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Veterans Stand Down Event

Going on their third year, First Missionary Baptist Church Handsboro will be hosting their Veterans Stand Down Event on Saturday. The event offers services to our veterans to get them the help they need, anything from legal services to a…

Beau Rivage chef in James Beard competition

Kristian Wade, executive chef at Beau Rivage, is on a mission to make eating a burger delicious and healthy. Chef Wade has entered his Landmass Burger into the James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Contest. This burger is made of ground…

Officer shoots and kills driver in Petal

According to the Forrest County coroner, one person is dead after a police officer shot him during a traffic stop this morning. A Petal police officer was responding to a traffic accident when there was some sort of altercation between…

Wiggins Home Invasion

The Wiggins Police Department is still seeking assistance in identifying two suspects who broke into the home of an elderly woman on Rayburn Drive just after 9 p.m. last night. The suspects are described as two black males around 25…

Attempted burglary at seafood market in Bay St. Louis

Police are on the lookout for the two suspects who attempted to rob a seafood market in Bay St. Louis early this morning. Authorities say the two people caught on the surveillance video from Dylan’s Seafood tried to break into…

Fais Do Do a go rain or shine

Rain or shine the Biloxi Fais Do Do Festival is set to go on this Saturday and you can get all the shrimp your heart desires. The Coast tradition gets underway tomorrow at 10 a.m. Set up began today at…

Fourth annual Feed the Need Fish Fry

This coming Sunday you can eat some tasty South Mississippi seafood while also helping those less fortunate. The Lord is my Help Soup Kitchen is using a fish fry and live music to feed the needy in Jackson County. Sunday,…

Officer involved accident in Gulfport

An officer involved accident occurred this afternoon on Highway 49. A Gulfport police officer was involved in a three-vehicle wreck on Highway 49 near Orange Grove Road. An officer on the scene tells News 25 the officer involved in the…

Moss Point Mayoral Debate

Tonight, Moss Point mayoral candidates will go head-to-head on key issues during a debate at the Elks Lodge Magnolia. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us with details on what voters can expect from tonight’s event.

Political fish fry at the Mary C.

This weekend in Ocean Springs, you’ll have one last chance to get familiar with candidates before municipal elections take place on June 6th. The Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center is hosting a political fish fry, featuring each of the candidates…

John Finn DDG 113 sails away

The John Finn sailed away from Ingalls Shipyard this morning to head to Hawaii. The DDG 113 will be commissioned at Pearl Harbor in mid-July. Over 270 Ingalls shipbuilders worked on the destroyer since construction began in September 2012. The…

Do you know these suspects?

Biloxi police need help identifying two suspects who shoplifted several items from Champs in the Edgewater Mall in November. Police say the suspects placed hats, hoodies, and jogger outfits in a bag and left the store without paying. One of…

Burglary and Grand Larceny Arrest

A Vancleave man with an extensive arrest history is charged with commercial burglary and grand larceny in crimes that happened over the Memorial Day Weekend. Thirty-one year-old Joshua Bradley is accused of stealing a four wheeler and tools from a…

Police investigation home invasion in Wiggins

Wiggins police are investigating a home invasion where two people broke into an elderly man’s home around 9 last night. Police say the suspects are two black males and are approximately 25-years-old. The first suspect has a slender build with…

Have you seen this woman? Billie Jean Harris

The Pascagoula Police Department needs help locating a missing woman. Twenty-four year-old Billie Jean Harris has been missing since Wednesday. She was last seen at the Walmart in Pascagoula. She may be driving a gold 1997 Ford Escort with a…

Six-year-old cancer warrior surprised by Make-A-Wish

After battling cancer for over a year, one special little six-year-old’s wish is coming true. Adrianna Hitchcock, from Biloxi, and her family got a surprise from the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Gulfport today. It was an exciting day for Adrianna. Soon,…

Study: Mississippi roads are driving up expenses

Officials say transportation is the backbone of any state’s economy and the results of a study released today shows the shape of Mississippi’s roads are driving up expenses for motorists. Officials from transportation group Trip presented their findings at a…

Ocean Force Task announcement in Gulfport-

Today, Governor Phil Bryant announced the creation of the Ocean Task Force during a ceremonial executive order signing in Gulfport. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us inside the Combat Readiness Training Center to hear more on the one-of-a-kind task force.…

Solid waste proposals in Harrison County

Harrison County residents could see an increase in their waste collection and disposal services towards the end of the year. The Harrison County Utility Authority is looking at two proposals from Team Waste and Pelican Waste to take over Waste…

Long Beach mayor elect wants to see economic growth

Long Beach Mayor Elect George Bass says he’s ready to get to work growing the city economically. The retired fire chief of 35 years pulled 61 percent of the vote in the beginning of May, avoiding a runoff. Bass tells…

More active hurricane season expected

Today is June 1st and that means hurricane season has arrived. The National Weather Service says the Coast hasn’t gone this long without even a category one hurricane since before Hurricane Camille, explaining we’re long overdue. It’s been nearly 12…