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Fuel your School

This morning, Chevron kicked off its annual ‘Fuel your School’ campaign with a delivery of school supplies worth approximately $5,000 to students at St. Martin Middle School. To help alleviate some of this cost of a classroom, Chevron launched the…

Victims identified in Gulfport mobile home fire

Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove has identified the two victims of the fatal mobile home fire in Gulfport. The victims have been identified as 80-year-old Edward Cable and 74-year-old Karen Cable. Their bodies are being sent to Jackson for an…

Autocross at Cruisin’ the Coast

Over in Biloxi, tires were screeching as Cruisers brought out their cars to the autocross track at the Coast Coliseum. Seeing all the cars for Cruisin’ the Coast is one thing, but experiencing the power first hand is another. If…

Cruise Central Gulfport

It is day two of this year’s Cruisin’ the Coast and already this annual car show is breaking records when it comes to attendance. A stroll down memory lane Monday morning on day two of 2018’s Cruisin’ the Coast at…

Possession of child pornography

Two Mississippi men are behind bars in separate cases on charges of possession of child pornography. Thirty-two year-old Michael Gennaro of Saucier was sentenced to 40 years with six to serve. He is also required to pay $2,000 in fines.…

Man arrested for Gulfport arson

The man wanted for arson of a vehicle fire last week, Tequarian Lewis, has been arrested. Gulfport police arrested Lewis during a traffic stop area of Louisiana Avenue and Van Buren Street. On September 25th, Gulfport police responded to a…

Former DMR chief sentenced today

Bill Walker will spend time behind bars for not paying restitution payments as part of his supervised release terms. The former DMR chief was sentenced today and ordered to refinance his home in Ocean Springs in order to keep up…

March of Dimes Military Baby Shower

Having a baby can be an emotional and stressful for moms and dads to be and it can be even harder for military families. March of Dimes took note of that and held a baby shower for 25 expecting military…

Ingalls 5K on the Causeway

The seventh annual Ingalls 5K on the Causeway brought out some heavy competition all while shining a light on a worthy cause. Nearly 500 people participated in the race this year to benefit South Mississippi Special Olympics. Ingalls presented Special…

View the Cruise

Thousands piled into the streets of downtown Gulfport for the ninth annual View the Cruise to kick off this week’s Cruisin’ the Coast festivities. Rev up your engines South Mississippi because Cruisin’ the Coast is back and better than ever.…

7th annual Home of Grace Hog Ride

The roar of 500 motorcycles made their way from Pascagoula to First Baptist Church on Saturday for Home of Grace’s annual Hog Ride. This ride started seven years ago to help bring awareness to those struggling with addiction. The money…

Jeepin for a Cause

Jeepin for a Cause usually holds their annual ride in October for breast cancer awareness, but this year it came a bit early to help kick off Cruisin’ the Coast. Jeepin for a Cause is a once a year topless…

Two people found dead inside mobile home in Gulfport

This morning, Gulfport firefighters found two people dead inside a mobile home at Hidden Acres Mobile Home Park. Firefighters were called to the scene to extinguish a fire. When they arrived the fire was already out. An elderly couple and…

Rock N Roll Senior Bash

Today the Biloxi Park and Rec department held their annual Rock N Roll Senior Bash at the Donal Snyder Senior Community Center. The event was free and open to all senior citizens age 55 and older. The senior center has…

Cruise in event at D’Iberville Middle School

This morning, D’Iberville Middle School students kicked off Cruisin’ the Coast with their very own classic car show. Teachers and administrators at D’Iberville Middle School planned this event to show their appreciation for the hard work their students put in…

44th annual Slavic Invitational Golf Tournament

Over a thousand golfers are on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to compete in the Slavic Invitational Golf Tournament. The 44th annual Slavic Invitational Golf Tournament teed off this morning at six courses across South Mississippi. Last year, more than 30…

Gulfport Fire Department disaster collection relief

Since Monday, the Gulfport Fire Department has collected supplies for those in need from Hurricane Florence. The fire department collected all types of supplies from water to toiletries and even food for pets. They could not receive or send clothes…

Oyster Cook-off and Festival

It’s time to shuck your way over to the third annual Oyster Cook-off and Festival this weekend. News 25’s Jaylon Morris is at Jones Park with more.

Ingalls awarded $5.1 billion contract

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has been awarded a $5.1 billion contract for construction of six Arleigh Burke class flight III destroyers for the U.S Navy. The contract includes options for engineering and post-delivery efforts which, if exercised, would bring the…

Virginia College closing in Biloxi

Virginia College in Biloxi has announced it will be closing its doors. The school has been offering courses to students for 13 years, but as of September 10th, the college will no longer enroll new students. On the school’s website,…

Bay St. Louis murder suspect arrested

On September 27, 2018 at approximately 11:11 p.m. the Bay St. Louis Police Department was notified that Xavier Lamer Simmons was taken into custody by the US Marshal Service in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Simmons was wanted for the murder, armed…

Body found in Motel 6 in Bay St. Louis

On September 28, 2018 at approximately 10:47 a.m. the Bay St. Louis Police Department responded to Motel 6, located at 1003 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, after a deceased adult male was located inside a room. The Hancock County Corner…

LSU basketball player shot and killed

LSU basketball player Wayde Sims has died after he was shot near the campus of another school in Baton Rouge. Police say in a news release that the 20-year-old Sims was shot around 12:30 a.m. this morning near the campus…

Lights for Life lantern vigil

Locals gathered at the beach in Biloxi to spread the message of how important mental health is for everyone at the Lights for Life lantern vigil for suicide awareness. Different organizations came together to shine a light on a dark…