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Second Annual Bow Ties and Beignets

The second Annual Bow Ties and Beignets will be taking place Friday, August 26th. The event benefits the emergency children’s shelter. The benefit is from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Island View Casino. General admission is $25. For…

Prayer Rally Tonight in Jackson County

A community wide prayer rally is happening in Jackson County tonight. A youth group is hosting the event at the Latimer Community Center. It will begin at 6:30. They are inviting everyone and anyone to come to pray for our…

AHRC Complete Now with Three New Members

The Biloxi Architectural Historical Review Commission is finally set to move forward. In one week, three new AHRC members will come together for the first time. The commission will first elect new officers and then the new members will go…

Biloxi Meeting with Mobile Gaming Company

It may not be your typical gaming business, but a new mobile gaming development company could be on its way to Biloxi. Today, Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich will be meeting with representatives from Umbrella Gaming. The company is known for…

Groundbreaking for St. Martin Intersection

A groundbreaking ceremony kicked off repair work at a dangerous intersection in St. Martin this morning. The $2.4 million project works to improve the intersection of Old Fort Bayou Road and Yellow Jacket Boulevard. Plans include the removal of the…

Woman Pleads Guilty in Bank Robbery

A Gulfport woman pleads guilty to robbing a bank back in 2014. Thirty-six year-old Lacritia Summerlin entered her plea in court this week after admitting to robbing the First Bank on Highway 49 on September 19th, 2014. A bank teller…

Groundbreaking For Intersection

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the changes coming to St Martin intersection of Yellow Jacket Boulevard and Old Fort Bayou Road. While resident Michelle Wetzel tells News 25, "My worst fear now is my son just got his…

Bond Remains For Mardi Gras Parade Shooter

A judge won't consider reducing a $2.7 million bond for Jessie Lee Williams Jr., one of four people arrested in a shooting Feb. 7 at a Mardi Gras Parade in Pass Christian that left two dead. Williams was scheduled for…

Man Threatens Police Officers

A man's repeated calls to 911 warned he was coming from Texas to kill Waveland police officers. The calls came in to Hancock County central dispatch for four hours Monday night. Police arrested the man responsible at a local gas…

Silent Encounter Sparks Movement

Sometimes silence speaks when words can’t. One quiet message shared between a police officer and woman is inspiring a movement in Hancock County. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson caught up with the woman who started it all and shares the details.…

Ten Worst Tanks for Dolphins and Whales

A recent study named Gulfport’s Institute for Marine Mammal Studies one of the worst facilities in the country for dolphins and whales. News 25’s Kenda Turley caught up with the director of IMMS to hear his reaction. The dolphins at…

Mississippi Casinos Cash In

Casino revenue continued to grow statewide in Mississippi in June. Gamblers lost more at casinos along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast. Figures released this week by the State Revenue Department show casinos won $175 million in June, up…

Senator Wicker on Republican National Convention

Today is day three of the Republican National Convention. So far we’ve seen everything from protests to alleged plagiarism. Senator Roger Wicker has been there to witness it all, but he believes it is America taking its rightful position again…

Mayor Gilich Announces Keesler Gate Funding

Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich received a round of applause when he announced that $5 million is committed toward a new main entrance for Keesler Air Force Base. The money comes from the state and will go towards an estimated…

IMMS Responds to Being on Worst Tank List

A recent study named Gulfport’s Institute of Marine Mammal Studies one of the worst facilities in the country for dolphins and whales. News 25 Kendra's Turley has the details. [mappress mapid="3154"]

Car on Fire on HWY 49

A single car near Cross Roads was possibly struck by lightning. Viewer video shows the car still smoking. We also have reports and viewer video of power being out in the area. Officials say avoid Hwy 49 if possible as…

MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory for one beach monitoring station on Wednesday. Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. There are currently…

American Girl Model Auditions Saturday

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan and Penny Patterson about the American Girl model auditions Saturday July 23rd from 1-5 pm at the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. Must fit in a 6x for baby outfits or a Size…

Public Meeting Regarding Fair

The first Harrison County Fair in decades is less than two months away and those organizing it want to hear from you.  So tonight you're invited to a public meeting from 6 to 8 pm at Cafe Climb in Gulfport. …

Law Enforcement Breakfast

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Scott Mcleod about the Law Enforcement Breakfast at Cracker Barrel in Moss Point starting at 7:30 am 7/20/2016.   [mappress mapid="3151"]

Dangerous Intersection Repair in St. Martin

Jackson County takes action to repair one of the more dangerous intersections in the area. News 25’s Kendra Turley gives us a look at the $2.4 million project. The intersection of Old Fort Bayou Road and Yellow Jacket Boulevard in…