The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department solves two burglaries while investigating another in progress. Deputies responded to a burglary on Grey Avenue where they found 38-year-old Charles Martin allegedly breaking into a residence next to his home. While speaking to Martin,…
Today Jackson County GOP organizations are hosting a political candidate forum. Jackson county residents will have the opportunity to meet the republican candidates running for elected office in the upcoming municipal elections. The forum will begin at 6 pm in…
After decades of service, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is saying goodbye to three law enforcement officials. Friends, family and the sheriff’s department gathered for cake and good memories in Jackson County today. The ceremony was celebrating the retirement of…
Acadian Ambulance Service will stay in Jackson County for at least another four years. This came after a 3-2 vote by county supervisors today in favor of awarding a new four year contract with Acadian. Acadian’s contract with Jackson County…
This afternoon in Jackson County, a building housing chemicals just north of I-10 caught fire. The owner of the building, Ronald Skelton, tells News 25 he previously used the structure for his boat building business. This morning, Skelton was working…
Today in Jackson County, murder suspect James Vanlaningham Jr. had a preliminary hearing for the charge of first degree murder of his girlfriend Amanda Hicks. The judge ruled there was enough evidence to send the case to a Jackson County…
A $40,000 bond is set for the Ocean Springs martial arts instructor accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile. Forty-eight year-old Allen Todd Pisarich appeared before a judge at his initial hearing this morning in Jackson County court. Pisarich is facing…
A stretch of road in Jackson County will close on Monday as county crews make repairs. Live Oak Avenue in Gulf Park Estates, between Beachview Drive and North 4th Street, will be closed this coming Monday from 8:30 a.m. until…
A local Democratic organization did its part to make sure Jackson County residents are ready for municipal elections this summer. The Democratic Women’s Federation of Jackson County invited voters to a meet and greet for Democratic candidates running for city offices.…
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department is warning residents about a phone scam. The sheriff's department says the unidentified caller tells residents he's representing the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. He then says your court date has been missed and the individual…
A local democratic organization is doing its part to make sure Jackson County residents are ready for municipal elections this summer. The Democratic Women's Federation of Jackson County are inviting democratic voters from Pascagoula, Moss Point, Gautier and Ocean Springs…
The man who died in an early morning accident on I-10 in Jackson County Sunday has been identified. Authorities say a man from Pascagoula was driving west around 3 a.m. when he crashed into 38-year-old Kevin Antonio Smith of Gulfport…
The Mississippi Department of Transportation completed work on the second and final phase of a reconstruction project along Highway 611 in Jackson County. MDOT crews worked to widen Highway 611 to five lanes from Old Mobile Highway to the end…
The man accused of killing a South Mississippi man and putting his body inside a freezer waived extradition in Portland, Oregon today, but it will be days before he is back on the Coast. According to Jackson County Sheriff Mike…
This afternoon a motorcycle accident on Interstate 10 in Jackson County has left a man with life-threatening injuries. According to Highway Patrol Spokesman Chase Elkins, the man was thrown from his motorcycle while heading westbound on Interstate 10 near mile…
Today Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell released the cause of death for the Latimer man found in a freezer this past Monday. Autopsy results revealed that 65 year-old Jerry Floyd Kirkendall was strangled in a home he rented in Jackson…
The Jackson County capital murder suspect accused of killing and leaving the body of the victim inside a freezer is now believed to be back on the Coast. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department tells News 25 Thomas Elliot Stafford returned…
The search is on for a man wanted in connection to the body found in a freezer in the Latimer community on Monday. News 25’s Kendra Turley brings us the latest details on the suspect and the victim. A chilling…
Once again, the Jackson County Industrial Trade Show is a sold-out event. More than 100 businesses had booths in and outside of the Civic Center in Pascagoula. This is the 28th year the county’s trade show has been on the…
In Jackson County, trial begins today for the man accused of sexually assaulting and severely beating a woman in Ocean Springs. Cameron May is charged with one count of kidnapping, one count of sexual battery, and two counts of aggravated…
Jackson County Sheriff's investigators have obtained an arrest warrant charging 40-year-old Thomas Elliot Stafford of 14979 Masterson Avenue, Virginia City, with capital murder in the death of a man whose body was found Monday in a freezer. Stafford's picture is…
Neighbors in the Virginia City community of the Latimer area were shocked to wake up to a murder investigation this morning. News 25 spoke with some of those neighbors who say it’s alarming that a potential killer could still be…
Authorities are investigating a possible murder in Jackson County after a body was found inside a freezer. Authorities responded around 6:30 this morning to the 14,000 block of Althea Street in the Virginia City area of Latimer. Officials with the…
Today Ingalls hosted over 100 middle school students for a ship building competition to really get them involved in the STEM program. Four middle schools built their own ship for engineering week. Racing boats down the water tank is how…