Gulf Coast Orchid Show
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Marilyn Ladnier about the Gulf Coast Orchid Show. Gautier Convention Center January 29 : 12 pm to 6 pm January 30 : 11 am to 6 pm January 31 : 10 am to 4 pm
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Pet Of The Week
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Devon Forehand and Maridee Mallette about Jackson County animal shelter pet adoptions and events.
PCA Rodeo Finals
The Professional Cowboy Association is hosting the rodeo finals at the Coast Coliseum. The top 15 rodeo athletes are competing in different events including bare back riding, calf roping, ladies barrel racing and bull riding. Tickets range from $18-$35 and…
VA Offers Aid to Homeless Veterans
We all know that our homeless population here on the Coast is relatively large but now, very few of them are veterans. This is according to Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care Director Anthony Dawson, who takes pride in the effort…
Ingalls Awards 25 STEM Grants
Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded $100,000 in science-related grants to 25 schools and organizations on our Coast and in Alabama. News 25’s Jennifer Tubwell shows us what the grant means to students at Woolmarket Elementary School. These Woolmarket Elementary School students are…
Preacher Convicted of Sexual Battery
According to District Attorney Joel Smith, a former Stone County preacher will face charges after a jury found him guilty of sexual battery of a child today. Testimony against 55-year-old Carlos Smith of Saucier revealed that he and the victim…
Competitive Cheer at MGCCC
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is taking its cheerleading team to the next step, entering the world of competition. The school is moving the team into the athletic department to support the squad. The number of Gulf Coast cheerleaders moving…
Cold Weather Shelters Run on Donations
As temperatures continue to drop here on the Coast and overnight temperatures are expected to be at or below freezing the next few nights, cold weather shelters again will be opening their doors to those in need. If you’re looking…
PCA Rodeo Finals
News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Acie Campbell about PCA Rodeo Finals, the greatest show on dirt!
Lizana Parade Kicking Off this Weekend
The Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras parade rolls at one o’clock Saturday afternoon through downtown Ocean Springs. The parade draws around 10,000 people. This weekend, the 13th annual Lizana Parade will start Sunday at 1 p.m. The parade route begins…
Mississippi Crime Stoppers Convention
There’s no such thing as being too prepared when it comes to our law enforcement officers. For the past three days, agencies from all over the state have been at the IP Casino for the Mississippi State Crime Stoppers Convention.…
Papa John’s Burglary
A man who is believed to have broken in and burglarized a Papa John’s in Ocean Springs is still on the loose. According to police,the suspect, 45-year-old Chad Brewster, apparently used a key to enter the business and appeared to…
Overnight Fire Destroys Ocean Springs Home
An overnight fire ripped through an Ocean Springs home, leaving the three residents with little to no belongings. News 25’s Laurene Callander was on the scene and has the details. Carina Guzman thought she heard sirens around her home early…
Mississippi Power Sends Help to North Carolina
Mississippi Power is sending crews today to North Carolina to assist Duke Energy with outages from the icy winter storm. A crew of 90 linemen and support personnel left early this morning from staging areas across the company’s service territory.
Tornado Damage in Lamar County
Last night’s storm that moved through Lamar County has been confirmed as a tornado. The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down. A lot of the damage was reported on Rocky Branch Road, Old Salt Road and…
100th Anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize Award
USM’s Gulf Park campus commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Award by hosting several prize winners for a panel discussion. The panel featured former editor of the Sun Herald Stan Tiner, Gulfport native Natasha Tretheway and journalism professor and…
Family Literacy Program
Climb CDC’s Family Enrichment Program and Goodwill of South Mississippi are teaming up to fight illiteracy on the Coast. The United State Department of Education found 29 percent of adults over the age of 16 read at an eighth grade…
Severe Weather Hits Mississippi
Severe weather has hit the Coast. Emergency Management Director in Harrison County Rupert Lacy says to make sure to be paying attention to the weather because high winds, heavy rain and possible tornado watches could be in effect. If possible,…
Shooting at a Barber College in Waveland
Police have now identified the gunman in the Waveland shooting that took place earlier this afternoon at a barber college. News 25’s Kendra Turley brings us the latest from that investigation. What was supposed to be a typical day of…
92-year-old Vet Runs Cross Country
If you need motivation to run that extra mile at the gym, we have some motivation for you. A 92-year-old veteran is running cross country to raise money to reserve a World War II vessel that he helped bring back…
Taking Their Message to the Front Lines: USO’s Comfort Crew Tour
As many of our Coast military families know, deployments are tough, especially when it comes to children. Help and encouragement is on the way, thanks to a traveling USO tour group who stopped in South Mississippi today. News 25’s Kristen…
State of the VA system
The Veteran’s Affairs System is notorious for long wait times. By his own admission, the director of the Gulf Coast Veteran’s Health Care System says 2015 was a rough year. As Katarina Luketich reports, in today’s State of the System…
Guardian Angels in Uniform: Jackson County Deputies Save Baby’s Life
A Jackson County family is celebrating life today, the life of their 13-day-old infant who nearly choked to death just a few days ago. Until three Jackson County sheriff deputies and her older sister came to the rescue. Today, the…
Judge Hilburn Responds
The Mississippi Supreme Court, in an order filed Tuesday, called for responses to a motion for emergency omnibus relief in the case of Cynthia N. Almond v. Singing River Health System Employee’s Retirement Plan and Trust.