Local News

Apply to be a Moss Point School Board member

The City of Moss Point is looking to fill a spot on the Moss Point School Board. The city is accepting applications on their website for a new school board member. Applicants must be registered voters and residents of Moss…

Exploring USM’s Point Sur research boat

Whenever aquatic research goes on anywhere on the Gulf Coast, there’s a good chance that the University of Southern Miss is involved in some way. Today at the Port of Gulfport, the USM School of Ocean Science and Technology opened…

High Diving Pirates of Gulf Island

Pirates have invaded Gulf Islands Waterpark in Gulfport. Pirates walk the plank daily until Sunday, July 23rd in an action packed pirate show that has all the elements of exciting tales of the high seas. One of the highlights are…

Parking issues in Bay St. Louis

In a city thriving on its growing tourism, Bay St. Louis has few problems, but parking has become one of them. Residents and businesses in the Bay are noticing a growing problem in traffic and parking issues due mostly to…

Port of Gulfport leases with new tenant

There’s a new tenant at the Port of Gulfport and major plans are already under way. Sea One will continue the port’s diversification process and is bringing brand new technology along with them. It goes along with the state’s position…

Creekwood Apartment Shooting

A neighbor obtained this footage seconds after the shooting at the Creekwood Apartments this afternoon. Authorities responded to a call of shots fired at Creek Wood Apartments off of O’Neal Road around 1 p.m. Staff members say this started as…

Changes to rail crossings in Biloxi underway

With the reoccurring issues of the railroad crossings in Biloxi, the city council recently made decisions on a couple of key issues, the consolidation of the six of the city’s 29 rail crossings being one of them. The City of…

Marijuana arrests in Jackson County

Two men are facing marijuana possession charges after a traffic stop in Jackson County last night. Twenty-two year-old Nichaulas Fantauzzi of Gautier and 20-year-old Korey Ladner of Biloxi were pulled over at the intersection of Lampkin Road and Highway 63.…

Armed Robbery Arrests

On 14 June 2017, 37 year old Biloxi Resident Ray Charles Martin Jr. turned himself in to the Biloxi Police Department on a warrant for Armed Robbery. The arrest and warrant stem from an investigation into the robbery of an…

Finding Kylie and Riley

After several weeks of special care, two endangered sea turtles are now skimming the waves and water of the Mississippi Sound, just hours after their release near the Ken Combs Pier in Gulfport. News 25’s Tanner Stewart takes us on…

Janaya’s story

You may not see any flowers at the scene and possibly no memorial of any kind, but years after the death of Janaya Thompson, residents in the neighborhood still remember the day it happened. After the horrific murder of five-year-old…

Departure of U.S.N.S Spearhead at Port of Gulfport

It was a unique opportunity at the Port of Gulfport as longshoremen and Seabees loaded a special shipment on Saturday. Saturday the U.S.N.S Spearhead sat anchored in the Port of Gulfport marking a first for the port. The loading of…

New graduation requirements in Mississippi

With the school year fast approaching, students are trying to make the most of their summer. Mississippi lawmakers are trying to make the most of their students’ future. The Mississippi Board of Education proposed new graduation requirements starting with freshmen…

Biloxi hit and run suspect under arrest

A suspect is now in custody for the July 1st hit and run on Reynoir Street in Biloxi. With the help of Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers and the public, Biloxi Police Department arrested 46-year-old Jose Luis Alvaras-Rico of Biloxi, the…

Shots Fired In Gulfport

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Chief Leonard Papania about the shots fired in Gulfport off of 25th Street. After distraught individual surrendered himself after firing shots in his home.

Progress for new fire station in Woolmarket

It’s been a long time coming, but progress is underway in Woolmarket for a brand new Biloxi fire station. Crews already knocked down several trees to make way for station 10 off Old Highway 67. A sign is posted on…

Truck causes railroad damage in Biloxi

Yet another scare on the tracks in Biloxi this morning after an 18-wheeler got stuck at a railroad crossing. Emergency crews rushed to Iberville and Irish Hill Drive a little after 7:15 this morning following reports of a truck traveling…

Todd Oliver and Friends

News 25's Kristen Durand interviews Todd Oliver about his show July 18th at 7 pm at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center.

Summer Movie Series Tonight

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Cecilia Dobbs Walton about the Summer Movie series at the Biloxi Town Green starting at 5:30 pm.