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State Flag Debate Moves To Legal Battle New Orleans

A long-running feud over the confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag is moving to a new legal battlefield. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals in New Orleans is scheduled to hear arguments today over reviving a 2016 lawsuit…

Widespread Water Outage This Weekend

Tens of thousands of Jackson Mississippi residents will be left high and dry this weekend. 40 thousand residents will be without water. Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management expect this outage will last from Friday at 3 until Sunday at…

National Pancake Day Ihop

Ihop is serving up free flapjacks for a good cause today... The popular breakfast spot is celebrating its twelfth annual "National Pancake Day". The tradition continues as Ihop gives out free pancakes to raise funds for charities. Today, participating Ihop…

National School Breakfast Week

It is known as the most important meal of the day and this week schools in Harrison County are recognizing national school breakfast week. This morning kids at Lizana Elementary enjoyed a Doctor Seuss themed breakfast of green eggs and…

Aquarium Updated Expected Today

What is the future of the Gulfport Aquarium? Today we're likely to get an update from the Gulfport Redevelopment Commission Meeting. In January, David Kimmel of Kimmel management services was announced as the consultant to work with Gulfport's Redevelopment Commission…

Jackson County Deputies Cleared

The identities have been released of three Jackson County Sheriff's Deputies who were cleared of any wrongdoing in two separate shootings last year. The grand jury found no criminal conduct on behalf of Deputy Jonathan Blakeney and Sergeant Mike Nutefall.…

Revised travel ban executive order

This morning President Donald Trump signed version two of his travel ban executive order. News 25’s Kendra Turley caught up with Coast residents to see how they feel about the revised directive. Immigrant rights activist Henry Vanegas said, “This ban…

"Belle La Vie" Community Discussion

Tonight's Biloxi City Council Meeting is expected to take place in front of a "Standing-Room Only" audience. One of the "Hot Topics" on tonight's agenda? A proposal to create Belle La Vie. The proposed subdivision in Woolmarket would bring single-family…

Walker Appealing B&B Ruling

One coast businessman plans to continue fighting the city of Ocean Springs when it comes to using his house as a bed and breakfast. Scott Walker, the business consultant released from jail last year after serving 18 months for fraud…

Sport Facilities Safety & Security Summit

Keeping fans, players, and staff at professional sporting events is no small task and in today's world you have to be ready for anything. That's the focus of the professional sport facilities safety and security summit going on this week…

Revised travel ban executive order

President Donald Trump signs version two of his travel ban executive order. There are several differences between Trump’s new executive order and the order blocked by a federal court in February. This one exempts green card legal residents and does…

Mobile man behind bars after police chase

This weekend a chase took police from across the Gulf Coast on a pursuit from Pascagoula to Biloxi. Between gunfire and high speeds, no one was injured thanks to quick police work and cooperation. News 25’s Hank Davis brings us…

Beau Rivage donates $5K for tornado relief

William Carey University’s Hattiesburg campus now has 5,000 extra dollars to put towards the tornado relief effort thanks to the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino. Senior Project Manager for William Carey University Dick Vogel was on hand as Beau Rivage…

Beach vendors return along the Coast

Spring hasn’t quite sprung just yet, but it sure does feel like it here on the Coast. We can tell the warmer weather is on the way as beach rental vendors begin to pop back up along Highway 90. Plenty…

WWII veteran celebrates her 100th birthday

World War II veteran and Armed Forces Retirement Home resident Marion Ritchie celebrated turning 100 today with a big birthday bash surrounded by family, friends, and even some local and state leaders. Members from Seabee unit 133 saluted Marion as…

“Boots to Business Reboot”

Today in Gulfport, veterans were presented with a free training program on starting a small business. “Boots to Business Reboot” is a two-step program where veterans, service members, and their spouses can learn the basics of business ownership, evaluating business…

Wings of Freedom Tour lands on the Coast

A once in a lifetime opportunity to see United States history is taking flight on the Coast. A crew of World War II planes touched down at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport for the Wings of Freedom Tour today. They could…

State flag debates move to legal battle

A long-running feud over the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag is moving on to a new legal battlefield. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday over reviving a 2016…

Mobile man’s initial appearance in court

A wild chase along the Gulf Coast this weekend ended with Terrell Lee Johnson of Mobile, Alabama behind bars. At his initial appearance in Jackson County this afternoon, Johnson’s bond was set at $50,000. News 25’s Hank Davis joins us…

Harrison County Fair To Return This Year

For the first time decades, the Harrison County Fair made its return to the fairgrounds last year, and this fall it will be back. This morning the Harrison County Fair association announced the fair will be held September 6th through…

Conditions After Massive Blaze

Smoke lingers in Jackson County following Sunday’s massive blaze which engulfed over 500 acres of land. Traffic flowed smoothly this morning on I-10 and Highway 90 in Moss Point after multiple lanes were blocked Sunday afternoon. Visibility also did not…

School Employee Charged With Embezzlement

A Jackson County School district employee is behind bars charged with embezzlement. 37-year old Melanie Pankonin was the vice-president of the Grid Iron Club a non-profit, which was raising money for the St. Martin high school football team. Sheriff Mike…