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Interview with D'Iberville Mayor Rusty Quave

The City of D’Iberville is hoping to welcome more tourists into town. They’re meeting tonight to talk about one specific way they can make it happen. News 25’s Shelby Myers is at D’Iberville City Hall with the latest. [mappress mapid="2625"]

Updated: Body of Missing Vancleave Teenager Found

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a suspicious death after finding the body of Cliff Allyn, the missing Vancleave teenager. According to Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell, Jackson County deputies have been searching the 16-year-old’s home all afternoon. It…

Teenager Missing from Jackson County

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the community’s help in locating a Vancleave teenager who went missing Wednesday afternoon. Sixteen-year-old Cliff Allyn was last seen around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon on Jim Ramsey Road in Vancleave. Authorities say he…

Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Round 1 Groupings

TEE #1 10:00 Bobby Wadkins   Richmond, VA Joey Sindelar Horseheads, NY Glen Day Alotion, AR 10:10 David Eger Charlotte, NC Bob Tway Edmond, OK Jesper Parnevik Stockholm, Sweden 10:20 Bob Gilder Scottsdale, AZ Steve Lowery Birmingham, AL Scott McCarron…

Pro AM Tournament Continues Today

The wet weather is not deterring golfers from getting out on the green for day two of the Pro-Am Tournament. However, since there is a threat for severe weather, today's pro-am play is not open to the public. The amateurs…

Stennis Visits Colmer Middle School

This morning Colmer Middle School students went on a little trip to space. Okay maybe they didn't quite blast off into the great abyss, but they did get schooled on everything outer space. NASA representatives from Stennis Space Center visited…

Senate Passes Religious Freedom Bill

The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that says government employees and private business people could cite religious beliefs to refuse licenses or services for same-sex couples who want to marry. House bill 1523 passed the Senate tonight 31 to…

Suspect in Waveland Barber College Shooting Caught in Las Vegas

Leif Dasco 28 years old, the suspected shooter at the Barber College in Waveland on 01-11-2016, has been arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop there and he was arrested without incident. The Waveland Police…

No Bond for Man Charged with Jackson County Murder

On 31 March 2016, Hubert Patrick Anderson, was brought before Judge T. Larry Wilson on the Charge of Capital Murder 97-3-21(3). Mr. Anderson was denied bond on the Capital Murder Charge consistent with state law. Mr. Anderson will remain in…

Increase In Hunting Licenses

The price of hunting and fishing licenses could soon increase to help pay for more state game wardens. The senate passes a house bill which would increase fish and small game licenses from eight dollars, to ten. Meantime fishing and…

C Spire Pro AM Golf Tournament

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Frank Kay about the fundraiser at the C Spire Pro AM Golf Tournament.

Senate Passes Religious Freedom Bill

The Mississippi senate passes a bill that says government employees and private business people could cite religious beliefs to refuse licenses or other services for same-sex couples who want to marry. The bill also says the state could not punish…

USM Celebrates Founders’ Day

On March 30th, 1910 Mississippi Normal College was created. Decades later its name would become the University of Southern Mississippi. Students, faculty and staff all gathered at USM Gulf Park to celebrate the school’s founders’ day. University president Rodney Bennett…

Sports Tourism on the Coast

It’s no surprise Shuckers baseball and the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic bring in the fans and the revenue when it comes to sports on the Coast. Today, Huddle Up Group out of Phoenix showed coastal city leaders how to take…

Ingalls Receives $618 Million Grant

Ingalls Shipbuilding Division has received a $618 million contract modification to fund construction of a guided missile destroyer for the U.S. Navy. The ship is the fourth of five destroyers the company was awarded in June 2013. Ingalls was previously…

2016 Women in Business Champion

Gulf Coast Woman Magazine publisher Dorothy Wilson has been named this year’s Mississippi Women in Business Champion. Wilson is president of D-Wilson Associates. This award is just one more she can add to her shelf as Gulf Coast Woman Magazine…

Gulfport Farmers Market Opens

Spring has sprung and so has the Gulfport Harbor Farmers Market. Today was the first day the market reopened for the season. Under the pavilion you can find bread from Bay St. Louis, organic veggies from Saucier, honey from Gautier…

Coast Sports Tourism

It’s no surprise, Shuckers baseball and the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic bring in the fans and the revenue when it comes to sports on the Coast. A group from Phoenix is in Gulfport showing the city how to grow sports…

Guns in Church

For centuries, churches have been safe havens. In recent years, hundreds of America’s faith based sanctuaries have been turned into crime scenes. In 2014, 176 deadly force incidents were documented at churches and faith based organizations in the U.S., claiming…

Pascagoula Stabbing Possible Drug Deal Gone Bad

Pascagoula police believe yesterday’s home invasion that led to one suspect being stabbed to death may have been the result of a drug deal gone bad. It happened about 11:30 yesterday at the Pine Tree Apartments in Pascagoula. Residents of…

Insufficient Evidence in Samurai Sword Killing

An Ocean Springs man accused of killing his neighbor by stabbing him with a samurai sword is no longer facing charges after a Jackson County grand jury ruled there was insufficient evidence. Johnny Romero, who was 18 at the time,…

Remembering Sierra Jones

The family of a 19-year-old Ocean Springs woman is now trying to come up with the money to cover her funeral expenses. News 25’s Kristen Durand spoke with the family of Sierra Jones. Just days before Sierra Jones’ passing in…

State Lottery Heads to the Senate

The Mississippi House votes twice to establish a state lottery which would deliver half of its financing to public education and road maintenance. The effort is likely to be squashed in the state Senate. A lottery amendment was added to…