Labor Day isn’t the only holiday happening this weekend, Mississippi’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday kicked off this morning and runs through Sunday. WXXV News 25 caught up with one Gulfport business owner to talk about what this weekend means for the sportsmen in the Magnolia State. Dad’s Super Pawn Owner Kevin Riley said, “So, right now at Dad’s Super…
You know what we say at WXXV News 25, high school football is everything. We got our feet wet last Friday with jamboree action, but now it’s go time. WXXV News 25’s Sports Reporter Ansley Brent is at Greyhound Stadium ahead of Ocean Springs’ match up against Madison Central. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high school football, sports
In studio with us are Kelli and Haley Bell from Chillville in Gulfport. They’re here to talk all things ice cream and beating the heat! For more information on Chillville Creamery, click here. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Chillville Creamery
Join us tonight for WXXV News 25’s Friday Night Showcase! Our 10 p.m. newscast on NBC will be transformed into all things South Mississippi football. Join Sports Director Jevan McCoskey and Sports Reporter Ansley Brent as they bring you the highlights from our South Mississippi teams. Tune in every Friday night during football season! Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Friday…
Gulfport Police hosted an introduction to gun safety course. WXXV News 25’s Marco Bitonel takes a look at how it is providing essential training for gun owners. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Gulfport Police Department, gun safety
EA College Football 25 had a roster update Thursday morning, part of it included the addition of former Southern Miss Golden Eagle MJ Daniels. Daniels, who was shot and killed over the summer, was set to start as safety for the Golden Eagles. USM will honor MJ Daniels on Saturday, September 7th against Southeast Louisiana. Categories: Local News, News Tags:…
I’ve been talking about it all week, and it’s finally here…the coolest day of the week! That’s only because it’ll also be the wettest day of the week though, so unless you’ve been wanting more rain it isn’t the best news. Today only saw a tease of sun on the horizon right as it was coming up because it didn’t…
Mandy demonstrates the steps to crafting a pencil out of a pool noodle for an easy back-to-school picture prop. Tags: back to school, crafts, DIY, mandy williamson, mom hacks, Mom to Mom, pencil, photo prop, pool noodle
On this week’s “Tech Byte” brought to you locally by Rogers Technology Solutions, Srecko Dumanic explains how a home invasion and the movie “Home Alone” inspired him to invent EVE, an AI-based paint ball shooting security camera. Tags: AI, cam, EVE, home alone, Home Invasion, paint ball camera, patrick moates, rogers technology, security cam, Tech Byte, techbyte
Jani-King Cleaning Services of the Mississippi Coast are this month’s Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber Spotlight business! Find out why you can rely on them to keep your business spotless. As a brand, Jani-King has been doing business for over 50 years now, and it’s been their honor to be doing business for a little over 35 years in the Mississippi…
Hurricane Katrina made landfall 19 years ago today. Katrina hit Mississippi as a category three hurricane, leaving destruction and significant loss of life. The National Weather Service saying Katrina is one of the five deadliest hurricanes to hit the United States. Almost 2,000 people were killed and almost $108 billion was done in damage. Waveland is known as Ground Zero…
The Patriot Tour is making a stop in Mississippi! Stop Coordinator Kathy Collins-Lantz and Southern Regional Commander Steve Carrington are in studio with more. For more information on the tour, click here. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: patriot tour
The Bay St. Louis Police Department is celebrating a big day for one of their own! The police department is honoring Max’s one year ‘Gotcha Day.’ He has his party hat on and is ready to celebrate. Max is the department’s service dog and he goes out to schools and takes part in parades across the Coast. Categories: Local News,…
An organization here on the Coast that promotes school readiness for children and families hosted a job fair earlier today. The head start program located on 34th Street in Gulfport held interviews from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. looking for lead teachers, assistants, and floaters. It’s all part of the Mississippi State Extension Service, which works with programs like head…
The Harrison County State of Address by the Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce took place this morning at IP Casino in Biloxi. The State of the County Address provided attendees with an overview of the county’s achievements, challenges, and future plans. Marlin Ladner, president of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, was the keynote speaker of the event. Some topics…
Prices are expected to be down for travelers this Labor Day weekend with travel projected to be up 9 percent from last year, according to AAA. This evening, WXXV News 25’s Austin Lindsey has some travel and safety tips ahead of the long weekend. Labor Day weekend signifies the last holiday break to cap off the summer season. This means…
Storm energy is going faster today as the area was quickly destabilizing and a better southeast to south- southeast push in the lower levels. This is allowing marine storms to move inland and continue instead of dissipating and then refiring over more interior areas later. Storms are capable of producing wind gusts of 30 to 35mph and have been efficient…
We are joined by Pearce Sunderland with the Joppa Shriners to discuss their October golf tournament. 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 Bond at 228-669-1840. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Joppa Shriners
State officials remembering the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina 19 years later. Governor Tate Reeves saying “When Mississippi gets knocked down, we come back stronger and more determined than ever.” Congressman Mike Ezell saying “The resilience and courage of all Mississippi communities should be honored.” He also said everyone stuck together to rebuild the communities all across the Coast and the…
Residents were out doing their part and cleaning up the beach in Gulfport on Wednesday as part of the Mississippi Aquarium’s beach clean up event. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Beach Clean Up, Changing Tides Festival, Mississippi Aquarium
Last year, the D’Iberville Middle School Robotics Team finished in the top 60 in an international competition after only being in existence for a few years. This year, the crew is preparing for an upcoming Lego robotics competition and they speak to WXXV on their plan to continue their success in this new school year. You may think Legos are…
With the new school year kicking off the University of Southern Mississippi wanted to welcome their students on the Coast into the new year. Hardy Hall was host to many Southern Miss students and faculty as they celebrate a new school year on the coast. It’s all part of Jeff Hinton’s goal to make the Gulf Park campus feel more…
Community members and leaders gathered in Biloxi on Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of the new Canopy CARES School. In coordination with the Biloxi School District, Canopy held a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the old Lopez School campus to celebrate the opening of its latest facility. The school will provide specialized education for students whose behavioral challenges might…
For the forecast, it still looks like we will see shower and thunderstorm coverage increase even more over the next few days. Weather features will be at work to provide favorable conditions for storms. First and usually not much of an issue for our area is moisture flowing into south MS for the coming days. the ridge of high pressure…