Student blood drive in St. Martin
Students are doing their part to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic by giving blood. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is at the St. Martin Community Center with more.
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MDEQ Issues Three Beach Water Contact Advisories, One Other in Effect
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued three water contact advisories Thursday for Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach), Station 7 ( Pass Christian East Beach), and Station 9 (Gulfport Harbor Beach).…
Moss Point Mayor Mario King trial date delayed
The federal wire fraud trial for Moss Point Mayor Mario King and his wife has been delayed. Mayor King and his wife, Natasha, were indicted in June on 13 counts of wire fraud and one of conspiracy to commit fraud…
Casino employees to testify before Mississippi Gaming Commission about workplace conditions during pandemic
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Employees from the Beau Rivage Casino and IP Casino are set to testify before the Mississippi Gaming Commission virtually Thursday. The employees plan to testify via Zoom about workplace conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen workers…
Casino workers to testify to Mississippi Gaming Commission on Thursday
Tomorrow morning, workers from the Beau Rivage and IP Casino will testify to the Mississippi Gaming Commission regarding conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen workers between the Beau Rivage and IP Casino have tested positive for COVID-19 since reopening. The…
Truck on fire on Highway 49
Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a truck fire earlier this afternoon on Highway 49. The truck was southbound when it began filling up with smoke and then flames. The two people in the truck at the time were able…
State of the Mississippi Fishing Industry
It’s been another year filled with uncertainty for Mississippi’s fishermen and some are sharing their concerns and hopes for the rest of the year. Local oyster farmer Christopher Rhodes says the economic impacts of COVID-19 and the legislative budget battle…
Airbus delivers 16 helicopters manufactured in Mississippi to help protect U.S. Border
Airbus Helicopters Inc, will deliver 16 choppers to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Nonprofit Dream Program affected by COVID-19 pandemic
The Dream Program, an Ocean Springs nonprofit organization, is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Routine is something that most thrive on, but imagine having a disability and your everyday life is being completely torn apart. This happened to…
100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
Yesterday marked the 100th year women have been able to vote in the United States. The 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution was passed by Congress on June 4th, 1919 but it was not ratified until August 18th, 1920.…
Coastal Mississippi Board holds special meeting
Earlier today, the Coastal Mississippi Board voted to apply for and accept the coronavirus relief fund grant given out by the state. In the special called meeting, members of the board discussed the terms and conditions of the grant agreement…
Tanker with 8,500 gallons of fuel flips on Highway 603
This morning the driver of a tanker was sent to the hospital with injuries and a section of Highway 603 in Hancock County was shut down as crews worked to contain a dangerous threat. An early morning commute on Highway…
Absentee voter registration in Harrison County begins September 21st
Voters across America will cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election as Republican incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence square off against Democratic contenders Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on November 3rd. If…
City of Biloxi honoring Salvation Army for work during Hurricane Katrina as 15-year anniversary approaches
As the 15th anniversary of Katrina approaches, the City of Biloxi is dedicating a special presentation to those who worked with the Salvation Army during that time. The City of Biloxi presents “Salvation Army: the People behind the Shield,” a…
'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign runs from August 19th to September 7th
With Americans celebrating the warm Labor Day holiday weekend with extra enthusiasm this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to remind everyone about the dangers of drinking and driving. This Labor Day weekend, NHTSA will…
Tanker driver injured, section of Highway 603 closed in Hancock County after semi flips
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) - One person is injured, and crews are working to contain the scene of an accident in Hancock County. A section of Highway 603 in Hancock County, about 15 miles north of Interstate 10, is closed…
Mississippi sees decrease in average cases of COVID per week
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is reporting 34 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus and 795 new cases as of Tuesday. The Health Department said Tuesday that Mississippi has had more than 73,200 reported cases…
Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers purchase two more kiosks
The Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers purchased two additional community and crime fighting kiosks with an anonymous donation. After the ribbon cutting for the first ever kiosk in the state at the Biloxi Walmart, an anonymous contributor made it possible for…
AMR Mississippi Gulf Coast receives American Heart Association’s Mission Lifeline Gold Award
The American Medical Response Mississippi Gulf Coast received the American Heart Association’s Mission Lifeline Gold Award. This award is for the quality treatment of patients who experience massive heart attacks. The award is not easy to come by as it…
Gulfport declares August 18th ‘Chief Leonard Papania Day’
Today, the mayor of Gulfport designated August 18th 2020 as Leonard Papania Day. The former police chief announced his retirement at the end of 2019. He has served the community and been with the department for over 25 year. Papania…
Gulf Island Waterpark ends season early due to COVID-19
Gulf Islands Waterpark is usually open through a busy Labor Day weekend, but staff shortage due to COVID-19 has forced the park to close early for the summer. The Gulfport water park posted Monday on Facebook that Sunday, August 16th…
Former Chief Financial Officer of Columbus, Mississippi accused of embezzlement
LOWNDES COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)-One of the largest embezzlement cases in the state of Mississippi is happening in the Friendly City. Former Chief Financial Officer, Milton Rawle Jr. is accused of swindling $290,000 in a scheme that reportedly went on for two years. City leaders had long suspected something was wrong with how the city’s finances were […]
‘Fill the Boot’ campaign moves online
As the COVID pandemic affects communities across the United States, it has also impacted in-person fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. For 66 years, firefighters have collected critical funds in the community as part of the ‘Fill the Boot’ program.…
Mississippi Lottery Corporation completes July’s transfer
Today the Mississippi Lottery Corporation completed its July transfer of more than $10 million in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This is the first deposit for fiscal year 2021 which began July 1st,…