After serving her community for 20 years — giving her all to keep them safe — Special Agent Christa Groom is learning to let other people take care of her. “It’s always hard for us to accept help from people, but at some point, you just have to let them do what they’re going to do,” said Christa Groom, a special…
Saturday, the Humane Society of South Mississippi hosting a kitten shower. The shower kicks off at noon and lasts until 3. You can learn about the Humane Society’s Kitten Foster program. The kittens are also in need of supplies, so bring anything you can donate as well. At the event, guests can expect to play games and meet kittens! Categories:…
D’Iberville High School celebrated graduating seniors as they head to college or the military. The theme for today’s ceremony is ‘moving to the next level.’ Teachers and students wore their favorite college t-shirt or jersey in support of the seniors. Some even dressed as the mascot of the college they are going to. Parents were invited to walk the gold…
One South Mississippi football star recently selected in the NFL Draft has signed his rookie contract. George County High Football alum McKinnley Jackson put pen to paper with the Cincinnati Bengals. Jackson made a name for himself, not only as a George County Rebel, but as a Texas A&M Aggie before being selected in the third round of the NFL…
The Opening Ceremonies of the Mississippi Special Olympics Summer Games are happening tonight. WXXV’s Ethan Krauss is live outside Keesler Air Force Base this evening ahead of the big event. Categories: Local News, News Tags: special olympics, Summer Games
WXXV Sports is in full South state mode as 11 of our programs are still blowing and going through baseball and softball postseason play. Our softball programs kicked off the semi final rounds. The scores from game one of their matchups are below: Ocean Springs 2, Northwest Rankin 11 (Wednesday, May 8th) Hancock 3, George County 2 (Thursday, May 9th)…
Now that school is almost out, several of our local student athletes are telling us where they’re headed next! Pass Christian girls basketball’s very own Ariana Crimm officially let the link dry with Hinds Community College to contiue her career on the hardwood. Not only does she get to keep playing the game she loves so much, she will be…
Cold front is moving through the area this morning and will be slow to do so. Dry air will move over the area bringing cloud cover to an end later this morning with a cooler/drier wind from the NW. Upper level high pressure to the NW near Alaska today will eventually begin to build into the NW CONUS by late today,…
The cold pool in the wake of the convection will allow a front currently draped over north Louisiana to surge southward late tonight into tomorrow morning, and fully expect to see the front clearing the area by late tomorrow morning. Strong dry air and negative vorticity advection will follow the front and the departing upper level vort max tomorrow into…
Meet Miss Pawla, an 8-foot-long female great white shark. According to researchers at the university of southern Alabama, based on her size it’s approximated that she’s about 15 years old and she’s been spotted off the coast of Alabama not once but twice now in the past month, the first time a great white has been recorded in that area….
A vigorous vorticity max and associated 100+ knot upper level jet streak is currently moving through Texas this afternoon and will pass through the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf South tonight into tomorrow morning. Strong deep layer ascent has been noted with this system over Texas today, and this same ascent will move through the area tonight. This deep layer…
Over at Gulfport High, three student athletes put pen to paper to continue their athletic careers at the next level. Cheerleader Noah Owens committed to the Jackson State cheer program and Cheerleader Ashlynn Beaver is heading to Southern Miss for cheer. Two sport-athlete Savanha Grimsley will continue her career with William Carey’s swim team. This athletic trio shares with News…
It’s the time of year when so many people here on the Coast and across the nation are hopping on their bicycles or motorcycles. The month of May is also Bike and Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This month, the Mississippi Department of Transportation reminding drivers to share the road with cyclists and motorcyclists. MDOT officials say cyclists also have a…
The month of May is Military Spouse Appreciation Month and service members at Keesler Air Force Base spent the day honoring military spouses. May 10th is recognized as Military Spouse Day around the nation and Keesler Air Force Base is holding its annual celebration at the base’s marina. The appreciation day began 40 years ago under the Ronald Reagan Administration…
The City of Picayune played host to the Special Olympics Torch Run! Special Olympic athletes and members of local law enforcement agencies carried the Special Olympics Torch Down Goodyear Boulevard ahead of the big competition. This one-mile torch run is also a large public awareness fundraiser for the Special Olympics. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Picayune Police Department, special olympics,…
Our cameras followed more than 30 government and emergency management officials from across the region today as they toured Mississippi Power’s storm center ahead of the start of hurricane season. Imagine this: disaster has struck. Homes are flooded. power is out, and the essential workers have nowhere to meet. Well, that’s exactly what happened to Mississippi Power in 2005, which…
We are joined in studio by local potter Steve Barney. He is here to talk about the upcoming Second Saturday Art Walk in Bay St. Louis. The Second Saturday Art Walk takes place each month in Old Town Bay St. Louis. It runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Saturday, May 11th. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Second Saturday Art…
On this Thursday, there was a Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics! Law Enforcement Members and Special Olympics athletes carried the “Flame of Hope” into the opening of their competition today. Law Enforcement members carry the flame, symbolizing courage and celebrating diversity of uniting communities around the globe. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier, Jr. was LIVE in Picayune to…
Every other week on News 25 we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Joining us as always, we’ve got Katie King to tell us about News 25’s Pet of the Week, April! Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
First things first this morning it appears there could be a few isolated low topped showers develop with the initial impulse moving into NW Louisiana. Through the day the surface cold front will slide southward over central MS and AL. A cluster of convection is forecast to initiate up stream along the front over northeast TX by Thursday afternoon. This…
The focus of the weather community here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been locked on the humid feeling throughout Wednesday. Luckily, after we get past the level two of five slight severe risk Thursday night into Friday morning, there is moderate relief. Saturday and most of Sunday, zonal flow will dominate the upper level pattern. Northerly surface winds during…
Student-athletes across South Mississippi gathered at the Great Southern Club in Gulfport Wednesday night for the second annual WXXV Student Athlete Showcase. These athletes were featured in Ansley Brent’s ‘Student Athlete of the Week’ series this school year. WXXV News 25’s Grant Chighizola has a recap of a night filled with some much-deserved recognition for these students. Categories: Featured, Local…
The main story of the short term period is tomorrow’s chance of severe weather. All of the WXXV viewing area is highlighted in a SLIGHT Risk by the Storm Prediction Center for mainly wind and hail. Currently there is quite a bit of model disagreement. Many of them show a mesoscale convective system forming somewhere back in Texas and they…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Washington, DC. (AP) — Congressman Mike Ezell knocked the cellphone out of the hand of an antiwar activist who was walking behind him Tuesday and asking about the killing of Palestinians, video shot by the activist shows. Rep. Ezell was walking in a hallway before a House committee meeting in Washington when two activists from the antiwar…