Today, the Jackson County Civic Action Committee celebrated the Senior Citizen community at the Moss Point Riverfront. The event was held in conjunction with Older Americans Month which highlights the many ways in which older adults make a difference in…
An Ocean Springs man has been arrested and charged with auto burglary after stealing a pistol from a man’s truck. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell reports that 37-year-old Robert Williams was arrested after a man reported his pistol missing when…
Today, law enforcement in Jackson County started the morning by running for a good cause. Moss Point, Pascagoula, Gautier, and Ocean Springs police officers raised awareness for the Special Olympics through the 2018 Torch Run. Since Monday, officers have been…
Three Mississippi high schools are being recognized among the top schools in the nation. One of them is Ocean Springs High School. In the 2018, US News Best High School Rankings, Ocean Springs High School along with Lewisburg and Petal…
A Vancleave grandmother is living out a life-long dream all before her 82nd birthday. Eighty-one year-old Barbara Ann Smith will walk across the stage and graduate college in Biloxi tonight. At almost 82-years-old, Vancleave resident Barbara Ann Smith is graduating…
This morning a vehicle driven by a drunk driver in Pascagoula ended up in the IG Levy Park pond. No one was injured, but Pascagoula police stated on their Facebook page that “this is the harsh reality of drinking and…
This morning, for the first time this year, residents in Jackson County had a chance to meet some of the faces behind the blue line. A handful of Jackson County deputies came together at the Flooring Mart Home Design Center…
Golf carts are not just being used on the course anymore. Yesterday, Ocean Springs City Council approved an ordinance allowing the operation of golf carts on public streets within city limits starting May 31st. Golf carts may be operated only…
The Salvation Army helps hundreds of people in our community every year. Tonight was all about giving back to the organization at a big fundraiser in Jackson County. It’s the Salvation Army’s mission to help change lives for the better…
County singer Jimmy Wayne is warming up to play at the Salvation Army’s Fundraiser tonight. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson has more.
The Salvation Army provides more than one million services each year to residents in South Mississippi. Tonight, country music singer Jimmy Wayne will take center stage to entertain and serve as keynote speaker at one of the nonprofit’s biggest fundraisers…
Octavia Williams-Biggs was arrested by the Pascagoula Police Department. A warrant was issued for her arrest for her involvement in the homicide of Lorenzo Biggs. She’s been charged with accessory after the fact. Those charges may be upgraded in the…
The primary suspect in a fatal shooting that happened last Friday at a home on Dupont Avenue in Pascagoula turned himself into the police today. According to Captain Doug Adams, Rouvell Thigpen, also known as Rudy Thigpen, turned himself into…
The lights will be shining brightly in Pascagoula tomorrow as a famous country singer with strings to the Salvation Army takes center stage at a fundraiser for the nonprofit at the Hilton Garden Inn. News 25’s Toni Miles has more…
Gautier police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred last night at El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant in Gautier. Around 11 p.m., officers were called to the scene where they found the victim bound to a chair in the restaurant’s office.…
Moss Point police are actively looking for the man behind a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon at 4827 Tanner Street. The suspect is believed to be 30-year-old David Jones. He’s described as a 5’7 160 pound black male. He currently…
The Pascagoula Police Department is currently investigating the scene of a shooting. The police department responded to a call of shots fired at 3:45 p.m. on Whitmore Street. The situation is active and we have a team working to gather…
Today, high school juniors interested in joining the maritime industry were invited to the shipbuilder academy’s open house hosted by Ingalls Shipbuilding. Shipbuilder academy alum Alex Fuller said, “Electrical, pipe, insulation, and there’s just multiple craft opportunities for the shipyard…
High school students interested in joining the maritime industry are getting a shot at that dream through a shipbuilder’s academy open house hosted by Ingalls Shipbuilding. News 25’s Veronica Bayona is at the Maritime Training Academy with more information on…
Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus has confirmed the cause of death of 27-year-old Darryl Richardson Jr. is from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. At around 3:30 a.m., a sheriff’s deputy was patrolling the area of the Lemoyne Plaza in St. Martin…
What better way to spend your weekend than swinging the golf clubs to raise money for student scholarships along the Coast? The Gautier Rotary Club is set to host their 31st annual Student Scholarship Golf Tournament at the Shell Landing…
The City of Ocean Springs is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to block it from flying the state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem. The city says in court papers filed Monday that the…
Something you don’t see every day is a hot air balloon in South Mississippi, but students at Vancleave Lower Elementary had the chance today to see one in action. Hundreds of students at Vancleave Lower Elementary took learning outside the…
Prayer: desperate words uttered as disaster strikes, a quiet tearful appeal at the bedside of a sick loved one. Does prayer work? We put this question to Coast leaders who believe so and they are walking out their faith, lending…