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Farm to Fork event in Gulfport

If you are tired of eating greasy food every day and maybe looking to change your ways, United Healthcare might have the perfect option. Tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harrison County Good Deeds Community Center in…

Accident on Highway 49 in Gulfport halts traffic

An accident in Gulfport this morning stopped traffic on Highway 49 southbound near Community Road. Chief Deputy Chris Loposser with the Gulfport Police Department says oil was spilled on the road as a result of the accident that happened shortly…

Popps Lamey Convenience Store robbery

Four suspects are in custody after an early morning robbery turned shooting at a D’Iberville convenience store. Police officials tell News 25 four suspects tried to rob the Popps Lamey Convenience Store around 6 a.m.  When the suspects fled the…

MGM resorts going straw-less

MGM Resorts International announced that single use plastic straws will only be served upon request at company operated restaurants in the U.S. That means the Beau Rivage and Gold Strike in Mississippi are going straw-less. As one of the world’s…

Two vehicle crash sends three to hospital in Bay St. Louis

A two vehicle crash sent three people to the hospital today in Bay St. Louis. The accident happened this evening on Highway 603 near the Kiln Waveland cutoff road. Bay St. Louis Fire Department reports one of the vehicles ran…

Ocean Springs City Hall gets new art

This morning, Ocean Springs City Hall added a little more color to their walls. Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson worked with the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to commission six high quality prints to hang on the walls of the…

Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art celebrates a legend

He was the self-proclaimed ‘Mad Potter’ of Biloxi, but there were many layers to the life of George Ohr. Just one reason why the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi is offering free admission this week to celebrate a major…

Police need help finding missing person

Biloxi police need help locating a missing person. Fifty-one year-old Ralph Morgan was last seen on the Fourth of July at about 10:30 a.m. in the one hundred block of Kenmore Avenue near Edgewater Mall. Police say he may have…

Man wanted in connection with Gulfport shooting

Gulfport Police Department needs help locating a man wanted in relation to an active shooting investigation. Forty-four year-old Ricky McDonald is believed to be connected to a shooting that took place Sunday evening on the 600 block of 3rd Street…

Mississippi superintendents on school safety

The Mississippi Association of School Superintendents is hosting their annual summer convention at the Beau Rivage this week and their focus is school safety. It is summertime and kids are out of school and having fun while superintendents are planning…

Mermaid Camp benefiting Star Steppers

A new nonprofit organization, Star Steppers, held a mermaid camp on Saturday in Waveland and it made a huge splash. The girls got to sing and dance with the mermaids and even get made over to look like one. They…

Inaugural Coastfest took place this weekend

The inaugural Coastfest kicked off Saturday at the historical Beauvoir. The sun was shining, but the large oak trees and the beach breeze were keeping all of the Coastfest attendees cool. The main thing you would see while walking the…

Seymour Law Firm Childhood Cancer Fish Fry

Seymour Law Firm held a fish fry fundraiser for childhood cancer on Saturday in hopes of paving the path for a cure. There was a lot of eating, listening to music, and fun at this year’s fish fry. They had…

Stolen car found burning in Harrison County

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the Harrison County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a car fire that happened in a wooded area on Huston Ladner Road near Twin Lakes. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan says the car was…

Escaped convict captured in Jackson County Saturday

Convicted killer Michael Wilson is back in custody after three days of being on the run in South Mississippi. The calls came in and on Saturday night around 6 p.m. Michael Wilson was finally put back in handcuffs. Jackson County…

Finally First Friday

It’s the first Friday of the month which means Long Beach residents got to enjoy some free live music on the Long Beach Town Green. Long Beach Live hosts Finally First Friday once a month. For seven years now locals…

Manhunt continues for escaped convict Michael Wilson

The hunt for Michael ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ Wilson now continues into its second night. The convicted murderer remains on the run after escaping from a South Mississippi prison yesterday afternoon. Wilson was serving two consecutive life sentences prior to his…

Missing man found safe

This afternoon at about 5 p.m. Gulfport PD responded to a suspicious persons call at the Bayou View Apartments where Sidney Frazier was located safe. A resident let him stay the night not realizing he was missing.

Kids Fun Friday at Bring Your Own Brush Studio

Thank goodness it’s Friday! Not just because of the weekend, the Bring Your Own Brush Studio in Ocean Springs had their Kids Fun Fridays event. Every Friday from 3 to 6:30 kids have the opportunity to paint their own portraits. …

Inaugural Coastfest

Tomorrow, the first ever Coastfest will take place at Beauvoir in Biloxi. Coastfest is a family-friendly event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be going on underneath the oak trees with the Gulf Coast breeze in Beauvoir’s lawn.…

TNT Ranch and Recovery Fundraiser

Recovery can mean a whirlwind of things, but for the people at TNT Ranch and Recovery it means one thing: hope. Just two and a half years ago, Jim Parker was in a very dark place due to alcoholism. He…

Arrested for auto burglary

Biloxi police arrested 32-year-old Devin Gary for breaking into a vehicle. This incident happened Tuesday night in the 200 block of Beach Boulevard. Evidence obtained during the investigation linked Gary to this incident. He was transported to the Harrison County…