Jackson County community supporting teen injured in motorcycle accident
The Jackson County community is coming together to support a Pascagoula High School sophomore who was injured in a deadly motorcycle accident on Saturday. What seemed to…
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El Agave Mexican Restaurant in Gulfport closing
Since closing last Wednesday, El Agave’s social media has been overflowing with love and positive words from patrons. After nine years of serving the people of Gulfport, El Agave…
St. Martin man sentenced to life after pleading guilty to murder
Phillip York was sentenced to life in prison today for the murder of Sarah Jane Willard. In 2019, 29-year-old Willard was found buried in the…
Arrested for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death
On September 19, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 46-year-old Dixie Tanner Sharp and charged her with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death. On September 18, 2022, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to…
Jackson County man to serve life for murder of Florida woman
A St. Martin man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to killing a Florida woman. Phillip Allen York, 56, was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of Sarah Jane Willard. Willard,…
Two Jackson County men accused of stealing, selling county equipment
Two Jackson County men, accused of taking county owned equipment, have been indicted on charges of embezzlement. Jonathan Smith and Charles Smith are accused of stealing equipment like chainsaws, weedeaters, a concrete saw and tractor implements. Several of those items…
Gulfport man dies in Sunday night motorcycle crash
Gulfport Police are investigating a deadly motorcycle accident that happened Sunday night. 23-year-old Carlos Del La Cruz of Gulfport was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force trauma. Police said via Twitter about 8:20 p.m. that they were working…
Four die in weekend traffic crashes in South Mississippi
Four people died over the weekend in deadly car crashes that happened over the weekend in South Mississippi. Early Friday morning, a GMC pickup driven by 68-year-old Freddie Chthey of Pascagoula was traveling south on Highway 57 in Jackson County…
St. James Catholic School throws pep rally to celebrate Faith Families
St. James Catholic School students divided into ten faith houses to develop a deeper relationship with their friends, faith coaches, and God. St. James introduced…
Biloxi man sentenced in murder of his wife
Biloxi, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that 45-year-old Michael Edward Reis, of Biloxi, Mississippi pled guilty yesterday afternoon to Second-Degree Murder in the death of his wife, Jennifer Alvarado Reis. Reis was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge…
Key speakers share roles in hurricane prep in D’Iberville
The D’Iberville/St. Martin Chamber of Commerce held a Hurricane Awareness Business-to-Business event to share some key information about preparing for these storms. New and old business owners,…
Local artist Mary Rebecca Schloegel commissioned to paint personal memory
It’s not everyday that an artist is asked to paint a setting that they personally have a strong tie to. News 25’s Ansley Brent met with local artist Mary…
Memorial Hospital celebrates Neonatal Nurses Week
Memorial Hospital spotlights some special nurses who tend to the tiniest patients in the building. Memorial Hospital is celebrating their nurses on National Neonatal Nurses Week for showing exceptional care…
Child pornography and extortion cases on the rise in Jackson County
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is seeing an increase in child pornography and extortion cases. Just last month, the department received ten reports on social media…
Man sentenced for Biloxi carjacking and simple assault on law enforcement officer
Biloxi, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 35-year-old Jeremiah Scott McCarthy, of Perkinston, Mississippi pled guilty last week to charges of Carjacking and Simple Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer before Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt.…
Recreation and tourism tax passes in Moss Point; what's next
With Moss Point’s two percent recreation and tourism tax officially passed, the city now begins to turn plans into action. News 25 spoke with…
Ocean Springs PD needs help locating a suspect
Ocean Springs police need the public’s help finding a suspect in a commercial burglary case. Randi Brochard is the last suspect of a 24-hour storage burglary who is…
Moss Point places superintendent on administrative leave
The Moss Point School Board has placed its superintendent on administrative leave. The board sent out a statement Wednesday afternoon saying they had voted unanimously on Tuesday to place Dr. Shannon Vincent on…
Text messages link Favre, welfare money, volleyball facility
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL…
Popular Gulfport restaurant closes its doors
A popular Mexican restaurant in downtown Gulfport has closed its doors for good. Owner Mercedes Carranza posted on the restaurant's Facebook page today that the restaurant is closing. A sign on the locked doors of the eatery on Highway 49…
Tropical Depression 7 forms in Atlantic Ocean
Tropical Depression 7 has formed in the Atlantic Ocean near the Leeward Islands. At 10 a.m., the depression was located about 800 miles east of the Leeward Islands with maximum winds of 35 mph moving 14 mph in a westerly…
House fire in Gulfport leaves one injured
This afternoon a house fire in Gulfport left one woman injured and the structure burned. According to Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan, he received a call around 2:30…
No children hurt when school bus, car collide on Highway 67
No children were injured when a Harrison County school bus and a passenger car collided this morning on Highway 67. MHP spokesman Cal Robertson said the incident happened about 6:50 a.m. Robertson said there only about four students on the…
Poplarville woman dies after car leaves highway in Stone County
A Poplarville woman died Monday after her vehicle left the roadway and crashed into the tree line. MHP spokesman Cal Robertson said the incident happened about 12:20 p.m. on Highway 26 in Stone County. 50-year-old Delores Richardson of Poplarville was…