Fire crews in Harrison County are surveying the damage following two major fires in the county on Monday. “This was a dangerous fire as far as fire fighting We had so much heat,” said Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan. “Such a fast-moving fire, so firefighters had to be very careful.” Firefighters encountered a challenge when over 10 thousand wooden pallets caught fire at Sonny’s Pallets LLC. on…
First responders traded badges and uniforms for shorts and golf clubs at the 4th annual Heroes at Fallen Oak Golf Tournament earlier today. The scramble golf tournament gave more than 120 officers, deputies, firefighters, and EMTs a relaxing day on the course. First responders from 31 different departments across South Mississippi participated. Keesler Federal Credit Union President and CEO Andy…
A new Harrison County multi-service building opened in Gulfport today. The new location is located on Seaway Road in Gulfport and gives the community another one-stop location for government services. Services provided in the building include code administration, engineering, and the tax collection office serving the Orange Grove area. The tax collection, zoning, and engineering departments are open starting today…
Upgrades are coming to a US Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Gulfport. The USPS announced today a $2.3 million investment to transform the site off Corporate Drive into a local processing center with renovations and facility upgrades in the works. Once the process is complete, postal service leaders say the facility will be able to mail and ship…
Happening in Pearl River County, a National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Fair at McNeill Park. Many local groups and law agencies are out there, providing information and resources for how you can assist victims of crime and resources for those who are impacted by crime. There’s still time to get out there tonight, the event wraps up at 7….
Mississippi Gulf Coast Buddy Sports held its ‘Ridin’ with Buddies’ event Monday night in partnership with Mississippi Highway Patrol’s mounting unit. The exciting event took place at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. It allows individuals with special needs to experience the joy of riding horses. Mississippi Gulf Coast Buddy Sports has organized ‘buddy rides’ every Monday this month so far. Organization…
The forecast over the next few days and generally even into the weekend is quiet with the only real noticeable change being warmer temps and slowly increasing moisture. With one disturbance now well east of the mid-Atlantic states and another dropping across the Great Lakes today weak northwest flow will remain in place and this should provide us one more day…
WXXV Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight stopped by the Scarlet Pearl to continue our Celebrate Cities series in D’Iberville! This week we are celebrating all things D’Iberville! 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 the City of…
We have some big news from Oxford, Mississippi. The Mississippi Gulf Coast is home to the class 3A Tennis State Champions! For the second year in a row, St. Stanislaus and Our Lady Academy are your class 3A Tennis State Champions! The Rock-A-Chaws and Lady Crescents faced East Webster high school in the final four round, and then went on…
The Shuckers were looking to extend their win streak to 9 games on Sunday, but unfortunately would fall to the Chattanooga Lookouts 10-1. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, Sports Team Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers
The long range forecast starts out rather quiet with a relatively light northwest flow aloft taking shape on the eastern periphery of an upper ridge. A cold front will move southward across the Mid South and Tennessee River Valley. This front will stall as it becomes parallel to the mean flow. Without much convective cold pooling to force it southward…
Gradually, the broad scale trough will continue to exit moving east. That will allow for a slightly more zonal or a progressive upper level flow to develop going into the second half of the short term forecast. Surface high pressure will continue to spread into the region, and over time will continue to exit to the east as well. This…
Harrison County fire crews spent much of the day battling a fire at a pallet business off Highway 49 in Harrison County. The fire was discovered just after noon at Sonny’s Pallets LLC, which is just southwest of Harrison Central High School. A giant plume of smoke was visible for miles this afternoon. We know now that 10,000 pallets burned…
The Earth Day commemorations continued over at Deer Island. Mississippi Power teamed up with local businesses for a cleanup event. More than 125 volunteers showed up from Mississippi Power, Beau Rivage, Harrah’s, the Hard Rock, Golden Nugget, DMR, and the City of Biloxi. More than 20 tons of debris has been cleared up on Deer Island since the start of…
A Coast man is sentenced to life behind bars for sexual battery and touching of a child for lustful purposes. James Cooper was found guilty by a Harrison County jury last week. The jury heard a testimony from the victim, now an adult, about how Cooper sexually assaulted her at a home when she was 10. The victim told a…
Welcome Grant Chighizola to his new chapter at WXXV as the lead evening anchor and managing editor of WXXV News. Grant is a familiar face at the station as the morning anchor for the past several years. Now, he is the lead face of the station, helping our newsroom grow and insuring we report the stories that are important to…
Since 2004 Coast Transit Authority has made an effort to make public transportation even more sustainable. It started with propane-fueled buses… “The benefit is two things. One, the emissions are around 30% cleaner than the traditional gasoline on that same vehicle, and the second thing is cost,” said Mark Denton, Blossman Gas Vice President. ” So, where we are in…
Perfect weather and crawfish make for a great day and in Waveland, they were carrying on their iconic Crawfish Cookoff. This was the 16th year that the people of Waveland have joined together for the cookoff and upwards of 10,000 pounds of crawfish were boiled. Attendees enjoyed live music from the Barstool Cowboys Band and cookoff contestants competed in categories…
Over in Diamondhead, the Hancock Junior Auxiliary hosted a free children’s fitness day over the weekend. The Junior Auxiliary hosted the event Saturday morning at the Diamondhead Town Green, promoting healthy lifestyle in children’s health. Local fitness instructors demonstrated health exercises from Pilates to line dancing and everything in between. The local chapter says the event aligns with its objective…
Patrick Moates interviews Ice Shaker CEO Chris Gronkowski about his innovative new water bottle, the Ice Shaker. Tags: byte, chris gronkowski, ice shaker, patrick moates, TECH, techbyte, technology, water bottle
Mandy has a spring decorating hack for your yard. A DIY faux carrot patch! Check out her step-by-step instructions. Tags: carrot patch, carrots, DIY, lawn, mandy williamson, mom hacks, Mom to Mom, spring decor, yard art, yard decorations
Happy Earth Day Everyone! Many of our South Mississippi citizens will be out in the community to observe Earth Day by cleaning up. This morning, several businesses cleaned up Deer Island in an annual event on Earth Day. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier, Jr. is LIVE at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor to tell us more. Categories: Local News, News…
A MUCH DRIER air mass at the surface though the upper levels continue to flow into the region. This dry surge will move through and out of the area by Wednesday. At the surface, we will begin to see return flow from the gulf Tuesday. This will help bring low level moisture back, but there won’t be enough depth to…
If you are a music fan and then you will definitely want to know about this spot! Maynard’s Music in Ocean Springs is the largest and oldest record store on the Coast. With the resurgence of vinyl records, it has become one of the go to spots to pick up those albums. Just like this past weekend for Record Store…