Law Enforcement Banquet
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Candy Webb and Bill Downs about the Law Enforcement Banquet at the Orange Grove Community Center, Tuesday May 23rd from 6-8 pm.
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1 Vote Gap In Diamondhead Election : Live Report
News 25's Laurene Callander tells us more about the Diamondhead mayoral election.
Diamondhead runoff election
With polls closed across the Coast, the people have spoken in Diamondhead. With no opposition in the general election, the winner of tonight’s runoff will become the city’s new mayor. News 25’s Hank Davis joins us from City Hall with…
Bay St. Louis runoff election
After a very close end result of city primaries between incumbent Mayor Les Fillingame and mayoral candidate Mike Favre, the two went head to head tonight in the primary runoff election. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson is in Hancock County with…
Education Day at MGM Park
Today, hundreds of students from all over South Mississippi had the chance to trade in the classroom for the ball park. Education Day was in full swing at MGM Park for today’s game ending the Shuckers homestand against the Jackson…
Former Ocean Springs public works director breaks silence
In Ocean Springs, former Public Works Director Andre Kaufman broke his silence. In 2015, Kaufman was forced to step down from his position amidst allegations of the mishandling of city owned scrap metal. The district attorney found Kaufman innocent of…
Longtime Ocean Springs alderman out
Incumbent and longtime Ward 3 Alderman Chic Cody is out after tonight’s runoff results. Joseph Bellman Jr. beat out Cody 180-164. Since there are no Democrats running, Bellman wins the seat. Cody has been Ward 3 alderman for 24 years.…
Moss Point Democratic Mayoral Runoff
In Moss Point, two were vying for the Democratic seat in the general election on June 6th. Mario King takes the nomination, beating Billy Knight Sr. with 52 percent of the vote. King will face off against four challengers, including…
Louisiana governor speaks on divisive bill
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says a proposal that would make it more difficult to remove Confederate monuments is impractical and unnecessarily divisive. During a news conference Tuesday, the Democratic governor wouldn’t say whether he would veto Republican Representative Thomas…
Beauvoir still wants Confederate monuments
Historical changes in New Orleans and now Virginia with the removal of Confederate monuments. Officials at Beauvoir say they’re still ready with open arms to give the monuments a new home. Masked crews used a massive crane and trucks to…
Ocean Springs election updates
There’s been no shortage of news at Ocean Springs City Hall recently. News 25’s Hank Davis joins us with a look into the elections, more on recent allegations against Mayor Connie Moran and a preview of tonight’s City Council meeting.
Voters hit the polls in Bay St. Louis
Voters hit the polls for primary runoffs in several Coast cities. Over in Bay St. Louis two-term Mayor Les Fillingame faces City Councilman Mike Favre in the Democratic runoff. The winner of that race will face Republican Jeff Harding in…
Hate crime sentence is victory for LGBT advocates
It’s a big victory for LGBT advocates on the Coast: the sentence the Mississippi man received for the first-ever conviction of federal hate crime charges for the killing of a transgender woman. A federal judge sentenced Joshua Vallum to 49…
National Salvation Army Week
This week is all about celebrating the organization that does the most good. This week is National Salvation Army week. The Salvation Army encourages people to learn about the needs of the millions of Americans living in poverty or near…
Fatima Spring Festival 2017
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Benji Borrelli about Fatima Spring Festival 2017 happening May 19th - May 21st, 4 p.m - 8 p.m at Old Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
Do You Know This Man?
The Ocean Springs Police Department needs your help finding a suspect related to a commercial burglary this morning. Police believe the man in this video entered shoreline realty through the back door. He then proceeded to ransack the business. Police…
Revitalizing Downtown Area
The city of Biloxi wants to bring history back downtown...and they need your help. Mayor Gilich wants to revive the commercial district which was once the heart of downtown Biloxi specifically Howard Avenue. The city teamed with the Southern Mississippi…
Preventing Kitchen Fires
If you can't handle the heat...get out of the kitchen. That is exactly what the Biloxi Fire Department wants you to do if a fire sparks while you are cooking. In the past week firefighters responded to four kitchen fires…
Fallen Officers Candlelight Vigil
Tonight, state leaders will honor the men and women who died in the line of duty while protecting our communities. As a part of national police week, attorney General Jim Hood along with police chiefs from across the state will…
Primary Runoff Elections Today
Voters are now hitting the polls for primary run-offs in several coast cities. The secretary of state's office is reminding voters these elections are only for the party you're registered in. And that if you didn't vote in the Initial…
New local art project in downtown Gulfport
Following the recent success of Fishbone Alley, the City of Gulfport is becoming even more of a canvas for local art. The Gulfport Mayor’s Youth Council is just getting started on a new project downtown. The youth council members will…
Worldwide cyber-attack “Wannacry”
A law enforcement official says investigators believe additional companies in the United States have been affected by the global ransomware software cyber-attack, but have not yet come forward to report the attacks. Authorities have been encouraging affected companies to contact…
Stealing from the dead
A recent outbreak of thefts at an Ocean Springs cemetery has representatives from Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home asking the public for assistance in solving the crime. Recently, the management at Crestlawn Memorial Park in Ocean Springs have been dealing with…
Arrests made in Gautier shooting
The Gautier Police Department have made two arrests in the Robbery and Shooting of a 17 year old male. Trevon Grasper (17) and Kewesi Barial (16) have both been charged with Robbery and Aggravated Assault. Bonds for each charge have…