Building houses and relationships, Dufrene Building Materials has come to the Coast and is open to the public. Dufrene held its grand opening on Friday morning at its store on Highway 49 in…
Starting Monday, free at-home COVID-19 tests will be available at all Mississippi county health departments. Each family can receive eight tests (four packages) of BinaxNOW antigen rapid self-tests per month. No doctor’s note or documentation of any kind is necessary.…
The state Department of Transportation will be closing Coast bridges in the next few days. On Sunday night, the Fort Bayou drawbridge will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for emergency repairs to the draw. The bridge got…
No one was injured and one person escaped an early morning house fire in Saucier on Friday morning. Harrison County Fire Rescue reports the fire at the home on Old Highway 49 was started by a lightning strike. Harrison County…
On July 21, 2022, the Moss Point Police Department made an arrest in connection with the March 8th shooting death of 19-year-old Caltavious Anderson. The suspect, 17-year-old Emanuel Tamarus Scott, was taken into custody at his Moss Point residence when…
It’s the first school day for select grades in the Gulfport School District. Despite having a shorter summer than most districts due to their flexible schedule, these…
On July 17th, 1996, Keesler Air Force Base Captain Thomas Hall was reported missing by his wife after last being seen in D’Iberville. Hall’s personal belongings were still…
Two teenage cousins are charged with armed robbery in St. Martin which sheriff’s investigators believe was an inside job. Eighteen-year-old Malik Toliver of Biloxi and 19-year-old Kendrick Thompson of Gulfport both made their initial…
Gulfport, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 24-year-old Samuel Maurice Bridges, of Gulfport, pled guilty last week, to a 2019 armed robbery, and for the 2020 killing of 23-year old Quincy Smothers. After accepting the pleas,…
D'Iberville Police are investigating a Wednesday evening shooting that injured a man. About 9 p.m., officers responded to a call at the Timber Grove Apartments on Automall Parkway about reports of gunfire. Officers found an 18-year-old black male with a…
Two men are behind bars, accused of stealing mowers from a lawn care business. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said in a press release that deputies made a traffic stop at Canal Road and Interstate 10 this morning because a…
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a…
WXXV News 25 has learned that a Biloxi school principal is behind bars today after her arrest at one of the schools. Melissa Dawn Nance, 56, was arrested during meetings as the school…
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies have arrested the suspect wanted in an armed robbery that happened in St. Martin. Deputies arrested Malik Alfred Toliver, 18, on Wednesday. He was identified as the suspect who held up the gas station at the…
A man who was working as a civilian contractor at Keesler Air Force Base pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of aggravated DUI in the death of an airman. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, 27-year-old Emmett…
A golden buzzer moment last night on "America's Got Talent" featuring a musical act from right here in South Mississippi. The nationally televised scene served as the coming out party…
People living in District 119 in Gulfport headed out to the polls today for a special election. Jeffrey Hulum III defeated Gary Fredericks with 67 percent of the vote. Hulum will be filling…
Lucedale Police are asking the public's help to locate Devin Dewayne Williams of Lucedale. Williams is wanted by the Lucedale Police Department for robbery, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. He was last seen in Lucedale on Sunday. Williams is 6-foot-2…
On Tuesday, July 19th, Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 42-year-old Daniel Copping of New Orleans on one felony charge of motor vehicle-felony taking. According to Sheriff Peterson, Copping’s arrest stemmed from an investigation of a report filed of…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s last abortion clinic on Tuesday dropped its lawsuit that sought to block the state from enforcing a law that bans most abortions. The action came a day after clinic owner Diane Derzis told The Associated Press that…
Thanks to tips that came in to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers, a pair of suspects were identified and arrested within minutes of their photos being released to the public. Jackson County Sheriff's Department asked…
Ocean Springs named a new deputy fire chief today. Ryan Heath succeeds long-time Deputy Chief Ray West, who retired. Heath comes to the job with 16 years of experience as a firefighter. "Fire service is rooted deep in my veins,"…
Gautier resident Micah Angelo Burch, 18, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of 23-year-old Tyreak Henry Green. Burch is in custody at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center. On Thursday, July 7th, Gautier…
An Ocean Springs man is behind bars for his alleged involvement in the July 9th deadly crash on U.S. 90 at the intersection near Raising Canes…