The student athletes are back from Thanksgiving break which means so is WXXV’s Student Athlete of the Week. West Harrison soccer standout Stevie Kerns spent a lot longer than 3:45 seconds overcoming adversity and becoming the player she is on the pitch today. Wake up, go to school, dance, soccer, sleep, repeat. The routine of champions that West Harrison’s Stevie…
Some big news out of Oxford today for one of our local guys, George County alum M.J. Daniels announced his decision to enter the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. If you recall, Daniels was actually a last second flip from Mississippi State on National Signing Day and will now start looking for another new home on December…
Back in 2019, the Picayune football team made it all the way to the 5A State Championship game still undefeated, ready to send the legendary Dodd Lee into the sunset with a perfect season. Unfortunately for the Maroon Tide, West Point had other ideas. Of course, Picayune got its revenge in 2021, but now a second chance at perfection in…
We’re on tap for a clear and COLD night. Temperatures will drop down to the upper 30’s tonight but given the breezy conditions we’ll see, the 30’s will actually feel like the 20’s. Surface ridge will build in through Thursday which lends to cool temperatures with highs struggling to reach 60 degrees tomorrow. Temperatures will quickly rebound to normal for this…
Chapel Hart returns home to the Coast to perform live for the first time since their time on America’s Got Talent. The country gal trio performed in front of a sold-out crowd at the Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi. The three sang all their original songs for the crowd for both the new fans and the fans who have…
The cold front that moved through the CWA early this morning is now well south and moving into the central Gulf of Mexico. Clear skies have developed and will continue into the overnight period. Temperatures will crater tonight from near 60-70 degrees now down into the mid 30s to mid 40s. Temps would probably be colder than that if not…
Today, Enviva, the world’s leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, held a ceremonial ribbon cutting at its recently opened marine export terminal at the Port of Pascagoula. Since 2019, the Port Authority and Enviva have invested over $90 million to build the terminal at the Port of Pascagoula. The facility includes two wood pellet storage domes with a total…
D’Iberville is getting ready for their own annual Christmas celebration this holiday season. The celebration begins at noon on Saturday with Santa’s workshop. Kids will be able to write letters to the Big Man himself as well as craft ornaments for home. At 4, the annual parade will lineup at Warrior Stadium featuring jeeps, golf carts, ATVs, and more. The…
D’Iberville Elementary School hosted a canned food drive so people could donate items to the D’Iberville St. Martin Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas baskets. Today, the students helped pack up all the canned goods they’ve collected over the past month and loaded them on a truck. They collected 800 cans to fill baskets for 100 families in need. There were a…
If you’ve been trying to get into the DMV for a license, listen up! The Department of Public Safety is offering Saturday hours in December, starting this weekend. Residents can get new licenses, ID cards, renewals, duplicates, learner’s permits, commercial license renewals, as well as firearm permits on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on December 3rd, 10th, and 17th….
Today in Jackson County, family, friends, and colleagues gathered for the funeral of retired Pascagoula Police Captain James Deshannon Massey also known as Shannon Massey. On November 25th, Massey died after a courageous fight with cancer. He was surrounded by his immediate family who will continue honoring his legacy and remembering him and the many titles he carried throughout his…
Americans get holiday shopping off to a strong start and a new Alzheimer’s drug may benefit some patients. 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 Christmastime in the city. Biloxi Main Street is decking downtown with all sorts of merriment this weekend. The 18th annual Christmas in the City is this Saturday. Biloxi Main Street Executive Director Kay Miller is in studio with more. Tags: Biloxi Main Street, Christmas events, holiday
The Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi hosted a job extravaganza to help youth with disabilities find a career. Fifteen businesses set up for attendees to learn job-related skills through hands-on experiences, meet local employers, and be matched with a peer mentor. The goal at IDS is to help kids, youth, and adults with disabilities navigate…
In Ocean Springs, there will be a tree lighting with Santa tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. That’s happening at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center. There will be live music with a sing-a-long, pictures with Santa, cookie decorating, and more. Bring your own camera for photos.
Mississippi Power is sending a storm team to Alabama to help with recovery efforts after severe weather. Spokesman Jeff Shepard said a team of 75 lineman, engineers, and support staff left this morning to help. Crews from the Coast are headed to Mobile while crews from the Pine Belt and Meridian are headed to Tuscaloosa and Eutaw. Categories: Local News,…
A drier/cooler northerly wind will develop across the region today behind the departing storm system. Temperatures will slowly cool back into the mid-60s this afternoon. Much cooler tonight across the forecast area with interior south Mississippi cooling off into the lower and middle 30s. Elsewhere, upper 30s to lower 40s expected respectively as the cold Canadian airmass continues to advect…
Ongoing activity will begin to settle down this morning as a front moves through the region. A drier/cooler northerly wind will develop across the region today behind the departing storm system. Temperatures will be a bit of a challenge today depending on cloud cover/insolation and cold air advection. Much cooler tonight across the forecast area with interior south Mississippi cooling…
Senior running back Dante Dowdell became the first-ever Picayune player to receive the Mr. Football Award for Class 5A, fresh off the Maroon Tide’s South State championship game victory over Gautier, in which Dowdell played his best game in the biggest game of the season. The U.S. Army Bowl All-American posted a season high 241 yards and a career high…
For the first time in the seven-year history of the Mr. Football Awards in Mississippi, two players from the six coastal counties are being honored in the same season. For the first time in those seven years, we have a two-time winner in the 6A ranks. This morning, Ocean Springs quarterback Bray Hubbard received his Mr. Football medal and trophy…
Pass Christian sending dual-sport star Marin Beeson off to the next level this evening. A two-time South State champion for volleyball, Beeson actually putting pen to paper with Delta State for softball, a sport she says she fell in love with when she was five. A true student-athlete, Beeson has over a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. On the field,…
We’ve managed to remain relatively quiet thus for for our evening but that will be subject to change as we’ll see an increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms in the area for our overnight hours, in advance of an approaching cold front. We’ll see the potential for widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms. We’ll also be under a SLIGHT threat for…
Another big-time award going out this evening, Ole Miss running back Quinshon Judkins takes home the 2022 C-Spire Conerly Trophy, beating out Mississippi State defensive back Emmanuel Forbes Jr. and Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Judkins burst onto the scene for the Rebels as a true freshman, rushing for more than 1,400 yards and 17 touchdowns en route to an…
A woman is dead after a single-car crash in Gulfport. The crash happened on Washington Avenue off of East Pass Road when the driver of the vehicle crashed into the side wall of First Missionary Baptist Church. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 50-year-old Brandon Galloway of Gulfport died at the scene. He said it appeared as though Galloway had…