U.S. Senator Roger Wicker is speaking out against proposed legislation he says would make it easier for people to cheat at elections. On Wednesday, Wicker spoke at a press conference, highlighting what he calls problems with the…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi medical examiner's office has suspended the license of a Gulf Coast coroner. Mississippi Forensics Laboratory Director Sam Howell wrote in a letter that Hancock County Coroner Jim…
The Biloxi Police Department is now a member of the Ring Doorbell community and they’re offering a free public safety service that Biloxi residents can take advantage of. When residents download the Neighbors app, they’re able to…
A new law will require the Mississippi Department of Education to set a computer science curriculum for K-12 schools by the 2024-25 academic year. Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 633 on Wednesday and it will become…
The Ocean Springs School District and partners at Singing River Health System are excited to provide employees with their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow. These employees previously received their first vaccine dose with Ocean…
Memorial is accepting appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 first dose vaccine and will be distributing the vaccinations at the following locations, dates, and times. One site will take place at the Gruich Community Center in Biloxi tomorrow…
March 25, 2021 (GULFPORT, Miss.)—Memorial will administer the 2nd dose Pfizer vaccines for Biloxi teachers, staff and employees in K-12, preschool or childcare settings tomorrow, March 26, at the Biloxi High School gymnasium. Memorial has partnered with Gulfport, Long Beach,…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is increasing the lowest monthly welfare payments in the nation. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law Wednesday that means people who receive the payments could start seeing the increase in June or…
The Ocean Springs School District has released its graduation plans for seniors this school year and now students and staff are reacting to those changes. The graduation ceremony for the Ocean Springs High School class of 2020…
A Long Beach native decided to bring his knowledge of dentistry back to the Coast and open his own practice. Today, Dr. Jason Olaivar held a ribbon cutting to officially open Southern Shores Family Dental. Dr. Olaivar…
Today News 25’s Toni Miles shows us one WWII veteran here in South Mississippi with a sharp memory and heroic tales of his first-hand experience and participation in world-changing events now chronicled in an oral history by…
Millions of Americans are lining up across the country to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. In hopes of expanding that number and in conjunction with their Act of Joy Campaign, Krispy Kreme is offering an incentive that’s just…
Three weeks ago, at Gulfport High School, Singing River Health Systems, and Gulfport School District partnered to administer first dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. Today, second dose vaccines went into the arms of teachers, administrators and staff. Many…
After an eight-month long process, the Mississippi State Port of Authority Board of Commissioners named Jon Nass as the new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport. Nass comes from the Maine Port Authority where…
The Harrison County Emergency Management Agency warns residents that flooding is one of the biggest concerns during the rain event. The water from the rainfall has to go somewhere, meaning low-lying areas like rivers. All of the…
Hattiesburg, Miss. – Dempsey “Bryan” Levi, 51, and Jeffrey Wayne Rollins, 44, of Ocean Springs, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett for their role in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health care benefit program…
Gulfport, MS – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 30-year-old Wayne Claude Adams of Gulfport, MS, pled guilty yesterday to second-degree murder before Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport, MS. Judge Schmidt sentenced…
News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is in Harrison County with an update from Harrison County EMA.
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A spokeswoman says the Mississippi Health Department is rewriting a "confusing" script that employees and contractors read to people scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments by phone. The change comes after a professor said…
The Mississippi State Port Authority's Board of Commissioners on Wednesday named Jon Nass the new CEO and Executive Director of the Port of Gulfport, following a national search led by Tim McNamara, Head of Odgers Berndtson’s Transportation and Infrastructure Practice…
Segal’s wife Sonia Segal said in a statement that he died Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California, of complications from bypass surgery. He was 87.
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi is setting the stage for the return of some popular events for people all across the board. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down over the past year, but some…
Governor Tate Reeves announced Mississippi has given one million COVID-19 vaccine shots. Singing River Health System is excited to be a small part of the state hitting that milestone. Singing River has been able to administer over…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to locate 20 year old Ladarvus Ockeyoun Matlock. Matlock was last seen in the area of the Golden Nugget Casino on March 22, 2021. Matlock was reported to have been…