JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is increasing the lowest monthly welfare payments in the nation. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law Wednesday that means people who receive the payments could start seeing the increase in June or…
The Ocean Springs School District has released its graduation plans for seniors this school year and now students and staff are reacting to those changes. The graduation ceremony for the Ocean Springs High School class of 2020…
Today is the last day of the two-day law enforcement drug training at the Golden Nugget Casino and Resort and the officers ended it with an awards ceremony. Awards and honors went to officers and task force…
At the Golden Nugget Hotel and Resort today hundreds of local law enforcement partners trained for new ways to combat the opioid crisis. Over 300 drug law enforcement and highway officers from all across the south came…
A Long Beach native decided to bring his knowledge of dentistry back to the Coast and open his own practice. Today, Dr. Jason Olaivar held a ribbon cutting to officially open Southern Shores Family Dental. Dr. Olaivar…
The Brown Condor Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum depends on donations to keep up and running. As we reported recently, a steady flow of anonymous donations keep landing in the hands of those who operate the Gulfport museum.…
Today News 25’s Toni Miles shows us one WWII veteran here in South Mississippi with a sharp memory and heroic tales of his first-hand experience and participation in world-changing events now chronicled in an oral history by…
Millions of Americans are lining up across the country to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. In hopes of expanding that number and in conjunction with their Act of Joy Campaign, Krispy Kreme is offering an incentive that’s just…
After an eight-month long process, the Mississippi State Port of Authority Board of Commissioners named Jon Nass as the new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport. Nass comes from the Maine Port Authority where…
The Harrison County Emergency Management Agency warns residents that flooding is one of the biggest concerns during the rain event. The water from the rainfall has to go somewhere, meaning low-lying areas like rivers. All of the…
Hattiesburg, Miss. – Dempsey “Bryan” Levi, 51, and Jeffrey Wayne Rollins, 44, of Ocean Springs, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett for their role in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health care benefit program…
Gulfport, MS – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 30-year-old Wayne Claude Adams of Gulfport, MS, pled guilty yesterday to second-degree murder before Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport, MS. Judge Schmidt sentenced…
News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is in Harrison County with an update from Harrison County EMA.
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A spokeswoman says the Mississippi Health Department is rewriting a "confusing" script that employees and contractors read to people scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments by phone. The change comes after a professor said…
Another round of HEAVY RAIN will move into the area this afternoon/evening...
The Mississippi State Port Authority's Board of Commissioners on Wednesday named Jon Nass the new CEO and Executive Director of the Port of Gulfport, following a national search led by Tim McNamara, Head of Odgers Berndtson’s Transportation and Infrastructure Practice…
Tonight, voters in the Pass learned more about the candidates who wish to represent them for the next four years. A candidates town hall forum was sponsored by the Gazebo Gazette and held at the Pass Christian…
Terry Madison III, of New Orleans, pled guilty this morning for the 2018 robbery of the Woodforest Bank located inside the Waveland Walmart. He was sentenced to 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of…
News 25’s Grace Boyles has more on the weather conditions around the Coast.
Singing River Health System becomes the region’s first Center of Excellence in robotic surgery. Surgeons at Singing River use the most advanced technologies to improve patient outcomes, reduce risk of wound complications, and pain post operation. To…
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, but Irish celebrations haven’t stopped in Biloxi for the month of March. At today’s Biloxi City Council meeting, Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich put on his green jacket and drank green…
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi is setting the stage for the return of some popular events for people all across the board. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down over the past year, but some…
All around the world, Easter preparations are underway as Resurrection Day is just around the corner. COVID-19’s drastic impact on every holiday in the last year has changed the way people gather and celebrate. Church services on…
The Biloxi Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is asking for community support. One of their long-time volunteers and members Retired Air Force Col. Phyllis Luttman recently died and they want to honor her community service with a…