Fat Tuesday at Boomtown Casino is gearing up for Mardi Gras! Darius Gray and Shanta Trice from Boomtown Casino stopped by News 25 this morning to tell us about some specials you don’t want to miss.
The Junior Auxiliary of Gulfport is holding a stuffed animal drive. The group is collecting new and gently used stuffed animals until February 8th. The items collected will be donated to CASA of Mississippi, which will be given to children…
Funeral arrangements have been made for long-time district attorney, Cono Caranna, II. Caranna served as District Attorney for Hancock, Stone and Harrison counties for 26 years, retiring in 2012. He passed away last Thursday after suffering from recent health issues.…
The American Cancer Society is calling all volunteers in our area to help out. Here to tell us about some of the most pressing needs and volunteers opportunities is Courtney Anderson, community development director for the American Cancer Society’s South…
January is Human Trafficking Awareness month, and local groups in South Mississippi are brewing up ways to raise funds to help in the fight to put an end to this form of modern slavery. News 25 today's Gabby Easterwood shared…
The Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast is hosting a one-of-a-kind Mardi Gras affair! You can sip mimosas and enjoy a brunch buffet while giving back to a great cause. The club is hosting a "Mardi Gras and…
“CYP Cultivate” is the revamped Coast Young Professionals Educate & Engage program series. It's a seminar and 'hands-on' experience that focuses on the economic drivers affecting the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The forum will provide an opportunity for young professionals to…
BAY SAINT LOUIS, Miss. — Grab your platinum wig and head to the 100 Men Hall for the "Dolly Should After Party" featuring Dolly Parton-themed karaoke with DJ Carlos Estrella on Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 9:00 p.m. to midnight.…
The American Red Cross currently has a critical need for blood donors of all blood types — especially type O — and platelet donors to make an appointment now to give and help replenish the blood supply after the holiday…
Now that we are celebrating Carnival Season, you can now treat your taste buds to all the king cake created along the Gulf Coast thanks to the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce’s King Cake Contest. Here to tell us all…
After nearly a week of searching, missing service dog Bella has been located. Bella is a two-and-a-half year old female black lab and trained service dog for her owner Jacob Cokely, who has Type-1 Diabetes and relies on Bella to…
It's not every day you get to meet a queen, but that's just what happened to these lucky visitors as they streamed into the Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras. Susan Cain, the 1988 Gulf Coast Carnival Association Queen, was happy to…
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Christmas season is officially drawing to a close, but it's just the start of the season leading up to New Orleans' biggest street party: Mardi Gras. Some walking parades and…
Now that the holiday season has ended, it’s time to get in the carnival spirit. Here to tell us about the annual Twelfth Night Celebration in Biloxi is Cecilia Dobbs Walton. The event takes place Sunday, January 5th at 5…
The Naff family is making sure the legacy of their son, John Ellis, who died at 35 weeks old, lives on. You can join them in the celebration of his life on Saturday, January 11th at the Beau Rivage Casino…
Nearly 22,000 graves at the Biloxi National Cemetery are still decorated with wreaths after this year's wreath laying ceremony honoring our fallen veterans. Now, those wreaths need to be picked up. Chad Riemann with Riemann Funeral Homes says volunteers are…
There's plenty on the horizon for the City of Biloxi as we wrap up 2019 and head into a new decade. Biloxi Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich stopped by News 25 to fill us in on all of the latest in…
NEW ORLEANS — Royal Caribbean International announced year-round cruises from the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) set to begin when Majesty of the Seas arrives in January 2020. Royal Caribbean, which previously offered seasonal cruises from New Orleans, is now…
The start of a new year means new goals and new resolutions to try. News 25's Grant Chighizola stopped by Planet Fitness in Gulfport this morning to get some tips on New Year's fitness resolutions, including popular exercises for people…
Around 2 P.M. Reeves announced Greg Michell as his appointment for Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) at the Emergency Operations Center in Harrison County.
A 10-year-old with grandparents in Gulfport came to the coast to deliver holiday cheer to our men and women in uniform in a very unique way.
BILOXI, Miss. — Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Friday that all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway will close to shrimping at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. This closure only applies to Mississippi territorial waters…
We all know it’s the season of giving and you can help do your part this holiday season by being a volunteer for Feed the Needy. Joining us today is Detective Jason Ducré with the Gulfport Police Department to let…
The Scarlet Pearl Casino's "Pink Pearls to Save the Girls" annual fundraiser in the fight against breast cancer was another hit - thanks to the D'Iberville casino, local businesses, the community, and the brave local models who rocked the fashion…