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St. Peter Baptist Church celebrates 200th anniversary

This weekend marked a big celebration for the congregation of Pascagoula’s St. Peter Baptist Church as they celebrated its 200th anniversary. Church members, local officials, and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History were on hand for the unveiling of…

Jackson County Animal Shelter Adoption Drive

Downtown Ocean Springs may have been alive with art this weekend, but many animals also got some love as well. The Jackson County Animal Shelter held an adoption drive on Government Street during both days of the Peter Anderson Festival.…

Vice President Pence rallying for Tate Reeves

Tomorrow voters will make their voices heard for the general election and on the ballot is the race for governor. With this in mind, Gubernatorial candidate Tate Reeves is rallying at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center today with special guest…

Armorbearers holding events for Veterans Day weekend

This weekend, you'll have the chance to show our veterans your appreciation! Ron and Marty with Armorbearers joined us in the studio at News 25 to tell us about two fundraising events scheduled for Veterans Day weekend. You can find…

Humane Society of South Mississippi received check from Petco

Thanks to Petco, the Humane Society of South Mississippi will be able to help owners keep their pets healthy and reduce the number of animals that are surrendered. Today, Petco presented a $400,000 check to the Humane Society of South…

New policy allows dogs in restaurants

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a new policy today allowing dog owners to bring their pets to restaurants. This comes under certain conditions and requirements to make sure health and safety of the public is not compromised. Here’s…

Biloxi Fire Department hosts fundraiser

Today some members of the community had a homemade meal with our local heroes. The Biloxi Fire Department hosted a ‘Firefighters Relief Fund Lunch and Raffle’ today.  The money raised from this event went to the Firefighters Relief Fund which…

First Lady of Mississippi Deborah Bryant visits the Coast

Today, the First Lady of Mississippi Deborah Bryant was on the Coast for a women’s conference. Mrs. Bryant spoke to a group of women about the struggles she has been through in accepting her role as first lady and the…

Keeping up with dental care after Halloween

Now that Halloween is out of the way, it is important parents making sure the little ones are still taking care of their teeth despite having a large amount of candy at their disposable. This is one of the busiest…

Victim identified in Singing River Apartments homicide

Gautier police have identified the victim in the October 30th homicide at Singing River Apartments. The victim has been identified as 69-year-old Stephen Wyatt Cheak. According to police, Cheak was attacked at his residence, being stabbed multiple times.  He succumbed…

Tune in Monday for Wiggins Mayor Miles on Mayoral Monday

Wiggins Mayor Joel Miles will be live in our studio on Monday for next week's edition of Mayoral Monday. Get the latest updates on city plans and projects, as well as what's on the horizon for Stone County's (biggest) city!…

Get Your Groove on With This Week's Finally Friday!

Get your groove on with Brian McKnight or take a ride in a Pink Cadillac with Patti LaBelle this weekend. Here's News 25 Today's Porsha Williams with highlights of some coast events this weekend in this week's edition of "Finally…

Interim No Longer: Chapman named Chief of Police in Pascagoula

It’s official. Deputy Chief Matt Chapman has been appointed the new Chief of Police for the city of Pascagoula. Chapman had been serving as interim Chief of Police since the announcement of now-former Chief Kenny Johnson's retirement in early October.…

Investigation into "Biloxi bones" Continues...

And an update on the bones discovered by city workers while working on an infrastructure project. You may remember, as we reported back in April of 2018, crews found human bones five feet below the ground, next to a water…