The sales tax in Bay St. Louis failed to get voter approval today. With very low turnout, only around 1,000 voters went to the polls, the final results were 76.5% voted against and 23.5% voted for. Bay St. Louis residents…
Another porch pirate has been arrested this month, this time in Gulfport. Jennifer Gibson arrested on charges of petit larceny and a felony warrant through the Department of Corrections after reports of two packages taken from a home and surveillance…
It’s an exciting day for Moss Point as they officially welcome the new fire chief. After an extensive nation-wide search, the Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to hire Justin McMillian. McMillian began his career in fire service in 1995. He…
The holidays can bring out the best and worst in people, something one local single mother had to learn the hard way. One Bay St. Louis woman had her holiday dreams crushed after she posted a picture to Facebook showing…
After working more than 30 years in the Harrison County School District, students, faculty, and staff are shocked at the news of the sudden passing of former Harrison Central Baseball Coach Pat Olmi. Yesterday, Coach Olmi died at the age…
Mississippi Power is back at it again, reaching out a hand to help the community. This morning, Mississippi Power Watson Plant rolled in with a trailer full at the Salvation Army Kroc Center to make a substantial donation. Every year…
Christmas is nearly a week away now and one 10-year-old Bay St. Louis girl made sure every child in need wakes up that morning with a gift. You may remember Millie Brignone, a News 25 Hometown Hero on a mission…
Bay St. Louis residents will be heading to the polls today to vote on a proposed two percent food and beverage sales tax increase. It will take 60 percent of the vote to pass. City officials proposed the increase to…
Bay St. Louis residents will be heading to the polls today to vote on a proposed 2% food and beverage sales tax increase. It will take 60% of the vote to pass. City officials proposed the increase to help raise…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — Charges have been dropped in the case against a Saucier man accused in the shooting death of his son and another man in February. Thirty-five-year old Billy Jack Roberts was released from the Harrison County…
The Mayor’s Youth Council of Gulfport is sending a little Christmas joy into the community. Members spent the evening stuffing stockings to give to residents at the Driftwood Nursing Center. The stockings are filled with toothpaste, crossword puzzles, a deck…
The Christmas spirit can be felt again this year at the King’s Christmas Display in Woolmarket. After a 22 year hiatus, the display is back, free and open to the public to visit and enjoy. While taking in the lights…
After he confessed to 93 murders, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department needs your help to identify two more victims of America’s most prolific serial killer, Samuel Little. Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 Little confessed in 2018 to the murder…
One Harrison County school received a big surprise today from a generous citizen. A local residents came to Pineville Elementary School this morning to ask about paying off all student cafeteria debts as a way of giving back to the…
One area football team celebrated the grand opening of one of their new facilities. Members of the St. Martin High School football team, coaches, and officials from the Jackson County School District cut the ribbon on the team’s new football…
The CDC is reporting high levels of flu activity here in Mississippi. Mississippi is among 11 other states including Alabama seeing a high number of patients with the flu. The CDC estimates that so far this season there have been…
With the cold weather quickly approaching, shelters cross the Coast are preparing to open, including the Salvation Army’s cold weather shelter in Gulfport. That will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. But keeping those less fortunate safe and healthy…
A Biloxi woman will now have a happy and warm holiday season thanks to our ‘Heat for the Holidays’ giveaway. This morning live on News 25 Today we knocked on Ernestine Winters door and surprised her with the news that…
A three-car accident sent one man to the hospital today. The accident happened around 1:30 this afternoon in Harrison County on Canal, north of 28th Street. Harrison County Fire and Rescue as well as the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded…
There are a couple of big projects on the agenda for the Biloxi City Council meeting tomorrow. The city council will discuss a tourism project incentive for the Margaritaville Amusement Park and parking garage expansion. This sales tax incentive application…
Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes is one busy man and the city has seen a lot of growth in 2019. From kicking off yesterday’s Gulf Coast Half Marathon to gearing up for the opening of the Mississippi Aquarium in 2020, Mayor…
Cyclists from the Coast gathered in Long Beach on Saturday morning for a worthy cause. The Gulf Coast Bicycle Club began the day with a bike ride along Highway 90 then gathered at the Long Beach Harbor to hand off…
History came to life in Bay St. Louis this weekend to commemorate an important event in the area’s history. Members of the Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse made stops at different points throughout downtown to recognize the 205th anniversary of…
Military veterans who have gone before us were recognized and remembered this Saturday in a special event. A ‘Wreaths across America’ ceremony was held at the Long Beach City Cemetery by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. Wreaths…