Fireworks are a longstanding Fourth of July tradition. However, for some pets, the loud noises are not a reason to celebrate, they are a reason to panic. On and around Fourth of July, local shelters see an increase of animals…
While Fourth of July festivities are just getting underway, people are making last minute preparations to celebrate in style. Firework tents and businesses across the Coast have kicked into high gear over the past few weeks in preparation for the…
People from all over the country are gathering here on the Coast for the annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo in Jones Park. It’s just day one and News 25’s Victoria Bailey is there with more.
This year’s 4th of July Holiday Traffic Safety Enforcement will take place July 4, 2019, through Sunday July 7th. Starting today and this holiday weekend local law enforcement agencies will crack down on motorist who aren’t wearing their seat belts…
After you have had enough barbecue and before you decide to check out the fireworks go catch a deal or two at the Gulfport Premiere Outlet Mall. The possibilities are endless. Vera Bradley’s entire store is 70 percent off. Take…
Last night, 2019 Gulfport High graduate Zae Crain passed away in a tragic car accident. Crain, as well as former Admiral Jeremiah Braziel and Harrison Central alum Keon Moore now teammates at East Mississippi Community College, were all involved in…
The Gulfport Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who robbed a business located in the 2900 block of 25th Avenue. On July 3, 2019, at approximately 2:33 PM, the suspect entered the Up in…
One of the most popular things to do during the warmer months is go splash around in the Mississippi Sound, but due to the recent algal blooms affecting the Coast many beaches are closed. There are still many things you…
Election season is here and that means the deadline for voter registration is too. The deadline to register for the upcoming primary election is July 8th and July 29th for the runoff primary election. To register visit your county circuit…
Nineteen-year-old Austin Pennington is now behind bars for one felony count of burglary. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 deputies responded to a complaint of a burglary in the 12,000 block of Canal Road on July 1st. Pennington…
Harrison County deputies have arrested 55-year-old Hiram Smith following the standoff that happened in Pass Christian on Monday. Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 Smith forced his way into his estranged wife’s home on J.P. Ladner Road. Smith held her…
Seventy-two years of record breaking fishing, festival fun, food and entertainment, that’s what the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo has brought to our Coast. Starting tomorrow, those boats will be getting back into the waters to kick start the seven…
Be on the lookout for 68-year-old Allen Eugene Turner. Turner walked away from a group home located on Campbell Circle in Gulfport on June 10, 2019 and has not been seen or heard from since. Turner is a black male…
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued additional closures Wednesday for three beach stations (Stations 11, 12B, and 13A) in Harrison County due to a blue-green Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) extending into those areas.…
Fourth of July wouldn’t be the same without fireworks, but of course there’s a time and place for those interested in having your own fireworks display. According to the ‘Fireworks Ordinance’ of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, you aren’t…
An infant was life-flighted to a trauma center and three other people were sent to the hospital after a wreck on Highway 49. Just before 6 this evening, two cars wrecked on Highway 49 near Jim Lee Road. The car…
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is hosting a camp this week that is very near and dear to their hearts. The ‘Hearts of Art’ camp is designed for children with mild to moderate spectrum disorder, learning or development disabilities.…
A Biloxi auto-shop and Geico teamed up this morning to help give a Vietnam veteran a helping hand. The ‘Recycled Rides’ program helps individuals in need get accessible vehicles to make everyday life a little bit easier. While serving two…
With the Fourth of July approaching, the City of Biloxi is preparing for their annual fireworks display. The decades-long tradition will get started on Thursday around 9 p.m. from a barge inside Deer Island. Hosted by the City of Biloxi…
The Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is just days away and the event is still planning to go on despite recent problems with toxic algal blooms on the Coast. The Fishing Rodeo is a four day event with multiple categories including…
It was a scary situation this afternoon in Harrison County. Earlier today, a pickup truck burned on Highway 67 near Highway 605 near Gulfport. Harrison County Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan tells us the truck was destroyed in the fire, but…
Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie has been ordered to pay more than $230,000 to a security guard at Edgewater Mall in Biloxi after a fight broke out during Black Spring Break in 2017. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola entered a…
Cities along the Coast will be lighting the night sky come Thursday to celebrate the Fourth of July. Plenty of people take the holiday to light up a few themselves. Harrison County allows fireworks on their beaches, there are a…
Harrison County allows fireworks on the beach, but there are a few things to remember.