Road Closure
North and south bound lanes on Markham Drive between east Beach Boulevard and Township Road will be closed to thru traffic in order to repair a sewer cave-in. The closure will last from today through Thursday. Tegarden Road will be…
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Charter School Bill Passes House
The Mississippi House Committee passed a bill today that would allow charter schools to enroll students across district lines. Charter schools are operated by nonprofit groups separate from other public schools. Senate Bill 2161 would allow them to enroll students…
Biloxi High School holds Assembly on Drinking and Driving
Biloxi High School students go into prom weekend with more perspective of the outcomes and dangers associated with drinking and driving. Law enforcement, AMR personnel and Biloxi firefighters came to the high school’s gym for an assembly on drinking and…
Special Needs St. Patrick’s Day Dance
St. Patrick’s Day may be over but the party continues in Biloxi tonight. All physically and mentally challenged children and adults were dressed in their green colored best and hit the dance floor for the Special Needs St. Patrick’s Day…
Escatawpa in High Waters
Today’s rain had Escatawpa residents bracing for more flooding in their already saturated neighborhoods. Many people gathered free sand from the Escatawpa Fire Department and were on edge that today’s precipitation would force the Pascagoula River into their homes. On…
Parent Outraged over Lawmaker Reply
“I see that you are not a native of the great state of Mississippi. I appreciate you going to the trouble to share your views with me but, with all due respect, I could care less. I would, however, recommend…
Armed Robbery Suspect Charged with Four Additional Counts of Armed Robbery
On March 18, 2016, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 30 year old Rinaldo Eugene Norris Jr., of Gulfport, on 4 additional counts of Armed Robbery. The arrests was the result of follow up investigations into the recently reported armed robberies.…
Ship Island Excursions Returns
Ship Island Excursions opens for the season this weekend, celebrating 90 years of ferry service. The Pan-American clipper was one of the ferry service’s first boats, built in 1937 by Captain Louis Skrmetta’s grandfather. After 90 years of transferring tourists…
Pass Christian Police Department adds a new K-9
A new furry addition to the Pass Christian Police Department will be helping the city be a safer place. Wodan, the Pass Christian Police Department’s first K9 unit since 2005, has finished training and will now assist in patrolling operations.…
Email Exchange between Gulfport Mother and MS Representative
It’s an email exchange between a Gulfport mother and a Mississippi Representative that has gotten tremendous response on social media. You may remember Becky Guidry as an outspoken member of Fed up with 50th, the group pressuring lawmakers to fully…
Jackson County Bracing for more Flooding
With more rain comes more flooding and that’s what’s happening in an already saturated area. News 25’s Shelby Myers is in Jackson County to tell us how residents are riding out the flood waters as the Pascagoula River continues to…
Capital Murder Conviction in Death of George County Sheriff
A woman convicted in the July 2010 capital murder case of a George County sheriff has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Brandy Nicole Williams was convicted of capital murder today by a Lauderdale County jury. The…
Free Tetanus Shots for Flood Victims in Hancock, Pearl River and Greene Counties
In response to recent flooding across the state, the Mississippi Department of Health is offering free tetanus shots in counties affected by the onslaught of water. They want to remind all residents recently affected by flooding that a tetanus vaccination…
Gantry Cranes Come to the Port of Gulfport
Three ship to shore gantry cranes rolled in this morning at the Port of Gulfport. The enormous cranes stand 225 feet in the air which is 55 feet taller than the Hancock Bank Building in downtown Gulfport. The total amount…
Award Winning Plays by Young Writers at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center
Not only can you go see a good play at the Mary C. this weekend, you can see some that were written and produced by Coast teenagers. The event takes place March 19th at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center…
Guns in Church Bill Moving Forward
The Mississippi Legislature is coming closer to passing a law that would allow guns in church. A Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow places of worship to designate people with concealed carry permits as security and make…
Arrests Made in String of Gulfport Burglaries
The Gulfport Police Department has made arrests in a string of burglaries throughout the city over the past week. Thirty-year-old Rinaldo Norris has been charged with three counts of armed robbery and 36-year-old Kezi Jefferson has been charged with one…
Arrests Made in String of Gulfport Armed Robberies
Gulfport Police have made arrests in regard to a string of burglaries in Gulfport over the past week. 36 year old Kezi Latanya Jefferson has been charged with one count of armed robbery and 30 year old Rinaldo Eugene Norrial has…
Making A Democracy Work Luncheon
The Mississippi League Of Women Voters met for its sixth annual "Making Democracy Work" luncheon with special guest speaker "Karen Sock". The league of women voters is a non-partisan political organization that encourages voters to be informed and to actively…
Car Accident Shuts Down One Lane
Traffic is rolling smoothly again on I-10 westbound in Harrison County, after a multiple car accident shut down one lane Thursday afternoon. According to master sergeant "Benjamin Siebert," with the Mississippi highway patrol just after 2, a Honda Civic and…
Sexual And Physical Abuse At Daycare
A daycare center in Corinth has been shut down amid allegations of sexual and physical abuse to at least six children. According to a document from the Mississippi Department of Health and the Alcorn County Sheriff's Department, the circle y…
Harrison County Officials Storm Watching
The Harrison County Sheriff's Department as well as the Harrison County fire service followed the tornado east From West Wortham Road to East Worthum Road. One emergency management report says the tornado did touch down, but Harrison County Fire Chief…
Port Of Gulfport Special Delivery
News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the Port of Gulfport special delivery of new work cranes.
Environmental Concerns in Jackson County
Residents in east Pascagoula have expressed concerns about the city’s air quality, labeling it unsafe and toxic. Today, EPA officials toured the Cherokee Forest subdivision with a bus load of residents who are eager for a change. Chair of the…