Frets for Pets Fundraiser
One Coast organization is on a mission to help the senior shelter pets this holiday season. Frets for Pets is hosting its fifth annual ‘Adopt a Mascot.” This project is to raise funds to help discount the adoption fees for…
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Last minute holiday shopping
Do you still have Christmas shopping to do? If so, don’t worry too much you are not alone. The week before Christmas is known as ‘Panic Week’ for retailers where last minute shoppers are rushing to get their holiday gifts.…
Mississippi Power bill reduction
Good news for Mississippi Power customers, you could be seeing a reduction in your monthly bill very soon. There are three actions at the Public Service Commission that are related to customer bills that would all result in reductions. Two…
Funeral arrangements set for Coach Olmi
This Friday the community will remember and honor the life of former Red Rebel Baseball Coach Pat Olmi. Coach Olmi died on Monday after suffering a heart attack. He was a longtime resident of Gulfport and was head baseball coach…
‘Sounds of the Season’ concert at Beau Rivage
With Christmas only a week away, the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino is pulling out all the stops, from decorations to visits from Santa and the ‘Sounds of the Season.’ This year, the ‘Sounds of the Season’ concert is back…
Cold Weather Shelters to open tonight
With another cold night ahead of us the Salvation Army is getting ready to open their cold weather shelters. The cold weather shelters opened in Gulfport and Pascagoula this evening at 4:30 p.m. This is the second night in a…
David Lee Roth to join Kiss in Biloxi
Rock n roll legends KISS have announced today that fellow rock icon David Lee Roth has been added as a special guest to the last legs of the END OF THE ROAD TOUR. David Lee Roth will bring his exciting…
Long Beach Mayor’s Youth Council Bike Donation
Students throughout Long Beach School District will be riding in style this Christmas thanks to generous donations through the Mayor’s Youth Council Bike Drive. The youth council has been taking donations from the community for about a month. These bikes…
Protect Yourself from Porch Pirates This Holiday Season
So, how do you stop porch piracy? Home surveillance can help combat the problem and eventually, in some cases, catch the robbers, but we can't physically be everywhere at once, so, News 25’s Tanner Stewart caught up with Gulfport police…
Drop on By! DMR 2020 Calendars Now Available
Good news for all of you fishermen out there! The 2020 Mississippi Department of Marine Resources calendar has arrived and is available! This year's calendar features gorgeous coastal photography, as well as a tidal calendar, moon phases, sunrise and sunset…
Gabby Easterwood Live "The Morning After" with Results from Bay St. Louis's Tuesday Food & Beverage Tax Vote
There was a low turn out for Tuesday's city-wide referendum in Bay St. Louis to vote on a proposed 2-percent increase on food and beverage sales tax. Although turn out was only 1,000, voters have spoken, and the measure to…
Promotion for Pat Newton at the Pascagoula Fire Department
Firefighter Pat Newton has been promoted to lieutenant with the Pascagoula Fire Department. Newton began his career with the Pascagoula Fire Department in 2005 as a firefighter and EMT. He was recommended by Fire Chief Hyler Krebs and approved by…
Gulfport Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Producing Child Pornography and Sexual Battery of a Minor Child
In Gulfport, a woman has been sentenced to 20 years for producing child pornography and sexual battery of a minor child, according to Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood's office. Twenty-two year old Anika Moore Bruner of Gulfport appeared before…
Biloxi Man Arrested and Charged With Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes
A Biloxi man has been arrested and charged with touching a child for lustful purposes. According to Biloxi police, on December 13, they received reports involving a known suspect for allegedly touching a child for lustful purposes. The alleged incidents…
Annual Community Christmas Dinner
The West Gulfport community comes together to break bread for the holiday season. More than 200 residents were invited to the Gulfport Civic Club’s annual Community Christmas Dinner. Members of the civic club provided the meal this year. City leaders…
Sentenced for distributing child pornography
A Gulfport man will serve nearly two decades behind bars for distributing child pornography through ‘Dropbox’ using his cellphone last year. Thirty-seven year-old Jesse Nichols was sentenced to serve 17-and-a-half years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised…
Bay St. Louis food and beverage tax rejected
The sales tax in Bay St. Louis failed to get voter approval today. With very low turnout, only around 1,000 voters went to the polls, the final results were 76.5% voted against and 23.5% voted for. Bay St. Louis residents…
Arrested for Petit Larceny
Another porch pirate has been arrested this month, this time in Gulfport. Jennifer Gibson arrested on charges of petit larceny and a felony warrant through the Department of Corrections after reports of two packages taken from a home and surveillance…
Welcome new Moss Point fire chief
It’s an exciting day for Moss Point as they officially welcome the new fire chief. After an extensive nation-wide search, the Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to hire Justin McMillian. McMillian began his career in fire service in 1995. He…
Christmas toys stolen from Bay St. Louis home
The holidays can bring out the best and worst in people, something one local single mother had to learn the hard way. One Bay St. Louis woman had her holiday dreams crushed after she posted a picture to Facebook showing…
Remembering Coach Pat Olmi
After working more than 30 years in the Harrison County School District, students, faculty, and staff are shocked at the news of the sudden passing of former Harrison Central Baseball Coach Pat Olmi. Yesterday, Coach Olmi died at the age…
MS Power Watson Plant donates bikes to Salvation Army
Mississippi Power is back at it again, reaching out a hand to help the community. This morning, Mississippi Power Watson Plant rolled in with a trailer full at the Salvation Army Kroc Center to make a substantial donation. Every year…
Millie’s Movement raises nearly $19K
Christmas is nearly a week away now and one 10-year-old Bay St. Louis girl made sure every child in need wakes up that morning with a gift. You may remember Millie Brignone, a News 25 Hometown Hero on a mission…
Bay St. Louis votes on food and beverage sales tax
Bay St. Louis residents will be heading to the polls today to vote on a proposed two percent food and beverage sales tax increase. It will take 60 percent of the vote to pass. City officials proposed the increase to…