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Gulfport man pleads guilty to possession of fentanyl

Gulfport, MS. - District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that 45-year-old Steven Robert Barbine, of Gulfport, pled guilty last week before Judge Larry Bourgeois to a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute- Fentanyl. Barbine pled…

Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-Off and Festival

The festival highlighting the Coast’s seafood industry took place this weekend. The fifth-annual Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-Off and Festival was held at Point Cadet Plaza in Biloxi. Festival season is back and restaurants from across the Coast…

D’Iberville Easter Egg Hunt

The City of D’Iberville and the D’Iberville-St. Martin Chamber of Commerce hosted an Easter Egg Hunt at Rusty Quave Sports Complex for the kids. Prior to the Easter Egg Hunt, a city-wide cleanup was held. Over 5,000…

Fish Fry for Eli in Ocean Springs

A ‘Fish Fry for Eli’ will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Knuckleheads in Ocean Springs. For $10 a plate, you’ll get fried fish, potato salad, and jambalaya. The proceeds are going toward the…

Ethics board: Harrison County schools violated meetings law

GULFPORT, Miss. - The state's Ethics Commission has ruled that the Harrison County School Board violated the state's Open Meetings Act as it was was deciding whether to reopen schools after months of coronavirus-related closures. The Sun Herald reported Monday…

Mississippi Aquarium released ten Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles

Earlier Friday in Gulfport, Mississippi Aquarium released ten endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles. Over one hundred Gulf Coast residents came out to witness the aquarium’s very first turtle release. Since December, Mississippi Aquarium has been rehabilitating 25…

Meet Axe: the new Ocean Springs Fire Department dog

The Ocean Springs Fire Department has a brand-new recruit! Meet Axe. He’s the newest and fluffiest member of the Ocean Springs Fire Department. Axe was born on Valentine’s Day and was picked up by the fire squad…

Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations at Kroc Center

Coastal Family Health Center, El Pueblo, and the Salvation Army Kroc Center partnered together to offer COVID-19 vaccines to the community. The drive-thru event made it quick and easy for people to get their vaccinations. Coastal Family…

Biloxi School employees get second COVID-19 vaccine dose

Memorial partnered with local schools to vaccinate Biloxi School District employees with their second dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. Today in the Biloxi High School Gymnasium, 190 second dose Pfizer vaccines went into the arms of…

Jolly Kick off Fais Do Do

The Bacot McCarty Foundation and Lynn Meadows Discovery Center are teaming up this evening to bring some Cajun fun to the Coast community. News 25’s Grace Boyles is in Gulfport at the Jolly kick off Fais Do…

City of Biloxi Easter Scavenger Hunt

The City of Biloxi is hosting a citywide Easter Scavenger Hunt this weekend! The event takes place on Saturday, March 27th from 9 a.m. until noon for children ages five to 11. Prizes can be picked up from noon to…