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Hancock County BP Town Hall Meeting

Today, South Mississippi had a second chance to provide input on how the state should spend more than $700 million of BP settlement money. Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and several other state legislators met with Hancock County residents at city…

Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting

The Mississippi Gaming Commission is backing away from considering a change in where casinos are allowed to develop along the Gulf Coast. Commissioners had little comment today after deciding not to let casinos build on sites where the casino companies…

Murder Case Ruled Mistrial

A mistrial was the result after a previous guilty murder verdict of Johnny Owens III was found to be untrue. The jury deliberated for over two hours in the case Wednesday and stated they reached a unanimous verdict in the…

Murder Conviction

It took a jury three hours today to find a 23-year-old man guilty of first degree murder. Henry Harvey was found guilty of the shooting death of 29-year-old Eddie Briggs in January 2015. Testimony showed the defendant shot the victim…

VGA Championship at Fallen Oak

The second annual VGA Championship wrapped up at Fallen Oak. The tournament is made up of the nation’s top veterans who now take the time to golf. It was an exciting end to the Veteran’s Golfers Association Tournament. The 2016…

Plant It Pink Ocean Springs

Today the Ocean Springs Garden Club planted pink flowers with an important message. The ladies of the club placed the pink snapdragons in the shape of a ribbon for breast cancer awareness.The flowers are outside of the Singing River Imaging…

Today Is Mississippi Day Of Giving

If you're a proud Mississippian then today is the day you give back to not only your community, but the state. Today is the Mississippi Day of Giving. This is the second year for the event that tries its best…

Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week October 24th-28th

Hurricane season may soon be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean you can let your guard down. Today, Governor Phil Bryant declared October 24th through the 28th Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week. According to the National Weather Service,…

Fallen Firefighters Remembered

Thirty years ago on this day, Biloxi lost two brave firemen while they were battling a house fire. Today Kurt Jacquet Sr. and Carl Ohr were honored by friends, loved ones, and the Biloxi Fire Department at their grave sites.…

Mississippi School Districts Graded

The Mississippi Department of Education released letter grades for school districts across the state. The accountability system is based on an "A" through "F" system. For the 2015-2016 school years, district grades include 14 "A" districts, 39 "B" districts, 36…

Operations Cost Kemper Power Plant

Documents filed recently project Mississippi Power's Kemper County Power Plant operations and maintenance will cost one billion dollars in its first five years. That's in addition to the 6.9 billion the plant is already spending for construction. The one billion…

BP Town Hall Meeting Diamondhead

Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves hosted a public meeting regarding BP oil spill settlement money. This is the second of three town hall meetings hosted by Reeves meant to get public input on how the money should be spent. Seven hundred…

Felony Charge of Vehicular Burglary

According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, a Harrison County deputy recently stopped to check on a broken down vehicle in Saucier and was met with a surprise to find a man inside attempting to burglarize the vehicle. Twenty-two year-old Alec Theodore…

Sex Offender Registration Failure

A 74-year-old man is behind bars on felony charges for failing to give his correct address when registering as a sex offender. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 Archie McManus Jr. of Long Beach put a false address…

Breaking Down the Presidential Debate

Howie Morgan, a political consultant who has worked with Rick Perry and Mike Huckabee, joins us along with former Democrat Congressman Ronnie Shows who has served two terms in the House of Representatives and the Mississippi State Senate.

Rep. Steven Palazzo on Donald Trump

Many of our state politicians have shown their support for one presidential candidate or the other, including Congressman Steven Palazzo who has displayed his support for Donald Trump on his own campaign sign. Congressman Palazzo says he’s behind Trump one…

Fair Food for a Good Cause

Pascagoula police are writing a different kind of ticket at the Jackson County Fair today. Tickets for cheeseburger orders, French fries and seafood gumbo that is! Local churches and the Pascagoula Police Department are serving up food for a good…

GCRL Donates Oysters to Ocean Springs High School

A partnership between USM’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and Ocean Springs High School allows students to research and understand marine life and preservation along the Coast. Today, the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory donated more than 750,000 juvenile oysters to the…

City of Moss Point Faces Double Investigation

The City of Moss Point’s police department and utility department are both being investigated for potential fraud. After discovering some discrepancies in the accounting records for the utility department, the matter was turned over to the state auditor’s criminal investigation…

Palazzo Visits Harrison County Republican Club

As a veteran himself, Representative Steven Palazzo says his track record shows his support for veterans. Incumbent Palazzo tells News 25 he disagrees with Democratic candidate Mark Gladney’s opinion, saying his office has serviced more than 4,000 veterans in his…

Secretary of State Speaks on Point Cadet Rezoning

The City of Biloxi moves forward with its plan to rezone more than 20 acres of land on Point Cadet in order to expand Margaritaville. News 25’s Kendra Turley caught up with Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, who is against…

MDA Walk This Weekend Gulfport

This weekend you have a chance to walk and raise money for a good cause. The Muscular Dystrophy Association will be holding their annual MDA Walk this Saturday in Gulfport. At 2 p.m. at Jones Park, over 150 people will…