Get your tissues ready, South Mississippi. A military dad surprised his daughter at Popp’s Ferry Elementary this morning after serving in Afghanistan for the past seven months. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports on this emotional return. Alexia Richardson raised her…
The NAACP is calling on federal authorities to investigate a reported hate crime that occurred at Stone High School earlier this month. The NAACP says school officials have failed to properly address the incident. News 25’s Hank Davis was at…
Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove tells News 25 the body that was found at Kremer Landing in Gulfport has been positively identified as 36-year-old Gulfport resident Priscilla Earl. Hargrove says both forensics and tattoos on Earl's body helped them positively…
If you’re already in the Halloween spirit, the annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 5K Zombie Run is tonight. The run kicks off at 6 p.m. at the A.L. May Memorial Stadium on the Perkinston campus. Zombie check in and…
This Saturday, Crusaders for Veterans will do something that is long overdue. The non-profit will be putting on a Vietnam commemoration ceremony at the Biloxi National Cemetery. The ceremony is set to start at nine on Saturday. It will let…
The state NAACP says white students at a south Mississippi high school put a noose around the neck of a black student and "yanked backward." Ayana Kinnel, spokeswoman for the civil rights group, says Monday that the incident took place…
Army guardsmen from all over America are coming together right here, on the gulf coast, to participate in an international combat exercise. The Mississippi Air National Guard is hosting "Southern Strike a large-scale war game where military service members will…
Big Mike's Speakeasy a popular spot for coast resident is moving to create space for the Mississippi Aquarium. The Irish Coast Pub gave up its lease in the first block of downtown's Main Street 25th Avenue and now very soon,…
This weekend's wonderful weather provided perfect conditions for Biloxi’s 2nd Annual Commodore Schooner Race. In the early 1920s and 30s, Biloxi’s popular schooner races were world famous, until motor-powered vessels took over the water ways and the races faded into…
There may be more living than dead in The Old Biloxi Cemetery lately... The cemetery tours are back and it's the tenth anniversary. News 25's Gina Tomlinson has the details. History rose from the graves of the Old Biloxi Cemetery…
Halloween is not the only thing giving locals the chills as evidenced by the weekend's overnight low temperatures which broke some records for the coast. Yesterday's temperatures dipped into the forties and some people may have been getting out their…
Today in Biloxi, a group is coming together to do their part to make John Harrison Doucet's Road to recovery a little smoother. The Biloxi Yacht Club will host a fish fry fundraiser, where they'll be dishing out plates of…
Flames from a car fire spread to a nearby home over the weekend completely damaging the vehicle and causing minor damage to the home. It happened on Howard Street in Gulfport around 5:15 Saturday afternoon. According the Gulfport Fire Department,…
An Alabama man is behind bars after a report of suspicious activity led police to a stolen vehicle. A male and female were seen walking away from a black Honda Accord they left stranded on the side of the I-10…
You’re late, you’re late to a very important date that is if you didn’t make it out to Hiller Park tonight for this year’s Halloween at Hiller Park. The theme was “Alice in Wonderland,” but little princesses and monsters of…
Tonight in Gulfport, the city’s police department held their annual Night out against Crime, a family fun Halloween celebration that aims to bring the community and its law enforcement together. Gulfport’s Night out against Crime is a way for the…
It’s that time of year where sicknesses, like the flu, can creep into your immune system. Walgreens employees were giving out free flu shots to seniors at the Donal Snyder Community Center in Biloxi today. The Centers for Disease Control…
Jack Frost isn’t nipping at your nose quite yet, but that doesn’t mean it’s not beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Crews have been out at Jones Park setting up for this year’s Gulfport Harbor Winter Festival. While the…
Coast legends will be rising from their graves this weekend in Biloxi. The 10th annual Old Biloxi Cemetery Tour is back and the theme this year is “mayors.” Each stop in the Old Biloxi Cemetery will feature actors who will…
Army guardsmen from all over America are coming together on the Gulf Coast to participate in an international combat exercise. The Mississippi Air National Guard is hosting Southern Strike, a large scale war game where military service members will train…
Back in June, the Ocean Springs Middle School choir performed in the Big Apple and now it is your chance to watch them at Carnegie Hall. Seventy students sang six songs, all in Spanish, after being nationally selected through a…
The Coast hits home base for New York Yankees pitcher Jonathan Holder. The Gulfport native and current Major League Baseball rookie returned to the Coast to speak at the baseball luncheon in Biloxi. Before being drafted by the New York…
Move along Bozo! Kemper County Supervisors are banning people from wearing any clown costume, mask or makeup in public. The local law carries a $150 penalty and it will be lifted after the Halloween season on November 1st. The Kemper…
Harrison County fire crews spent the afternoon battling a brushfire that they believe was intentionally set. According to Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan, a witness called 9-1-1 when he saw a man in a gray or green pickup truck…