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Thanksgiving celebration at Feed my Sheep

Feed my Sheep in Gulfport celebrated Thanksgiving a day early, feeding the needy and making them feel like family. Merle Johnson has been volunteering at Feed my Sheep for close to six years now and her favorite day to serve…

Airport travel for the holidays

Thanksgiving is a great time for families from out of town to visit. This could lead to heavy airport travel flow. News 25’s Jaylon Morris is at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport with more.

Fatal accident on 28th Street in Long Beach

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department worked a single vehicle accident on 28th Street in Long Beach this morning. Fire units from The Harrison County Fire Service and Long Beach Fire Department responded to a truck that left the road, ran into…

Absentee voting for special runoff election

Absentee voting for the special election is open and every registered voter is eligible to vote in the November 27th runoff election even if you did not vote in the November 6th election. The deadline to vote absentee is Saturday,…

Highway travel on Thanksgiving

Expect congested roadways today as millions of Americans travel home for Thanksgiving. More than 48 million people will be driving to holiday destinations this year, according to AAA.  This is the highest travel volume in more than a dozen years.…

Thanksgiving Food Giveaway

The South Mississippi community is continuing their giving spirit and helping out low income families with their Thanksgiving needs. Tonight, the Distinguished Gentleman of Ocean Springs along with the Krewe Unique Mardi Gras organization and the Xi Zeta Lambda chapter…

Pop-up Christmas Cocktail Bar at Hard Rock

Kickoff your holiday season with a miracle at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi. The hotel is having a pop up Christmas cocktail bar launching on Friday. It’s a holiday themed bar that serves seasonal drinks. It really is a…

Get out to Vote

The Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign along with the NAACP hosted a ‘Get out to Vote’ rally at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Biloxi. The goal of the rally was to encourage people not to forget about the crucial runoff…

Black Friday at Gulfport Premium Outlets

You won’t have to wait until Black Friday to start your holiday shopping at the Gulfport Premium Outlets. The shops will open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving and close at midnight. On Black Friday, they will reopen at 6 a.m.…

Coffee with a Cop in Ocean Springs

This morning in Ocean Springs, police officers and Crime Stoppers gathered at Buzzy’s Breakfast Joint for ‘Coffee with a Cop.’ Adam Carter, an investigator with the Ocean Springs Police Department, tells News 25 the officers and Crime Stoppers wanted to…

Feed my Sheep Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, but for a lot of South Mississippians it is also a time to give back. The annual Thanksgiving feast at Feed my Sheep in Gulfport feast takes place Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. until…

Mother on a Mission

No parent should ever have to bury a child, but that became the heart-wrenching reality for a Pascagoula mother in June, but that’s not the end of the story. This painful experience has led Ursula ‘Nikki’ Collier to a new…

Chancery Court runoff election

The runoff election is just a week away. Incumbent Chancery Judge Sandy Steckler and opponent Margaret Alfonso are fighting for the chancery seat for district 8 place 3. The election results for chancery court judge on November 6th was not…

Pop up Christmas Cocktail Bar at Hard Rock

Kick off your holiday season with a miracle at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi. The hotel is having a pop up Christmas cocktail bar launching on Friday. News 25’s Jaylon Morris is at the Hard Rock with a VIP…

Sponsor sign comes to Little Children’s Park in Ocean Springs

This morning, Disability Connection in Ocean Springs unveiled a new sponsor sign for the Little Children’s Park Project. The playground at the Little Children’s Park has universally designed structures for kids and adults with or without disabilities to all be…

Gulfport man guilty of child exploitation

According to Harrison County District Attorney Joel Smith, a Gulfport man pled guilty to two counts of exploitation of a child for making sexual videos of two young girls. Thirty-four year-old James Allen Stevens was arrested in September 2017. The…

One taken to hospital after shooting in downtown Gulfport

A heavy police presence surrounded Highway 49 in downtown Gulfport this evening when shots were fired. According to Gulfport police, around 4 this afternoon they received a call that there was a disturbance at the Gulfport Library. Those who called…

Forty-year-old cold case solved: Murder of Julia Critchfield

After 40 years of not know who was responsible for the murder of Julia Critchfield in Saucier, Harrison County investigators solve this cold case, helping a family with closure. It was January 22nd, 1978 when 36-year-old Julia Critchfield was found…

Walmart prepares for Black Friday

Black Friday is just days away and the Walmart Superstore in Gulfport is already preparing for the influx of shoppers. This year, Walmart has added a few new services in order to make the Black Friday shopping experience a little…

Warming up for Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon

It’s the final countdown with less than three weeks before thousands of runners pound the pavement in the third annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon. In less than three weeks, thousands of runners will hit the pavement for the third annual…

Gulf Coast Rescue Mission Thanksgiving meal

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and leaders and workers at the Gulf Coast Rescue Mission in Biloxi are already working hard and preparing. For the past 33 years, the nonprofit has prepared a holiday feast for everyone in…

King’s Kitchen 6th anniversary

The King’s Kitchen has been serving their Bay St. Louis community six days a week for six years. Today they celebrated. King’s Kitchen services include food and clothing. Eventually they want to add shelter as well. They also give out…