Harrison County

Update on Gulfport officers injured during I-10 crash

We have an update on three Gulfport police officers struck by a car while responding to an accident earlier this week. It happened Wednesday morning around 8:30 on Interstate 10 westbound. A car traveling in the left lane struck three…

Moms in Prayer

This morning at Christian Collegiate Academy, a group of dedicated women began a journey that will last the whole school year. For over a decade mothers, grandmothers, and aunts have been meeting at 7:45 every Friday morning to pray. They…

Mobile home fire in Harrison County

Officials are investigating the fire that caused extensive damage in a mobile home in Harrison County. Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan says the fire broke out around 5 p.m. on Pineville Road near Menge Avenue in the Cuevas community yesterday. Sixteen…

Biloxi Seafood Festival takes place this weekend

A celebration of Biloxi’s seafood heritage kicks off this weekend at the Biloxi Town Green. The Biloxi Seafood Festival is home of some of the best seafood that the Mississippi Gulf Coast has to offer. The two day festival is…

Youth for Christ Silent Auction

This weekend, you have the chance to bid on some unique items all while giving back to the community. Mississippi Gulf Coast Youth for Christ provides programs for students all across the Coast. On Saturday, they will be hosting a…

Fire safety improvements in Harrison County

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s budget for fiscal year 2020 earlier this week and with the new budget comes improvements for fire safety in the county. Harrison County’s fire services will see an increase in its…

Biloxi police warn about fraud attempt

Biloxi police are warning residents of an attempted fraud scheme involving people posed as Biloxi police officers attempting to collect ‘unpaid fines.’ In a public service announcement released this afternoon, police stated ‘individuals contacted citizens stating they were officers from…

Real Men Wear Pink

Most of us know someone who has been impacted by breast cancer. With October being ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month,’ some men on the Coast are picking up their pink to help raise funds and awareness in the fight against breast…

Inkin’ the Coast

Tattoo artists from around the world are ‘Inkin’ the Coast’ this weekend for this year’s festival. Starting tomorrow you can come out to the convention center in Biloxi and see your favorite TV artists from shows like ‘Ink Master,’ ‘Get…

IP Casino donates to United MSD Foundation

The IP Casino is investing in a worthy cause, donating $25,000 to the United Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency Foundation to help support the group’s efforts to find a cure for children suffering from MSD nationwide, including some youngsters who live right…

The Peoples Bank donates to local charities

The Peoples Bank in Biloxi presented over $10,000 in checks to two local charities as part of the company’s employees’ charity fund program. These lucky charities were the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Multiple Sclerosis…

Power restored in Downtown Biloxi

Multiple businesses and street lights lost power for over an hour this morning in downtown Biloxi. Howard Avenue from Reynoir to Caillavet Street was shut down and Biloxi police were directing traffic. A squirrel was messing with multiple fuses near…

Blessing of the Boots and Badges

On the morning of September 11th, 2001, terrorists wreaked havoc on our nation, devastating, but also uniting Americans across the nation. Eighteen years later, the City of Gulfport is looking to honor those who fought and died that day as…

Pink Pearls to Save the Girls Fashion Show

Tickets have officially gone on sale for the Scarlet Pearl’s annual breast cancer awareness fashion show. In partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the fourth annual ‘Pink Pearls to Save the Girls Fashion Show’ will take place on October…

Scarlet Pearl honors first responders

People from all across the Coast took some time to remember 9/11 and say thank you to our local first responders. The Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort remembered 9/11 with a tribute to D’Iberville’s first responders. Scarlet Pearl has been hosting…

Local firefighters climb 110 flights of stairs in tribute to 9/11

Hundreds of first responders lost their lives on September 11th, 2001. Today, local firefighters paid tribute to those brave men and women. Step by step, that’s how these two members of the Long Beach Fire Department chose to remember the…

Victim identified in fatal crash on HWY 49

The Harrison County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the man who was killed in a two-car crash last night in Gulfport. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer tells News 25 that 69-year-old Gulfport resident Chester Enriquez was pronounced dead…

Officers injured during I-10 wreck identified

On September 11, 2019, at approximately 08:42 a.m., Gulfport Police Officers were working a single-vehicle crash near the 35/36 mile-marker westbound Interstate 10 when a vehicle struck a parked Gulfport Police Department motorcycle. The motorcycle and debris struck a total…

Gulfport police officers injured while working crash

Two Gulfport police officers are in stable condition. According to Gulfport Police, at 8 this morning, two officers were working a single vehicle crash on I-10 westbound near mile marker 35. At about 8:40, a white Honda Pilot was traveling…

STEAM Night at Popp’s Ferry Elementary

While most students will be spending their afternoons watching TV or playing video games, students at Popp’s Ferry Elementary are spending their afternoons learning. The Biloxi school hosted their annual STEAM Night, giving students the opportunity to explore science and…

One person dead in fatal accident on Highway 49

One person has died and several others are injured following a car crash this evening. The crash happened on Highway 49 just after 6:30. Gulfport police were called to the scene at the intersection of Highway 49 and Madison Street.…

Biloxi Fireman’s Day Parade this weekend

It’s a tradition that is nearly 120 years-old: the annual Biloxi Fireman’s Day Parade. It’s a way to honor and learn more about our local heroes. According to Chief Joe Boney, this historic parade has marched on every year since…