How would you like to be waited on by mermaids? A new restaurant bar coming to Biloxi could soon be reality. Today, Shady’s Mermaid Bar and Grille held a job fair and is hoping to open within the next month,…
If you have ever thought about running for office, you might not want to miss the three day event going on in Biloxi. Twenty five hundred people from all over the state gathered at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi for…
Today in Harrison County, educators and administrators are taking the necessary steps to make their campus safer county-wide. During the Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events course, former patrol and swat officers provide training for schools, businesses, and civilians that…
The Ocean Springs Police Department is searching for a man wanted for commercial burglary after he was caught on camera robbing the Crawfish House on Government Street. The suspect was able to make entry into the business by running through…
Police say a man punched a convenience store clerk in Ocean Springs as he was stealing two hot dogs and a gallon of anti-freeze. According to Captain William Jackson, 24-year-old James Bryant of Hattiesburg is charged with strong-armed robbery in…
A woman convicted of felony DUI causing death was sentenced today in court. Twenty-one year-old Kaleigh Dartez was sentenced to 25 years in prison with 12 suspended, leaving 13 years to serve. In November 2014, Dartez was the driver in…
Today in Jackson County, the jury was selected for the trial of the Hurley man accused of capital murder in 2014 in Pascagoula. Scotty Street appeared in court three years ago in the capital murder death of 55-year-old Hurley resident…
Standing water is still sitting on roads around the Coast from today’s torrential rainfall causing a flash flood warning throughout Harrison County. Authorities say hydroplaning was most likely what caused a vehicle to smash into a pole on Highway 49…
Want the opportunity to poke fun at Governor Phil Bryant? The Salvation Army has an event for you. The Night of Hope Gala offers an opportunity for select volunteers to roast the governor, but also support the Salvation Army. Dozens…
Oscar Renda Contracting plans a new round of paving as the massive infrastructure project in Biloxi continues. Sidewalks are currently being installed on the eastern end of Division Street. Paving will soon be going down on Nichols Drive, Iroquois, and…
With the start of school right around the corner, the need for health care and school supplies is steadily increasing. The Rotary Club of Edgewater has been helping the Coast community fulfill these needs for the past 32 years. The…
One Biloxi Walmart employee’s random act of kindness has now gone viral. Brittany Walton was working her shift at Walmart when a blind man walked in and needed assistance with his shopping. She ended up walking hand in hand with…
“Until there are no more trash bags” is the slogan of the nonprofit organization Buddy Bags. They aim to provide foster children with a bag of things that is their own when they are entering into a new home. The…
Sunday marked the one year anniversary of a transgender woman’s death in St. Martin. Twenty-five year-old Dee Whigham was killed, along with several other transgender people in 2016. Since 2014, the number of transgender deaths by murder has increased significantly.…
Each year, the Supreme Court makes decisions on various cases that can sometimes change the lives of millions of Americans. In 2015, they did just that. News 25’s Tanner Stewart takes a closer look inside the freedom to marry. It…
Two Gulfport men are charged with grand larceny after allegedly taking items out of the victim’s home without permission. Twenty-one year-old Jeremy Michael Roach and 20-year-old Allen Thomas Edwards were arrested after stolen items were recovered from their vehicle during…
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s help finding a missing woman. Police say 28-year-old Natalya Dlugolecki hasn’t contacted her family since she was last seen leaving the Harrison County Jail on June 20th shortly after 9 p.m. She’s…
With the wet weather in the forecast, drivers are at risk on the road. One vehicle turned over this morning at the intersection of Highway 53 and 49. Four Harrison Central football players were in the vehicle when the accident…
Officials in Gulfport say if the U.S. Department of Labor doesn't sign an agreement by July 31, Gulfport will lose $30 million to restore the city's job corps complex. News 25's Caroline Eaker has details on why this center is…
News 25's Laurene Callander updates us on the Biloxi infrastructure project.
In winter’s chill or summer heat, a farmer works so the world can eat. United Healthcare is relaying that message. The health care company is hosting their Farm-to-Fork Benefit at the Good Deeds Community Center in Gulfport. Customers of United…
The new amusement park in Foley opened this morning at 10 a.m. OWA has 21 rides to offer and there is something for every member of the family to enjoy. You have thrill rides like the Rollin’ Thunder or the…
Historians say the wade-ins that broke out right on the beaches of Biloxi started the Civil Rights movement for Mississippi. A brand new exhibit at the Biloxi Public Library goes in depth about the battles that led to the desegregation…
There’s a fly fishing program created specifically for an expanding number of disabled active military personnel. Project Healing Waters created the program in 2005 to those returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and now has expanded nationwide. The nonprofit…