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Win cash and help cure MSD

A little girl with a rare and fatal disease needs support from the community and this week is your chance to help out. Four-year-old Willow from Ocean Springs has multiple sulfatase deficiency, or MSD, and Warriors for Willow is a…

Local experts want more dolphin monitoring

The dolphin population in the Mississippi Sound is strikingly lower than what it should be. This was one of the points of discussion during a seminar about dolphin research at the USM Gulf Park campus in Long Beach tonight. The…

Allergy season in South Mississippi

If you’ve walked outside recently, you’ve probably seen signs that the spring season is upon us. With it comes a new allergy season in South Mississippi and that can mean misery for allergy sufferers. But don’t despair, as News 25’s…

Black History Month Program at Pass Road Elementary

Black History Month continues as February comes to an end and a local elementary hosted their annual program to celebrate and honor the month long event. News 25’s Payton Malone traveled out to Pass Road Elementary in Gulfport and has…

The Digital Culture of Kids

Tonight, the Junior Auxiliary of Gulfport will welcome parents to the Bayou View Middle School Auditorium for the ‘Digital Culture of Kids,’ a presentation hosted by a Michigan based organization focused on defending kids from online danger. News 25’s Veronica…

Biloxi Historical and Cultural Expo

It’s Coast History Week and Biloxi, Mississippi dates back to the French and Spanish colonization of early America which makes for a whole lot of history. The former capitol of French Louisiana, witness to some of the worst hurricanes ever…

East Biloxi roadwork

Roads are still torn up in East Biloxi as the city’s largest infrastructure project continues. However, the end is in sight for many streets in the area. Oscar Renda Contracting reports a number of milestones this month with one of…

Video of Moss Point police catching baby alligator

Police officers respond to all types of situations that may test their bravery and courage on a daily basis. A call about an alligator on the loose in Moss Point is no different. Moss Point police officers worked together to…

Overtime Sports announces first time campaign

The Conference USA Championship baseball tournament will be hitting Biloxi in late May. A Coast-wide fundraising campaign benefiting the tournament and local high schools was announced this afternoon. Organizers say the Conference USA baseball tournament is the largest sporting event…

Accidental death of five-year-old Jackson County boy

A five-year-old Jackson County boy died Sunday afternoon after accidentally being run over by a car driven by his mother. The accident happened at a home on Lily Orchard Road in Moss Point at around 2 p.m. on Sunday. Sheriff…

Severe Weather Preparedness Week

Today kicks off the first day of Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi. A top priority for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is building a new ‘culture of preparedness.’ This is to ensure that every Mississippian is ready for any…

Boys and Girls Club receives donation

The Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast accepted a ten thousand dollar check from Harrah’s Gulf Coast this afternoon. Through the Caesar’s Foundation Grant, Harrah’s Gulf Coast has donated to other organizations like the American Red Cross and…

Mississippi transportation funding

Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves wants to borrow and divert existing revenue to provide more money for roads and bridges over the next six years. Today, Lt. Gov. Reeves unveiled Senate Bill 3046 which he says will increase infrastructure spending…

End of Watch Ceremony

Forty-five years ago today, Harrison County Deputy Earl Wesley Phillips was shot and killed in the line of duty. Gone, but certainly not forgotten. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us to Floral Hills Cemetery in Gulfport where law enforcement, family,…

Counterfeit suspects

Biloxi police are asking for help identifying suspects who paid for food with counterfeit money. The suspects entered the Waffle House located at 111 Reynoir Street. The two ordered their food and paid the bill using a counterfeit $100 bill.…

Gulf Coast Winter Classics

The second week of the Gulf Coast Winter Classics took place at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. The grand prix, the biggest competition during the classics, started at 2 p.m. Hunters and jumpers are the two types of participants in the…

Oyster dredge exchange in Biloxi

A state agency is offering Mississippi oystermen a new dredge to catch oysters after banning another kind that was more destructive to oyster reefs. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says it will give a new $1,300 bag dredge to…

Junior Auxiliary Prom Closet

This time of year, girls around the country begin browsing for the perfect dress to make them shine at one of the most anticipated events of the school year: prom. Purchasing all the bells and whistles to complete the perfect…

Highway 90 pedestrian overpass construction

Motorists on Highway 90 will start to see the beginning of construction for a pedestrian overpass connecting MGM Park to the Beau Rivage. Site work began today on the overpass, just west of Caillavet Street. The first work in this…

Victim identified in fatal crash in Pearl River County

The man who passed away in the crash in Pearl River County on Friday has been identified. Robert Guthrie of Picayune was pronounced dead on the scene from injuries sustained in the crash on Highway 43. Mississippi Highway Patrol reported…