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Hancock County flooding

In Hancock County, Highway 604, between Highway 607 and Highway 90, remains closed due to flooding. The heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Cindy is wreaking havoc for residents throughout the county. Some Bay St. Louis residents had a rude awakening…

Impaired driving enforcement in Gulfport

Police officers in Mississippi are getting advanced lessons on DUI enforcement. About a dozen officers from across the state are taking classes at the Gulfport Police Department. These classes focus on drug impaired driving, where officers go a step further…

Kite surfing in South Mississippi

Here is some video of what you should not do during a tropical storm. Braving the rain, winds, and just overall dangerous conditions, these guys decided to use it to their advantage with a bit of kite surfing this afternoon…

Damage at Beauvoir

Another chapter in history at Beauvoir this morning as Tropical Storm Cindy churned in the Gulf, spawning a waterspout that actually moved onshore. In its path was the historic home of Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederacy. Meteorologist Payton…

Sewer tank overflows in Hancock County

Severe weather is not the only thing raising a stink in Hancock County. Heavy rainfalls have caused a sewage tank to begin to overflow into the streets and yards of neighborhoods and businesses. This flooding of the sewage tank is…

Tree takes out telephone line in Biloxi

A large water oak took out a telephone line in Biloxi today. It happened this morning on Rich Road near Bay Vista Drive. A crew from AT&T responded as well as public works crews. Officials say no electric lines were…

Dangers of driving around barricades

Several roads and bridges in Harrison County were closed to traffic during the heavy rainfall. The warning signs don’t always stop drivers from pushing their luck and putting their lives in danger. What officials want you to know may have…

Flooding concerns in Gulfport

Flooding has been a major problem here on the Coast today. Hundreds of roads have flooded. News 25’s Shelby Myers give us an inside look at the flooding Tropical Storm Cindy is bringing to Harrison County.

Damage at railroad crossing in Biloxi

A driver in Biloxi managed to escape harm after his vehicle got stuck at a railroad intersection this morning. It happened just after 10 a.m. at Iberville Drive and Railroad. While the vehicle was stuck on the tracks, a CSX…

Cindy stirs up the Gulf

Here is a unique view of Tropical Storm Cindy as it continues moving through the Gulf of Mexico. This video was taken by a worker on an oil rig in the Gulf, about 17 miles off of Louisiana’s Port Fourchon.…

High water levels in Long Beach

Flood waters are also spilling across roadways in the City of Long Beach. This video shows a large section of Canal Road that’s been completely submerged in water. The parking lot to Long Beach High School was also flooded earlier…

Flooding in Ocean Springs

Streets across the Coast are starting to flood due to all the rain that has already fallen. Here’s a look at water pooling on Hamill Farm Road in Ocean Springs, near the high school. Ocean Springs police are reporting flooding…

Cindy pummels the Coast

Reports are coming in across the Coast this morning as Cindy makes its way closer to landfall. This morning in Ocean Springs, a viewer took this video. You can see a large waterspout in the Gulf, moving through the Davis…

Employability Job Fair

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Chris Howard about the Employability Job Fair on June 28th 9 am - 1 pm at the Lyman Community Center.

Tracking Tropical Storm Cindy : Update

News 25’s Laurene Callander tells us more about the current road conditions in the Gulfport area. . . . . cm = new CMPlayer("cm_player_1498067156418").setup({width: "100%", height: "100%", pl_length: 5, profile_id: "b312f890-48eb-0133-abd4-7a163e1f7c79", vid: "6968997"}) cm = new CMPlayer("cm_player_1498065703159").setup({width: "100%", height: "100%",…

Old Highway 49 Flooding

A viewer sent us video of flooding on Old Highway 49 south of Duckworth in Gulfport. This video is from shortly after 8am. You can clearly see the water rushing over the roadway. Two Gulfport police officers are on both…

Tracking Tropical Storm Cindy

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William Carey’s Bobby Halford named Coach of the Year

Following the January 21st tornado in Hattiesburg, William Carey became the central focus of damage and destruction. Almost five months to the day, the resilient university is back to making headlines for its athletic dominance. Yesterday, William Carey Head Baseball…

Heavy rainfall expected this week

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors met this afternoon and signed a local proclamation and requested a state of emergency to the governor in regards to Tropical Storm Cindy. Harrison County EMA Director Rupert Lacy tells News 25 the rain…

Shelter opens to homeless during rainy weather

As the rainy weather continues, a cold weather shelter is opening its doors to the homeless. The Salvation Army’s Gulf Coast Area Command Building is where the homeless can stay dry for the next few days in Gulfport. The shelter…