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St. Patrick student recognized on international level

Students across the state competed at the Region Six Science and Engineering Fair last week at the Coast Coliseum. One St. Patrick High School student will now be recognized on the international level. Senior Shannon Kirkpatrick was awarded first place…

Gautier High School wins national grant

NBC is putting their money where their drama is and giving $500,000 to 50 high school theatre departments to celebrate the premiere of RISE, a new series that revolves around a small-town high school theatre program. This morning, Gautier High…

Gulfport Fire Department contains house fire

Today, the Gulfport Fire Department responded to a call involving a house fire at the two thousand block of 48th Avenue. Several units responded to the scene where they extinguished the fire that was contained to the interior wall of…

Cochran announces his intent to resign from Senate

U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, today announced his intention to resign from the U.S. Senate effective April 1, 2018. “I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge. I intend to fulfill my…

St. Patrick’s Day at Kelly’s Sports Pub

If you’re looking for a pub to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, Kelly’s Sports Pub may just do the trick. The sixth anniversary of the pub will be on St. Patrick’s Day. The pub will be teaming up with…

Annual car, truck, and bike show in Bay St. Louis

The annual GNAT Nationals Open Car, Truck, and Bike Show took place in Bay St. Louis over the weekend. There was a silent auction, music, food, and sponsor awards at the show. A portion of the proceeds benefit CASA and…

Lily’s Disney send-off party for Make-A-Wish

Eight-year-old Lily McCabe received a Disney send-off party since Lily and her family are headed to Disney World thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Lily was fighting cancer and has come a long way, just finishing her chemotherapy. The party was…

The Biking Monk

A Catholic monk is touring the nation on his bicycle to collect people’s prayers which he intends to display in Washington, D.C. Friar Lawrence Chase is biking his way through the United States, making stops at churches. The biking monk…

Monster Jam Saturday and Sunday in Biloxi

If you like high-flying, four wheeled excitement you are not going to want to miss Monster Jam in Biloxi this weekend. Monster Jam will invade the Coast Coliseum Saturday and Sunday. There will be two shows on Saturday at 1…

Little Free Library

Today, Biloxi High School cut the ribbon on their first Little Free Library. It is located right outside the career technology center. A Little Free Library is a free book exchange, usually in the form of a wooden box. Anyone…

Lovelace Drugstore Ceremony

The Lovelace Drugstore groundbreaking ceremony took place this afternoon in Ocean Springs. The long-awaited move from Garden’s Pharmacy and Compounding to the 92-year-old space will take place this summer. Mayor Shea Dobson as well as others involved with this project…

Read across America Day

Green eggs and ham, Cindy Lou, just part of the make believe world penned by the great Dr. Seuss. Every year in March, schools far and wide have a week long reading celebration to honor his life. News 25’s Toni…

Cuban official honored with Biloxi proclamation

Today, Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich met with a Cuban official at Biloxi City Hall to discuss a variety of potential partnerships in Biloxi and the Mississippi Coast. Miguel Fraga was welcomed with open arms at Biloxi City Hall as…

Boogie Nights Fundraiser

It’s Friday and you know what that means? Time to boogie and over at the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport, News 25’s Gina Tomlinson joins us now to give us the low down on an 80s themed fundraiser taking…

Moss Point amnesty period runs through April 30th

From now until April 30th, the City of Moss Point has an offer on the table that residents can take advantage of. In an effort between the Moss Point Police Department and Municipal Court, people can pay outstanding fines without…

Missing Woman

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in finding Amber Rose Barnett (has been known to go by the last name McCants). Amber was last seen at her mother’s residence on 17 February 2018. Amber was reported to be…

Church safety and active shooter response seminar

Tonight, the Gulfport Ecumenical Fellowship hosted a church safety and active shooter response seminar. The event was held at Westminster Presbyterian Church and was open to all Coast churches and church leaders. The purpose of tonight’s event was to learn…

Uncorked Fundraiser

This evening, the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce hosted its 14th annual wine tasting event “Uncorked.” Tonight’s event raises funds to support education programs of the chamber as well as small business grants. The 2018 theme was ‘Made in America,’ it…

McDaniel draws in crowd on the Coast

GOP Senate candidate Chris McDaniel’s first top after announcing his campaign yesterday was Biloxi. McDaniel stood in front of a crowd gathered at the Biloxi Yacht Club tonight, kicking off his state-wide campaign tour. Entering in the GOP primary race…

Raccoon disease on the rise in Long Beach

If you’re a pet owner in Long Beach, you may want to keep an extra eye out when letting your animal outside. A recent outbreak of a disease being carried by raccoons is on the rise throughout the city. Animal…