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Governor Phil Bryant announces $53M in restoration projects

Today, Governor Phil Bryant announced a list of 15 restoration projects during the annual Mississippi Restoration Summit in Biloxi. Restoring the Coast’s natural resources for marine life, for wild life, and for those who utilize the Gulf of Mexico, these…

Protecting people, pipes, and pets in cold weather

With temperatures on the Coast falling into the 20s tonight and freeze warnings in effect for some areas, it’s a good time to take precautions to protect pipes, pets, plants, and people. Bring your pets inside tonight. If that’s not…

MSU offers tips on protecting plants in cold weather

The MSU Extension Service offers these tips for protecting your plants. First of all, and most importantly, cover your plants. Fruits and flowers are the least tolerant when it comes to freezing temperatures and so are container plants. If possible,…

Rape suspect cleared by Grand Jury

Almost five years after a woman was raped on the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge, a grand jury has cleared the suspect of any wrongdoing. Aaron McMillian was arrested last year in Utah in connection to the 2014 rape after a DNA…

Unemployment Eliminators Job Fair

Resident of South Mississippi made their way down to the Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi on the hunt for jobs. The Unemployment Eliminators put on this job fair for those transitioning out of military, high school, college, or…

Salvation Army opening cold weather shelter

As we go into tonight, the Coast will see some very cold temperatures so it is important to bundle up. That’s why along the Coast, cold weather shelters are opening, including the Salvation Army’s shelter in Gulfport. They will be…

Patriot Golf Day rescheduled

Today was supposed to be the day of the inaugural Patriot Golf Day at Grand Bear Golf Club in Saucier. Turns out today there was only an empty course because organizers decided to postpone the tournament until Tuesday, November 19th.…

Update on deadly shooting in Gulfport

The search continues tonight for the man possibly responsible for a deadly shooting in Gulfport Sunday morning. Fifty-two year-old Roderick Bowers is believed to have shot and killed 32-year-old Cruz Johnson. Yesterday, Gulfport police responded to a call of shots…

Improvements in the City of Waveland

A big wave of excitement taking over Waveland right now as the city continues to see progress in new community developments on its beach front and beyond. Along with the recent addition of a new lighthouse, the city is excited…

Three Rivers Elementary honors veterans

Three Rivers Elementary honored veterans with a program and breakfast for parents in the military and civilians. The program included patriotic songs and a presentation of the POW Table which honors the memory of the fallen, missing in action, or…

Take a Veteran to School Day

Along the Coast people will be honoring our veterans and those who serve today. Bel-Aire Elementary in Gulfport held their ‘Take a Veteran to School Day’ program this morning. It is a popular outreach program that helps connect veterans from…

Volunteers needed for cold weather shelters

With the cold weather quickly approaching our Coast, a major cold weather shelter is worried they won’t be able to open its doors. As below-freezing weather inches closer, it will be dangerous for people to be outdoors for an extended…

Vigil in honor of Cruz Johnson

This afternoon, a community gathers to honor the life and memory of Cruz Johnson in a candle light vigil. Last night, we reported Johnson was shot and killed on 47th Avenue just after 9 a.m. News 25’s Victoria Bailey is…

Gulf Coast Veterans Day Parade

Locals lined the streets of D’Iberville Saturday for an annual parade that honors our local veterans ahead of Veterans Day. The 19th annual Gulf Coast Veterans Day Parade ran Saturday from D’Iberville City Hall on Auto Mall Parkway to the…

F.E.T.C.H Park opens in Long Beach

It was a fun time over the weekend for dogs and their owners in Long Beach. The city’s new F.E.T.C.H Park held its official grand opening for the public. Organizations like Gulf Coast Search and Rescue came out to support…

Biloxi Fall Festival

Saturday was a beautiful day for a festival in Biloxi. The city held a fall festival for the first time on the grounds of the Biloxi Visitors Center.  Local artists and vendors set up on the grounds to showcase their…

Gulf Coast Oyster Cook Off and Festival

It was all about oysters on the Biloxi Town Green on Saturday. The fourth annual Gulf Coast Oyster Cook Off and Festival returned to Biloxi after being held in Gulfport last year. Restaurants from across the Coast set up shop…