The Gulfport community is grieving the loss of 41-year-old Randy Johnson who died from multiple gunshot wounds at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Biloxi Saturday morning. A loving father of three and soon to be grandfather, Johnson was well known and respected amongst his peers and community. As the owner of Cuts Barbershop in Gulfport, he was a…
Muggy weather did not stop the Gulf Coast Bicycle Club from hosting their 13th annual Southern Magnolia 100 Ride on Sunday. The ride was held from the Success Community Center in Saucier on School Road to Flint Creek and back. About 300 riders of all levels participated in the various paths available to them. These paths included lengths of 12,25,40,56,62,…
WXXV and Jeepin the Coast wrapped up the Love for Louisiana supply drive for Hurricane Ida victims this Saturday. The team began collecting supplies for the drive on Monday. These supplies included water, cleaning supplies, baby products, and nonperishable food items. The Jeepin team then collected all of the supplies from the WXXV station on Saturday into a trailer. They…
The Mississippi Songwriters Alliance held the 12th annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival over the weekend. The event began on the 16th and ran through Sunday with venues all across Ocean Springs and Gautier. The alliance brings in about 100 singers and songwriters from across the country to perform. Both amateur and pro artists come to the event to share their music….
The annual Mississippi Gulf Coast ‘Out of the Darkness’ Walk was held over the weekend to help raise awareness for the fight for suicide prevention. The walk was hosted by the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention’s Mississippi Chapter and was held on Saturday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Participants began the trail south of the Coliseum, walked east…
Natural Disasters caused nearly 300 billion in damages in 2020 and a new study says Americans went overboard on spending this summer. Jane King is in New York with those stories and more. Tags: morning business report
Each week on News 25 we’ll be featuring a segment called Living Well with Troy Thompson. Thompson will meet with experts in a number of fields to give you simple ways to enhance your life. Today, he’s with a fitness guru who has got some advice on how to get your arms looking right. Tags: Living Well with Troy Thompson
On Monday here on News 25, we feature children from Mississippi hoping to get adopted in our Grant me Hope segment, made possible by Caring Hearts Counseling Services. Today, we introduce you to John, a teenager who wants to join the Army one day. If you are interested in adopting John, you can visit the Mississippi Department of Child Protection…
During the pandemic, more seniors have been spending time alone and that actually has a big impact on their diet and overall health. Christopher Thompson with Home Instead is in studio with more information. Categories: Local News, News Tags: diet program, Home Instead
A disturbance with an associated cold front are expected to move across the area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Models indicate moisture flow decreasing slightly today/Tuesday, but still sufficient for at least scattered showers/t-storms. Scattered convection is also possible just in advance of the cold front Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. With a little less thunderstorm coverage today and Tuesday…
Not a lot of movement with the disturbance along the Mississippi Gulf Coast through Tuesday. That will change Tuesday evening as the northern stream disturbance over the Rockies shifts eastward. This disturbance and the associated cold front are expected to move across the area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Models indicate moisture flow decreasing slightly today/Tuesday, but still sufficient for…
A Mobile man is charged in the shooting death of a Gulfport man at Golden Nugget Casino early Saturday morning. Jereme Lamond Jones, 30, of Mobile was charged with first degree murder and taken to the Harrison County jail with a $1 million bond set by Justice Court Judge Albert Fountain. Biloxi Police responded to multiple 911 calls about 12:34…
For Monday, shower/storm coverage will be slightly less and more focused inland. Expect scattered to, at times, numerous coverage of showers and thunderstorms, particularly over inland areas of South Mississippi spreading into inland Southwest Alabama. A low end threat for flash flooding will continue as storms will continue to be slow moving, heavy rain producers. High temperatures will reach the…
For Monday, shower/storm coverage will be slightly less and more focused inland. Expect scattered to, at times, numerous coverage of showers and thunderstorms, particularly over inland areas of South Mississippi spreading into inland Southwest Alabama. A low end threat for flash flooding will continue as storms will continue to be slow moving, heavy rain producers. High temperatures will reach the…
Gulfport also on the road, coming in with a mark of 1-2, taking on a strong Germantown team. Gulfport-34 Germantown-13 Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Big test on the road for Biloxi, record of 1-1 going up against Pearl on the road. Pearl-47 Biloxi-21 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Every Friday night is reserved for the Friday Night Showcase, but every Wednesday is reserved for the Student Athlete of the Week series and tonight those two worlds collide. Last week, News 25 featured Gautier Quarterback and Ole Miss baseball commit Kaden Irving, coming off a ridiculous seven touchdown performance, not to mention 493 passing yards, earning him the Sports…
Vancleave is home to the state’s leading rusher in Dayan Bilbo and his 871 yards, 200 more than anyone else in Mississippi just three weeks into the season. Vancleave playing host to Pascagoula. Pascagoula-49 Vancleave-28 Categories: Friday Night Showcase, Local Sports, Sports Tags: football, high school football, sports
Here in week four of the high school football season it is all about learning where these teams are at right before district play. There’s no better of a measuring stick game than 6A D’Iberville playing host to 5A Picayune. Both teams coming into tonight’s game undefeated at 3-0 and both unfazed by a little competition in the News 25…
I have a professional interest in active weather and even I wish it would stop raining, but it won’t and our Flash Flood Watch has even been extended. Thanks to our already saturated ground, like we saw today any weekend rain will cause more flooding issues. Because of this the National Weather Service has extended our Flash Flood Watches into…
I have a professional interest in active weather, and even I wish it would stop raining. It won’t though, at least not through the weekend and into next week. Thanks to our already saturated ground, like we saw today any weekend rain will cause more flooding issues. Because of this the National Weather Service has extended our Flash Flood Watches…
Tidal Wave Auto Spa of Ocean Springs chose Disability Connection to partner with this year to celebrate their 13th annual Charity Day. All day Tidal Wave Auto Spa had a donation jar set up for people to donate towards Disability Connection. Disability Connection is focused on creating a connected community to provide social support, ensure healthy futures, eliminate barriers, and…
Navigating Downtown Ocean Springs has become a hassle for pedestrians and drivers and to help alleviate some of the traffic, a portion of Cash Alley will be closed to traffic and strung with overhead lights. Mayor Kenny Holloway says he has been doing many traffic studies since being elected and feels this will make the area safer for pedestrians. Closing…
The Gulf Coast Bicycle Club will host their 12th annual Southern Magnolia 100 Ride this Sunday. The event will ride from the Success Community Center in Saucier on School Road to Flint Creek and back. The club hosts this ride to help promote cycling for people of all levels. Six trails will be available at different lengths marked at 12,25,40,56,62,…