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National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Each year nearly 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, but the disease can be preventable. Since January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, healthcare professionals are urging women to get screened. Cervical cancer can also be prevented by the…

Great Kindness Challenge Day

D’Iberville High School students not only accepted the Great Kindness Challenge this week at school, they excelled at it. The Kindness Challenge is a national initiative for schools the week of January 25th through the 29th. It encourages proactive bullying…

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarship

News 25's Hank Davis interviews Sam Evens about the Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarship. To find out more or to apply please go online at MGCCF.org

Media Day at the Reese's Senior Bowl

Other than the NFL combine, Saturdays Reese's Senior Bowl is the biggest showcase remaining for draft hopefuls. News 25's Jeff Haeger is on scene for media day, with more from the Mobile Convention Center.

Officer Sent To Hospital Following Wreck

A Gulfport 18 year old is facing multiple charges after an officer involved wreck last night. Investigators say he crashed a stolen vehicle into a Gulfport police cruiser. The officer involved is still in the hospital with serious injuries.

Pet Of The Week

News 25’s Hank Davis interviews Dawn Boob about the adoption, and foster care for pets. Make sure to come visit Humane Society of South Mississippi at 2615 25th Ave, Gulfport, MS 39501 Monday-Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm.

Gulfport officer sent to hospital following wreck

A Gulfport police officer has been sent to the hospital with serious injuries after a wreck that happened on Three Rivers Road and Creosote Road. According to Gulfport police, around 6:30 the officer was responding to a report of a…

William Carey University: One year after the tornado

At William Carey University in Hattiesburg, classes were in full swing this morning. However, one year ago today that would not have been the case. An EF3 tornado ripped through the university’s campus at around 2:30 on the morning of…

Surge in injuries from last week’s hard freeze

Most South Mississippians just aren’t used to having to deal with the hazards that come with frigid winter weather. Last week’s hard freeze sent hundreds to the emergency rooms and clinics have been full of patients injured from falling on…

SRHS pension plan supplemental fairness hearing

Hundreds of Singing River Health System retirees are still fighting for the money promised in a pension plan that failed. A supplemental fairness hearing surrounding the SRHS pension plan case is moving forward in court high right now. A report…

Latimer house fire kills one

A Jackson County resident is dead following a house fire Saturday night. Sixty-two year-old Lela Miller was pronounced dead after a house on Theriot Avenue in the Latimer community went up in flames. Firefighters entered the house, but the heat…

Congressman Palazzo weighs in on shutdown

What does the recent government shutdown mean for members of the military in South Mississippi and their families? News 25 spoke to U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo in Washington today to learn more. “The people that actually trained this weekend, it…

Pascagoula celebrates state bicentennial

The top is now shut on a time capsule not to be opened for another 50 years in Pascagoula. The community had an official burial in honor of Mississippi’s bicentennial and Pascagoula city history Friday. A time capsule showcasing what…

Local principal receives Milken Educator Award

“The future belongs to the educated.” That is the motto for the Milken Educator Award. On Friday, this prestigious award was given to a principal who received a surprise of a lifetime. Students from Pass Christian High School gathered in…

Changing of the Watch ceremony at Biloxi Yacht Club

History was made at the Biloxi Yacht Club Sunday as they hosted the Changing of the Watch ceremony. The 169-year-old club swore in Liz Joachim, their first female commodore in club history. She is the 95th commodore of the yacht…

Police need help identifying fraud suspect

Biloxi police need help identifying a person suspected of credit card fraud. Surveillance camera photos were taken from the Winn-Dixie on Pass Road where police say the suspect used a credit card without the victim’s knowledge or permission. The transaction…

Vancleave woman dead after car hits school bus

A Vancleave woman died this morning after her vehicle hit a school bus. The driver is identified as 59-year-old Jeanette Migues. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says traffic deputies responded to the accident near the intersection of Old Fort Bayou…

Shooting at Horseshoe Lounge

A shooting in Biloxi early Saturday morning sent three people to the hospital. Biloxi police department responded to a shooting at Horseshoe Lounge located at 143 Veterans Avenue. Officers found three victims that sustained minor injuries and were transported to…

Woman Found Dead On Cypress Drive

One woman was found dead Sunday morning lying in the roadway of the 600 block of cypress drive in D'Iberville. According to the D'Iberville police department, a motorist stated that they struck an individual lying in the street. The woman…