Beginning this week, the Ocean Springs Visitor Center as part of the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism Bureau will start its annual King Cake Contest where visitors will have the chance to learn more about the season in a…
There are new developments in the murder case of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Four teenagers have been indicted for allegedly helping Darian Atkinson escape after he ambushed the officer in May. In December, a grand jury indicted 19-year-old Atkinson…
Here is the parade schedule for the 2020 Mardi Gras season! Friday, February 21, 2020 7:00 PM, Ocean Springs - Annual Ocean Springs Carnival Association Mardi Gras Night Parade Saturday, February 22, 2020 1:00 PM, Pascagoula - Annual Jackson County…
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on the DIMR-1 of the Deer Island Preserve on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Depending on weather conditions, the burn will begin between 10 a.m. and noon and…
An investigation continues today into a weekend fire that broke out at a Gulfport apartment complex. Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt says around 8 p.m. a fire broke out at Ravenwood Apartments on Pass Road. Eight units from Gulfport Fire…
After nearly a week of searching, missing service dog Bella has been located. Bella is a two-and-a-half year old female black lab and trained service dog for her owner Jacob Cokely, who has Type-1 Diabetes and relies on Bella to…
It's not every day you get to meet a queen, but that's just what happened to these lucky visitors as they streamed into the Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras. Susan Cain, the 1988 Gulf Coast Carnival Association Queen, was happy to…
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Christmas season is officially drawing to a close, but it's just the start of the season leading up to New Orleans' biggest street party: Mardi Gras. Some walking parades and…
We are one day away from the first Tuesday of 2020, and that means the clock is ticking down to opening day of this year's state legislative session. Tomorrow morning, lawmakers from throughout Mississippi will join at the state capitol…
A home was damaged in a fire today in Harrison County. According to Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan, around 5:30 pm Friday evening, Harrison County Fire Rescue, along with Gulfport Fire Dept. and CRTC were called to a single story home…
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith plans to seek a full six-year term as one of Mississippi’s two United States senators. Senator Hyde-Smith is officially filing for re-election at the Mississippi Republican Party Headquarters in Jackson. She was joined by fellow US Senator…
Rebecca Powers officially took the oath of office tonight in Gulfport. Surrounded by friends and family at Salute Restaurant in Gulfport, Powers was sworn in as the District 2 supervisor in Harrison County. Powers defeated Shawn Petro in August for…
If you are looking for an opportunity to ice skate on the Coast, this weekend is your last chance for a while. Ice skating at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum will wrap up on Sunday and won’t be back until November.…
The world famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be making their way to the Gulf Coast for the Mardi Gras season. You can see them parading across the Coast later this month as they make four stops from Bay St. Louis to…
As of December 27th, the CDC says 2,561 cases of lung injuries linked to e-cigarettes or vaping products have been reported. At least 55 deaths have been confirmed in 27 states. Today, News 25’s Kristen Anzuini spoke to one Biloxi…
A fifth inmate has died in violence in a Mississippi prison as several fights broke out among prisoners at three state prisons. Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton says 36-year-old Dennoris Howell was stabbed to death before dawn this morning at…
In Ocean Springs the class of 2020 is celebrating as they get closer to graduation, taking home a top ranking for statewide ACT results. The Mississippi Department of Education released the results this morning, based on ACT tests given to…
In just a few weeks, expansions onto the West Beach Boardwalk in Biloxi will be underway. This expansion will double the boardwalk in size going west toward Treasure Bay Casino. It will be a walkway about 2,500 feet long mixed…
Some major infrastructure projects are nearing completion in East Biloxi as we move through 2020. Right before Christmas work crews laid down the last base course of asphalt on the north end of Forrest Avenue and railroad tracks. Now workers…
Nearly 22,000 graves at the Biloxi National Cemetery still decorated with wreaths after this year’s wreath-laying ceremony honoring our Coast veterans. Now this weekend those wreaths need to be picked up. Crusaders for Veterans and other event organizers are asking…
We are three days into 2020, and that also means we're heading into tax season! While taxes can cause quite the headache, Lee Ann Kendrick, with the Jackson County Civic Action Committee, joined us live in studio on our Friday…
After a two month run, time is running out for public ice skating in South Mississippi, but News 25 Today's Porsha Williams has you covered and fills us in on what you need to know about the coast's last days…
It's a site familiar to anyone who has driven in Biloxi over the past several years, but as many city leaders agree, the short-term traffic headaches of Biloxi's years-long, multi-million dollar Road and Infrastructure Project will be well worth it…
Be sure to tune into News 25 Today on Monday. D'Iberville Mayor Rusty Quave will join us live in our studio for next week's edition of "Mayoral Monday." Mayor Quave will update us on the latest news and developments in…