtown Ocean Springs, tossing treats to tall and small for the 7th Annual Witches Ride of…
A sunny, hotter weekend lies begins today, but you’ll also need the latest update on potential tropical developments. Lets get the good news out of the way first…. Overall this week was on the more cloudy side, with initially scattered showers and thunderstorms becoming more isolated. Yesterday had just a bit of rain left for the coastline, but today will…
This year marks the 60th reunion for the Long Beach High class of 1965, with several of them gathering on their on float Thursday night for the Long Beach Homecoming parade. Even after all these years these Bearcats feel they still share the same bond they did with one another when they were still just kids. “We share the same…
Well gentlemen, start your engines, it’s time to hit the tracks! WXXV can say with confidence that this is one of the most unique and exciting sports we’ve ever featured on this segment, and we are highlighting a person who is so much more than just a driver of a car. He’s a boy in a man’s sport, and…
The Mississippi Songwriters Festival kicked off its weekend of events with its Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in downtown Ocean Springs on Thursday night. Four inductees were honored at the ceremony: Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Glen Ballard. Ballard’s niece, Sophie Nord, shared what it was like growing up with…
Similar to Wednesday night, the Mississippi Gulf Coast has no precipitation Thursday night. A few showers in Louisiana, over lower Plaquemines Parish and a few over St. Charles Parish are all that’s showing up on the radar. No lightning since prior to sunset today. Our airmass is rather dry above 700 mb. Perhaps a 10 percent mention in the forecast…