The Louisiana Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal from a man convicted of killing a French Quarter dancer and dismembering her body. All seven justices initialed the action sheet, denying the request from Terry Speaks, who is serving…
Rapper Lil Boosie is suing the Biloxi Police Department, Dillards Inc., and other Edgewater Mall entities after a spring break altercation inside the mall back in April. According to the lawsuit filed in the Harrison County Circuit Court today, Boosie,…
Bringing a child into the world is a blessing, but properly caring for a newborn can be a difficult task. That’s why the Women’s Resource Center was formed. A local nonprofit based in Gulfport, the Women’s Resource Center has been…
Gulfport High is the only school in the south to make the top ten in the nation for a special grant benefiting skilled trades programs. The “Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence” is awarding each school that…
Hurricane Nate may have swept sand onto Highway 90, but the mess is actually helping Mayor Gilich with his sand solution project. Mayor Gilich, along with a team of researchers, addressed the idea to build a concrete boardwalk along Highway…
Biloxi residents will now be able to save money if they need to make repairs to their property. Biloxi City Council voted to waive permit fees for those seeking to make repairs on owner-occupied dwellings following damage from Hurricane Nate.…
It is official: a former state senator from South Mississippi is now serving as a judge with the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Sean Tindell was sworn into his new position earlier today after resigning from his state Senate seat on…
No one is hurt after a two-car wreck on Landon Road in northwest Harrison County. One of the vehicles rolled over in the accident which happened right by Bayou Bernard Road around 11:30 a.m. Harrison County emergency crews were called…
This morning, Vancleave Public Library helped local senior citizens improve their mental and physical health.
Top Republicans coping with a razor-thin majority as they try pushing a partisan agenda through the Senate are running smack into another complication: the sheer age and health issues of some senators. On Monday, the office of ailing Senator Thad…
A town hall meeting to address problems with opioids in our area is set to take place in Gautier tonight. An opioid town hall meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. this evening at the Gautier Convention Center. The…
Today, the Department of Justice held a press conference in Washington, D.C. regarding federal authorities announcing charges Tuesday against two Chinese nationals. Forty-year-old Xiao-Bing Yan and 38-year-old Jian Zhang were charged in the federal districts of Mississippi and North Dakota…
Sean Tindell is hanging up his hat as state senator for District 49. Senator Tindell is officially resigning from his position with the Senate after serving as a state senator since 2012. Tindell is in Jackson right now and will…
It’s been a 96-year-old tradition and the Jackson County Fair is still going strong. News 25’s Taylor Rubach has more on this family fun event and what this year’s fair has to offer. It’s known as the best week of…
Biloxi Junior High School is in the center of controversy over claims that school administrators have removed “To Kill a Mockingbird" from the book shelves. The Biloxi Public Schools Superintendent is denying the banning rumors, but does confirm the Pulitzer…
Soon the smell of cigarette smoke will be a thing of the past on USM campuses. Starting January 1st, 2018, all USM locations will be tobacco free. This new policy began as a student-led initiative where students voted for a…
To go along with the beautiful weather we experienced today, Southern Miss Gulf Park Campus opened their Golden Eagle Pumpkin Patch. From now until Halloween, you and the family can head out to the Gulf Park Campus and pick out…
No criminal charges have been filed after a neighbor was shot in a dispute over the weekend. According to Captain Ray Boggs with the Stone County Sheriff’s Department, the shooting happened around 8 p.m. Saturday on Diamond Radar Road. Captain…
A man suspected of killing or wounding people in Mississippi, New Mexico, and Kansas has been sentenced in Kansas. Alex Deaton was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $4,000 in restitution for shooting a Pratt…
Jackson County Fair Interview
This afternoon a mistrial was declared in the case of a Mississippi man charged with burning a woman to death. Jurors initially said they found Quinton Tellis not guilty of capital murder in the death of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers. However,…
On 10-16-2017, the Long Beach Police Department with the assistance of the FBI, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and the Coastal Narcotics Enforcement Team executed a search warrant on Shenandoah Drive in Pass Christian and safely located Courtlee A. Hilton. Courtlee…
Sweet tunes and savory smells were in the air at the Ocean Springs Seafood and Music Festival. Dozens of bands hit the stage over the weekend and there were arts and crafts and food vendors. Families could visit the kids’…
Numerous rides, food, and exhibits highlight this year’s Jackson County Fair which kicked off Sunday. It is the largest free admission fair along the entire Gulf Coast and offers eight straight days of spinning rides, stockyard exhibits, and seafood gumbo.…