Gulfport Parks and Rec. Public Forum
It’s an opportunity to help plan the future for Gulfport. We’re talking about a forum for residents to input ideas on future parks and recreation for the city. News 25’s Victoria Bailey has more.
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St. Martin man sentenced to life for capital murder
A St. Martin man has been sentenced to life without parole for killing his family more than 25 years ago. In 1994, at just 16-years-old, Stephen McGilberry brutally murdered four family members at their home in Jackson County. A jury…
New fire chief at the Naval Construction Battalion Center
There’s a new man in charge of the fire station at the Naval Construction Battalion Center and he’s got an amazing story! Thomas Maury has been on the job here in Gulfport for about a month and a firefighter for…
‘Sand Beach Sea Oats Project’ to begin in spring in Harrison County
Protecting the beauty of our Gulf Coast beaches is a top priority for local leaders year round and now residents and visitors can look forward to a new addition this spring. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors recently approved the…
Former Harrison County deputy tax collector enters guilty plea
This morning former Harrison County Deputy Tax Collector Denise Gill pleaded guilty in a Gulfport courtroom to one felony count of fraud for submitting false travel vouchers and collecting mileage reimbursements from the county. Gill claimed she traveled between the…
Missing Person/ Welfare Concern Found: Brittany L. Pruitt
Brittany Pruitt has been located and is okay.
Missing Support Animal: Christmas Joy
Every pet owner’s worst nightmare is losing a pet. Owner Shelly Grace Lilly, who suffers from Bipolar Disorder, owns Christmas Joy as a service emotional support animal. On January 18th, she was arrested, leaving Joy behind. When she returned home,…
Disaster assistance now available for small businesses
Low interest disaster loans are now available to Mississippi’s small businesses and private non-profit organizations affected by the algae bloom. The U.S. Business Administration made the loans available following Governor Phil Bryant’s letter requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA.…
Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich asking for support
Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich is seeking support for spillway legislation. During next Tuesday’s city council meeting, Mayor Gilich will be asking the city council to approve four measures designed to help avoid last summer’s spillway opening. Recommended by the Mississippi…
Career Fair at Harper McCaughan Elementary
For the fourth year in a row, the counseling department at Harper McCaughan Elementary School is asking career men and women to share their experience with students. It’s a part of the Magnolia State’s career standards and it’s a way…
William Carey Careers in Healthcare Symposium
High school students from the Coast are learning more about potential careers in healthcare. William Carey University hosted a ‘Careers in Healthcare Symposium’ for those interested in the world of medicine at their Tradition Campus. Today, students from Biloxi and…
Pepper the Robot teaches local students
Siri’s cousin Pepper made a stop on the Coast today to teach young kids about technology. C Spire’s Pepper the Robot was at St. Martin Middle School. This high-tech robot teaches students about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from an…
St. Martin students get hands-on engineering experience
Students at St. Martin Middle School are getting hands-on engineering experience all while having a little fun. This is thanks to a grant that Cecil Murphy, a Project Lead the Way teacher at St. Martin Middle School wrote. This grant…
Local student wins Scholastic contest
One Harrison County student is spotlighted in a magazine known to children all across the country. Van Perry is a fifth grader at Saucier Elementary School and submitted an entry for the ‘Word Nerd’ section of Scholastic’s ‘Storyworks’ magazine. Perry’s…
Kroc Center Local Artist of the Month
Each month a new local artist will have their works displayed at the Kroc Center in Biloxi. This is a part of their new ‘artist of the month’ program which aims to put local artists in the spotlight. Artists are…
Three-car wreck sends one to hospital in Harrison County
A scary situation in Harrison County this afternoon where a car overturned on Highway 605 following a three-car accident. According to Harrison County Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan, Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to an accident at Highway 605 and Three Rivers…
Gulfport Parks and Recreation Public Forum
Have any ideas for the Gulfport Leisure Services Department? You have a chance for your voice to be heard. Thursday evening a forum will be to allow citizens to give their thoughts on the future of parks, events, and all…
$10K awarded to Mississippi Aquarium
Construction is moving swimmingly and in just a few months the doors will open at the Mississippi Aquarium as they stand on their three pillars of education, community, and conservation. With those education and community pillars in mind, a new…
City of Biloxi helps Back Bay Mission
The Back Bay Mission continues to do great things in the community with their low income rehabilitation program. The ultimate goal is to help those with low income, the disabled, and the elderly with repairing their homes and get them…
Woman embezzled more than $300K
A Mississippi woman’s attorney told a judge that his client embezzled $303,000 from her employer to make online purchases because she had a ‘shopping compulsion.’ Elizabeth Rose O’Neil and her attorney, Don Rafferty, testified that she stole $1,400 to $1,600…
Mississippi man accused of building bomb to maim or kill ex-girlfriend
By Jeff Martin Associated Press A Mississippi man is accused of creating an improvised explosive device in his home after watching internet videos about bomb making, prosecutors say. Brian Richard Sanders intended to maim or kill his ex-girlfriend, a special…
Man escapes house fire in Long Beach; blaze damages home, shed and vehicle
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) — One man escaped a house fire Tuesday night in Long Beach. According to authorities, the fire broke out at a home on Hartzell Road at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The man inside the…
Disagreements continue in Moss Point
It’s an issue Moss Point Board of Alderman and Mayor Mario King faced a lot in 2019, the proposed policy to implement mandates and cut the mayor’s pay by 15 percent. This year it’s a number one issue, still on…
IMMS learning from their sea turtles
Information is flooding into the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies from their three turtles that they released late last year. Following a lengthy rehab for most of 2019, IMMS released their turtles Fig Newton, Scar, and Shucker into the Mississippi…