Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,661 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 53 deaths. Thirty-eight deaths occurred between December 25, 2021 and February 9, and fifteen additional deaths occurred between January 21 and February 1, identified from death certificate…
Gov. Tate Reeves today announced the state is investing nearly $2.8 million for site development projects with Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission. Through the RESTORE Act, Stennis International Airport will receive $2,547,940 for engineering, design and site development at…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mystery solved: The top administrator in the Mississippi House says he unilaterally made the decision to take a statue of a racist former Gov. Theodore Bilbo off public display and put it…
A Gulfport family is fully motivated to get back on their feet after watching flames and smoke engulf their home. Local handyman Michael Davison plans to ‘build…
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Edward Earl Charles, of Gulfport, MS. Charles is described to Police Officers as a black male, 49 years old, he is 6’03”, 208 lbs., has brown…
In an effort to make radiation therapy for cancer patients more accurate and effective, the 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron joins forces with the 81st Dental…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 2,322 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 77 deaths. Forty-five of these deaths occurred between January 13 and February 8. An additional 32 deaths occurred between January 12 and February 3, identified from death…
Chief Petty Officer Raymond J. BorderThe fitness center at the Seabee base in Gulfport will be named for a chief who died by an improvised explosive device while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. The Chief of Naval Operations has approved…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Biloxi man has been arrested and is accused of carrying a gun on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus and attacking an officer. The 49-year-old suspect, identified as Richard Neil. was taken into custody…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are working to set a new way for people to petition to put issues on statewide ballots, months after the state Supreme Court tossed out the state’s old initiative process.…
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Morgan Freeman stars as a small-town sheriff in a movie that began filming Tuesday in Mississippi. Cole Hauser and Jaimie Alexander also are stars in the comedic noir thriller “The Minute You Wake Up Dead.” It’s among four…
Mississippians have a petition going around for people to sign their names in support of the Amtrak that will go from New Orleans to…
The Bay-Waveland School District hosted an open house today to let parents ask questions about the $37.8 million bond issue. With the voting coming…
It’s Black History Month. Each Tuesday in February News 25 will feature a black musician making history in our Rhythm of the Coast segment.…
Last week, Jackson State, Alcorn State, Mississippi Valley State, and Tougaloo College all posted on social media reporting they had received bomb threats. Mississippi Valley State received a threat…
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Today MSDH is reporting an additional 2,065 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 93 deaths. Forty-two deaths occurred between January 13 and February 7, and an additional 51 deaths occurred between January 7 and February 1, identified from death certificate…
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is conducting prescribed burn today at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The burn site represents 275 acres north of Interstate 10, east of Exit 50, and south of Seaman Road in the…
Cold weather shelters are opening in Hancock and Harrison counties tonight in anticipation of cold-weather conditions. Hancock County is opening its cold weather shelter in the Kiln tonight. Kiln – Hancock County Storm Prep Building, 6 pm to 8 am. 18335…
If you see smoke coming from Deer Island, don't worry. It's for a good cause. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are planning a prescribed burn on a portion of the Deer Island Preserve today. The burn will…
A Harrison County man was jailed Monday after Harrison County deputies responded to a call about someone setting up a camera outside a bathroom window. Gary Rhoads, 67, was charged with peeping Tom, a felony and taken to the Harrison…
Military veteran and Gulf Coast community leader Dick Wilson died this morning at the age of 91. Dick Wilson was born on June 5th, 1930 in Wabash, Indiana. In…
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Chief of Audiology and Speech Pathology Dr. Margaret Peak was recognized today for her ongoing commitment to serving veterans and…
Now that the medical marijuana bill has passed in the state of Mississippi, Waveland Mayor Mike Smith wants his city to be the first to…