Tonight, the Kiwanis Club of Gautier and Ocean Springs held their annual community awards event. We are thrilled to be selected for the Media Organization of the Year award. WXXV News Director Joe Sullivan accepted the award. The Kiwanis Club uses these awards to recognize the hardworking businesses devoted to serving and making their community better, like the club itself….
We could not ask for more pleasant weather right now. Honest to goodness Fall like weather out there and it should continue through the weekend and into next week. It has been breezy and dry with the min RH dropping from near 40% to as low as 25%. Lowest RH and strongest winds have been across coastal MS and that…
Biloxi, MISS. — 13 years after using the Mississippi Sea Wolves moniker for the last time, the franchise is ready to drop the puck on home ice once again in exactly a month. The front office is making one final push for season ticket sales, with this being the last week fans can actually choose their own seats. Season tickets…
The Seabees have been out at the Port of Gulfport since last week conducting operations on the southeast side of the port. The Seabees of NMCB-1 are working on a new project for the U.S. Coast Guard. Because one of the Coast Guard’s navigational beacons was destroyed, Seabees are pouring a concrete pad to house a new 35-foot tower as…
United Way of South Mississippi’s CEO Talent Show returns! Watch hidden talents from CEOs and business leaders you know from all across the Coast. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at the Beau Rivage with more. Categories: Local News, News Tags: CEO Talent Show, united way of south mississippi
Walter Anderson Museum of Art hosts their quarterly magic hour event spotlighting their current voice of WAMA. The free event tonight will have live entertainment, food, beverages, kids activities, and art work for sale by Ukrainian artist Oksana Fogg. The event will also celebrate their upcoming exhibit ‘Return to the oilfield.’ The magic hour will take place from 5 p.m….
Singing River’s Ocean Springs Hospital recently reached the milestone of treating its 100th monarch patient case using advanced robotic technology. The robotic bronchoscopy technology is used to see the inside of the lungs and get tissue samples for biopsy. The goal of using the monarch platform is to get a more accurate diagnosis earlier of small and hard-to-reach nodules in…
Aerial videos show the full scope of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian in Lee County, Florida. The Sanibel Causeway has been destroyed by the hurricane, cutting off access to the barrier island on Florida’s west coast. Some sections are completely missing while others have collapsed, leaving behind mountains of rubble. The barrier island took on the full force…
Mississippi’s National Guard is deploying to help with recovery efforts in Florida by areas impacted by Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on September 28th and caused significant damage to the state. Mississippi knows what that’s like, so the state sent a team with Gulfport’s 255th Air Control Squadron from the Mississippi National Guard to help in the…
Three in four Americans are worried about making wrong decisions when investing their money. Monica Malpass is at the Nasdaq with more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Butterflies in the Park Monarch Festival is happening this weekend. The festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at War Memorial Park. Wendy Allard is in studio with more. Tags: Butterflies in the Pass
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort can put a pretty big feather in its cap today. The D’Iberville casino has learned that it is a finalist for the Global Gaming Awards North American Property of the Year. CEO LuAnn Pappas is a finalist for American Executive of the Year. This is the first time a property in the southeastern United States has…
The YMCA took a hard hit during the pandemic, seeing a 25 percent decline in membership. Fast forward to today, the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA Blossman Family branch is thriving back to pre-pandemic levels. In the early days of COVID, the YMCA was shut down for more than two months. When they reopened, they were extremely limited in capacity and…
The Singing River Cancer Center will host the second annual Sunset on Cancer 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on Front Beach Drive in Ocean Springs. The Cancer Center is inviting the public to an evening dedicated to honoring Cancer survivors and their families. All proceeds will support the Singing River Cancer Fund and a…
Fall is in the air! No rainfall is expected for the next few days. We are still experiencing some impacts across the area from pressure gradient differences. Strong northerly flow will be in place over the region for the next few days. Looks like the winds will continue to be northerly over the next few days, so any coastal flooding concerns…
A Bay St. Louis running club hosts a women’s self defense class in response to the death of Memphis runner Eliza Fletcher. You may recall that Fletcher, a 34-year-old mother of two and a teacher, disappeared while on an early morning jog on the University of Memphis campus on September 2. Her body was found three days later behind an…
A recently founded organization, Brandon’s Place, hosted an open house to show off its new facility and to show the community what it has to offer. The non-profit is designed to help 18- to 25-year-olds, who have aged out of foster care, transition from living into adulthood through training, counseling, guidance, and mentoring. The organization offers a variety of resources…
Gulfport Police have charged 28-year-old Durel Louis Williams on one count of first degree murder after finding a woman dead. Coroner Brian Switzer said the victim was 68-year-old Myra Williams. She is the suspect’s mother. Switzer said family members told him that Durel Williams has a history of mental illness but that he had never been violence with his mother…
Fall is in the air! No rainfall is expected for the next few days. We are still experiencing some impacts across the area from pressure gradient differences. Strong northerly flow will be in place over the region for the next few days. Looks like the winds will continue to be northerly over the next few days, so any coastal flooding concerns…
Biloxi, MISS. — One of the biggest parts of the entire high school football game day experience is the cheer team. At Biloxi High School, the best example of team spirit comes in the form of Bailee Edwards, who cheers on her Indians every Friday night. The dictionary defines cheerleader as, an enthusiastic and vocal supporter of someone or something,…
Tonight through the rest of the week… Fall is in the air! No rainfall is expected for the next few days. We are still experiencing some impacts across the area from pressure gradient differences. Strong northerly flow will be in place over the region for the next few days. Looks like the winds will continue to be northerly over the…
The Salvation Army has a team of trained volunteers that are getting ready to deploy for 14 days to help affected areas in Florida. The Salvation Army is getting food, water, and hygiene kits ready to be sent — as well as 37 mobile feeding units and one field kitchen ready to mobilize across the impacted areas. Morgan Shiyou —…
After the success of the first Citizens Police Academy, the Biloxi Police Department has decided to host another one. The Citizen’s Police Academy will give 25 Harrison County residents — 21 and older — an inside look at how the department serves the community. The academy begins October 12 and will be held on Wednesday evenings once a week for…
When preparing for a hurricane, you automatically think of food and shelter — but what about your pets? News 25 spoke with the Humane Society about how they are trying to help pets during hurricane season and bring awareness to World Rabies Day. Karen Glendenning, who owns three pets, brought one — her dog Casey — to get vaccinated and…