An off-campus dispute between two West Harrison Middle School students sparked rumors of a threat at the school Thursday morning. A parent called WXXV saying he received a message that the school had received a threat, but that parents should not be concerned and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office had deputies at the scene. WXXV reached out to Spokesperson Trang…
This morning, the Mississippi Coast Chamber of Commerce held their 2022 Pre-Legislative Briefing at the Golden Nugget. Members of the chamber submitted questions to three local legislators regarding the upcoming 2023 legislative session. The briefing gives the legislators an opportunity to let the business community know about the important issues that come up during each year’s session and gives them…
State wildlife officials are warning Mississippi hunters to be aware of an outbreak of bird flu. The State Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has received many reports over the past week of cases found in both domestic poultry and wild birds. Most cases have been found in snow and Ross’s geese, but other species have been impacted. Wildlife officials…
It’s time for the second annual Holly Jolly Block Party at Crosspoint Church in Gulfport. Here to tell us more about this family-fun event are Carol Moraway and Emily Cain. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Crosspoint Church, Holly Jolly Community Block Party
The Mississippi Aquarium has some holiday events happening throughout the month of December. Some of those events start this weekend. Lizzy Whigham and Meredith Horn with the aquarium are in studio with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: holiday events, Mississippi Aquarium
The Swetman family Red Kettlethon is underway at the Biloxi Visitors Center. The Swetman family started this Kettlethon ten years ago and it has become a holiday tradition. Each year, Windy Swetman, the chairman for the Salvation Army’s Swetman Kettlethon, rings the bell from dawn to dusk, standing on the side of the road encouraging people to donate to the…
Millennials are once again moving in with their parents. This time it’s due to inflation. And Holiday discounting has led to a drop in U.S. online prices. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
There was a time when high school basketball was king in Bay St. Louis for more than one school. In 2010, St. Stanislaus alum Kelton Thompson led his Bay High Tigers to the 4A State Championship, taking down his former Coach Jay Ladner and the Rock-a-Chaws in the process. Daniel Grieves wasn’t on that SSC team as a junior, but…
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Southern Miss alum Kirk McCarty made his Major League Baseball debut in 2022 and now ready to make a different kind of debut in 2023. This week, the former Golden Eagle signed a professional contract with the SSG Landers from the Korea Baseball Organization, or KBO. A seventh-round selection of the Cleveland Guardians back in 2017, McCarty finally made it…
Gulfport alum and Auburn edge rusher Derick Hall was named First-Team All-SEC this week. Hall decided to come back for his senior season and making it count, finishing first on the team with six-and-a-half sacks and second in solo tackles to go along with his first career interception, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. He’s projected as a day…
The offers still pouring in for the Picayune football factory fresh off its second straight 5A State Championship as Chris Davis gets another Division I look from South Carolina. As a junior, the speedy running back went over 1,000 yards with 16 touchdowns on almost nine yards per carry to go along with three interceptions on defense. Davis doing all…
Fog has lifted to a pesky low-level cloud deck. Temperatures will continue to be well-above seasonal. Expect overcast skies to become partly cloudy later this afternoon with a light breeze out of the West. Fog will set up again tonight. Saturday will be a tame day once the fog is out of the picture. Clearing is expected to occur as…
Residents, alongside their friends and family, enjoyed a Christmas party at the Claiborne in Gulfport. The facility hosted its second Festival of Trees and invited the entire community to come and take part in the celebration. Gram Rae played Christmas classics while guests strolled through the decked halls of the Claiborne. Twelve Christmas trees were competing for the title of…
Beau Rivage has a new original Christmas show coming to the stage this holiday season. ‘Finding Christmas’ opens next week. Tonight, News 25’s Meggan Gray brings us a special sneak peek at what we can expect. ‘Finding Christmas’ opens a week from today on December 15th and runs through December 26th. You can go to beaurivage.com for ticket information. Family…
Mississippi’s Coast Young Professional’s network in a winter wonderland. Their annual holiday soiree is the group’s final social event of the year. Catered food, a selfie station, and holiday decorated bar create the perfect atmosphere for a final networking event. Themed ‘Winter Wonderland,’ Magnolia Hall in Gulfport was decorated with snowmen, Christmas trees, and presents. Coast Young Professionals Director Kelly…
City officials in Ocean Springs are moving forward with plans to annex two parcels of land. The City of Ocean Springs is bringing back a reoccurring topic which is plans of possibly annexing the city. The properties in question include the west side of Highway 57 to match Gautier’s boundary to the east and south of Highway 90. The annexation…
Forecast for the next 24 to 36 hours is basically just status quo or we can just say persistence. There is basically nothing changed right now compared to yesterday and with that fog should have no problem developing again and quickly this evening. Dense fog will impact just about the entire area for at least one more night if not…
There’s a best dressed Christmas tree contest at the Claiborne in Gulfport. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is at the competition with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Festival of Trees, the Claiborne
The Humane Society of South Mississippi will host a free drive-thru vaccination clinic on Monday, December 12th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is for all residents in the community who have cats and dogs. Vaccines include DA2PP for dogs and FVRCP for cats as well as rabies vaccines. Microchips will also be available at no charge. This event…
The CDC says the early flu season this year is the most severe they’ve seen in a decade. There’s been a total of 8.7 million cases, 78,000 hospitalizations, and 4,500 deaths since October. That surge now putting a nationwide strain on supplies of Tamiflu. The medicine doesn’t kill the virus, but does slow it down. The Corner Drug Store in…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health warned a higher number of COVID and flu cases are expected. State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers says Mississippi is experiencing a rise in COVID cases and hospitalization. As family and friends come together for the holidays, MSDH advises to meet safely with up-to-date bivalent COVID boosters and to stay home if you feel…
A Vancleave woman accused of stealing money from a high school dance team is waiting on a grand jury to decide whether to indict her. Thirty-seven year-old Kendall Sherman was arrested August 24th and is accused of taking more than $7,000 from the Vancleave High dance team’s booster club. She served as treasurer for the group which also includes the…
A Gulfport teen, weeks away from joining the military, has been found dead with a gunshot wound. According to Harrison County Deputy Coroner Ben Bentz, 19-year-old Ozell Addison Jr. was found dead in the 2000 block of 31st Street and 20th Avenue. Gulfport police tells News 25 the teen joined their ‘Before the Bullet Program’ two months ago. That program…