Huntington Learning Center's Teacher of the Month: Escatawpa Upper Elementary's Nedra McGee
ESCATAWPA, Miss (WXXV) -- Every month, WXXV teams up with Huntington Learning Center to honor a deserving teacher in South Mississippi. April's…
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Two people charged in Jackson County murder
A Gautier man and a Moss Point teen are charged in the shooting death of another teen. Sheriff John Ledbetter says deputies found the body of 17-year-old Keontae Dewayne Colbert on Monday night about…
Creed, 3 Doors Down coming to the Coliseum this fall
Creed is back and will be in Biloxi this fall. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center announced that Creed -- with Escatawpa band 3 Doors Down as the special guest -- will stop here for a 7 p.m. show…
Escatawpa man dies in mobile home fire
An 81-year-old Escatawpa man died in a fire that started Thursday night and destroyed his home. Jackson County firefighters and sheriff's deputies responded to a call of a house fire on Wolf Ridge Road about 8:16 p.m. When they arrived,…
Owner offering reward for information after his dog was shot and killed in Escatawpa
A dog was shot and killed in an Escatawpa neighborhood and now the owner is offering a reward. The owner says he…
Second suspect charged in Dec. 1 shooting in Escatawpa
A second suspect has been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred Dec. 1, 2021 in Escatawpa. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell announced in a press release that Bradley Jacob, 30, has been charged with aggravated assault and shooting…
Jackson County investigators piece together case, identify 'Escatawpa Jane Doe'
Jackson County Sheriff's Department investigators have identified the remains of a woman found in 1977 and believe she was killed by a serial killer who was coming through the state en route to Florida. Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a…
Two-year-old drowns in pond in Escatawpa
A two-year-old child died Wednesday morning after being found in a pond by relatives. Sheriff Mike Ezell says the child wandered out of a home on Ann Road in Escatawpa. The pond was on the same property. When deputies and…
Moss Point man and woman charged in burglaries in Escatawpa
A Moss Point man and woman have been charged in burglaries that occurred earlier this month in Escatawpa. Forty-three year-old Larry Adams is charged with one count of residential burglary and another count for commercial burglary. Thirty-four year-old Anita Byrd…
Moss Point pair charged in burglaries in Escatawpa area
A man and a woman from Moss Point are charged in burglaries that happened earlier this month in the Coda Road area of Escatawpa. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said Larry Paul Adams, 42, is charged with residential burglary and…
1 dead, 1 rescued after crash sends 18-wheeler off bridge into Pascagoula River
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — A car accident in on Interstate 10 sent an 18-wheeler over the Pascagoula River Bridge and into the water below. There were two people inside of the 18-wheeler. First responders were able to rescue the…
43-year-old Escatawpa man hospitalized following shooting Wednesday night
ESCATAWPA, Miss. (WXXV) — A 43-year-old man is hospitalized after being shot in Escatawpa on Wednesday night. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says around 10:00 p.m., deputies found the man on the side of the road on Highway 613, near…
Valves blown on repair main water line in Moss Point, thousands remain without water
Thousands of residents in Moss Point and Escatawpa are experiencing water issues after a main water line was damaged Wednesday afternoon. According to the City of Moss Point, a third-party contractor that had permission to install fiber optic lines hit…
Thousands in Moss Point, Escatawpa experiencing water outages following main water line break Wednesday
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — Thousands of residents in Moss Point and Escatawpa are experiencing water issues after a main water line was damaged Wednesday afternoon. According to the City of Moss Point, a third-party contractor that had permission to…
Fifteen year old arrested in stabbing
Fifteen year old Tyler Reed has been arrested following a stabbing in Escatawpa on Christmas night. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says Reed is charged as an adult with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing 37 year old David Woodard in…
The road to storm recovery
Early Sunday morning a tornado ripped through parts of the Escatawpa community, leaving damage on all levels. The EF-1 tornado’s winds rose to 110 miles per hour during its mile stretch of an Escatawpa community, leaving damage to 16 homes.…
Post-tornado clean up in Escatawpa
The community in Escatawpa is cleaning up following the early Sunday morning tornado. News 25 Gabby Easterwood has more.
Tornado hits neighborhood in Escatawpa
South Mississippi felt the impacts of the storm system. A tornado hit Escatawpa early Sunday morning. The EF-1 tornado touched down shortly before 3 a.m., making its way past homes just off Highway 613 in Jackson County. The National Weather…
Jaxco Flooding Update
The Pascagoula River is still above the flood stage in Jackson County but waters are steadily going down. Residents have transitioned from preparing their homes to repairing them. Escatawpa resident, Ann Grensing, spent the past couple of days, airing out…
Escatawpa in High Waters
Today’s rain had Escatawpa residents bracing for more flooding in their already saturated neighborhoods. Many people gathered free sand from the Escatawpa Fire Department and were on edge that today’s precipitation would force the Pascagoula River into their homes. On…