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Small Business Grants Available In Gulfport

The Gulfport Main Street has $15,000 dollars’ worth of grants to distribute and if you're a small business owner in the city, they want you to apply. Each small business could receive up to 25 hundred dollars. In order for…

Overnight Fire Damages Home In Biloxi

Flames ripped through another home in Biloxi overnight this one on Pass Road. The fire started around 2 am, and fortunately no one was home at the time. The blaze heavily damaged at least one room in the house. No…

Open Car And Truck Show

Bryan Kennedy interviews Richard "Taco" Sanchez, about the Open Car And Truck Show being held this Saturday May 21st, 8 am to 3 pm at VFW Post 4526 15206 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport.

Small Business Grants

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Laurie Toups about small business grants in the the city of Gulfport and the city's upcoming workshop at Gulfport City Hall at the council chambers this Friday May 20th at 10 am. More information: downtowngulfport.com

Early Morning House Fire In Biloxi

News 25’s Laurene Callander interviews Nathan Steil about the fire that happened earlier today on Riverland Drive Road in Biloxi.         [mappress mapid="2920"]

Click it or Ticket

Starting May 23rd through June 5th, you may see an increase in law enforcement patrols. In an effort to spread the message that child restraint and seat belt laws will be heavily enforced around the clock, law enforcement agencies from…

New Curator at Walter Anderson Museum of Art

There’s a new addition at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, but it’s not a piece of artwork hanging on the wall. WAMA hired Mattie Codling as the museum’s curator late last month. Codling has her Masters…

Biloxi High School’s Very First Senior Walk

Biloxi High School seniors are making history by revisiting their old grounds. In the very first Senior Walk, BHS seniors went to elementary schools in the Biloxi district, fully dressed up in their caps and gowns. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson…

Day Two of the SRHS Settlement Hearing

There is still no decision by U.S District Judge Louis Guirola after another long day in court hearing from attorneys to determine if the Singing River Health pension plan settlement is fair and reasonable. The two long days in court…

Students Seek Safety at Harrison Central High School

Harrison Central High School students and faculty received quite the scare this afternoon as a tropical funnel passed over the building. That’s when a tornado drill went into effect and students took shelter. Principal Avery Bush tells News 25 their…

Gulfport Flooding Issues

Flooding was also a concern from today’s heavy rain for residents in the Orange Grove area. Nearly three weeks removed from severe weather that caused massive floods and evacuations, backed up water once again threatened resident’s homes and businesses on…

Day Two of SRHS Settlement Hearing

Still no decision by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola after another long day in court hearing from attorneys to determine if the Singing River pension plan settlement is fair and reasonable but the two long days in court are over.…

Storm in North Gulfport

This video was taken at 1:10 this afternoon as a large storm cloud was on the move in North Gulfport just east of Highway 49. The video was taken just outside our WXXV studio. During this time, there was a…

Storms Covered North Gulfport Early this Afternoon

Homes, schools and businesses in the Saucier and North Gulfport area were rattling as thunder and lightning covered the area and dark clouds swirled overhead. Storm clouds loomed over the area and rain made roads slick and, at some times,…

Fire Engulfs House in Gulfport

Tornado watches and thunderstorms spread throughout South Mississippi today and lightning is being blamed for a house fire in Gulfport. Residents along the 11,000 block of River Bend Drive in Gulfport looked on as a fire raged through one home…

Harrison Central High School Students Seek Safety

Harrison Central High School students and faculty received quite the scare this afternoon as dark clouds hovered over their school. A tornado drill went into effect and students took shelter. News 25’s Shelby Myers was there and has more. [mappress…

Fire Engulfs House for Sale in Gulfport

Tornado warnings and thunderstorms spread throughout South Mississippi today. Residents along the 11-thousand block of river bend drive in Gulfport looked on as fire raged just a few hours ago engulfing one home in their neighborhood and then spreading to…

Shrimp Bandits Wanted in Biloxi

On May 13, 2016, Biloxi Police Officers responded to 679 Beach Boulevard in reference to a Grand Larceny complaint. The Victim reported that between 2313 and 2330 hours, during the previous night (05/12/16), two suspects stole two large ice chests…

Flagship Festival all day Saturday in Pascagoula

This weekend, the City of Pascagoula will have events citywide. Anne Pitre with City of Pascagoula Public Relations joins us on set to talk about Flagship Festival. Check out the city’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/pascagoulacity or their website www.cityofpascagoula.com for…

Republicans Respond to Democrats Op-Ed

Mississippi GOP representatives are responding to allegations made by the House minority leader. In an op-ed published by the Clarion Ledger last week, Democrat David Baria of Bay St. Louis calls the Republican legislative leadership militaristic, operating in a top-down…

Special Session Possible for BP Money

Going into the 2016 legislative session, Coast Republicans and Democrats promised to band together to keep BP oil spill money here on the Coast. That effort became delayed because the money did not make its way to the state in…

Legislators call Session “Difficult

Difficult and frustrating, in two words that’s how Coast lawmakers summed up the 2016 legislative session to a group of Coast business leaders at this morning’s post-legislative briefing at the Golden Nugget. Difficult because entering the session, they expected demanding…