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Governor Tate Reeves announces new COVID-19 Measures

JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced those who are 65 years and older or if you have a pre-existing medical condition are now eligible to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Individuals can schedule an appointment by dialing the…

Man sentenced to death declared innocent

A Mississippi judge has dismissed a murder charge against a man who spent more than a quarter-century on death row. Eddie Lee Howard was convicted of capital murder in the 1992 stabbing death of an 84-year-old woman. District Attorney Scott…

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and it comes during unprecedented times this year as many children of all ages head back to school virtually and online. News 25’s Grace Boyles sits down with two community…

Harrison County appoints new Emergency Management Director

Informing and preparing the public about disaster weather, man-made emergencies, and much more, Harrison County appoints a new emergency management director. Matt Stratton was recently promoted to director of emergency management in Harrison County, filling the vacancy…

Keeping safe during cold weather

When it gets cold like this and we think of fires, it’s usually about how to light one in our fire places, but when the temperature drops, potential fire hazards go up. In a matter of seconds,…

Dr. Jay Willis announces Pascagoula mayoral campaign

On Thursday, current Pascagoula Mayor Dr. Steve Demetropoulos announced on Facebook he will not be running for re-election this spring. Following this announcement, Dr. Jay Willis declared via a press release Saturday that he will be throwing…

Twitter bans President Donald Trump

By TALI ARBEL Twitter says it is banning President Donald Trump from its platform, citing “risk of further incitement of violence.” The social media giant said Friday: “After close review of recent Tweets from the realDonaldTrump account and the context…

Former News 25 employee recounts Capitol chaos

One of our own, former News 25 Production Assistant and USM Gulf Coast Film School graduate Daniele ‘Dani’ Bolf was actually working at the United States Capitol when the chaos erupted and gunfire broke out in Washington,…