President Donald Trump declared Forrest, Lamar, Lauderdale, and Perry counties federal disaster areas this afternoon after severe storms and tornadoes hit Mississippi on Saturday. Approved in this disaster declaration are: individual assistance, grants to individuals and households, and statewide hazard mitigation…
It was back to the books for students and teachers at Hancock Middle School today. Classes reassembled this morning after a small fire and flooding closed the school for several days. Teachers spent most of Tuesday evening making sure their…
A Waveland investigation leads to the arrest of two men and the seizure of several firearms and stolen property. Forty-three year-old Frank Taylor of Kiln was charged with four counts of commercial burglary for stealing tripletail coolers from a warehouse.…
In conclusion of this long journey, the family of Ja’Naya presented a letter to the media. It said, “First of all, I want to thank God. I want to thank District Attorney Joel Crosby and their staff, the chief of…
Alberto Garcia has been sentenced to death in the murder of five-year-old Ja’Naya Thompson. This sentencing was handed down two and a half years after the heart wrenching discovery of her body in Gulfport. News 25 was in the courtroom…
Jackson County is on the move and officials say 2017’s projects and economic development within the county look prosperous. Jackson County Board of Supervisors President Troy Ross gave this year’s State of the County Address in front of the Rotary…
Every year the March for Life in Washington, D.C. draws in thousands of people from around the country. The march is held around the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion. Today, News 25’s Gina Tomlinson went…
After years of hard work, a couple of Coast home brewers now have a place to call home. Carl Broome and Mark Cowley are two of the men who worked tirelessly to get the company off the ground. Biloxi Brewing…
If you’re in the Jackson County area and would like to donate to tornado victims, donations will be accepted at the Pascagoula Service Center on Amonett Street tomorrow, Friday, and Monday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Donations needed include…
President Donald Trump intends to expedite the recovery process for those in Hattiesburg and Petal. He says he will sign the major disaster declaration as soon as possible. This is according to Governor Phil Bryant who spoke with the president…
Members of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance are heading up to Jackson for their Civic Engagement Day. News 25’s Laurene Callander has more.
The Gulfport Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects involved in a burglary armed robbery of a residence. Last night a man wearing dark clothing entered a home through a window and took the home owner’s…
It’s almost baseball time again. The Shuckers are looking for a variety of different positions within the organization. Tuesday, January 31st from 4:30 until 7:30 at MGM Park, the Biloxi Shuckers will host their third annual job fair for part-time…
One man is recovering after a stabbing in Jackson County last night. Police officers rushed to the northwest part of Pascagoula. Pascagoula police tell News 25 an altercation between two men led to the stabbing. The incident happened on Agnes…
News 25 has been updating you on the situation in Hattiesburg as the Pine Belt region begins to repair the damage done by a deadly tornado this past weekend. Brick by brick the people of Hattiesburg, Petal and the surrounding…
Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef says he’s excited to lead the southern region of the Republican National Committee. Nosef just returned from Washington D.C. where he participated in the Republican National Committee winter meetings. That’s where he was elected…
Instead of just playing the victory chorus, the Harrison Central High School band is celebrating their own victory today as winners of a regional contest. The high school band was awarded $2,000 for winning the Powerade Literary Contest. The contest…
Celebrating Mississippi’s bicentennial is just one year long party. A group of ninth graders from Resurrection High School were taking their shoes off to get a hands-on experience with our state history in Pascagoula today. The first U.S. flag ever…
Before the Biloxi City Council votes on a zoning change that would allow for a large housing development in Woolmarket, there will be a public hearing on the issue to clear up more questions and concerns from the council and…
It’s been four days since an EF3 tornado tore through the Pine Belt region with the most severe damage in Forrest County where four lives were lost. News 25’s Hank Davis joins us from Forrest County with an update on…
Biloxi PD has arrested 26-year-old Russell Adams on a charge of resident burglary. A neighbor witnessed Adams wandering through the neighborhood and enter the victim’s residence. Police arrived and arrested the suspect without incident. Adams was already wanted for failure to appear…
Hancock County Middle School will return to class tomorrow. School was canceled for two days after a small fire turned the sprinkler system on. The sprinkler then stayed on for hours until the faculty arrived for school Monday morning. Hancock…
Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove says an autopsy today found no foul play or trauma was responsible for the death of a man found in a wooded area in D’Iberville. Hargrove says there is still no cause of death. The…
The father who was accused of beating his then three-year-old son, Zander, in 2016 is now facing two additional charges in the same case. After considering the case, the Jackson County grand jury indicted 25-year-old Nathan Blake McCrory on four…