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23rd Annual Spring Arts Festival

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An Ocean Springs festival that started 23 years ago as a small garden event in a parking lot is now overflowing onto the streets of downtown. The Spring Arts Festival is set to hit the streets this weekend with more…

OSHS Student Receives Stamps Scholarship

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A student at Ocean Springs High School is one of 14 students in the nation offered to benefit from one of the top scholarship programs in the nation. Now she’s ready to take on life as a rebel, an Ole…

Prepared Residents in Harrison County

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As the adverse weather approaches, residents in Harrison County are preparing for flood waters. At one of the Harrison County work stations on Lorraine Road, residents were shoveling free sand into bags and taking them home in preparation for flood…

Teacher Charged with Sexual Battery

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A Hancock County High School teacher is behind bars, charged with sexual battery of a juvenile today. According to Hancock County Investigator Glenn Grannon, 31-year-old Derek Beaushaw of Waveland was booked at the Hancock County Jail around 2 o'clock this afternoon…

Missing Man Found in Lake

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Officials discovered the body of Brody Brown in a small lake at Muddy Joe’s RV Park in the Kiln after he went missing Saturday night. Hancock County Chief Deputy Don Bass tells News 25 authorities found the Stone County man’s body…

‘Finding Rover’ App Now Available

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The Humane Society of South Mississippi is the first animal shelter in the state reuniting lost dogs with their owners using free facial recognition technology. South Mississippians can now search for their dogs through the Finding Rover app by just…

Biloxi Black Beach Weekend

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Biloxi Black Beach Weekend is just a few weeks away. The event takes place April 8th through the 10th at the Coast Coliseum. The event will include a car and bike show and performances.

Missing Man Found In Lake

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Crews have been actively searching for Brown since he disappeared from muddy Joe's RV Park on Saturday night and they discovered his body in Lake Tranquility at the RV park earlier today. He was last seen with his family and…

BREAKING: Body of Brody Brown

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BREAKING: Body of Brody Brown, who has been missing since Saturday, has been discovered in a Hancock County lake. News 25 has a crew headed to the scene and will have a live report at noon on NBC.

Jackson County Results

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Moving to Jackson County where interim Sheriff Mike Ezell will keep his job as the county’s top law enforcement officer.

State Primary Results

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It is Mississippi’s presidential primary Election Day 2016. According to election officials, more voters than usual were expected to cast ballots. With this being a presidential election, the Republican Party has 40 delegates at stake tonight while the Democrats have…

Interview with Political Consultant Howie Morgan

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We’ve talked about what the results from this year’s races mean for the state of Mississippi, which voted in the primary today. Now, we’ll take a look at the national stage. Political consultant Howie Morgan has been following these races…

USM Gulf Park Hosts Showcase

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More than 200 students from surrounding high schools and community colleges got a taste of the life of a Golden Eagle. Today, USM’s Gulf Park campus had the chance to show off all they have to offer prospective students during…

Biloxi P.D. Seeks National Accreditation

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The Biloxi Police Department is one of many state accredited law enforcement agencies in Mississippi. Now, they’re gunning for national accreditation. Every three years, an inspection team comes to check out the department to make sure everything is up to…