Harrison County

28th Street Elementary students celebrate ‘Read Across America Day’

Students at 28th Street Elementary School in Gulfport welcomed some special guests to help them celebrate ‘National Read Across America Day.’ The Junior Auxiliary of Gulfport invited elected officials and community leaders to read to each of the school’s kindergarten…

Gulfport police investigating suspicious death

Police are on the scene investigating a suspicious death in Gulfport. The body of a man was discovered some time earlier today on the property of a residence located in the 500 block of 26th Street. Crime scene tape blocks…

Beau Rivage: CYP hosts sports betting seminar

As the market for sports betting continues to expand on the Mississippi Gulf Coast so does the education process on how to gamble responsibly. Tonight about 40 members from Coast Young Professionals hosted an engage and educate event at the…

Lighthouse Reflective Living for Seniors opens on the Coast

A new senior living facility in Ocean Springs has now opened their doors. Lighthouse Reflective Living for Seniors is locally owned. It offers memory care and assisted living so it can offer a beautiful place to live for senior citizens…

Possible new gun range coming to Gulfport

Dad’s Super Pawn on Highway 49 in Gulfport may see some major changes in the near future. They have the preliminary drawings done for a close to 20,000 square foot expansion. The main reason for this expansion is to add…

Keesler Air Force Base Promotions Ceremony

Every month Keesler Air Force Base holds a promotions ceremony to honor those airmen and women who are climbing ranks. Today, Keesler held their 81st Training Wing’s Promotions Ceremony and it was a little out of the ordinary. In addition…

Armed Forces Retirement Home Mardi Gras Parade

The Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport filled the hallways with floats and beads at their Mardi Gras Parade and Social. The Krewe of NAMAC, which consisted of Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard residents had a blast…

Howard Avenue temporarily paved for Mardi Gras

As the ‘Restore Biloxi Infrastructure’ plan still continues some wonder if there’s an end in sight. With some of the biggest parades on the Coast taking center stage in Biloxi, some wonder if construction may cause an issue. Lingering construction…

City of Biloxi begins construction on new Highway 90 bridge

The superstructure has finally arrived for a new pedestrian bridge in Biloxi. The bridge will be east of Main Street on Highway 90 just past the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.  The overpass will connect two new hotels that are…

Pampering teachers at Harrison Central Elementary

At Harrison Central Elementary this morning, teachers had a chance to get a little TLC with a free massage in between classes. Teachers work hard every day to make sure kids are learning and being taken care of which is…

National Read Across America Week

This week is ‘National Read Across America’ Week and Harrison Central Elementary is celebrating with different themed activities every day. Today more than 30 students from West Harrison High School visited the elementary school to talk and read to the…

Senior Mardi Gras Ball

Mardi Gras is something everyone young and ‘seasoned’ should enjoy on the Coast. That’s why the Bay Cove Assisted Living and Memory Care Center hosted their 5th annual Mardi Gras Ball. Who said there was an age limit on Mardi…

Taking away a motor vehicle warrant arrest

On February 27, 2019, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 30-year-old Carolyn Renee Hyde of Biloxi on a warrant for taking away a motor vehicle. The warrant was issued as the result of an investigation into the theft of a vehicle…

Harrison County trying to fill teacher shortage

There is a shortage of teachers in Mississippi, but officials are working hard to fill that gap. The Teacher Academy in Harrison County is a two year pathway to a teaching career for high school students. This will allow students…

Senior Mardi Gras Ball

Mardi Gras is something everyone young and ‘seasoned’ should enjoy on the Coast which is why the Bay Cove Assisted Living and Memory Care Center in Biloxi is hosting a Senior Mardi Gras Ball. News 25’s Jaylon Morris is in…

Biloxi Police Department Officer of the Year

They protect and serve on a daily basis, but only one police officer can be named Biloxi’s Police Officer of the Year. This year that award goes to Police Officer Eli Humphrey. Humphrey was named officer of the year at…

Victims identified in Gulfport double homicide

An overnight shooting in Gulfport left two people dead. Around 1 a.m., Gulfport Police were called to a home on 8th Avenue to investigate a firearm discharge complaint. Once officers arrived they found two people on the property suffering from…

Air travel safety tips from TSA

TSA got back to the basics with some tips on air travel to make checkpoints quick and easy this afternoon at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. TSA had a table full of items that had been stopped only in the last…

Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting

Today around 600 people gathered at the Beau Rivage for the annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. During the meeting, the gavel was passed down from Ryan Giles to Kathy Springer. The former president also spoke about…

College and Career Week at D’Iberville High School

Today, high school students at D’Iberville High had a break from their normal schedules to think about their futures. For many high schoolers figuring out what to do after graduation can be overwhelming, just ask junior Acacia Hill. “As the…

‘Experience America Tour’ visits Seabee Base

For the past two days more than 35 foreign ambassadors have been on a tour of the Mississippi Gulf Coast as part of a program called ‘Experience America.’ This morning, the diplomats visited the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport.…

Coast Transit Authority looking to extend route 32

Coast Transit Authority’s route 32 could extend to D’Iberville after the review of ridership usage in the spring. This improved route will include stops along the Popp’s Ferry corridor, the Cedar Lake Medical Center, the neighborhood Walmart, among other stops…

Passenger rail service back on track for the Coast

The project to bring Amtrak back to South Mississippi is back on track. This afternoon, representatives from the Southern Rail Commission told the Biloxi City Council the funds for the project are close to being secured. The near $50 million…

Air travel tips

TSA got back to the basics with some tips on air travel to make checkpoints quick and easy this afternoon at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. News 25’s Gabby Easterwood is at the airport with more.