While the low level circulation of former Tropical Storm Alberto dissipated yesterday afternoon, the mid and upper circulation is still evident with a drier air mass moving in from the NE. The flow between high pressure to the north and low pressure near the Bay of Campeche is not as strong as it has been for much of the week,…
Former Gulfport High School football star and current Seattle Seahawk Derick Hall was back in Harrison County on Thursday to spread the message of his One Percent Foundation in the first-ever community event held by the foundation. “Like I have always said…if you love Gulfport, Gulfport will love you back.” The foundation strives to combat childhood obesity, food insecurity, and…
Everything is set to kick off on Friday June 21st. From 8 am to 2 pm vendors will be checking in and setting up. Car and stereo registration will take place at 9 and 10 am with t-shirts available for sale at 11. The show then officially opens to the public at 2pm and goes on until 8pm. On Saturday,…
There is a very special event happening right now in the City of Gulfport! Former Gulfport High football player and current Seattle Seahawk Derick Hall is back in the city that raised him hosting an inaugural community event. WXXV News 25’s Sports Director Jevan McCoskey joins us from Centennial Plaza and has more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Derick Hall,…
A fourth arrest has been made in connection to the June 11th shooting death of Southern Miss football standout MJ Daniels. Hattiesburg Police arrested 16-year-old Nytavion Shaw of Laurel at around 11:30 Wednesday night. Shaw is charged as an adult for capital murder and attempted armed carjacking. He joins three others charged in Daniels’ death last week, including 18-year-old Orlando…
Chik-N-Pig in Lucedale hosted a fundraiser on June 8th to help a local organization take anyone fishing and hunting. The best part is these outdoor experiences are at no cost to participants! The family-owned business held the fundraiser as a way to give back to the George County community. All proceeds went to the Hope Outdoors chapter located in Hurley….
Scrapin the Coast, the regions largest premier car, truck, and bike show, is currently setting up with the gates set to open tomorrow. WXXV News 25’s Ethan Krauss is at the Coast Coliseum to tell us about Scrapin’ the Coast 2024. For a full list of Scrapin the Coast events, click here. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Coast Coliseum, scrapin’…
Taking a look at flooding along the Coast, the City of Biloxi announced the Cedar Lake Bridge is closed to traffic due to rising waters. If you need to drive in that area, be sure to find an alternate route. If you know about any other flooded areas around the Coast, give us a heads up by emailing news@wxxv25.com. Categories:…
In the immediate aftermath of the Moss Point tornado, images of one downtown church served as a stark reminder of the intensity of the storm. You’ve seen the video of the utter destruction First Missionary Baptist Church after the storm, with walls ripped apart and large sections of the church’s roof missing. One year later, the site of the church…
On June 8th from 9AM to 5PM a local restaurant, Chik-N-Pig, hosted a fundraiser to help the local chapter purchase much needed items to assist with taking individuals fishing and hunting. Hope Outdoors, a 501(c)(3) organization, ministers to individuals with special needs through outdoor experiences such as hunting and fishing at no cost to the participant or there family. WXXV…
Executive Director of CASA of South Mississippi Cynthia Chauvin is in studio to talk about this weekend’s 11th annual CASA Poker Run. For more information on the poker run, click here. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: CASA of South Mississippi, CASA Poker Run
Tropical Storm Alberto has made landfall along the Mexico coastline and continues to move west and weaken. As the pressure gradient weakens, the wind field should relax somewhat. However, it will take time for the winds and swell to abate. Additionally, with no significant change in the wind direction, it will take some time for the higher water in the…
The victim in an early morning fatal pedestrian involved accident has been identified. Gulfport Police are actively investigating the accident near Highway 90 and 20th Avenue. Police posted about the incident on X (formerly Twitter) at 6:25 a.m. The accident was cleared by 7 a.m. The eastbound lanes of Highway 90 were closed from 25th Avenue (Highway 49) to 20th…
In a matter of 6 minutes — the lives of Moss Point residents were changed forever when an EF-2 tornado crossed right here at Main Street, destroying hundreds of homes, local businesses, and more. Not only were lives changed, but so was the city these people call home. “I thought that I was the most blessed person in the world…
The city of Wiggins has seen an uptick in electronic scams. According to an alert issued on Facebook by the Wiggins Police Department, citizens have recently felt the impacts of finance scams, romance scams, credit card scams and internet fraud. Victims have reportedly been targeted by scammers through phone calls, emails and even messages sent over social media sites. Scammers…
As we kick the weekend off the ridge will continue to slowly retrograde across the Lower MS and become centered over the 4 corners by early next work week. Over the weekend this should keep rainfall potential on the low side with the best chance for any afternoon storms south of the 10/12 corridor likely associated with the seabreeze. Not…
The Biloxi Shuckers were back in action on Wednesday at Toyota Park in Madison, AL to take on the Rocket City Trash Pandas. Top pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski was on the mound for the Shuckers and had one of his best outing of the year. The offense did their job, scoring 3 runs, and the Biloxi picked up their second…
Former George County high school pitcher Justin Steele, when healthy, is an elite pitcher in the Major Leagues. Steele was back on the mound on Tuesday as the Chicago Cubs took on the San Francisco Giants. He threw 6.2 innings, allowed just four hits, two earned runs, two walks, and struck out eight in the process. The former Rebel has…
Current radar shows scattered showers across the area. These showers are moving relatively quickly at around 25kts towards the west due to strong onshore flow north of Tropical Storm Alberto. Will continue to see easterly moisture advection combined with daytime heating to promote shallow convection through the rest of this afternoon. Although showers will be brief, rainfall rates will be…
It’s no secret that the New Orleans Saints are looking to improve on the offensive side of the ball in the 2024-2025 season, and there are many things pointing in the right direction for the Black and Gold’s offensive goals. IN 2023 the New Orleans Saints offense ranked 9th in points scored per game., despite finding themselves at the bottom…
Looking back one year later at how help continued to make its way into the City of Moss Point. WXXV News 25’s Austin Lindsey went out to Moss Point in November 2023 to get the story on how a group traveled 17 hours to help the citizens of Moss Point in their recovery efforts. Help in Moss Point continues after…
Areas of Coastal Mississippi have been under minor flooding since Monday afternoon, especially in Hancock County. The overall wind flow, which has been predominantly out of the East, has been pushing a lot of water up against the almost perpendicular coastline of Hancock County. This wind flow is due to the rotation caused by the first tropical storm of the…
Looking back one year later at how Moss Point residents banded together to pick up the pieces. WXXV News 25’s Austin Lindsey went out to Moss Point in July 2023, a month after the tornados tore through Moss Point, to get this story. Tragedy struck Moss Point a month ago when an EF-2 tornado swept through the area. Now, officials…
Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight spoke at an area council meeting today, updating people on the recovery efforts in the River City and looking ahead to the future as well. Mayor Billy Knight said, “It’ll be exciting to think now how far we’ve come! Our people coming together, people from all over the country coming to help up has really…