It was a packed house inside and out at Starkville City Hall last night as aldermen revisited a move denying a parade permit to an LGBT group. After hearing public input from both sides of the issue, a motion was…
The Mississippi Senate has passed a crucial BP settlement funding bill by a vote of 51-0. The passage of House Bill 1185 by the full Senate marks an important milestone in the legislative process. Both chambers of the legislature will…
Pro-Life Mississippi applauds the passage of HB 1510 in a statement that reads in part: “This bill recognizes the biological reality that babies in the womb at 16 weeks have a heartbeat and DNA unique from the parents.” They go…
The ACLU of Mississippi has released a response after Mississippi senators voted 35-14 to pass House Bill 1510 that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The statement reads in part “The ACLU is disappointed that the Mississippi State…
It’s a huge milestone for one of the veteran’s at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport. The oldest resident, a Navy WWII veteran, turned 101 years old today. Navy World War II veteran Miss Marian Ritchie walked out of…
Today, the Biloxi NAACP held a press conference, along with a local Biloxi mother, to express their concerns about how Biloxi High School handled a recent school threat. Biloxi NAACP President James Crowell said, “She said Mr. Crowell, no one…
After years of sitting untouched, construction on the old Centennial Plaza on Highway 90 in Gulfport has finally started. On Tuesday, Barrington Development, in partnership with Robert Lubin, finalized an eighteen million dollar permit. Construction has already started on what…
Tomorrow will mark one year since that fatal collision between a train and tour bus carrying senior citizens in Biloxi. The accident claimed the lives of four people on board that bus. News 25’s Toni Miles gives us a look…
A Gautier man has been arrested after a woman claims she was sexually and physically assaulted at gunpoint in Ocean Springs this morning. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says 41-year-old Dion Neal turned himself into Jackson County authorities a few…
A Biloxi physician has been found guilty by a federal jury for taking part in a near three million dollar pharmacy fraud scheme. Seventy-eight year-old Albert Diaz, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Ocean Springs, has been convicted of one count…
Governor Phil Bryant announced today he will not appoint himself to succeed longtime Senator Thad Cochran. Roger Wicker is already up for re-election. Eighty-year-old Thad Cochran announced Monday that he is resigning April 1st because of poor health. Cochran is…
With temperatures rising on the Coast and Spring Break right around the corner, everyone is looking for a way to get outside for some good times. If you are not afraid of a little mud then South Mississippi Off Road…
Early this morning, Biloxi police responded to reports of a burglary at the Stor-All-Er Mini Warehouses on Pass Road. After motion security sensors alerted an employee, they saw a white male on the property wearing a mask. Officers found 43-year-old…
Typically the Biloxi Fire Department is putting out house fires, but tomorrow they’ll be setting one as part of a training exercise. Residents along Camp Wilkes Drive can expect to see firefighting vehicles and as many as 50 Biloxi firefighters…
Mississippi senators have passed a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Senators voted 35-14 Tuesday to pass House Bill 1510. It was being held for the possibility of more debate, sending it back to the House.…
Tomorrow marks one year since four people were killed in a train versus bus accident in Biloxi. This year alone, Biloxi has had eight people involved in train fatalities which has urged Biloxi city leaders to move forward with a…
Today, Mississippi Republican Senator Thad Cochran announced he will resign from his seat in the U.S. Senate on April 1st. News 25’s Veronica Bayona spoke to Howie Morgan, a local political consultant, who tells us more about what this decision…
Retired NCIS agent D’Wayne Swear passed away this morning, leaving behind his family in Gulfport and a life-long career in local law enforcement. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson sat down with one of his best friends at the Hancock County Sheriff’s…
Over the weekend, Gulfport’s brightest young minds went to Jackson for the statewide Youth Leadership Summit. For 11 years this event has put the future leaders of our state into one room for exercises in effective leadership, teamwork, and community…
More people are pouring into South Mississippi as temperatures are on the rise. News 25’s Toni Miles checks in with one long-time local tourism business and an out-of-town couple enjoying the sights and sounds here on the Coast. Shrimp season…
Students across the state competed at the Region Six Science and Engineering Fair last week at the Coast Coliseum. One St. Patrick High School student will now be recognized on the international level. Senior Shannon Kirkpatrick was awarded first place…
NBC is putting their money where their drama is and giving $500,000 to 50 high school theatre departments to celebrate the premiere of RISE, a new series that revolves around a small-town high school theatre program. This morning, Gautier High…
Today, the Gulfport Fire Department responded to a call involving a house fire at the two thousand block of 48th Avenue. Several units responded to the scene where they extinguished the fire that was contained to the interior wall of…
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, today announced his intention to resign from the U.S. Senate effective April 1, 2018. “I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge. I intend to fulfill my…