It was an emotional day for many Virginia College students in the wake of the news that their school is unexpectedly closing. On Wednesday, the National Forprofit College chain, which owns Virginia College, announced it would be closing the schools…
This morning, paramedic and emergency medical technology students from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jefferson Davis campus got a taste of the real world. The Rescue 5 Air Ambulance from Gulfport landed on campus and gave students a chance to…
Students attending Virginia College in Biloxi were surprised today with no way into class. News 25 reached out to representatives for more information, but they have not released a statement. Online a new resource page is under construction with limited…
Residents and tourists can expect the West Biloxi Boardwalk to be an outdoor classroom on the Coast. The West Biloxi Boardwalk has been in the works for quite some time. Now, with a tidelands grant from the secretary of state,…
Paramedic and emergency medical technology students from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College got a taste of the real world today. Fire rescue crews from Gulfport Fire Department performed a vehicle extrication demonstration for the students. The demonstration showed firefighters working…
This morning, eighth graders from across South Mississippi had a chance to try their hands at just about any career under the sun during Pathways2Possibilities. Pathways2Possibilities is an annual interactive career fair hosting thousands of eighth grade students over two…
The State College Board announced that the chancellor of Ole Miss, Jeffrey Vitter, will be stepping down in January. After serving three years in the university’s top administrative position, Vitter is resigning on January 3rd. He will remain as a…
The $55 million bond for the Harrison County School District passed during Tuesday’s election, but what does this mean moving forward? News 25 spoke with Harrison County Superintendent Roy Gill who says they are all systems go right now, but…
The results are in as voters cast their ballots in yesterday’s mid-term elections with local races and issues on the ballot including a $55 million school bond issue passed overwhelmingly by Harrison County residents. The bond issue passed with 75…
The Harrison County School District has started a new teacher academy program to try and combat the teacher shortage within our state. News 25’s Gabby Easterwood visited Lyman Elementary School today to talk with some program participants who could be…
As the end of the calendar year approaches, it is a great time for prospective high school students to begin thinking about where they’ll be next year. The open house takes place Sunday, November 11th. From 2 to 5 p.m,…
Another informational meeting about the Harrison County issue took place this afternoon at Lyman Elementary. Parents who live in the Harrison County School District learned about what they will be voting for on November 6th. If the bond passes, a…
Hundreds of medical students from William Carey University and University of Southern Mississippi met in Wiggins this afternoon. It was all part of a new program aimed at helping the students understand what it’s like to live in poverty. Through…
The Gulfport-Orange Grove Rotary Club is back at it again, giving away dictionaries and advancing the education for third graders in the Harrison County School District. Third graders at Lyman Elementary were chosen to receive the dictionaries because in order…
The Harrison County $55 million bond set to be voted on November 6th is set to improve security and add two new schools to the area to deal with overcrowding, all with no increase in taxes. It has been more…
The possibilities were endless at St. Patrick High School in Biloxi this morning. Students got a taste of the real world during the school’s college and career fair. Representatives from businesses, the military, and multiple colleges were on hand to…
This morning dozens of people, as well as local and state officials, joined together to officially cut the ribbon on the University of Southern Mississippi Marine Research Center in Gulfport. The marine research center at the Port of Gulfport is…
Congratulations are in order for four Gulfport High School students. They were recently chosen as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists which includes the top one percent of high school students in the nation. These deserving students, Lucas Ragula, Jennifer Palma, Katie…
D’Iberville High School student Michael Steil may only be a junior, but he has already earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. In the U.S. high school class of 2017, just 2,760 of some two million who took…
Ocean Adventures opened this year at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. The main attractions include swimming with dolphins, stingrays, and sharks. Everyone’s heard of swimming with dolphins, but what about swimming with stingrays and even sharks? At…
We continue our school attendance initiative this week with the Bannister Foundation to promote perfect attendance.
Parents of students in Mississippi will soon have an easy-to-use online tool to find out how their schools are preparing children to be successful in the future. It’s called the ‘Mississippi Succeeds’ report card and it launches September 20th, following…
Gulfport School District Superintendent Glen East is in the studio to talk about the importance of school attendance.
When the Mississippi Aquarium opens its doors it will bring hundreds of aquatic wonders like alligators, otters, and dolphins to the Coast. Those are only a few of the animals that aquarium officials are planning for as construction continues. Ric…