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Gulfport Mayor’s Youth Council Gives Back to the Community

A group of Gulfport high schoolers are spending their Spring Break giving back to the community. The Gulfport Mayor’s Youth Council is in its inaugural year and they’re wasting no time helping others out this spring. They have adopted the…

FunTime USA Hits a Roadblock

FunTime USA’s return to the Coast this June could be put on hold if some residents have anything to do with it. The amusement park would need a zoning change to be able to rebuild. One Gulfport City councilman says…

Homicide-Related Vehicle Found

The vehicle linked with the early morning Jackson County homicide crashed into a Biloxi home and caught fire. News 25’s Kendra Turley has the details. Earlier today, the Biloxi Police Department received word from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office about…

Governor Bryant’s Statement on Brussels

Governor Phil Bryant released this statement earlier this morning: “I ask all Mississippians to join Deborah and me in praying for Belgium. We must be ever vigilant here in our own country and state to protect our people. Remember, if…

D’Iberville Receives Plans for New Dealership

The City of D’Iberville has received the plans for the two new dealerships on their way to the property that was originally going to be the site of the new aquarium. Developers are taking construction bids from multiple contractors for…

27th Annual Jackson County Industrial Trade Show

This is the 27th year for the Jackson County Industrial Trade Show. It’s a one day networking hub for both local and big businesses on the Coast. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson has the details. The grounds of the Jackson County Industrial…

Biloxi Paving Update

Biloxi continues to pave the way to smoother roads on Division Street as 450 tons of temporary asphalt is spread throught the area. Traffic was pushed to one lane of Division Street near Caillavet so the asphalt, which was laid on…

Dr. Seuss Family Fun Night at Quarles Elementary

Students at Quarles Elementary School have decked the hallways with Dr. Seuss illustrations to celebrate the joy of reading. Parents and community members are joining in on the fun tonight during the school’s very first Family Dr. Seuss Literacy Night.…

Homicide Investigation Ongoing in Jackson County

A body was discovered by a Jackson County Sheriff’s deputy in the St. Andrew’s area early this morning. A homicide investigation is underway. Officer Chuck Fowler found the body on a dirt street off Cook Road just before 9 a.m. Jackson County…

Two Removed from Car Using Jaws of Life in Gulfport

The Jaws of Life were used Monday morning to remove two people from their car after an accident on Cowan-Lorraine Road. Around 8:30, two cars collided at the intersection of Cowan-Lorraine and Taylor Road. The Gulfport Fire Department extracted two people…

Winter Classics Comes to an End

The horses have officially left the building. Trainers, competitors and their prized horses hit the road as the 2016 Gulf Coast Winter Classics came to an end. The six week competition closed with the event’s final contests. While the Classics…

Junior Beta Theta Convention

Bus-loads of young student leaders from all across the state are filling the Coast Coliseum for the 27th annual Junior Beta Convention. Fifty-eight hundred are in attendance, making it the largest junior convention the state has held. That number includes…

Wisconsin Spring Breakers Come to Biloxi

Spring Break is a time where many college students find themselves living it up on some beach in the South. Today, News 25’s Shelby Myers found one group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students who made their way to Biloxi for…

“It Can Wait” Simulator

It can wait because one simple text message can change your life. That was the message this morning from AT&T representatives to Biloxi High School students. The “It Can Wait” campaign encourages teen drivers to wait to use their smartphone…

Shannon Poole Visits with Pascagoula Students

Shannon Poole’s passion for drag racing landed him a spot on the Discovery Channel. Today, he made a pit stop in Pascagoula. Automotive students in the school district lined up at the College and Career Technical Institute to check out…

Egg Drop Fail in Biloxi

Running out of Easter eggs, being understaffed and unorganized are all complaints Coast residents are throwing at the City of Biloxi in regards to yesterday’s Easter egg drop flop at MGM Park. The event was so chaotic the City of…

Paving Update

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the road improvements in Biloxi.

SMATF Needs Help From The Community

The South Mississippi AIDS Task Force needs help funding services preventing nine families in Harrison County from losing their homes. The South Mississippi AIDS Task Force in Biloxi provides services to people who have HIV or AIDS. This includes helping…