Harrison County

Officer McKeithen fundraiser at the Blind Tiger

To honor the memory of fallen Officer Robert McKeithen, the Blind Tiger in Biloxi is hosting a fundraiser for the McKeithen family. Donations have been collected at baseball games and other events across the Coast for the official Robert McKeithen…

Short Term Rental Update

The hot topic of short term rentals still remains in the City of Biloxi and now some changes were made regarding the issue. The Biloxi City Council added NB, or neighborhood business, zoning districts for conditional use. Also in the…

Runaway Juvenile: Kaitlyn Virgil

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in locating a runaway juvenile by the name of Kaitlyn Virgil. Kaitlyn was reported as a runaway by her mother on May 14th, 2019 at around 6 p.m. and has not been…

Sixth arrest made in Officer McKeithen's death

Wanya Toquest Atkinson, 20 years old, of Oceans Springs was arrested today and charged with Accessory After the Fact to Capital Murder. The arrest stemmed from the ongoing investigation into the Murder of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. The Gulfport…

Support of naming building after Officer McKeithen

On Monday, fallen Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen was laid to rest and now the community is searching for a way to honor and commemorate the slain hero. Citizens have voiced their opinions via social media about the possibility of…

MSU ‘Road Dawgs Tour’ visiting Biloxi

Some Bulldogs will be hot on the trail today and their destination is Biloxi. It’s Mississippi State’s annual ‘Road Dawgs Tour.’ This is the tenth year in a row Biloxi has been chosen to host this event, making it the…

Biloxi Wade-In Remembrance Tribute

Tonight the City of Biloxi shines a light on the struggle for equality right here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. More than 60 years ago, some brave men and women risked their lives to make a leisure enjoyed by many…

Gaston Point Elementary School to close doors

Gaston Point Elementary School in Gulfport will officially be shutting its doors at the end of the school year. The Gulfport School Board voted to close Gaston Point Elementary on Monday night. The school has struggled with the number of…

Arrested for aggravated assault

Gulfport police arrested Frederick Washington Jr., charging him with one count of aggravated assault. Police say they responded to a report of shots fired from the area of 18th Street and 38th Avenue. Officers found a black man suffering from…

Witnesses take the stand in Trevues Martin case

There are new details in the murder trial of DeAndre Ball, the Biloxi man suspected of shooting and killing Trevues Martin on the eve of his 21st birthday. Testimony from Martin’s grandmother revealed he was selling marijuana from his car…

Update on Harrison County roads

The Wolf River continues to rise and some roads remain closed because of flooding. As of this morning, Cable Bridge Road in Harrison County is now back open to traffic. Traffic along Interstate 59 and a portion of Highway 49…

Flooding in South Mississippi

Extreme rainfall this weekend has led to rising rivers on the Coast. One of the rivers still in flood stage is the Wolf River in West Harrison County. Monday night the Wolf River was at 14.46 feet which is pretty…

Biloxi Beach Wade-in Remembrance Tribute

Sixty years ago, the Biloxi Beach Wade-in was led by Dr. Gilbert R. Mason. It was an act of civil disobedience that marked the beginning of the opening of Gulf Coast beaches to all in 1972. News 25’s Victoria Bailey…

Breakfast with the Mayor in Pass Christian

Pass Christian Mayor Chipper McDermott addressed a full house at the Pass Christian Yacht Club this morning, saying the city is on the right path. Mayor McDermott says the city has seen a lot of growth in the past few…

House goes up in flames on Moran Road in Harrison County

This morning around 2:30 Harrison County Fire Service responded to a call of a house in flames on Moran Road. Firefighters arrived on scene to find advanced flames and fought the blaze for over five hours. The two story house…

Fire Destroys House on Moran Rd. in North Harrison County

Harrison County firefighters were out in full force early Tuesday morning after a fire broke out at a home on Moran Rd. in the Northwestern part of the county. The blaze broke out around 2 a.m. Fortunately, no one was…

Officer McKeithen’s procession in Biloxi

Following Officer McKeithen’s service at First Baptist Church in Biloxi, hundreds of members of law enforcement manned their vehicles to escort their brother in blue to his final resting place. New Orleans Police Officer Vaughn Valeary said, "Times like this…

Memorial Walk for Officer Robert McKeithen

This Sunday, in honor of Officer Robert McKeithen, the Biloxi Police Department will be walking 12.6 miles along the beach from Jones Park in Gulfport to the Biloxi Town Green. 12.6 is in honor of Officer McKeithen’s badge number 126.…

National Police Week

Officer McKeithen lost his life one week before the start of National Police Week which starts today and runs through Sunday. McKeithen was the fifth fallen officer in the Biloxi Police Department’s history. We take time to honor the memory…