On Thursday afternoon, hundreds gathered at the Hancock Whitney Plaza to dedicate the park after late CEO George Schloegel. The park at the Hancock Whitney Plaza will now be know as George Schloegel Lighthouse Park, after a ceremony which was attended by George Schloegel’s family, community and business leaders from across the coast, as well as residents from various parts…
Thursday evening the Old Place in Gautier was transformed into the hosting grounds for Savor Jackson County Food and Wine Festival, bringing in restaurants and businesses from all across South Mississippi to show off their best culinary creations. From fresh seafood, to Mexican food, to locally distilled rum, it was a showcase of some of the best that the coast…
Showers with isolated thunderstorms are slowly making their way northward from the Louisiana coast. There is a moisture gradient along I-10 that separates the deepest moisture. The biggest of thunderstorms, no surprise align well with deepest atmospheric moisture. Those should continue to make their way northward as the tropical wave in the central gulf also moves northward throughout Thursday night….
The Hattiesburg Zoo is introducing two new residents! The two emus are named Velma and Daphne. Guests at the zoo were able to cast their vote for the two names over the weekend, choosing out of four options. The emus can be found at the Wallaby Walkabout in the Australian exhibit. Categories: Local News, News Tags: emu, emus, hattiesburg, hattiesburg…
The Hard Rock Casino is stepping up to support communities affected by Hurricane Helene. Two pallets of water were given as part of the relief efforts. The City of Biloxi is taking care of the donations, sending those supplies to Perry, Florida. A total of $5000 is being donated as well, half going to North Carolina and half going to…
Students explored the world of work at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College earlier today. This event provided an opportunity for industry and business partners to give direct input into the training programs offered at college. The summit brought together industry leaders and community partners to provide feedback on workforce needs, emerging technology, and industry challenges. The goal was to align…
Events leading up to the start of Cruisin’ the Coast begin this weekend and many Cruisers are already in town and getting settled in. The excitement for Cruisin’ the Coast is practically bubbling over at this point as the lawn at Centennial Plaza will be filled with beautiful antique cars as Coast residents and tourists alike are ready to hit…
The City of Gautier is beginning to work on new infrastructure projects after receiving funding earlier this week. In a city council meeting on October 1st, the City of Gautier approved the use of two infrastructure bonds that will give the town some much needed improvements. The bonds were introduced on business agenda items three and four in Tuesday’s meeting…
Serve, Block, Kill, Repeat. These are the words and actions that this week’s student athlete lives by, and does an absolutely outstanding job doing it too. She truly looks the part of a volleyball player, but it’s her heart and work ethic that shine the brightest. Introducing our WXXV Student Athlete of the Week, Gulfport’s middle hitter Lynde “Izzi” Barnes….
Your Thursday will get off to a nice, sunny start, but it won’t last too long as cloud cover and rain moves in quickly later this evening. We aren’t expecting to see anything serious, but at least a few thunderstorms and upwards of an inch an a half of rainfall along the coast aren’t out of the question. Nothing major,…
Jake Bond of the Joppa Shriners is in studio to tell us about an upcoming golf tournament plus a few other events they are hosting. You can sign up for the 4-man scramble that takes place October 5th at Bayou Vista Golf Course in Gulfport. It costs $200 per team. For more information contact Pearce Sunderland at 228-547-7276 or Jake…
Every year the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department host a toy drive around the holidays to make sure Christmas is special for everyone but this year it means more. Santa Wears a Badge is a toy drive started by records inventory clerk Connie Bosarge “Four of us got together and tried to figure out what to do and we came up…
Lelia An May Malley A Cold Case murder victim has been identified as a Long Beach woman after 22 years. The victim was identified with new technology utilized by the FBI for the first time in New Orleans. On February 24th, 2002 an unidentified adult female was discovered dead in a field in the1200 block of Eliza Street in Algiers….
Jane King is at the Nasdaq with today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Jane King is at the Nasdaq with today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Joining us this morning is Sandy Labatard with the Zonta Club to tell us about their annual Zonta Festival on Saturday in Pascagoula. The festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Downtown Pascagoula. For more information on the Zonta Festival, click here. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: zonta festival
Your Thursday will get off to a nice, sunny start, but it won’t last too long as cloud cover and rain moves in quickly later today. We aren’t expecting to see anything serious, but at least a few thunderstorms and upwards of an inch an a half of rainfall along the coast aren’t out of the question. Nothing major, but…
The Bernard Blackwell high school all-star rosters and coaching staff were announced on Wednesday and the south roster is filled with talent from the coast. In total, 13 south Mississippi players were named to the Bernard Blackwell rosters. George County: Tyneke Davis, Kohl Bradley and Breen Moody Pascagoula: Silas Corder and Sabastian Ford Moss Point: Kevon Ford and Desawn Faezell…
As we wrap things up tonight, we’re going to get some final comments from Red Cross Southeast Mississippi Executive Director John McCarty and General Manager Don Moore on the power donating and why we’re all doing what we can for our neighbors to the east. WXXV News 25 will continue to accept donations for Hurricane Helene relief efforts until Sunday…
A successful Relief-A-Thon tonight during our 9 p.m. show over on WXXV FOX, and it’s still not too late to donate to Helene recovery efforts and victims. WXXV News 25’s Elizabeth Keen has an update on the different ways you can donate. Click here if you would like to donate. Every penny donated goes to help with hurricane victims. Categories:…
We talked to a resident of Erving, an east Tennessee community that’s just beginning the recovery progress. Now we are talking to the Public Information Officer of Erving, Tennessee, Myron Hughes, on what they’re experiencing right now. Click here if you would like to donate. Every penny donated goes to help with hurricane victims. Categories: Local News Tags: Hurricane Helene,…
There are South Mississippi natives that are witnessing first hand the destruction and recovery efforts of Helene first hand. On the phone now we have Cary Irving, a Hancock County native currently living in Erving, Tennessee. Click here if you would like to donate. Every penny donated goes to help with hurricane victims. Tags: Hurricane Helene, relief-a-thon
Waveland residents know first hand about the damage brought by intense hurricane. That’s why it is no surprise the city has sprung immediately into action following the storm to help Erwin, Tennessee. Waveland Mayor Jay Trapani is standing by on the phone right now to brief us on those efforts. Click here if you would like to donate. Every penny…
When it comes to natural disasters, oftentimes the blood supply can reach critically low levels. We’re joined in studio by Red Cross Blood Services Donor Recruitment Specialist Hayden Hoffman for more on how you can give blood in this recovery effort. Click here if you would like to donate. Every penny donated goes to help with hurricane victims. Categories: Local…