Jackson County

The Shed celebrates Labor Day with free BBQ

What tastes better than a BBQ sandwich on Labor Day? A free BBQ sandwich and the Shed in Ocean Springs is making all your pulled pork dreams come true. To celebrate Labor Day, this morning The Shed started handing out…

Sandbag locations in Jackson County

Jackson County is also preparing for Tropical Storm Gordon as emergency managers declared a state of emergency this morning. There have been a number of locations added across Jackson County for residents to fill up sandbags. Pascagoula Fairgrounds Ocean Springs…

Hospice of Light ribbon cutting

Hospice of Light, a branch of Singing River Health System, has been serving the lower six counties of Mississippi since 1994. They are welcoming growth at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new facility in Ocean Springs. The new facility…

Family First Initiative Launch meeting

Jackson County took yet another step in the right direction with the Family First Initiative Meeting at the MGCCC Jackson County campus. The Family First Initiative is co-chaired by First Lady Deborah Bryant with a purpose to bring community leaders…

2019 Pascagoula budget workshop

With time winding down to approve a budget to solve a $14 million shortfall, a budget workshop was held at Pascagoula City Hall to take a step in the right direction. After an audit revealed a $14 million shortfall for…

Highway 90 construction delays traffic in Pascagoula

Anyone who regularly travels the stretch of Highway 90 between the Singing River Bridge and the Pascagoula River High Rise Bridge should expect delays this week. A project has started on that stretch of road where MDOT crews are resurfacing…

Four arrests made in Moss Point Super Bowl Sunday shooting

A Super Bowl home invasion that left one man dead and two others wounded in Moss Point left the community shaken back in February. Now, four people have been arrested in connection to the crime. “It’s been hard. It’s been…

Several arrests made in Moss Point Super Bowl shooting

A shooting on Super Bowl Sunday that left one man dead in Moss Point left the community shaken back in February. Now, four people have been arrested in connection to the crime. News 25’s Veronica Bayona is at the Jackson…

Pascagoula city officials consider raising taxes

In two weeks, Pascagoula city leaders will convene to discuss a plan of attack dealing with the city’s recently discovered budget shortfall. A July audit revealed a $14 million deficit to the city’s budget. Pascagoula citizens are concerned their property…

Super Bowl shooters charged with murder

Four men have been charged with murder in a February shooting that killed one man and injured two others at a Super Bowl party in Moss Point. Fabian Dwight Dailey was shot and killed during the incident. Two other victims…

Four charged in connection with Derry Lane shooting

Four people, including two juveniles, have been charged in connection with yesterday’s shooting on Derry Lane in Ocean Springs. Twenty-year-old Tyler Ladner has been charged with home invasion and two counts of directing a minor to commit a felony. Eighteen-year-old…

Front Beach ‘living shoreline’ project

Sand on Front Beach in Ocean Springs is known to blow away easily and the city often spends thousands of dollars to replace the sand on the beach. Now, with the help of a $150,000 state tideland fund, the city…

Ingalls Apprentice School graduation

One hundred and ten now employees of Ingalls Shipbuilding graduated from their apprentice school on Saturday. These graduates represent every step in the shipbuilding process. These apprenticeships can last anywhere from two to four years. Many family members came out…

Jackson County Animal Shelter Adoption Day

The Jackson County Animal Shelter is always seeking to adopt out the many dogs and cats they have at their shelter. On Saturday, they held an adoption event at the American Legion in Gautier. The shelter held the event at…

Community comes together for injured firefighter

On April 10th, Lieutenant Dan Kauppi, a member of the Gautier Fire Department, was severely injured in a car wreck and is currently in a coma. Members of Gautier’s community are still rallying for his recovery. Saturday, the American Legion…

Coca-Cola workers suspend strike

After 10 days of picketing, Coca-Cola employees in Ocean Springs suspended their strike. Union leaders for Teamster Local 991 have still not reached an agreement with Coca-Cola United, but a statement sent to News 25 by Teamster Local officials reads:…

Man speaks about alleged alien abduction in Pascagoula

A quick fishing trip after a hot October work day in 1973 changed a man’s life forever. Calvin Parker says he was abducted by aliens on the Pascagoula River. Now, 45 years later, he is ready to share the details…

Coca-Cola United Teamsters Strike Day 9

It’s been nine days since Coca-Cola United Teamsters 991 marched out of the Ocean Springs plant and went on strike. The bottling company released a new statement leaving strikers with a few remarks. “We’re not asking for much. We just…

Fish fry fundraiser for Gautier fireman

On Saturday, Coast residents have the chance to help a fireman in need. Lt. Dan Kauppi was injured in a vehicle accident in April and has been receiving special treatment at Shephard Medical Center in Atlanta. A fish fry benefit…

St. Martin teenager charged with aggravated assault

A St. Martin teenager is in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center after allegedly shooting two men Thursday night. Sheriff Mike Ezell says deputies found one of the victims lying on the ground when they responded around 10:30 to Bridge…