Students in the Jackson County School District return to school tomorrow and the district’s superintendent sat down with News 25’s Grant Chighizola this afternoon to discuss his priorities for 2021. After making it through a fall semester…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says giving teachers a pay raise will be the most important issue he pushes during the 2021 legislative session. The state has had some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation for…
The LBSD Board of Trustees has agreed to release Superintendent Dr. Jay Smith from his contract effective June 30, 2021. Dr. Smith will begin serving as Superintendent of the North Pike School District on July 1, 2021, where he once…
Because of the pandemic and the upward trend in the spread of the COVID-19 virus, most William Carey University students will not return to campus after the Christmas break for in-person classes. Instead, online delivery of classes will continue until…
Due to the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases at Hancock High School, students will move to distance learning starting Wednesday, December 16th through Tuesday, December 22nd. Although the high school will be open only to staff members, student instruction…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Citing an abundance of caution, Mississippi State University announced Dec. 10 that the start of Spring 2021 semester classes will be slightly postponed from Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, as MSU continues to monitor the…
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! At Gaston Point’s head start program teachers came together to create holiday bliss for their students return. What better way to come back to school than to be…
Administrators at Ocean Springs High School are laying out the groundwork for their hybrid learning plan set to take effect at the start of the spring semester. Under this new plan set to take place January 5th,…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Citing an abundance of caution, Mississippi State University today announced that the start of Spring 2021 semester classes will be slightly postponed from Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, as MSU continues to monitor the impacts…
As COVID cases continue to surge in our area and their varied impacts on our ability to provide educational services to students has continued to accelerate in recent days. In order to achieve higher levels of physical…
Pass Christian middle and elementary school’s robotics team is taking the program to new heights, scoring three major wins in the recent Mississippi Gulf Coast VEX IQ Challenge for Excellence and Design. At first glance it may…
JACKSON — Today Governor Tate Reeves announced the state’s participation in CyberStart America - an innovative, online cybersecurity talent search and competition sponsored by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation and the SANS Institute. Mississippi high school-aged students are encouraged to…
In honor of Thanksgiving, the Biloxi Library on Howard Avenue is taking patrons into kitchens of the past. In their display ‘Happiness is Homemade’ you can view a wide array of cooking utensils that might have been…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the University of West Alabama signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 18 at MGCCC’s Perkinston Campus. The MOU will guarantee admission for all MGCCC graduates who have a 2.0 grade point average…
Teachers and staff at D’Iberville Elementary were decked out in blue this afternoon after receiving one of the highest awards a school can earn. The school held a celebration event in recognition of their 2020 National Blue…
In the age of virtual learning, high speed internet is a must for all students. That’s in part why C Spire announced the addition of the state’s 15 community colleges to Mississippi’s optical network, the state’s research…
The Biloxi School District revealed its newest addition to its arts program this evening. Education in the arts on the Mississippi Gulf Coast received an upgrade Wednesday evening with the unveiling of the Biloxi school’s state-of-the-art theatrical…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi couple is suing a school district because they say their 9-year-old daughter was told she could not wear a mask with the phrase "Jesus Loves Me." The couple…
To some, nothing is more childhood than Legos and Sesame Street and the two together? Well, a dream come true. Well dream no more because Lego has just unveiled a Sesame Street building set. Packed with real details from the…
Lace up your shoes and take a stroll with News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf in today’s edition of ‘Live Local.’ For today’s spooky story, we visit the Biloxi Cemetery with Biloxi Library Historian Jane Shambra. The Biloxi Cemetery is filled with…
Several students are in the spotlight at Pass Christian Elementary School. The school has just named this month’s student of the month for each grade level. It’s one of the school’s programs that continues despite some challenges due to COVID.…
In this current era and struggles with COVID-19, schools nationwide are doing a balancing act, working to keep students safe while also keeping lessons interactive. Pass Christian Elementary School is using a storybook pumpkin patch to grow students’ creativity through…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV) — Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held an opening ceremony for their newly renovated STEM building in Jackson County on Tuesday. One of the major projects of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s 2020 strategic plan is now…
MGCCC leaders cut the ribbon this afternoon on a renovated building designed to help the next generation of STEM students. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is in Gautier with more on what’s included in the new and improved STEM facility at…