Veterans reflect on sacrifice and loss ahead of Memorial Day holiday
Veterans at the Armed Forces Retirement Home honored the fallen with an early Memorial Day ceremony. Each member of the Armed Forces, from the day of enlistment,…
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Dykes named principal at Ocean Springs High School
The Ocean Springs School District Board of Trustees voted Friday to approve the recommendation of Dr. Jacob Dykes to become the next principal of Ocean Springs High School. Dykes, a 2004 graduate of OSHS, will take the helm of one…
Gulfport man charged in Biloxi rape case
A Gulfport man has been charged in connection with a rape that was reported in October. Biloxi Police on Friday arrested 31-year-old Austin Goff on a charge of rape. He was taken to the Harrison County jail and bond was…
CTA needs help identifying vandals breaking glass on new tramway
The $18 million Coast Transit Authority tramway has only been open since January -- but vandals already have been at work. Gulfport Police are investigating three vandalism incidents that have left…
Events lined up for plenty of fun, remembrance for holiday weekend
ALL WEEKEND Mississippi Aquarium admitting active, reserve, spouses and veterans in free all weekend with military ID or DD 214, plus 10% off for others in their party. St. Clare Seafood Festival is Friday through Sunday, ending with fireworks on…
DMR sets May 29 as opening date of shrimp season
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2024-2025 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 29. All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force and effect, and all…
Pascagoula man charged with abusing 3-year-old
A Pascagoula man has been charged with child abuse after a report came in from a health professional. Pascagoula Police say 23-year-old Leonardo Ordonez was arrested Thursday on one count of child abuse causing serious bodily harm. He was taken…
NCAA, leagues back $2.8 billion settlement, setting stage for current, former athletes to be paid
BY RALPH D. RUSSO The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences announced Thursday night that they have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims, a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing…
Biloxi man charged with embezzling from employer
A Biloxi man has been charged with embezzling funds from Ben Nelson Golf and Outdoor. Biloxi Police on Wednesday arrested 49-year-old Michael Parker Baronich. He was charged with embezzlement. He was taken to Harrison County jail and bond was set…
Picayune woman charged in man's stabbing death
A Picayune woman is charged with murder in the stabbing death of a man she was in a relationship with. Picayune Police say officers were sent to a home on East Canal on May 17 in reference to someone bleeding.…
Three charged with stealing wire that disrupted AT&T service
Three people have been charged with stealing wire from AT&T, which caused a service outage across the Coast on Sunday. Biloxi Police responded to John Lee Road about 10:31 a.m. Sunday to meet with AT&T personnel about the theft of…
Suspect in officer-involved shooting in Gulfport dies
The suspect shot in Gulfport during a narcotics stop has died, Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer confirmed. Switzer said 22-year-old George Jones III was taken to the Singing River…
State of the Coast Symposium at Beau Rivage
South Mississippi businesses and political leaders gathered Wednesday morning at the Beau Rivage for the State of the Coast Symposium. The topic of conversation was focused on the…
Gulfport man arrested on felony charge of arson
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Sheriff Matt Haley announced the arrest of 54-year-old Alcide Joseph Toups of Gulfport for one felony charge of Arson. According to Sheriff Matt Haley, Harrison County Fire Service and Deputies responded to the 11000 block…
Resident in Sugar Mill Apartment fire has died
A resident of Sugar Mill Apartments who was injured in a fire Tuesday has died. Gulfport Fire Chief Billy Kelley confirmed that the resident did die as a…
New Moss Point fire chief sworn in
The City of Moss Point has a new fire chief. Jason Davis was sworn in in front of family and friends at Tuesday’s Board of Alderman meeting. Davis has…
Ocean Springs man pleads guilty in 2020 DUI case that killed one, injured another
An Ocean Springs man will spend 20 years behind bars after killing one man and injuring another in a 2020 drunk driving case. 33-year-old Ernesto Antonio Rodriguez pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated DUI causing death, aggravated DUI causing injury and…
Biloxi man charged with capital rape of minor
A Biloxi man has been charged with capital rape in Gulfport. Gulfport Police say 25-year-old Decruis Furre Tatum was arrested Monday on the charge after an investigation into a report came in regarding the sexual assault of a minor. He…
One critically injured in Gulfport apartment fire
One resident at a Gulfport apartment complex was critically injured in a morning fire. Gulfport Fire Chief Billy Kelley said a call came in about 10:24 a.m. that a unit at Sugar Mill Apartments on Mill Road was on fire.…
Victim in fatal motorcycle accident identified as Biloxi High senior
We’re learning more about the identity of the victim from a motorcycle crash that happened on Sunday, May 12th on Sunkist Country Club Road in Biloxi.…
Victim identified after multi-vehicle crash in Jackson County
On Monday, May 20, 2024, at approximately 6 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 10 in Jackson County. A 2016 Western Star semi-truck driven by 53-year-old Paul Fredrick Wilson of Saint Hedwig, TX, traveled…
Firefighters work together to rescue colleague from fire engine wreckage
A Wiggins firefighter was put into a scary situation over the weekend while traveling on Highway 26 heading towards an accident to offer assistance. Well, she didn't…
All clear given to end lockdown at D'Iberville High School
News 25 can confirm that law enforcement agencies are working an incident at D'Iberville High School. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said the school did receive a threat by phone. "It was a very complex threat, which some of the…
Pass Christian celebrates 46th annual Blessing of the Fleet
Many gathered for the celebratory start of shrimp season and the 46th annual Blessing of the Fleet in Pass Christian over the weekend. “Hopefully we can get…