With Memorial Day Weekend kicking off the unofficial start of summer and a busy driving season, the Gulfport Police Department is committing to cracking down on motorists who don’t wear seat belts as part of their 2021 Memorial Day Click it or Ticket campaign. While making sure to do this one simple step every time you are in a vehicle…
With students heading into summer break, the Jackson County School District has announced their free meal program for kids this summer. Meals will be served to the public at the Vancleave Middle School cafeteria Monday through Friday from June 1st through July 30th. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be from 11 to 12:30…
For the last WXXV Student Athlete of the week of this school year, we are spotlighting a player that could go by the title ‘king of Ocean Springs,’ if a crown was swapped out for his lucky headband that he has to wear for every game. News 25’s Grace Boyles catches up with Ocean Springs senior football and baseball star…
The Ole Miss women’s golf program wins its first ever NCAA National Championship. The Rebels are the fourth SEC team to ever win it all and the first since Alabama in 2012. Ole Miss Women’s Golfer Julia Johnson said, “I believed it when not a lot of people did and it took one meeting with Coach Kory to understand her…
After working in public education for 29 years, West Harrison’s Otis Gates is retiring as head coach of the girls basketball team. The Lady Hurricanes were able to win just one game this season, but the program isn’t that far removed from being at the top of the food chain. In 2016, Gates and his Lady Canes were the class…
The last time and actually the first time, Mississippi State alum Ethan Small pitched at MGM Park, he made history as a part of the first-ever combined nine-inning no-hitter thrown by the Biloxi Shuckers. Last night, the former Bulldog took the mound for the first time since. Shuckers played host to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in game two. Biloxi drops…
The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport launches the only mechanical and civil engineering program on the Coast. The program is available for not only Seabees, but local civilians too. The partnership allows students take their undergraduate courses at MGCCC and transfer into Norwich University’s civil engineering program. The average cost is $250 for active duty and $375 per semester…
Dr. Vickie Tiblier is hanging it up and retiring after almost eight years as the principal of Ocean Springs High School. Dr. Vickie Tiblier sits at her desk, finalizing graduation plans for the class of 2021, the final class she will be principal of at Ocean Springs High School. “Being principal of Ocean Springs High School was one of the…
Pulling their tassels to the other side, over 370 Gulfport High School seniors walked across the stage Wednesday night. Almost filling the Coast Coliseum, family and friends gathered to congratulate the class of 2021. Matching t-shirts, balloons, big head cut outs, and posters applauded the hard work and major mile stone of the graduating class. Representing school colors orange and…
Destiny Church is getting out for some fresh air as we move into summer. Here on set to tell us about their tent revival event are Pastors Anthony Seymour and Chris McCall. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Destiny Church, Destiny Church Tent Revival
A new festival is set to take place early next month in Hancock County with the goal of brining different members of local communities together to create art. Here today to talk about the Wall to Wall Public Art Festival is Steve Barney with The Arts, Hancock County. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Wall to Wall Public Art Festival
Over at MGM Park, Biloxi Shuckers back at home, second place in the south division, hosting first place Pensacola. Pensacola-4 Biloxi-1 Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, sports
Throw a no-hitter and there’s a pretty good chance you’re the best player on the field. In this case, USM’s Walker Powell is the best in the league, having been named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year. In addition to his seven-inning no-hitter against Middle Tennessee, Powell led Southern Miss with five complete games, posting a record of 9-2 with…
If there’s one thing Southern Miss knows how to do and do it well, it’s how to play winning baseball at the end of May. After winning the 2016 Conference USA Tournament in Hattiesburg in 2016, USM made it to championship Sunday all three years at Biloxi’s MGM Park, celebrating regional dogpiles in both 2018 and 2019. Fast-forward to 2021…
East Central High School graduated over 160 high school seniors for the class of 2021. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum is continuing to host high school graduations at full capacity. Until capacity restrictions were lifted, students were unsure if they’d get the traditional walk across the stage. At East Central High, school staff and teachers worked hard to make senior year…
The City of Long Beach announced updates on multiple Zeta repairs including traffic signals, the Long Beach Harbor, and beached boats along Highway 90. On the mayor office’s Facebook page, the city stated that the damages for several traffic signals along Klondyke Road have been identified and the repairs are in the process of being designed. Additionally, the Five Points…
Starting Friday, Coast residents will be able to feel like they’re strolling through some of Europe’s art galleries right here in Gulfport. Local artists were prompted to copy old master pieces for the Gulfport Galleria of Fine Arts ‘Master Pieces in May’ pop up show. Everything from Monet to Leonardo Da Vinci are represented in the show. However, depending on…
Today, the brand-new Claiborne at Gulfport Highlands Senior Living and Memory Care hosted their first crawfish boil. At the Claiborne, over 20 vendors participated, sharing senior living care information, education, financial guidance, VA aid and attendance, and much more. The event gave seniors a chance to get familiar with staff at the facility and others there to help them when…
After more than three decades in education with the Harrison County School District, Superintendent Roy Gill is ready to say goodbye. Today, while students are preparing to head home for summer break, Gill is preparing for the next chapter in his life: retirement! A 1982 graduate of Harrison Central High School, Gill has dedicated the last 35 years of his…
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies along with the Gulfport and Long Beach police departments helped rescue a stranded dolphin in distress early Monday morning in Long Beach. Staff quickly responded, providing care for the adult female bottlenose dolphin on the beach. The dolphin was transported to IMMS with lesions all over her skin and was listed in critical condition….
After a year of being separated from their animals, a Saucier couple that was found not guilty of multiple counts of animal cruelty in April have now been reunited with all but one of their animals. Sharon and Daniel Bertok were arrested and charged in 2020 after over 100 animals were found living on their property in what Harrison County…
At the Biloxi Town Hall meeting today, the Mississippi Sound Coalition updated Biloxi city leaders on the litigation against the Army Corps of Engineers. After the 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway was open twice, causing severe damage to the Mississippi tourism and seafood industry, the coalition filed a lawsuit to require environmental impact statements and consulting with local and city governments…
Supporters of Initiative 65 rallied outside the Mississippi Supreme Court on Tuesday. The justices heard arguments in April 2021 for a lawsuit that challenged the state initiative process and seeks to block development of a medical marijuana program. The lawsuit was filed by Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler. It argued that the state’s initiative process is outdated and Initiative 65…
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a supermoon this week for quite a cosmic show. This super “blood” moon will be visible Wednesday across the Pacific — offering the best viewing — as well as the western half of North America, bottom of South America and…