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Gulf Coast Rescue Mission Cleanup

The Gulf Coast Rescue Mission has taken it upon themselves to start cleaning up after a fire destroyed their main building and thrift store, but they need help. Starting this Saturday, the Gulf Coast Rescue Mission is asking members of…

Lemonade for Law Enforcement

Two sisters from Biloxi use the profits from their lemonade stand to do something special for local law enforcement. News 25’s Kendra Turley introduces us to the girls behind Delicious Diva’s Lemonade. With a little bit of water and just…

Family Reunion History Fair

A group of Coast elementary school students are prepared to give Gulfport residents a history lesson. Tomorrow from 9 until noon, Pass Road Elementary will be putting on a Gulfport family reunion. The fair will be packed with over 25…

Fireman's Day Parade Heats Up City

Streets in Biloxi are heating up this weekend for the annual Fireman's Day Parade. The parade has flooded downtown Biloxi since 1890 and once rivaled the city's Mardi Gras Parades. It will feature antique and present day relics from the…

Ocean Springs Man Denied Bond

Fifty nine year old Phillip Spear will be held without bond, pending a trial, on charges of producing and distributing child pornography out of his home. This was decided at his preliminary hearing at the Gulfport Courthouse this morning. According…

Bulls on the Beach

The “Bulls on the Beach” event is back by popular demand in Bay St. Louis this weekend. Tonight Buoy’s Bar and Grill kicked off the second annual “Bulls on the Beach” event with a meet and greet with the cowboys,…

Limbs for Life Bridge Walk

For those who have had a limb amputated, the road to recovery is a long one. A prosthetic can help them get life back to normal a little more quickly, but obtaining one isn’t always easy. For Gulf Coast vibrio…

Gulfport Police Community Meeting

The Gulfport Police Department held their third and final community meeting this evening at the West Side Community Center. The series of meetings was an effort to combat crime in the area. News 25’s Kendra Turley has our full report.…

Be on the Lookout for James Woodward

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man reported missing by his family on Wednesday. Sheriff Mike Ezell said James Earl Woodward, 40, was last seen on September 8th on Hastings…

Have you seen Harold Buchanan?

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a silver alert for 65-year-old Harold Ralph Buchanan. Buchanan was last seen this morning about 2 a.m. He is described as a black male, 5’7” weighing 135 pounds with gray hair and brown…

Gulfport Police Community Meeting

After two murders this week, tonight the Gulfport Police Department will be holding their third and final community meeting against crime. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Gulfport with details on tonight’s meeting.

Bulls on the Beach

The bulls are out and they’re running wild on the beaches of Bay St. Louis. Maybe not quite running wild, but the pro riders and bulls have saddled up in the Bay. News 25’s Shelby Myers is there with them…

Bench Dedicated to Jimmy and Amanda Ward

A new bench has been constructed and placed at the Woolmarket Little League ballpark in Harrison County in honor of two special individuals. Jimmy and Amanda Ward, two students at D’Iberville High School, were killed in a tragic accident on…

Three Months Away from Soaking up the Run

The stretch of Highway 90 between Pass Christian and Biloxi will be run over by people rather than cars in less than three months. As News 25’s Kristen Durand show us, as South Mississippi prepares for the Mississippi Gulf Coast…

Free Meal for First Responders

One restaurant is working twice as hard in the kitchen today as a way to say “Thank You” to those who continue to protect and serve those in the community. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Dickey’s Barbecue Pit…

D’Iberville Manslaughter Arrest

A D’Iberville man is behind bars today, charged with manslaughter. Shortly before midnight, 33-year-old Michael Allan Pittman called the D’Iberville Police Department to report an attempted suicide at Timber Grove Apartments. When D’Iberville police arrived they found 36-year-old Rondal Butler…

Funeral for Bay St. Louis Police Chief

This afternoon in Bay St. Louis, family, friends and law enforcement officers gathered for the funeral of Police Chief Mike De Nardo. Chief Mike De Nardo was a military veteran and served for 30 years in law enforcement, including 12…

Father and Son Arrested in Vancleave

A Vancleave father and son are charged with burglarizing their neighbor’s home over a week’s period in July. Forty-three year-old Christopher Cole and his son, Brandon Cole, 22, both of 13300 Southern Pine Drive, are each charged with two counts…

Gulf Coast Rescue Mission Public Cleanup

The Gulf Coast Rescue Mission has taken it upon themselves to start cleaning up after a fire destroyed their main building and thrift store, but they need help. Starting this Saturday, the Gulf Coast Rescue Mission is asking members of…

Step Closer For New Casino

Could developers be gambling on a casino in the city of Long Beach? According to our media partner the sun herald a company made an offer to buy the Long Beach Yacht Club as a spot for the casino. Members…

Police Community Meeting Tonight

On the heels of two murders at the beginning of this week, tonight the Gulfport Police Department will be holding their third and final community meeting against crime. This meeting scheduled well in advance of recent shootings in the city…

Chief Of Police Laid To Rest

St. Louis Police Chief Mike Denardo will be laid to rest. Chief Denardo was a 30 year law enforcement veteran having served for 18 years at the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office as a patrol supervisor and S.W.A.T. Commander. Denardo…

Charged To Seven Years and Three Months

Biloxi businessman has been sentenced for his part in a kickback scheme involving the former commissioner of the Mississippi department of corrections. Coast government consultant Robert Simmons has been sentenced to seven years and three months in jail. Back in…

Man Killed in D'Iberville

On September 14, 2016, at approximately 11:40 P.M., D’Iberville Police Department responded to a reported suicide attempt. Upon officer’s arrival, and entry into the apartment, they located a white male who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the…