Gulfport police made an arrest following a church fire early this morning at First United Methodist Church. Twenty-seven year-old Blake Bagwell is being charged with arson and three counts of burglary. He is being held on a $150,000 bond. Gulfport…
The City of Biloxi is welcoming back its Community Farmers Market Festival series tomorrow after a short hiatus because of COVID. In another step toward normalcy during the COVID-19 pandemic, a summer staple in Downtown Biloxi returns Thursday: the Community…
Bad weather, especially unexpected changes in conditions while out on the water, has caused many boating accidents over the years. According to the Coast Guard’s latest statistics, in 2018, 11 people lost their lives and 21 others were injured in…
In 2019, a staggering number of children died of vehicular heatstroke. The Biloxi Fire Department tells News 25 that it only takes ten minutes for a car to become dangerously hot for children. They also say that cracking the windows…
As of 2 p.m. today about 2,500 people were without electricity in South Mississippi after severe storms moved through the region. Most of the active power outages were seen in Harrison, Jackson, and George counties. Power outages are being resolved…
Yesterday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported the latest coronavirus cases and deaths in our state. They reported 526 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 23,424 cases and 1,011 deaths. Here are…
Governor Tate Reeves is expected to sign a bill that would ban abortion based on the race, sex, or genetic anomalies of a fetus. It could set up another lawsuit by abortion-rights groups in a state that already has some…
Today, Singing River Health System and Ochsner Health have signed a strategic partnership agreement to expand access to high-quality, cost-effective care in the communities the organizations serve. Singing River and Oschner have worked together successfully for a number of years…
The number of coronavirus cases is still on the rise. This week, we’ve seen the largest single day jump of confirmed cases in Mississippi. The increase in confirmed coronavirus cases is why local healthcare experts say it is now more…
News 25's Lorraine Weiskopf has details on storm damage in Biloxi.
(WXXV) — As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, about 2,500 people were without electricity in South Mississippi after severe storms moved through the region. Track the outages using your provider below: Mississippi Power: https://outagemap.mississippipower.com/external/default.html Coast Electric Power Association: http://outages.coastepa.com/OMSWebMap/OMSWebMap.htm Singing River…
Jackson, Miss. — The below is attributable to Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann: “I rise before you today to discuss the flag of our State. This discussion is not prompted by fear of loss of economic development, although virtually every economic developer…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The east and west bound inside lanes on East Pass Road from Pine Street west to Hubert Drive will be closed to thru traffic in order to repair a sewer cave-in. The outside east and west…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Confederate-themed Mississippi flag is drawing criticism from two big forces in the culturally conservative state. Walmart says it will no longer display the state flag because it includes the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Brian Flowers has won a congressional Republican primary runoff. He will face Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in November. Flowers, who works at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, beat out Thomas Carey, a retired real estate agent. Thompson…
Greyhound nation and Singing River Health System announced a new partnership today to form a game plan on how to best reopen schools in the age of COVID-19. School administrators are tasked this summer with reopening schools in a safe…
A deadly head-on collision claimed the life of 29-year-old Joshua Higginbotham early Monday morning in Stone County. “If you knew him, you loved him. If you didn’t know him, you missed out on meeting a great person.” Joshua Higginbotham passed…
Safely reopening has been the name of the game at Edgewater Mall in Biloxi as retailers cautiously and responsibly continue to open their doors to shoppers. They weren’t dancing in the street, but shoppers were hitting their stride at Edgewater…
As controversy continues in the state of Mississippi over the state flag, major groups are beginning to speak out and call for change. Today, the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges unanimously voted to support changing the state flag. In a…
Mississippi’s largest religious group says state lawmakers have a moral obligation to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag because many people are ‘hurt and shamed’ by the symbol. The Mississippi Baptist Convention has more than 500,000 members…
A deadly head on-collision claimed the life of 29-year-old Joshua Higginbotham early Monday morning. The accident occurred in Stone County on Highway 26 and Walton Road. Higginbotham was a Lucedale resident. He leaves behind his wife, Alyssa, and four children.…
The missing person from yesterday, Alanna Diane Anderson, has been located and is safe.
If you can’t stand the summer heat, get off the soccer field and play indoors instead! Thanks to the City of Pascagoula and Coach Neil Scott, now kids have that option starting Monday. The annual soccer camp is switching up…
We haven’t even made it to the Fourth of July yet, but the folks over at ‘Terror on the Coast’ already have their sights set on Halloween. ‘Terror on the Coast’ is hosting a casting call this week for talent…