Today, Harrison County supervisors approved plans to start the construction of a hotel at the Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. Coast Coliseum Executive Director Matt McDonnell tells News 25 he’s worked on bringing a convention center hotel since Hurricane Katrina.…
One hundred and twenty two students at USM’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach will be the first of their class to move into the city’s first ever dedicated housing for USM Gulf Park students. Just a few months ago,…
Gulfport police are on the lookout for a suspect involved with a trailer theft on Swan Road. Officials have issued a warrant for 39-year-old Jason Conway. He is described as a white male, 5’11”, 200 pounds with green eyes and…
Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley announced the arrest of 24-year-old James Ward charged with capital murder in the death of a man in January. Ward turned himself in without incident this afternoon and is currently being held in the…
There are over 900 children with disabilities in the Ocean Springs School District. That’s why Disability Connection and the City of Ocean Springs have teamed up to turn a popular park into a fully accessible playground, a place where all…
It’s Jolly Time! The Bacot McCarty Foundation is getting ready for this year’s big memorial golf tournament in Jackson County. Volunteers and sponsors backing the annual fundraising event filled the Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula for a kick-off breakfast. A $175,000…
Lt. Mark “Chi-Chi” Rodriguez of Gautier received support from all along the Gulf Coast with a golf tournament among other fundraisers, raising money to offset his medical and living expenses. Rodriguez was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016 and has…
Mississippi's state Health Department says it has diagnosed a student at the University of Mississippi with tuberculosis. Health officials say they're trying to identify other students on the Oxford campus who may be exposed to infection and plan to…
Two men have been arrested for the murder of a 27-year-old woman that happened Saturday on Mills Road in Gulfport. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 19-year-old Dannie Bergeron and 21-year-old Jacob Scaife are behind bars after police found…
Gulfport police received reports of a front end loader vehicle running into other vehicles in the Walmart on Highway 49 yesterday. Gulfport police arrested 32-year-old Shaun Stroud of Kiln, charging him with two counts of aggravated assault, grand larceny, and…
Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man considered armed and dangerous who shot another man during an altercation in what’s believed to be a drug deal gone bad. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Sunday, April 8th, the victim, Kevin…
A little rain can't stop (shan-dee) Chandy-Fest from happening this weekend, but it will push things back a little... The event was originally scheduled to take place tomorrow but with weather moving into the area, Chandy-Fest will now take place…
Today in Oceans Springs, a lucky group of kids got to be the first to lay their eyes on the USM Marine Education Center's Science on a sphere system. The education center is the schools answer to losing the J.L…
[removeFIMG] On Friday April 06, 2018, The Moss Point Police Criminal Investigation Division arrested 25 yoa, Kendrick Donta Williams of Moss Point. Williams is charged with Capital Murder in the Death…
A building is being converted into a student housing complex near the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus. Encompass, a Kentucky-based company, is working with Gulf Coast Student Housing to turn the building in long beach into the friendship…
Just in time for spring, the community of Gulfport is growing together at the 34th Street Wholistic Gardens & Education Center. This morning, the Harrison County Master Gardeners were out at community garden, a 6-acre patch of land at the…
Twenty-one year-old Dexter Kelley of Jackson County pled guilty today to second-degree murder for the killing of his 16-year-old cousin Cliff Allyn. The murder occurred at their grandmother’s home in Vancleave between March 30th and 31st of 2016. Kelley has…
The Mississippi Senior Olympics, boasting nearly 800 competitors, kicked off yesterday and will be running until May 26th. Today was the second day of the bowling competition portion that took place at Cypress Lanes in D’Iberville. “I just come out…
Some of the best sailors in the country are on the Coast this week for two major sailing competitions. Bragging rights and a national championship are at stake for over 50 sailors this weekend at the Hobie 17 North American…
As Black Spring Break approaches Biloxi is doing everything to prepare the city for the estimated tens of thousands of visitors that will be making their way to the Coast. The city will distribute over 7,000 copies of the spring…
Today Gulfport police responded to a call about a suspicious package at the Allen Toyota dealership in Gulfport. The call was received at about 11:40 a.m. Once on the scene, Gulfport Police Department called the Biloxi Bomb Squad. They approached…
A toddler is recovering after being struck by a vehicle off Ann Road in Saucier earlier. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 the 15-month-old child was taken to the hospital after a Gator utility vehicle hit him in…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Congressman Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the award of a $2.6 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to construct an 1,100-foot pedestrian and bus bridge above Highway 90 in downtown Gulfport.…
Hundreds of law enforcement officials, social workers, and prosecutors and more gathered at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi for one common purpose: to help children in our state who are dealing with abuse. It’s all part of the One Loud…