Due to potential severe weather in our area on Wednesday, businesses and events have announced scheduled changes. The Adult Daycare at The New Lyman Senior Center will suspend services Wednesday and will resume on Thursday! Gulfport Harbor Market at the…
In anticipation of severe weather potential, schools around South Mississippi have announced scheduled changes. The Picayune, Pearl River Central, Poplarville, and Heritage Christian Academy Schools will be closed on April 10th, 2024 due to inclement weather. George County School District…
A stable layer in the low-levels of the atmosphere is eroding, Which thus far has protected us so far, but this is currently leaving and…
George County is set to begin work on its infrastructure and dispatch system after receiving federal funding. Old Highway 63 in George County is one of the most traveled roads and…
With severe weather in the area, News 25 wants to make sure the public is weather aware. News 25’s Everett Ganier Jr. spoke with Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight ahead of…
In the event of severe weather, here are some resources to keep in mind. If your power goes out, here are the numbers or websites you can call to get more information or report power outages. Mississippi Power Company: 1-800-487-3275…
A woman is dead after a structural fire in Gulfport Monday. Forty-four-year-old Wajeedah Waheed from Gulfport was pronounced dead at the local hospital. According to Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer,…
On April 8, 2024, Andrew Joseph Richard, 44, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi was convicted and sentenced in the Circuit Court of Jackson County for two counts of Aggravated Domestic Violence. Judge Keith Miller sentenced Richard to serve a total of…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are unlikely to create a new funding formula for public schools this year, after senators blocked a House proposal Tuesday. Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar said leaders of the two chambers should discuss school funding…
A Mexican national is in the Harrison County jail, charged with trafficking Fentanyl. Harrison County…
Bishop Louis F. Kihneman has made the following appointments of priests to new parishes within the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi. The first re-assignments will be effective starting June 4, with the last of them taking place in August. Ref. Sergio…
Keesler Air Force Base will be conducting a tornado drill at approximately 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. Surrounding communities may hear the tornado sirens and announcement during this drill. Although forecasted to be clear weather, if there is inclement weather around…
According to the Gulfport Fire Chief, Billy Kelley, units arrived on scene just after 5 P.M. on April 8th. The fire was confined to just the bedroom with no exterior damage. The 44-year-old…
Struggling families in Hancock County only had two days, now they have food available five days a week. The food pantry is opening its doors a lot…
**UPDATE: Stacey Suzanne Wilkes has been located and is safe as of April 8th, at 3 p.m.**
DALLAS (AP) — Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday. The eclipse’s path of totality stretched from Mazatlán, Mexico to Newfoundland, an area that crosses 15 U.S. states and is…
The Solar Eclipse will begin shortly and News 25’s Brooke Parker is already set up and ready to watch. If you need an easy and safe way to view the eclipse…
We have an update on woods fires that popped up in Harrison and Jackson counties late last week. Mississippi Forestry Commission officials tell News 25 that as of today, the Hancock County fire is 90 percent contained now and has…
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is planning to conduct a prescribed burn today at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The potential burn site consists of 516 acres located North of Interstate 10 and South of Seaman Road…
County music superstar Miranda Lambert will make a stop in Gautier this fall with an appearance at The Sound Amphitheater in September. The "Somethin' Bad" singer will play a 7 p.m. date on Friday September 27. Tickets go on sale…
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — In celebration of Women's History Month, the Pearl River Community College STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Club for the Poplarville Campus hosted a Women in STEM Symposium on Thursday, March 28. Dr. Verba Moore, a retired colonel…
Officials are responded to an accident on I-10 westbound near Exit 13 in Hancock County. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper Cal Robertson, a charter…
Friday afternoon, a woods fire sparked up near the Moss Point exit on I-10. According to Kevin Craft with the Mississippi Forestry Commission, the cause of the blaze is undetermined and currently impacting woods. Multiple structures are in danger, but…
At approximately 12:45 p.m., University Police were alerted by the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office that an individual wanted on felony charges was on The University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus. Officers located an armed individual in the parking garage, not…