It’s spring time here on the Mississippi Coast and that means festival time will soon be in full swing. Over in Ocean Springs, downtown streets are being marked and prepared for the Spring Arts Festival set to…
A new thrift store is coming to Ocean Springs. The St. Vincent De Paul will have its grand opening this Thursday at 10 a.m. Unlike any other thrift store on the Coast, the St. Vincent De Paul…
Alligators have been spotted in Pascagoula’s I.G. Levy Memorial Park in Whitehead Lake. News 25’s Sabria Reid takes us to a mini warehouse right across the street from the alligator sightings. There are more than just ducks…
It’s been just over one week since the Fort Bayou Drawbridge was closed to traffic and business owners are sharing how they’ve adjusted over the course of a week. On the Ocean Springs side, Greg Verges owns…
On Monday, March 22, 2021, at approximately 3:43 a.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on US-90 in Jackson County involving a pedestrian. A 2011 Mazda 3 driven by Andrew Steinborn, 29, of Moss Point, MS, was…
Residents in the City of Moss Point came together over the weekend for its first Spring Fling Extravaganza Pop Up Shop at Pelican Landing. Local businesses from across the Mississippi Gulf Coast came together to showcase…
Jackson County Superintendent John Strycker surprised the students at St. Martin East Elementary School by dressing up as the former president they’ve been learning about: Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln walked through the doors of classrooms at St.…
They’re setting the stage in Gautier for a candidates’ forum tonight. All of the city’s political candidates, including incumbents, have been invited to a meet and greet candidates forum set to be held tonight starting at 7…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss (OSSD) -- The Ocean Springs School District Board of Trustees has elected to host the Class of 2021 graduation ceremony at Mississippi Coast Coliseum after Governor Tate Reeves lifted the guidelines for indoor events. Governor Reeves’s latest…
Now that everyone 16 and up is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi, Jackson County community members are joining forces to help get more people vaccinated. Today in Pascagoula, one Jackson County leader finally received…
The City of Ocean Springs paid special tribute to one of its residents this evening at the board of aldermen meeting. In honor of Ocean Springs native Hudson Hartman and those across the globe with Down Syndrome,…
On Monday, March 15, 2021, at approximately 3:42 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal head-on collision on US-90 in Jackson County and Franklin Creek. A 2014 Toyota Tundra driven by Liet Do, 64, of Ocean Springs, MS,…
Even more development is coming to the City of Gautier, this time in the form of an outdoor recreational development to benefit residents. It may just be a wooded area right now, but this land in Gautier…
Mississippi Power, Mississippi State University, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered on an eagle banding project at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Refuge in Gautier. They’ll use the data collected to track the movement of these…
Today is the first day that COVID vaccines are available to all adults in Mississippi. At the Jackson County Fairgrounds, there were 1,200 vaccination appointments scheduled today. COVID-19 vaccines are now available to anyone over 16-years-old in…
A 66-year-old man died Sunday afternoon from injuries he suffered from a controlled burn. He has been identified as Allen Provost. Sheriff Mike Ezell says the man was burning on his property on Larue Dantzler Road in…
The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal head-on collision today, Monday, March 15, 2021, at approximately 3:52 p.m., on US-90 near Franklin Creek that involves two passenger vehicles. One person has been pronounced dead at the scene. The collision…
The City of Gautier has a new fire chief. Josh Latch has been named Gautier’s new fire chief and has been serving as interim chief since October 2020. The 44-year-old has been a firefighter with Gautier Fire…
Girl Scout Troop 3581 of Ocean Springs, along with the Department of Marine Resources, hosted a community cleanup day on Saturday at the Hellmer’s Lane Coastal Birding Trail. The bridge and birding trail were affected by previous…
For weeks we have been reminding you of the temporary closure of the Fort Bayou Drawbridge in Ocean Springs. After weeks of preparation, the closure is official. Biloxi resident Danny Carter said, “Leave early. Try to get…
The Greyhounds Lacrosse team took the field Friday for their Shootout for Veterans Fundraiser game against Lower Alabama Lacrosse out of Daphne, Alabama. In addition to accepting donations, the Greyhounds were collecting $10 from each car that…
At 10 p.m. Sunday March 14th, the Fort Bayou Drawbridge will shut down completely for repairs. The closure is expected to last 45 days and is part of an ongoing $20 million bridge repair project to rehabilitate…
The past Wednesday, 19-year-old Mickell Gordon was shot and killed near Gulf Park Estates in Ocean Springs. His body was found lying in the road on the intersection of Center Street and Spruce Street. The suspect has…
The search is on for a man who held up the Navigator Federal Credit Union in Hurley early Friday afternoon. Sheriff Mike Ezell says right before 2:00, a man walked into the bank on Highway 614 and showed the teller…