Harrison County

The Mississippi Aquarium is hiring

As the Mississippi Aquarium inches closer to opening, they’ve officially started the hiring process. While the aquarium doesn’t plan on opening until early 2020 they have started to list many different positions for hire. The aquarium has listed positions for…

Woman wanted for suspected larceny in Biloxi

The Biloxi Police Department needs your help finding an alleged larceny suspect. They say the woman stole a wallet from a customer’s purse then used credit cards at several places without permission. It happened in the 100 block of Rue…

JoJo the Kangaroo is back home and recovering

Typically you have to go to Australia if you want to see a kangaroo hopping around outside, but that wasn’t the case for many people who saw JoJo hanging around Gulfport last week. Last week, JoJo the Kangaroo captured the…

New Rouses Market open for business in Gulfport

The new Rouses Market located on East Pass Road in Gulfport is open for business. The new store has some new features including a fresh seafood department, a hot bar with cooked meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner as well…

Mississippi Aquarium Update

If you’ve driven down Highway 90 recently you may have noticed the continued construction by Jones Park. That’s the future site of the Mississippi Aquarium as they continue to inch closer to opening. The last time we checked with the…

Two arrested following altercation at a bar in Saucier

Harrison County Sheriff’s Department arrested two for aggravated assault following an altercation at BJ’s Roadhouse in Saucier on May 5th. Sheriff Troy Peterson says 60-year-old Mark George is charged with aggravated assault and 51-year-old Kimberleigh Haenel for accessory before the…

Biloxi shooting arrest

A D’Iberville man is behind bars, charged with aggravated assault after a shooting injured two people. Early this morning, police arrested 23-year-old Ira Akeem Henry in connection with a shooting that happened near the 800 block of Motsie Road in…

Homeless man pleads guilty to kidnapping and robbery

A Gulfport man took a guilty plea for armed robbery and kidnapping. Forty-seven year-old Ernest Eugene Leffew pled guilty before his trial was scheduled to begin in the case of what started as a missing person. Back on September 24th,…

Blue Crew Volleyball Game

The Gulfport Police Department kicks off its summer youth initiative program today with a beach volleyball game. The community was invited out to show off their volleyball skills at Jones Park. This program is a part of the Gulfport Blue…

Pepper Palace opens first Mississippi store

If you are a fan of all things spicy then we have some great news for you! Pepper Palace has opened their doors to the public at the Gulfport Premium Outlets. This is the first Pepper Palace in Mississippi and…

406 Club coming to Harrah’s Gulf Coast

With sports gambling continuing to make waves across the Coast, Harrah’s Casino in Biloxi is bringing a new experience to the game. Harrah’s has introduced plans for the 406 Club, a new interactive bar inside the casino. Interested in playing…

Blue Crew Volleyball Game

Gulfport police officers hit the beach today to show off their best volleyball skills and it’s all for a good cause. News 25’s Victoria Bailey is at the game with more.

Downtown Development Incentive Forum

There are plenty of development opportunities in downtown Biloxi. How can you start? Well, the business community had the opportunity today at a downtown development forum to learn how to do just that. More than a dozen vendors were on…

Gulf Coast Restoration Advisory Board Meeting

The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board met today as the group continues to accept applications for projects to be funded through the BP Oil Spill settlement with the state. The fund was set up back in September of last…

Malicious Mischief

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a subject involved in malicious mischief. On May 10th, 2019 at about 1:56 a.m. an unknown black male, wearing a black shirt, blue jacket and blue jeans entered the business…

Calling All Potential Downtown Biloxi Builders and Developers

Attention builders, developers and business owners: Check out Tuesday morning's News 25 Today Live Report on a Biloxi Development Forum, set for today. News 25 Today’s Gabby Easterwood shares a live report on our morning news and shares information on…

Gulf Coast Galleria update

It’s a long time coming, but the City of D’Iberville is one step closer to building the Gulf Coast Galleria. Rise Partners and Mandal’s Ramco Development are working together on the 80-acre site at the southwest quadrant of the intersection…

Rescue Rodeo

Hundreds of Southern Company employees within the emergency response teams are on the Coast this week for their annual ‘Rescue Rodeo.’ Southern Company is made up of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia Power and representatives from each state are here. This…

$33M awarded to restore Gulf Coast Passenger Rail

Things are coming together for rail service here in South Mississippi. The Federal Railroad Administration is giving Mississippi $33 million to help improve passenger rail services across the Coast. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker announced the money would cover half the…