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Fed up with 50th to Rally in Jackson

A group of parents around the state have been fighting for more funding for public schools and now they’re taking that fight to Jackson. On Wednesday, Fed up with 50th will head to Jackson to make sure their members of…

Walker Seeks Different Sentence

A death row inmate is asking for new sentencing 24 years after being convicted of killing a Long Beach woman. Fifty-year-old Alan Dale Walker appeared in Harrison County Court today. He is asking for a psych evaluation and re-sentencing, alleging…

Fair Returning To Harrison County

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Justin Skinner about the Fair coming to the Harrison County. More Info: www.facebook.com/msharrisoncounty

Random Acts Of Appreciation

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the random acts of appreciation for our local police officers.

Uber On The Gulf Coast?

Many different areas along South Mississippi have discussed the possibility of Uber come to the Coast. How do residents feel about the taxi service now after hearing about Saturday’s shooting spree? News 25’s Kendra Turley has our answer. A mother…

Bishop Of Mississippi Welcomes Priest

A new priest at a church smack dab in the center of down town Gulfport plans to better the community. Members of the church, along with Gulfport city officials attended brunch at Saint Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church Sunday…

NAACP Black History Month Program

The NAACP Gulfport chapter celebrated "Ordinary people doing extraordinary things" Over 200 people of all different ages packed "The good deeds community center" in Gulfport for the chapter's black history month program. The program included reflections of black history both…

Two Dead After Car Accident

Two lives have been taken by a fatal car accident that happened in George County at about 5:30 Sunday morning. Both were driving opposite ways on highway ninety-eight, just west of old highway sixty-three. The victims of the head-on collision…

Second Annual Shuckers Job Fair

Baseball season is just around the corner and you could play a role in the Shuckers second season. If you’re looking for a job with the baseball team, tomorrow the Shuckers will hold interviews for part-time seasonal positions for the…

Benefit Fundraiser for Recovering Teen

Life has changed a lot over the past couple of months for two local teens who survived a fatal car crash in Saucier back on Christmas. Family, friends and the community have rallied with and behind the two survivors as…

Benefit Fundraiser for Recovering Teen

Life has changed a lot over the past six weeks for two local teens who survived a fatal car crash in Saucier back on Christmas Day. Family, friends and our community have rallied with and behind the two survivors as…

Local Professor wins Movieguide Award

Lights, camera, action! A Tulane University professor receives a big award and it’s not for his teaching skills. Harry Kleinman wrote a screenplay that scored him first runner up for the Kairos Prize in the 24th annual Movieguide Awards in…

Back Bay Dentistry Offers Free Care

Patients were all smiles today at Back Bay Dentistry in D’iberville as they filed in to receive dental care without opening their wallets. News 25’s Laurene Callander has the full report on Dentistry from the Heart. Cathalina Therrell describes the…

Tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer

Students from Pass Road Elementary School now know all about an African-American Civil Rights figure. Children sang, clapping together for a Black History Month program held in the school gym. Parents and students came to watch actress Billie Jean Young…

High School Musical

It’s finally show time for the kids putting on “High School Musical” from the Wings performing arts program in Gulfport. People started shuffling through the doors at the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center at 7 p.m. to get seats for the…

Weapons Allowed on College Campuses

A newly revised policy will allow visitors with enhanced carry permits to carry registered weapons in public spaces on campus at Mississippi’s eight state universities. Commissioner of Higher Education Glenn Boyce says in a news release that the state college…

Drug Offender Roundup

Thirteen people are arrested and five more pending in a roundup of suspected drug dealers. According to our media partner, the Sun Herald, multiple agencies were involved in the investigation. Some of the suspects were already behind bars on other…

Vision of Hope, INC. Gulf Coast Nonprofit

Every now and then families need assistance with getting by, such as assistance with housing and education. There is one local organization that really works to make sure that that is a reality for many families along the Gulf Coast. Joining…

Second Annual Shuckers Job Fair

The Biloxi Shuckers are hosting their second annual job fair at MGM Park. On February 20th, the Shuckers will conduct interviews for part-time, seasonal positions for the 2016 baseball season. A number of seasonal positions are available, including concessions, grounds crew,…

Stennis Space Center Loses Contractor Jobs

The John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County will lose 129 contractor jobs as a result of a recent consolidation of operational contracts. The consolidation will merge the Stennis Space Center in Hancock County and Michoud in New Orleans.…

Seventh Grader Dies of Flu

A Delta school shuts down as a precaution after a student dies of the flu. School officials say seventh-grader Cheyenne Hicks, a student at Washington School in Greenville, died of flu and flu-pneumonia. The school is closed until Wednesday. Acting…

Harper Lee Passes Away at age 89

Multiple sources from her hometown have confirmed Pulitzer Prize winning author Harper Lee has passed away. Lee is best known for her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” written in 1961. The author’s death comes six months after she had released…

Fish Fry Benefit

Life has changed a lot over the past few months for two local teenagers who survived a fatal car crash in Saucier back on Christmas. Fifteen-year-old Emily Oliver continues to recover from back surgery. Today, her Aunt Jenny Bosarge joins…