Coffee with a Cop
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…
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Mayor Quave on the State of D’Iberville
At this morning’s State of the City Address in D’Iberville, Mayor Rusty Quave touched on several projects that all point towards progress. Mayor Quave gave updates on several ongoing and upcoming infrastructure projects and highlighted the recent construction of a…
Golf cart use on public streets in Ocean Springs
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…
Administration finds no evidence of assault by Gulfport fire chief
Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt will remain in his position following a report of assault on a fellow firefighter. A statement issued by Gulfport’s Chief Administrative Officer John R. Kelly says the investigation into the incident involving the fire chief…
Star travels to Coast to support Salvation Army
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…
Cheer Zone Athletics heads to D2 Summit
Cheer Zone Athletics from Saucier is flipping themselves into the nation’s most prestigious cheerleading competition for small gyms, making history on the Gulf Coast as the first Mississippi Gulf Coast team to head to the D2 Summit. This competition is…
Appeals court upholds sexual abuse verdict of former coach
A state appeals court says it won’t overturn the conviction of a former Mississippi high school basketball coach for molesting a player. The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled today that Leslie Dewitt’s convictions for touching a child for lustful purposes…
2018 Post Legislature Briefing
This morning, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce hosted a Post Legislative Briefing at the Golden Nugget. Senator Joel Carter, Senator Michael Watson, and Representative Manly Baton were on hand to answer questions in regards to the 2018 legislative…
Stone County celebrates National Travel and Tourism Day
Wiggins and Stone County are all in a class of their own and they have no problem branding themselves this way. People, pickles, paper and pines all laid the groundwork for Stone County’s development nearly 102 years ago. Stone County…
Salvation Army Fundraiser
County singer Jimmy Wayne is warming up to play at the Salvation Army’s Fundraiser tonight. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson has more.
U.S. Army shipments at the Port of Gulfport
Today, for the first time ever, the U.S. Army is shipping military vehicles out of the Port of Gulfport. “The story today is that instead of using another port in Texas or South Carolina or Florida, the Army has decided…
Singing for the Salvation Army
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…
Charged with felony embezzlement
Biloxi police arrested 69-year-old Erastus Thompson Jr. on a warrant for felony embezzlement of a vehicle. Police say Thompson was arrested during a traffic stop by Gulfport police. The complaint leading to the arrest of Thompson was made in February…
Charged with grand larceny
D’Iberville police arrested two Saucier residents after a report of items stolen out of a vehicle parked in the Scarlet Pearl Casino parking garage. Police say 49-year-old Billy Bradley and 29-year-old Kerrie Kilduff were seen on video surveillance taking property…
Charged with accessory after the fact
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…
Cars collide, truck flips on HWY 49
Just after 8 this morning, an accident halted traffic on Highway 49 just south of Harrison Central High School. The driver of a GMC Sonoma was southbound when they attempted to make a U-turn into the northbound lane. Another vehicle…
Police investigate overnight shooting in Gulfport
Gulfport police are investigating an overnight shooting. Around 4 a.m., officers responded to Memorial Hospital in reference to a 25-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Police say the victim was walking in the 1700 block of…
Aggravated Assault // Armed Robbery 1700 block of 65th Ave
. On May 8, 2018 at 2:46 a.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to Memorial Hospital in reference…
Three Pass Christian siblings become entrepreneurs
Three Pass Christian sisters, ages nine, 12 and 13, took a school project and in five months have now developed it into a business. “We are excited because when we are older we won’t need to be worried about not…
Port Orleans Brewing Company expands to Mississippi
A Louisiana based brewing company is kicking off their expansion celebration tonight and it’s all benefiting a good cause. To celebrate their one year anniversary, Port Orleans Brewing Company is expanding into the state of Mississippi. The Palace Casino in…
Suspect in fatal Pascagoula shooting turns himself in
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…
Arrested for aggravated assault and kidnapping
Biloxi police arrested a man today on aggravated assault and kidnapping charges after a woman told police she had been held against her will for nearly 12 hours. Twenty-five year-old Gulfport native Ryan Chipman was arrested after police received a…
Lemon Tree Flower Shop has you covered this Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. This year, it is set for this weekend on Sunday, May 13th. Lemon Tree Flower Shop in Gulfport has you covered when it comes to searching for the right flowers or gifts for…
New student garden unveiled at North Bay Elementary
This morning in Biloxi, students from the gifted program at North Bay Elementary School held an opening ceremony for their brand new garden. Every class has a section in the garden and the students decide what type of produce they’d…