The Biloxi Beach Chickens welcomed the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to Keesler Federal Park on Tuesday. The Beach Chickens edged out a win in a close ballgame 5-4. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: baseball, Biloxi Beach Chickens, Biloxi Shuckers, MILB, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
The City of Ocean Springs annexed approximately 6 miles of land that was originally in Jackson County’s jurisdiction, including Ocean Springs High School and numerous residential neighborhoods and complexes. As they make this switch, there are some important details Ocean Springs’ 1,700 hundred new residents need to know. Most importantly, residents will vote this November at the same voting precinct…
Minor League Baseball is back on the Coast this evening, but it’s not the Biloxi Shuckers! WXXV Sports Director Jevan McCoskey joins us live from Keesler Federal Park to talk about who is taking the diamond this afternoon.
Yesterday’s storms certainly packed a punch. Heavy rain was seen all throughout the area and even caused a collapsed drain pipe to further open a hole in a Gulfport neighborhood. WXXV News 25’s Ethan Krauss is live with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: collapsed drain pipe, Gulfport, sink hole
he pets of the week from Jackson County Animal Shelter are Doc and Wyatt, a pair of marmalade kittens who are looking for a home (or homes!) Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: jackson county animal shelter, Kittens, pet of the week, potw
Today Maridee Mallette from the Jackson County Animal Shelter brings in Doc and Wyatt for the Pet of the Week. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Doc, Doc and Wyatt, jackson county animal shelter, pet of the week, Wyatt
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department is hosting a fundraiser to support a 30-year veteran deputy by selling pork butts. Deputy Leroy Ladner is undergoing a medical emergency, the department helping with the medical expenses. The pork butts weigh around 10 to 13 pounds and will be sold at $40 each. Pre-orders for the butts should be requested by June 28th,…
Just walk outside and you will know the forecast. It`s Summer, hot, muggy, daily rain chances, and just downright oppressive conditions. This afternoon temps will warm into the lower to mid 90s across the entire region and with dew-points in the 70s, this will easily lead to heat index values in the 100s with most sites sitting between 104 and…
WXXV Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight stopped by Sugar Pop Baking Company and continues our Celebrate Cities series in Waveland. This week we are celebrating all things Waveland! In this series, we will be highlighting cities all across the Gulf Coast. Rob will be back in two weeks to celebrate another city on our beautiful Gulf Coast! History of Waveland Sugar…
Many people believe that boats, RVs and other expensive toys are covered in their homeowner’s insurance. Jody Entrekin with Entrekin Insurance Services explains why this is most likely not the case and what you can do to make sure you’ve got proper coverage. Categories: Expert Talk Tags: boat insurance, boats, deductibles, entrekin, expert talk, extalk, four wheelers, jody entrekin, michelle…
When is it better to repair your devices as versus replacing them? Patrick Moates gets the inside scoop from guest tech-repairman Aaron Alldaffer with Chatt Fix on when it’s best to repair, replace or recycle depending on the damage in this week’s edition of “Tech Byte” brought to you locally by Rogers Technology Solutions. Tags: aaron alldaffer, chat fix, chatt…
To make sure Harrison County residents are ready for any potential storms that may head our way, a preparedness workshop was held earlier this evening at the Knight Nonprofit Center. The seminar helped attendees get a better sense of what they need to know to stay safe during a storm including having a proper plan in place, stocking up on…
Tuesday will likely be almost a carbon copy of today except likely a little more oppressive. Ridge will still be firmly in control with temperatures leading to highs in the same ball park as today. The biggest difference is going to be higher humidity values as low-level moisture continues to increase along with whatever rain falls over in the next…
Just walk outside and yep you will know the forecast. It`s Summer, hot, muggy, daily rain chances, and just downright oppressive conditions. This afternoon temps rose into the lower to mid 90s across the entire region and with dewpoints in the 70s this easily led to heat index values in the 100s with most sites sitting between 104 and 110….
On Sunday against the Chicago White Sox, Colt Keith went 4-for-5 with three RBI’s, including a 2-run homerun to help the Tigers roll over the White Sox, winning 11-2. Keith Has the 3rd most four hit games this season with three total and is hitting .315 with four homeruns since May 6th. Safe to say the Biloxi high school alum…
Minor league baseball recently announced that Biloxi Shucker starting pitcher, and Milwaukee Brewers top prospect, Jacob Misiorowski was named the Southern League pitcher of the week. In his only start of the week, on June 19th at the Rocket City Trash Pandas, Jacob Misiorowski tied his career-high with six shutout innings and struck out five in the process. The six…
A very special birthday out of Hattiesburg this weekend! Coca the Capybara celebrated their birthday on Sunday! Decorations were put up in Coco’s exhibit, the resident llamas and tapir taking part. While Coco wasn’t too interested in the cake, other animals were more than happy to eat the dessert. A very special happy birthday to Coco! Categories: Local News, News
Calling all artists! Anyone 21 and older can enter their artwork for a chance to be the featured artist of everything Blue Moon for this year’s Peter Anderson Festival. Applications can be found on the Peter Anderson website by clicking on the Blue Moon logo. You must turn in a painted canvas by the October 4th deadline. You can turn…
The Art Ventures Camp returned today for aspiring young artists. The camp returning this year bigger and better than years past. Kids aged six through 12 are taking part in the camp. The first section of the camp ends this Thursday, the next section starting July 15th and running until July 18th. New this year, teenagers are able to take…
CASA of South Mississippi is hosting a two-day training session with area law enforcement agencies to teach them about trauma-informed care. It’s all part of the organization’s continuing mission to help vulnerable children in south Mississippi. These officers are learning trust-based relational intervention through a program developed by TCU’s Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. TBRI focuses on four main…
There are new details regarding the transition of garbage pickup for those newly annexed areas of Ocean Springs. Today, Waste Management doing its final pickup in those areas and picking up containers. On Wednesday, the city’s garbage pickup service, Waste Pro, will start to deliver its containers to customers with garbage service starting July 1st and recycling pick up beginning…
Miss Black Gulf Coast Natassia Ayodele joins us in the studio to tell us more about her reign and what she is doing in the community! Ayodele represents the Mississippi Gulf Coast region in the Miss Black Mississippi USA Pageant. The pageant is open to women ages 13 to 45 and encourages contestants to serve their communities. The program also…
We are about one month into the hurricane season for 2024 and many here in South Mississippi are still preparing for the ongoing season. WXXV News 25’s Ethan Krauss is live now at the Knight Nonprofit Center in Gulfport with more on an event tonight to help South Mississippians continue their storm season preps. Categories: Local News, News Tags: hurricane…
The 24th annual Scrapin the Coast wrapped up Sunday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Many car enthusiasts showed up for the final day of the mega car show. Car owners from across the South entered their suped-up rides into various award categories or just showed up to show off their ride. Hear more from participants on their modifications…