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Coast Students to Army All American Bowl

One hundred and twenty five students from all across the country get chosen each year to perform at the 2017 U.S. Army All American Bowl. Three of them are from right here in South Mississippi. Max Warren from Ocean Springs…

Mississippi Power Sparks the Minds of High Schoolers

More than 80 high schoolers from Mississippi’s three coastal counties were powered up today and plugged in to opportunities available to them in the energy industry. It’s called the Beam Event, an annual partnership between Mississippi Power and the American…

New Rates for Charter Boats in Biloxi

The City of Biloxi now has the lowest berthing rates for charter boats on the entire Coast. The decision was made at the Biloxi City Council meeting today. The berthing rate has gone from $6 to $3 a square foot…

Help Identifying Man who Stole Truck

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help identifying the man who allegedly stole a truck from a Vancleave woman’s home. The gray 2007 Nissan Frontier was parked in the driveway of Deborah Landry May’s home on Hazel Bounds…

Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery

A Moss Point man pleads guilty to one count of armed robbery, one count of armed carjacking and two counts of possession of a controlled substance today. Tevin James Benjamin is set to serve 15 years day to day for…

Bay St. Louis Police Chief Search

Bay St. Louis Police Department continues operations while still feeling the recent loss of Police Chief Mike De Nardo. Hancock County and city officials are coming together to decide what is next for the police department. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson…

Missing Pascagoula Teen Found in Seattle

At approximately 3:30pm, members of Law Enforcement were able to locate reported missing juvenile, Dawson Hellar; who had been reported as a missing person from Resurrection High School, in Pascagoula, on Saturday by his mother, Pamela Hellar. Dawson is currently…

Chevron Middle School Career Fair

Chevron reached out to local middle schoolers to show them the career opportunities in front of them. About 400 middle schoolers took part in a career fair at Pelican Landing in Moss Point this morning. Chevron personnel from a number…

2017 Military Child of the Year Nomination Requirements

Operation Homefront is looking to honor the 2017 Military Child of the Year. They could be right here on the Gulf Coast. The organization is searching for a military child who resembles resiliency and leadership. Some requirements for the child,…

Competition Day at VGA Championship

Game faces are on at the Fallen Oak Golf Course for the first competition day of the VGA Championship. Eighty veterans are competing for the number one title of the second annual tournament. There are three divisions: veteran, combat wounded…

Edgewater Mall will be Closed on Thanksgiving Day

Edgewater Mall believes the most sacred thing about the Thanksgiving holiday is time spent with family and friends. We have decided to remain closed Thanksgiving Day to allow our over one thousand employees the opportunity to spend time with those…

New Shrimping Waters Open Thursday

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is opening additional waters for shrimping this Thursday. Beginning at 6 a.m., all waters south and west of a line beginning at Biloxi Bay channel beacon 18 will be open. For the specific boundaries,…

Sheriff to Speak with Bay St. Louis City Council

The Bay St. Louis City Council is set to meet this afternoon. At the top of their agenda is a discussion between Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam and the Bay St. Louis Police Department. Previous Bay St. Louis Police Chief…

Teens Plead Guilty in 2013 Gulfport Murder

The four teenagers who face charges in the 2013 murder of 15-year-old Joshua Cuellar are set to appear in a Gulfport court room today. Seventeen-year-old Damon Clark pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and 17-year-old Deaundre Holmes pleaded guilty to accessory…

Battle on Buffett Beach

Racers and obstacle course lovers, listen up. The City of Pascagoula is hosting a Battle on Buffett Beach this December. It’s a challenge course with 12 obstacles over a span of two and a half miles. Some include vertical walls,…

Felony Domestic Assault

A man is being held on charges tonight, accused of hitting his girlfriend in the head with a glass bottle while she was asleep. Thirty-six year-old Carlos Lee is charged with a felony count of aggravated domestic assault. Investigators with…

Second Annual VGA Tournament

The Fallen Oak Golf Course is the place to be for the second annual VGA championship. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports on the deeper meaning behind this golf tournament for veterans. The green was covered with red, white and blue…

Jackson County Fair Begins

Today’s wet weather wasn’t enough to keep people away from the start of the 95th annual Jackson County Fair. The week-long attraction is in full swing, expecting to draw in tens of thousands of guests. The fair offers fun for…

Felony Domestic Assault

A man is behind bars accused of hitting his girlfriend in the head with a glass bottle while she was asleep. 36 year-old Carlos Lee is charged with a felony count of aggravated domestic assault. Investigators with the Harrison County…

Loose Rocks are Troubling Drivers

If you’ve traveled from Harrison County to Stone County on Highway 15 in the past few weeks, you probably found yourself in a rocky situation. Residents say loose gravel is damaging vehicles traveling in the area. News 25's Hank Davis…

Jackson County Fair Begins

The 95th annual Jackson County Fair kicked off in Pascagoula today. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the fairgrounds with details on what to expect from this year’s festivities.

Zoning Change Challenges for Biloxi

Tensions are heating up between the City of Biloxi and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann over plans to rezone acres of land on Point Cadet. On Thursday, the city plans to meet to discuss rezoning more than 20 acres to…

Kiln Man Accused of Sexual Battery on a Minor

Bond has been set for a Kiln man accused of sexual battery on a minor. Hancock County deputies arrested 66-year-old Alex J. Pearson on 21 counts of sexual battery, one count of touching a child for lustful purposes and one…

Verdict Reached on Danielle Dewitt Trial

A Hancock County jury has determined the fate of the basketball coach accused of sexually touching a student. After several hours of deliberation, the jury found Danielle Dewitt guilty on two counts of touching a minor for lustful purposes, but…