An update on Carl 2.0, more charges may be brought forward after the rooster was taken and killed. The Ocean Springs Police Department tells News 25 they are exploring charges against the group of men seen walking with suspect Kendra Shaffer in the CCTV footage that led to her arrest. Shaffer, a Jones County juvenile corrections officer, is charged with…
Today, athletes from across the state competed on the golf course for the 2022 Senior Olympic Games. News 25 stopped by Sunkist Country Club this morning as golfers were heading out to tee off. Over 50 senior golfers 50 and older from across the state came together for the competition. The winners of today’s tournament will qualify to play in…
McDonald’s says some customers are switching to cheaper menu items and Amazon shares are falling on a bleak forecast and slowest growth since the dot.com bust. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Batteries, bleach, motor oil, paint, the list goes on and on. Who knows what dangerous materials are lurking in our homes and garages? This may be a good time to clean out those lingering hazards. Here to explain is Jackson County Solid Waste Director Ronda Powell. Tags: Household hazardous waste collection day, Jackson County
Summer is just around the corner and Biloxi is looking for some more people who enjoy taking laps in the pool. They’re preparing to register members for the Biloxi Red Tide Swim League. Here with details is Cecilia Dobbs Walton with the City of Biloxi. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Biloxi Red Tide Swim League
One of Stone County’s premier events returns this weekend. The decades old Pine Hill Festival is back in Wiggins today and tomorrow. It will feature great food, plenty of vendors, and fun for the whole family. You can also enjoy both locally and regionally known bands during the festival. It’s one of the longest running events in South Mississippi. The…
The YMCA is encouraging families to come out to the Biloxi Town Green tomorrow for Healthy Kids Day. For more than 30 years, the YMCA has used the day to educate families on how to eat healthy and have an active lifestyle. This is the first time they’ve held the event outside of Ocean Springs. They hope by moving the…
WXXV has partnered with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce to spotlight an outstanding local business each month. This month, we introduce you to Coastal Payment Systems. Categories: Chamber Member Spotlight Tags: Coastal Payment Systems, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Member Spotlight
A mobile home caught fire in D’Iberville. No one was home and no one was injured. Firemen worked to contain the blaze on Rolling Heights Drive off Popp’s Ferry Road. According to the D’Iberville Fire Department, the fire started just after 2 yesterday afternoon. The flames were contained to one room, but the home had extensive damage. Officials say it…
At the surface, high pressure extended from eastern Canada into the Carolinas with a westward extension across much of the eastern half of the Gulf Coast. Low pressure has developing near the Kansas-Colorado border. As high pressure moves off to the east, southerly return flow has commenced below about 10,000ft. This could produce a few showers or perhaps a thunderstorm over…
Over the weekend, the South Mississippi Soccer Club hosted its annual club tournament at the Gulfport Sportsplex comprised of 182 teams from across the Southeast. The ’03 Girls Elite Team victorious in its final three home games ever, winning the 19-U gold division, fresh off making Mississippi Select soccer history last month. Center back Addie Eddins said, “Yeah, I feel…
Some congratulations are in order for some high school state champions from the Gulf Coast. Starting with the Long Beach girls golf team, going back-to-back at the Oaks Golf Club in Pass Christian. Then there’s Stone tennis, 4A Girls doubles champions Kendall Burn and Lainey Cunningham as well as boys single champion Triston Hill. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: high…
Humidity is increasing rather quickly from the east tonight, as our flow is now coming off the gulf. Although we had a weak southerly breeze today, humidity remained quite low today (under 30%), but it won’t last long. The south-southeast winds will be persistent, with a longer fetch of it as we head into the weekend. High pressure that brought…
In the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Ohio State wide receiver Michael Thomas who went on to break the NFL single season record for receptions with 149 just three years later. Since that worked out so well the last time, until recently, the Saints barking up that same tree in the first round…
Jackson County held a public meeting today to openly discuss the new project down the Highway 609 corridor. The plan for this project is to improve traffic safety as well as beautify the road. The project will run all the way from I-10 to Highway 90 in Ocean Springs. Construction will eliminate majority of the center turn lanes and replace…
It’s Vernon Stewart Day in Biloxi. Earlier today, Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich made the proclamation declaring April 28th as Vernon Stewart Day, honoring Stewart’s efforts in forming a partnership with the City of Biloxi and surrounding communities to serve local veterans. Among other accomplishments, the City of Biloxi celebrated Stewart’s part in creating a monthly news program highlighting Gulf Coast…
Despite a developing southerly flow, humidity remained quite low today under 30%, but it won’t last long. The south winds will be persistent, with a longer fetch of it as we head into the weekend. High pressure that brought us the cool nights will drift east and not really move much once it does, setting up that southerly flow. That…
A community mourns after five are dead from yesterday’s shooting spree, but the families of those victims will always be marred by the tragedy. The Catholic Diocese School System is a second home to the children of Mohammad Moeini, who was murdered Wednesday at the hotel he owns. Residents of the Broadway Inn Express in Biloxi say Mo was a…
Family, friends, and colleagues are remembering the life of 52-year-old William Waltman, who was one of the victims who lost his life in the killing spree on Wednesday. After killing three people at Broadway Inn Express, 32-year-old Jeremy Reynolds than carjacked and killed 52-year-old William Waltman, who was working as a Gulfport contractor with the city’s public works department. News…
Why would anyone want to harm Carl? Today, an air of sadness lingers in downtown Ocean Springs. At Twisted Anchor Tattoo, a wreath memorializes a town hero, where he’d roost. At Lil’ Market Deli, a monument sits on the patio, cast in his likeness. These were the two places Carl would frequent during his daily strolls throughout the city. Many…
In D’Iberville, News 25 was at Crumbl Cookies on Promenade Parkway to learn about the newest bakery in town. Workers were firing up the ovens this morning to serve up gourmet cookies for its opening day. The chain also has a location in Gulfport that opened six months ago. The open kitchen in these bakeries lets the customers watch their…
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remains at historically low levels. There were 180,000 new jobless claims for the week ending April 23rd, according to labor department statistics. That’s down 5,000 compared to the previous week. Weekly jobless claims have been consistently below pre-pandemic levels for most of the year. However, not all the economic news is good….
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is challenging a decision made by the FDA regarding chemical abortion pills. Today in a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, Hyde-Smith said she wants a full review of the data that led to the recent Food and Drug Administration decision to end in-person dispensing requirements for a chemical abortion pill, making it available by mail. Hyde-Smith…
Grab your best 70’s attire and get ready to boogie the ‘knight’ away. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School is hosting a fundraiser in the school gym tomorrow night. Here to tell us more about it are St. Vincent’s Principal Carol Church and Barbara Schmitt, a parent. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: fundraiser, Knight to Remember, St. Vincent De Paul Catholic…