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Mississippi Seafood Cook Off

What would the Mississippi Gulf Coast be without seafood? Thankfully, we don’t have to find out, but we do need to know who the undisputed Seafood King is. That’s what the Mississippi Seafood Cook Off is all about. For eight…

GCOPS cooks up police support at community at BBQ

A recently formed non-profit supporting law enforcement is calling in for backup from our community. G-Cops, or Gulfport Community Organizing Police Support, had a barbecue today with all donations made going to support the city’s police department. There were family-fun…

Get out the Vote in Bay St. Louis

We’re in the middle of municipal election season and the Mississippi Republican Party is reminding everyone to get out and vote. Party Chairman Joe Nosef joined other members of the Republican Party at the Bridges Golf Club at Hollywood Casino.…

Summer safety stand down at NCBC

Summer is almost here and people everywhere are getting ready for boating, lounging on the beach, grilling and more. All classic summer activities, but they don’t come without hazards. The Navy Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport is making sure their…

Eighth annual Mississippi Seafood Cook-off

Tonight at Climb CDC in Gulfport, a group of elite chefs will meet to answer the question: who is the king of Mississippi seafood? This will be the eighth annual statewide Seafood Cook-off. The winning chef advances to represent Mississippi…

GCOPS BBQ Fundraiser

Members of the community are cooking up some support for Gulfport police officers at a BBQ going on downtown. The BBQ is put on by recently formed nonprofit Gulfport Community Organizing Police Support or GCOPS. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson joins…

Pastor credits alarm for quick arrest

The second Gulfport church in two weeks is vandalized, but this time the suspect did not get away. The senior pastor at Tabernacle of Faith Church is crediting his alarm system for keeping the burglar from doing too much damage.…

Hurricane preparedness exercise in Waveland

The Waveland Police Department hosted a hurricane preparedness exercise with City Hall employees. The courtroom at the station is set up as an emergency operations center. Officials have been using a generator to test the power and also checking the…

Fire destroys Gulfport nursing home

Eight months of renovations to an elderly facility in Gulfport is destroyed by an overnight fire on Hardy Avenue. Eighteen firefighters battled the blaze around 1 a.m., but the inside of the home was destroyed. The homeowner tells News 25…

Victims of Jackson County interstate crash identified

Officials have released the identities of those killed in yesterday’s crash on the interstate. The four people killed in the Ford Expedition were all from Mobile. Husband and wife Jacob and Diane Williams, Ruth Clark, and Takisha Mosely were all…

Cedar Lake Flyfishing Tournament

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Lex Lamey about the Cedar Lake Flyfishing Tournament on May 27th 6 am to Noon at the Tchoutcabouffa River. For more information please visit mscoastflyfishers.org

Get Your Game Up Camp!

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Patrick Lewis and Richard Macklin about the Get Your Game Up Camp! at Central Elementary School.

Three arrested for armed robbery in Biloxi

Two male juveniles and a 19-year-old are charged as adults for armed robbery in Biloxi. Police say Samuel Bowie and two other black males knocked on a Westwick Apartment on Stennis Drive in the early morning hours. When the victims…

1996 Cold Case arrest

Cold cases often remain unsolved for decades and sometimes they are never solved. A family left searching for justice, a murderer walking freely. For today’s Wanted Wednesday, investigators in Columbus are shouting for joy at the resolution of a two…

‘Transality’ discussion panel at USM Gulf Coast

It’s an open forum that discusses strategies to help reduce discrimination faced by transgender and other gender non-conforming people. The Transgender Education and Advocacy Program of Mississippi held a discussion panel at the USM Gulf Coast campus for those to…

Fourth annual ‘Feed the Need’ fish fry

A South Mississippi group is using a fish fry to feed the needy in Ocean Springs. Sunday, June 4th in the heart of downtown Ocean Springs everyone is invited to show up for the fourth annual Feed the Need fish…

C-USA Tournament benefits ‘Champions for Charities’

While the Conference USA Baseball Tournament is in full swing, Overtime Sports put together ‘Champions for Charities’ that will help benefit local Coast charities. The Biloxi NAACP and its baseball diversity committee are raising money for the Loaves and Fishes…

Breaking ground for Island View beach casino expansion

The Island View Casino in Gulfport is giving people another reason to come enjoy our picturesque Gulf Coast. Today, officials broke ground for their new 43,000 square foot beach front casino expansion. The sound of progress along what used to…

Christopher Epps sentenced to 20 years in prison

A federal judge has sentenced the former head of Mississippi’s prison system to nearly 20 years in prison in a wide-ranging corruption case. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate handed down the sentence Wednesday to 56-year-old Christopher Epps. The longtime…