The Mississippi Department of Health reported 853 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths including two new deaths in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 89,175 confirmed cases and 2,670 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock…
The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied a motion for rehearing in the case of Alberto Garcia versus the state of Mississippi. Garcia pled guilty and was convicted in the brutal killing of five-year-old Janaya Thompson in Gulfport in 2014. Garcia…
The White House held a moment of silence with staffers and officials this morning in honor of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Source: POOL
Two weeks after Hurricane Laura made landfall, a Bay St. Louis artist honored those who were affected by the category four storm. After two and a half months of painting and carving, Bay St. Louis artist Bob McGraw put his…
The deadline for Mississippi small business owners to apply for an important grant is fast approaching. If you’re a small business owner in Mississippi, time is running out to apply for a grant designed to help with economic recovery in…
Popp’s Ferry Elementary has been awarded a $3,000 grant to build a sensory garden for their special education class. Although the benefits of the new sensory garden will be applied to all students, it is targeted to provide sensory relief…
It’s the final countdown as the Houston Texans get ready to take on Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs tonight in the first NFL game of the season. These two teams aren’t the only ones ready for game night. It’s…
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced results of an operation aimed at keeping methamphetamine out of the U.S. and off the streets. The DEA launched “Operation Crystal Shield” in February 2019. The goal is to target major drug trafficking networks…
JACKSON, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, Mississippi earned national recognition for its progress in education, climbing to be among the top five states or jurisdictions with the greatest improvement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in…
As the NFL season kicks off tonight, you can expect sportsbooks to be crowded with football fans ready to place their bets. People were stopping by the Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook in D’Iberville to get their parlays in as well as…
In our new segment ‘Live Local’ News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is highlighting places of interest along the Coast every Thursday. Today, we visit stop number three and four of the Walking Tour. Stop number two on the Biloxi Walking Tour…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that a milestone of over 2,000 Mississippians have enrolled in the ReSkill Mississippi initiative (ReSkillMS) within the first 30 days of the program. ReSkillMS is designed to help ease the economic burden and…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 517 new COVID-19 cases and 33 new deaths including one new death in Jackson County. The statewide total stands at 88,322 confirmed cases and 2,656 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock…
LONG BEACH — Your favorite school meals are free now through December 31, 2020. “We are pleased to inform parents and students that the USDA extended a program to allow meals to be served at no cost to all students…
JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – The number of people in Mississippi’s hospitals with COVID symptoms continues to dwindle. State health officials report 426 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with 39 deaths. 683 people are in the hospital with confirmed or suspected symptoms, that’s the first time that number has been below 700 in months. 185 patients […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball coaches are supporting the idea of having next year’s NCAA Tournament include all eligible teams in Division I. Numerous league schools and coaches released statements Wednesday about the proposal, which was first reported by Stadium. There are 357 Division I programs nationally, with 346 of those […]
Residents in the Eagle Point and Woolmarket areas of Biloxi will soon have a park to call their own. What was once a sewage lagoon will soon be a sprawling park. Biloxi city leaders broke out the shovels and kicked…
Waveland police need help identifying a man wanted for armed robbery at a gas station on September 7th. Police say it happened at 9:54 p.m. at the Chevron Eat and Run. The suspect is described as a black male wearing…
It’s the final countdown in the Locker Room, but this isn’t your typical pre-game ritual spot. Like any good locker room, anticipation is building as construction continues on the latest addition to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Coast Coliseum and Convention…
Today, the Medical Marijuana Campaign of 2020 with Initiative 65 met in Gulfport for a briefing on the upcoming options for the November election. Initiative 65 proposes to amend the Mississippi Constitution to allow qualified patients with debilitating medical conditions,…
Earlier in Gulfport today, there were reports of two bodies found inside a house on 29th Street. At 3:52 p.m., Gulfport police received a phone call in reference to the bodies being found. The landlord tells News 25 that the…
The Donal Snyder Community Center in Biloxi reopened its doors to the public after Labor Day. The center had been closed since mid-March. The facility is currently open on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and guests can enjoy…
As of Wednesday, schools within the Harrison County School District are offering universal free meals to all children ages 18 and under whether they are learning at school or virtually. The Harrison County School Board approved the U.S. Department of…
Shifting his focus to the national stage, Governor Reeves said it is “unfortunate” that the coronavirus pandemic broke out during an election year. He believes the upcoming election has made conversations about the virus overly political. Reeves said initiating those…