News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: St. Patrick Fighting Irish

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — It’s all about journey over destination at St. Patrick Catholic High School, where the Fighting Irish break in a whole new attitude with their new head coach Oscar Glasscock. “Well, the biggest thing we have to focus on is doing our job and not being distracted by things from the past here or how last season…

Miner’s Toy Store holding rededication ceremony for statue

Looking one week ahead, the Miner’s Toy Store in Ocean Springs will be hosting a statue rededication. The original statue outside of Miner’s Toy Store was stolen in 2022. That statue was purchased by Ocean Springs Main Street as a 90th birthday gift in 2015 for Mary-Alice and John Miner, the original owners of the toy store. The rededication will…

Blessing Ceremony for Safe Haven Baby Box in Long Beach

This morning, Long Beach dedicated the first-ever Safe Haven Baby Box for the State of Mississippi at the city’s central fire station. The City of Long Beach held a ceremony for the first ever Baby Box in the state of Mississippi, giving struggling mothers another option in their time of need. “The most overwhelming part is the support we have…

New art exhibit opening at MGCCC Jackson County Campus

The MGCCC Jackson County Fines Art Gallery has announced a new exhibit, opening to the public on Tuesday, August 29th. The exhibit features the works of coastal artist Curtis Jaunsen and will run through September 29th.   For anyone interested in talking to Jaunsen, an artist talk will be held during the opening at 12:30. As a little background on…

MGCCC Harrison County Campus breaks ground on new STEM building

MGCCC celebrates the start of construction for a new building on the Harrison County Campus. This afternoon, school leaders broke ground on the new STEM building. The groundbreaking for the $25 million facility was held beside the site at Pedestrian Plaza. Once complete, the STEM building will house classrooms and facilities for STEM related classes and programs for MGCCC. Vice…

Memorial Gulfport receive national recognition for stroke care and aftercare

Memorial Health System in Gulfport has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association. They’ve been given the Gold Plus Standard for the 2023 ‘Get with the Guidelines’ recognition. They achieved this award in two categories: type 2 diabetes and stroke care. In the past year, Memorial has been able to get their response time to strokes, such as how…

8/23 – Chris’s “VERY HOT” Wednesday Evening Forecast

Today has been miserably hot across the area most of our reporting sites are well into triple digit values with heat indices well above 110. Temperatures will slightly cool this evening to the upper 80s. Tonight we will see clear skies and warm low temperatures in the low 80s. High pressure continues to be the most dominate feature across the…

Guardianship Clinic hosted by local non-profits at Gulfport Circuit Court

A guardianship clinic was held at Gulfport Circuit Court. Friends of Court and Catholic Charities work together for the ‘Kinship Navigator Program.’ Through this program, volunteer attorneys and Friends of Court are assigned to caregivers who are seeking to claim guardianship over a child. During the clinic, they work through all the paperwork before returning to Judge Alfonso. Catholic Charities…

Dolly Parton lends her talents to benefit concert in Philadelphia, Miss.

Country music legend Marty Stuart is taking a big step forward in his quest to bring the Congress of Country Music to life. The Philadelphia, Mississippi, native has long had a dream of bringing a museum and entertainment venue to his hometown. The first phase, renovating the historic Ellis Theater, is complete. Now, Dolly Parton is adding her superstar status…

Waveland hosting 40th annual Night Out event Saturday

Looking ahead to the weekend, Waveland police and community partners are preparing for the 40th annual Night Out. National Night Out is an annual campaign to promote police-community and neighborhood unity. The focus of this 40-year-old event is encourage public safety, community partnerships, and neighborhood involvement in an effort to make residents feel safer and create a more inviting place…

Ansley Brent Joins WXXV Morning News Crew

(GULFPORT, MS) August 23, 2023 — WXXV welcomed a new face to its weekday morning news this week. Reporter Ansley Brent made her debut as the newest member of the “News 25 Today” anchor team alongside co-anchor Grant Chighizola and Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight on Monday. Brent replaces Meggan Gray, who left the news business at the end of July…

Morning Business Report: August 23rd, 2023

Macy’s is opening stores in an unexpected place and the future of AI faces a first big test today. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report

Billy Wiles named Southern Miss starting quarterback

With less than two weeks until kick-off, the Golden Eagles have named their starting quarterback for the 2023 season. Clemson transfer Billy Wiles will be accepting the snaps as QB1 for Southern Miss as they welcome Alcorn State to the Rock on September 2nd. Wiles joined the Clemson roster as a walk-on back in 2021 and was put on scholarship…

Ocean Springs couple celebrates 70th wedding anniversary

WXXV had the opportunity to celebrate a local couple’s 70th wedding anniversary. Tony and Jean Ann Petricca have been inseparable for more than 70 years. Meeting for the first time at Tony’s mother funeral,  little did Tony know the death of one of the dearest woman he loved would bring him closer to one he’d spend a lifetime with. “I…

8/22 – Chris’s “DANGEROUS HEAT” Tuesday Night Forecast

Temperatures will continue to be hot this evening in the upper 80s before dropping off to a overnight low in the upper 70s. The heat continues to be oppressive across South Mississippi as a heat dome is overhead and over most of the country. This afternoon more areas than not reached the century mark in our northern counties.  If you…

News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days: Harrison Central Red Rebels

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Coaching matters for the Harrison Central Red Rebels, who are shaking up the staff in order to shake up the win-loss column. “It’s all about your assistants which I kind of knew that,” said Harrison Central head football coach Tony Myers. “I’ve always known that. But to be in it live and to get the first…

Dinosaurs taking over the Coast Coliseum this weekend!

If you hear stomping or roaring, don’t be alarmed. Dinosaurs are invading the Coast Coliseum this weekend! Jurassic Quest arrives in Biloxi on Friday, August 25 from noon until 8 and runs through Sunday, August 27. Saturday’s times are 9 AM to 8 PM and Sunday’s times are 9 AM to 7 PM. Guests will be able to play with…

8/22 – Chris’s “Excessive Heat” Tuesday Afternoon Forecast

The heat continues to be oppressive across South Mississippi as a heat dome is overhead and over most of the country. This afternoon more areas than not reached the century mark in our northern counties. Temperatures will continue to be hot this evening in the upper 80s before dropping off to a overnight low in the upper 70s. If you…