A California man wanted by Sacramento police for a triple homicide in October was arrested on the Gulf Coast today. Jerod Watson was arrested by Biloxi police and is being held in the Harrison County Adult Detention center. News 25…
Another person enters the 2017 race for Moss Point mayor, hoping to revamp the River City and improve it's reputation. Twenty-nine year-old Moss Point native Mario King officially launched his campaign this afternoon at Trend Setters barber shop on Main…
Angry voters are tired of not being able to get in touch with their elected representatives. Now they’re taking actions into their own hands. Frustrations are boiling over in the fourth congressional district of Mississippi where constituents say that they’ve…
One hypothesis that proved correct for anyone who took a visit to the regional science fair in Biloxi this morning was that the students in South Mississippi are pretty sharp. Seven hundred students and their science projects filled the Coast…
Mardi Gras is a time to celebrate. Kids at Lizana Elementary School know how to do it right. Today Lizana Elementary kindergartners rode home-made mini floats, dressed up in costumes, and threw beads at the school’s Mardi Gras parade. Students…
The City of Pass Christian is putting the final touches on the annual St. Paul’s Carnival Association Parade, which is set to roll Sunday. This year’s parade will start at 11:30 a.m., a half hour earlier than in the past.…
A 403rd Wing member, assigned to the 403rd security forces squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, pleaded guilty on child sex crimes Wednesday and was convicted under the uniform code of military justice. Thirty-one year-old Staff Sergeant James McGriff was…
Tonight at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park campus, constituents have planned a town hall meeting for Mississippi’s fourth congressional district. Representative Steven Palazzo and Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have been invited to attend the Q&A forum…
Over 50 female students from Gulfport and Long Beach High School spent the day at the Seabee Base. Their focus was learning about different career paths in the STEM fields. The students broke up into small groups and spoke with…
The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a two-vehicle crash in George County that occurred on Highway 26, east of Highway 63, at approximately 05:00am. Upon arrival, it appeared Jeffery A. Scott, 42 year old white male of Lucedale, was traveling eastbound…
Students at Lyman Elementary School put on a Black History play to educate their classmates on several Civil Rights leaders. The play featured three parts. The first part, “Yes, Black Americans Invented That,” featured a class of students being educated…
On 2-23-2017, The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a two-vehicle crash in Stone County that occurred on Highway 49 northbound, south of India Road, at approximately 12:00pm. Upon arriving it appeared Alejandro Pena, 38 year old white male of Long Beach,…
Let the good times roll in the City of Discovery tonight for the annual Ocean Springs Carnival Association night parade. The floats will line up near the Ocean Springs Yacht Club at Front Beach, travel on Porter Avenue, Government Street,…
Tonight in Long Beach a town hall meeting for Mississippi’s fourth congressional district will take place. It is hosted by a group of concerned citizens. The constituents who are hosting the meeting argue members of congress are not doing a…
Everyone has their fingers crossed for perfect weather this weekend for all of the Mardi Gras Parades rolling along the coast.
We have an update to the Wiggins Armed Robbery that took place last month. Investigators with Wiggins Police along with the Harrison County Sheriif's Office, and the Biloxi Police Department identified Gordon McDonald as a suspect in the armed robbery…
For a group of students at Gautier Middle School, a virtual tour of the International Space Center turned into a web-cast Q&A session with an engineer from Stennis Space Center, but students were just as excited to learn about rockets…
A talented student in Ocean Springs could soon have her art on the Google homepage for hundreds of millions to see. Ocean Springs Upper Elementary fourth grader Gwen Lyons is the Mississippi winner for the ninth annual ‘Doodle 4 Google’ competition,…
Could student housing be coming to USM’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach? A discussion tonight surrounding the findings of a feasibility study done by the university is giving officials from USM a clearer idea of the pros and cons…
Education is a hot topic in the state of Mississippi. In light of recent budget cuts for MAEP that discussion is sure to continue. Members of the Mississippi Department of Education are doing their part to help parents better understand…
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann spent a few minutes breaking down the most recent budget cut to the state. The third round of spending cuts brings the grand total to $151 million since the budget year started in July. Governor…
Gautier city leaders and students from Singing River Elementary School took advantage of the beautiful weather today. They planted two live oak saplings at George Martin City Park. The saplings are among young live oaks procured from local growers through…
Patients at the VA were all smiles this morning during their very own Mardi Gras parade. Dozens of veterans caught beads and watched as classic cars wrapped around the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System campus. Floats rolled along the…
Multiple Gulf Coast cities are gaining recognition online, ranking on travel website lists for go-to spots around the country. Gulfport claimed a spot on ‘Thrillist’ travel website’s list for most underappreciated towns you should move to in America. The article…