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Hurricane Zeta damage still evident in South Mississippi

It’s been just over three months since Hurricane Zeta made landfall, wreaking havoc in South Mississippi and beyond. Chances are if you just look around, there are still visible signs of the category two storm’s damage, but…

Commercial fishing season to open for Spotted Seatrout

BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announce the opening of the commercial fishing season for Spotted Seatrout to begin February 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. in Mississippi territorial waters. The annual Total Allowable Catch for…

Biloxi PD searching for missing person Carolyn Y. Barr

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to locate a reported Welfare Concern/ Missing Person. Fifty-two year-old Carolyn Y. Barr was reported last seen on or about January 26, 2021, in the 1900 block of Southern Ave.…

MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Long Beach

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 07A (Long Beach). The advisory is issued for: Station 07A — Long Beach — the extent is from…

Gulfport man to serve 25 years for sexual battery of a child

A Gulfport man will serve 25 years day-for-day without possibility of early release or parole after he was convicted of sexual battery on a 5-year-old child. Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt sentenced Clyde Fitzgerald Blocton, 35, on Friday. He was convicted…

Gulfport man sentenced to 15 years for aggravated assault

A Gulfport man will serve 15 years for domestic violence -- aggravated assault after he pleaded guilty this week. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said in a press release that Scott Edward Heavner , 34, was sentenced by Circuit Judge…

Pinta docks at the Biloxi Schooner Pier

A relic of the fifteenth century cut through the waters of the Mississippi Sound this afternoon as it prepares to serve as an interactive museum. The Pinta returned to the Biloxi Schooner Pier for self-guided tours that…

Blood Drive in honor of Ansley Gilich

Tomorrow the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive in honor of Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich’s granddaughter Ansley who was diagnosed with B-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia last March. The blood drive, which was rescheduled after Hurricane…

Accelerating the recovery of the gaming industry

Accelerating the recovery of the gaming industry is the focus of the American Gaming Industry for 2021 according to the group’s leader. Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, delivered remarks today on the…

Mercy Housing offering free tax preparation services

Filing taxes can be a real headache, but we have some good news for those of you who live here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. News 25’s Toni Miles shows us one local nonprofit that’s providing free…

Home Instead Senior Care is hiring

Taking care of seniors has been especially important in our community during the pandemic. Now, Home Instead Senior Care is hiring compassionate workers all along the Coast. Home Instead has an open number of job offers for…

The Pinta arrives in Biloxi

A slice of history is making its way to the shores of Biloxi this evening and soon you too can experience the history behind the Pinta. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is at the Biloxi Schooner Pier as…

Live Local: King Cake Display at the Biloxi Library

Lace up your shoes and take a stroll with News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf in today’s edition of Live Local, a series you can catch on News 25 on Thursdays. Today, News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf takes us to…

AKAs declare Jan 20th as Kamala Harris Day

Vice President Kamala Harris made history for black women across the world with her inauguration as the 49th Vice President of the United States. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority shares a sisterly bond to the vice president…