Harrison County School District plans to add a brand new elementary and middle school to their roster for the 2022 school year. Creekbend Elementary and Middle School has hit the 50 percent completion mark on construction. Work began in June 2020 and plans to be finished by May 31st, 2022. Construction includes two separate gyms for each school, but will…
Saturday, the Gulf Coast Community is welcome to attend the annual Blessing of the Badges and Boots to honor our local first responders, medical providers, and active duty military members in Harrison County. The service and prayer is set to begin at 10 a.m. at Gulfport’s Central Fire Station. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the event will be a drive-in. First…
Today is National Teddy Bear Day and there is no better way to celebrate then by giving one to a child in need. The North Bay Civitan Club of D’Iberville and St. Martin is back for their 12th annual Bears on Patrol donation drive. This event will be held on Saturday the 11th and gives people the opportunity to donate…
Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has transformed their fitness center into a monoclonal infusion site. The team at Memorial decided to make this change due to an increased need for infusions and limited space in the main hospital. The monoclonal infusions have shown to reduce COVID symptoms by about 85 percent if you get infused within the first few days of…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 3,138 cases of COVID-19 in the state along with 83 new deaths. Of those deaths, 59 occurred between August 29th and September 8th and 24 occurred between July 24th and September 4th. The state’s total of cases is now at 458,282 along with 8,870 deaths. Categories: Local News, News Tags: COVID-19,…
One woman was shot this morning in Jackson County and a tense seven-hour standoff took place after the shooting. Police were called to a home on Brookestone Drive in St. Martin shortly after 7 a.m. They found 43-year-old Michelle Coleman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A domestic argument started which escalated to multiple shots fired. After shooting Coleman, the man…
Americans’ average credit score hits 13 year high and U.S. job openings hit another record high. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: morning business report
WXXV and Jeepin’ the Coast have teamed up with First Federal Bank in Jackson County, Mattina Insurance Agency, the Biloxi Shuckers, and Bayou Concrete in Gulfport for a Hurricane Ida relief supply drive for our neighbors next door. You can find a list of items most needed and drop off locations here. Sponsor locations are available for donations to be…
The Mississippi Aquarium is giving a 25 percent discount to those donating items to their supply drive for Hurricane Ida victims. The aquarium and iHeart Media are partnering with Edison Choest Offshore to directly help the people of Port Fourchon and LaFource Parish, Louisiana which took a direct hit from Hurricane Ida. Mississippi Aquarium will be accepting donations for the…
The ribbon was cut for a new Goodwill on the Gulf Coast. The new Goodwill Outlet Store is located at 3018 25th Avenue in Gulfport. Goodwill aims to provide a new shopping experience for customers. Customers will be able to purchase items by the pound. Their rate is $1.50 per pound for everything up to 25 pounds and $0.75 for…
Very low humidity will at the very least be noticeable by most as the relatively dry air will make things feel a bit more comfortable. The comfortable conditions will continue through Saturday before the return flow slowly begins to work its way back into the area. After a brief taste of autumn with sunny and dry conditions…the moisture will rapidly…
We will focus more on the less humid flow as a cold front slowly moves to the SE. This will at the very least be noticeable by most as the relatively dry air will make things feel a bit more comfortable. The comfortable conditions will continue through Saturday before the return flow slowly begins to work its way back into…
Good news is on the way, as the cold front moves through the region during the morning on Thursday and should be south of the area by Thursday afternoon. This will turn the winds northwest to northerly during the course of the day on Thursday, with some cooler and much drier air moving into the area. Low temps early Thursday…
Quite the eventful day weather-wise in South MS as Mindy formed to the southeast and a front is bringing drier air and a wind shift. Locally we saw only scattered showers and t-storms from Tropical Storm Mindy moving north-to-south across South MS through the evening. Regardless of what happens with any lingering showers a cold front will move through during…
During Monday’s primetime game in Atlanta between Ole Miss and Louisville, Cardinals’ quarterback Malik Cunningham led the team in passing, rushing, and receiving at the end of the first half and that wasn’t a good thing for the team in red. The same Rebels that ranked 118th in all of division I FBS in total defense last season, absolutely suffocated…
WXXV Student Athlete of the Week is back for the 2021-2022 school year. This week’s selection recently caught the attention of Sports Illustrated All-American declaring him the nation’s high school football ‘Freak of the Week’ after his freakish game against Pascagoula in Friday’s Singing River Classic. News 25’s Grace Boyles spoke with the Gators’ star dual sport athlete Kaden Irving….
Today, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the Saints are likely to play their week four home game against the New York Giants in the Big Easy as the city continues to recover from Hurricane Ida. But that doesn’t change the fact that the black and gold are still displaced for week one, having to host the Green Bay Packers…
One South Mississippi casino is helping those impacted by the recent withdrawal in Afghanistan through two big donations. Two separate organizations aiding Afghans received $25,000 each from the Scarlet Pearl. ‘No One Left Behind’ and ‘Spirit of America’ both serve different missions to help Afghans get to America after risking their lives for American troops. ‘No One Left Behind’ helps…
As unexpected as it was from last night’s forecast, Tropical Storm Mindy formed today in the Northern Gulf. It’s disorganized, and moving rapidly, but will still bring heavy amounts of rainfall to the Big Bend area of Florida. Locally we’ll see only scattered showers and t-storms moving north-to-south across South MS through the evening. It’s possible to see a couple…
All kinds of organizations in South Mississippi are doing their part to help Hurricane Ida victims. One of those organizations is the Pascagoula Fire Department. They’re collecting cleaning items, personal items, and food items. They’re bringing the items to a distribution center in Houma, Louisiana on Friday. Along with the supplies, Pascagoula fire will be partnering with a BBQ joint…
The City of D’Iberville set up a donation truck at the D’Iberville Fire Department to help those impacted by Hurricane Ida. The donation center will be set up until the truck is full. The city will be accepting water, cleaning supplies, paper products, and non-perishable food items and other items. They will not be accepting clothes or shoes. For a…
The Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport has a new tenant and more jobs coming to the east pier. Ocean Aero will occupy 67,000 feet of warehouse space on the Port of Gulfport’s east pier and is expected to create 45 new jobs by the end of 2021. The new space will be fully operational by early 2022. Ocean Aero…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health hosted a press conference to talk about the surge in COVID cases and how COVID is impacting pregnant women. State health officials announced that Mississippi has reported its seventh pediatric death and there are an increasing amount of deaths among pregnant women. Dr. Thomas Dobbs said COVID is deadly to the pregnant woman,…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 1,934 cases of COVID-19 in the state, along with 102 deaths. Of those deaths, 25 occurred between September 2nd and September 7th and 77 occurred between February 18th and September 3rd. The state’s total of cases is now at 455,282 along with 8,787 deaths. Categories: Local News, News Tags: COVID-19, health,…