South Mississippi’s women’s tackle football team is looking for new members and you can make your mark with a chance to join the squad this weekend. Tryouts for the Gulf Coast Monarchy will be held at the Salvation Army Kroc Center Field tomorrow at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you’re interested in trying out, you’re asked to wear tennis…
The Salvation Army has bell ringers at the Biloxi Visitors Center and they’ll be there all day. As the sun starts rising, the bells start ringing for the annual Harrison County Kettle Kick Off. In front of the Biloxi Visitors Center, you’ll find local business owner Windy Swetman ringing in donations for the Salvation Army. “It’s a great tradition that…
Now to a follow up on a little girl from Gulfport whose smile and story has captured the hearts of so many. Six-year-old Kyleigh Ward is waiting on a heart transplant at Texas Children’s Hospital. Kyleigh and her mom will spend Christmas this year in the hospital and away from their loved ones, including Kyleigh’s one-year-old sister Kamree. To make…
A couple light showers will be possible through this evening, but most areas likely remain dry for the day. High temperatures will warm to near 80 for most, even reaching the low 80s in some areas. Our main focus shifts to late today and through the day on Saturday as a cold front approaches and slides down through our area. Per…
A couple light showers will be possible through this evening, but most areas likely remain dry for the day. High temperatures will warm to near 80 for most, even reaching the low 80s in some areas. There will be a risk of dense fog this evening and through the overnight hours, mainly for areas along the Mississippi Gulf coast and…
Of the eight Major League Baseball superstars competing in this year’s Home Run Derby, half of them hit more than 27 home runs in a single round. That means a local high school player hit more than the other half did in last month’s World Power Showcase, and he did so in a big league park. “The actual first day…
We will continue to see some rain showers move through the area into this evening, with some thunderstorms not completely ruled out. We dry out overnight with a couple light showers possible for some on Friday, but most areas likely remain dry for the day. High temperatures for Friday will warm to near 80 for most, even reaching the low…
A new era of wrestling in Mississippi has begun. In addition to Ocean Springs, who has fielded a team for over a decade, all three high schools in the Jackson County District have wrestling teams this season. On November 30th, the Bulldogs rolled out the welcome mats for the first wrestling meet in Vancleave history. 22 wrestlers, middle school through…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Santa Claus is coming to town! St. Nick will be at the Hattula Family Light Show on December 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The light show takes place at 6917 Southwind Drive in Biloxi and features over 61,000 Christmas lights synced to holiday music on 101.7 FM. News 25’s Sabria…
Kyleigh Ward has spent a lot of her life in and out of hospitals, battling heart failure. At just six years old, she’s had three open heart surgeries. Now she’s waiting on a new heart. “In April, we went up and they told me that Kyleigh needed a transplant really bad. She was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, restrictive cardiomyopathy,…
A warm front west will move east through the area this afternoon, providing for scattered showers and t-storms. Precip chances are generally in the 25-40% range this afternoon before quickly dropping off later in the evening. Friday will be dry and much warmer, with high temps looking to hit the low 80s for many areas of our area. As an upper…
A stationary front sitting off the northern Gulf Coast will return later tonight as a warm front. This front will lift into the area, creating southerly winds. Areas of patchy fog are likely for many areas tonight into Thursday morning, with a few areas of dense fog possible. Some light showers may move onshore Thursday morning before the warm front…
In a who’s who of high school football super stardom, the Gulf Coast is responsible for more who’s in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game than any other year in at least the last half decade. This afternoon, News 25 caught up with five of the seven that are all part of the 40, gunning for Mississippi’s fourth win over the Yellow…
Striking while the iron’s hot for this week’s WXXV Student Athlete of the Week and there may not be a Mississippi High School football player hotter right now than Picayune’s Dante Dowdell, who was just announced today as the 2021 MaxPreps Player of the Year for Mississippi. That being just one of several accomplishments for the junior running back over…
A home in Moss Point is lighting up the block with Christmas lights. For over a decade, Ms. Jones has decorated her home in Christmas lights and décor inside and out. On all sides of her yard, over 30 inflatables and hundreds, maybe thousands of lights, too many for her to count, take over her lot. She works on handmade…
A stationary front sitting off the northern Gulf Coast will return later tonight as a warm front. This front will lift into the area, creating southerly winds. Areas of patchy fog are likely for many areas tonight into Thursday morning, with a few areas of dense fog possible. Some light showers may move onshore Thursday morning before the warm front…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Attractions Association recognized Woody Bailey as the recipient of the organization’s annual ‘Don Jacobs Tourism Award.’ Woody Bailey is the vice chair and executive director of Cruisin’ the Coast. Cruisin’ the Coast began in 1996 as a festival to celebrate antique, classic, and hot rod vehicles, nostalgic music, and related events. Cruisin’ the Coast has turned…
Keeping the Mississippi Sound clean and beautiful is necessary for a thriving environment here in South Mississippi. In an effort to continue that mission, a pilot project funded by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality deployed litter collectors in four locations this week. Those locations are the southern branch of Magnolia Bayou in Hancock County, Brickyard Bayou, Canal #1 in…
In celebration of the Hyatt Place fourth annual Global Day of Gratitude, Hyatt Place Biloxi hosted a first responders breakfast this morning. Employees prepared a hot meal of bacon, eggs, potatoes, coffee, and other goodies to show first responders their appreciation. During the Global Day of Gratitude, the Hyatt Hotels Foundation donates $1 for every digital gift of gratitude, up…
The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to wrap up its annual Gifts for Whitfield Drive. This is the 29th Gifts for Whitfield Drive the chamber has held in its history. The chamber is looking for a variety of items such as clothes, shoes, pocket and table games, CDs, DVDs, and much more to give to Whitfield Hospital….
One library on the Coast gave a noise disclaimer for Wednesday as carolers filled the aisles with holiday spirit. Pascagoula Public Library’s annual Holiday Open House is back after a year off from COVID. The Colmer Middle School Choir caroled for visitors and city officials at 10 a.m. and library staffers gathered on the stairs for their own noon-time special….
A former Hancock County Sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced after he was accused of domestic violence in August. Thirty-eight-year-old Colin Freeman, formerly a K9 handler among other roles, will serve six months’ probation after entering a no-contest plea. Prosecutor Olen Anderson tells News 25 the former deputy will have to undergo drug testing and commit to an 18-week domestic violence…
Santa Claus can do a lot of impressive things like flying across the world in one night and coming down the chimney with care, but did you know that Old St. Nick loves science too? Infinity Science Center in Hancock County is hosting their annual Science with Santa this weekend. While there’s always something to explore at Infinity, this Saturday,…
After 31 years, Gulfport Pastor Seymour Venson Adolph Jr. for First Missionary Baptist Church of Handsboro has announced he will be retiring on December 19th. Everyone hopes to spend their career doing what they love and Pastor Seymour Adolph Jr. did exactly that. For the past 31 years, Pastor Adolph preached to the City of Gulfport at First Missionary Baptist…