This week’s WXXV Student Athlete of the Week is eighth-grader Donnie Handler, a fighter and heart warrior who has an inspiring story to tell. Donnie Handler is an eighth grader at St. Patrick Catholic High School where he is a member of the middle school baseball team. He has played on a diamond since he was three-years-old, but most recently…
The Make-A-Wish Foundation gave one Coastal child his dream room makeover today. Six-year-old Carson Ware walked into Big Play in Biloxi where he was surprised with a Wish Reveal Party! At the party, he was told that his bedroom was transformed into a Fortnite gaming paradise filled with new furniture, a gaming chair, new games, a gaming computer, and so…
Biloxi is getting ready for Black Spring Break coming up next month. Biloxi is expecting to have more visitors back for the event now that COVID outbreaks have declined. Black Spring Break will run Thursday, April 13th through Sunday, April 16th. There are scheduled events, concerts, and contests already lined up for the weekend that has traditionally drawn thousands to…
The Long Beach community is mourning the loss of two Rotary Club members who made a huge impact in the city. Long Beach Rotary Club members Karen Livengood and Ted Molesworth were best friends who were in the club for more than ten years. Molesworth was the chair of the Rotary Foundation and Livengood was lead organizer and treasurer of…
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is at Big Play in Biloxi to let one child know he will be getting the room makeover of his dreams! News 25’s Rick Gogreve is at the event to let us know how the surprise went! Categories: Local News, News Tags: Make-A-Wish
Another warm day across the region with most of the area warming into the lower and middle 80s…which is still well above average for this time of year. A few isolated very light showers have developed out there with the strong WAA/moist advection. Tonight, more low stratus is forecast to develop as low level moisture continues to stream into the…
One lucky lottery player in South Mississippi has a ticket worth a cool quarter of a million. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced today that a ticket bought in Biloxi won Tuesday’s MATCH 5 drawing. The jackpot is worth more than $272,000. The winning ticket was bought at the Clark’s Oil Company Store at Veterans Avenue and Highway 90. MATCH 5…
Due to the nationwide nursing shortage, Armed Forces Retirement Home hosted a nursing open house. The retirement home is looking to fill many full time and intermittent positions, including licensed and practical nurses and registered nurses. Those interested must have been a nurse for at least one year. Applicants at the open house got to tour the property, meet residents…
Eaglets have hatched at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. Now the refuge is preparing for its fifth year of bald eagle banding. Time keeps on slippin’ into the future as two baby bald eagles are preparing to leave their nest. U.S. Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi State University, and Mississippi Power are teaming up to track the eaglets during…
Project Lead the Way and Chevron celebrated the release of ‘Chevron and PLTW: Partnering to Build a STEM community in the Gulf Coast.’ We went inside the classroom at St. Martin High School to see the program in action. The celebration highlighted the work that Chevron, PLTW, and Gulf Coast schools have done to create a unique STEM ecosystem. PLTW…
Dr. Philip Myers at Singing River Gulfport is the first doctor in Mississippi to perform the BEAR implant. The BEAR implant is a less invasive surgery used to treat a torn ACL, which is a ligament in the knee. Usually, ACL reconstruction surgery involves taking a graft tendon from another part of the body to replace the torn ligament. The…
Criminal justice technology students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College now have a direct link to their future careers. MGCCC and Mississippi Highway Patrol signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a program to allow students to train with a state trooper for two semesters while in college. Upon completion, they will have direct entry into highway patrol school. Known…
A sinkhole that opened up at Beauvoir Road and Highway 90 is under repair. Biloxi officials said the hole was first spotted yesterday about 4 p.m. and was no more than a pothole at first glance. Engineers who went to inspect it saw it was a washout because of the area’s high water table and sandy soil. The hole had…
Two South Mississippi students were recognized this year at the Dixie National Rodeo Junior Round Up Livestock Shows. Calden Ratliff of the Stone County 4H and Stone County FFA was recognized during the sale of junior champions and earned a scholarship for his work during the livestock sale. Claire East of the Hancock County 4H was recognized as a premier…
The Hibernia Marching Society Parade is coming up, not this weekend, but next. Grand Marshal Charles Nannery of Ocean Springs and his Colleen Stacy McGuire Thunelius of Biloxi are in studio to discuss the parade. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Hibernia Marching Society Parade
A major automaker is cutting jobs and Twitter announces a ‘zero tolerance policy towards violent speech.’ Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
It’s time for this week’s Pet of the Week! This week, we’re featuring two pets looking for their forever homes! Katie King from the Humane Society of South Mississippi is in studio with Bane and Persephone.
In Slidell, the owner of an ice cream truck was arrested after meth was found in the vehicle. Slidell officers pulled the truck over after noticing it had no brake lights and an expired license plate. That’s when they found the meth in a freezer, along with melted ice cream and other drug paraphernalia. The owner of the truck, 42-year-old…
Clouds will thin into this afternoon and very warm conditions are expected again. Breezy conditions this afternoon will subside this evening as daytime heating is lost. Clouds will also build back in as ample moisture and cooling temperatures will bring cloud cover closer to the surface. Fog has the potential to be around again Thursday morning. A dynamic system will…
Continued unseasonably warm conditions will persist for the next few days as the surface high over the Bahamas causes southerly surface flow into the area. The main focus of the short term will be the severe weather threat Thursday night and into Friday morning. By Thursday, the trough that had been traversing over the west coast and southwestern US looks…
A program was held inside the community center on Howard Avenue in Biloxi to wrap up Black History Month. Ms. Frances Lurvern Gines, a 91-year-old lifelong Biloxi resident, shared her personal experience of past racial oppression with the audience. She was one of the many speakers for tonight’s program. The program was specifically designed for the youth. Organizers hope remembering…
Picayune boys basketball, late tip in the Metro against Provine for the right to go to the 5A State Championship. Picayune-60 Provine-49 Tags: basketball, High School Boys Basketball, sports
In the high school softball ranks, really good non-district match-up between St. Patrick and Vancleave. Lady Bulldogs win 9-6. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: High School Softball, softball, sports
In Oxford, defending National Champion Ole Miss hosting Louisiana Tech in the first of two mid-week games. Louisiana Tech holds on for the 6-5 victory. The program’s first win in Oxford since 1989. Game two is set for tomorrow at 3 p.m. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Ole Miss, sports