Before Andre Reed was ever a wide receiver in the NFL, he got his start with the Boys and Girls Club in Pennsylvania. To bring it all full circle, the Hall of Famer is traveling across the country to give…
The Gulf Coast Rescue Mission held an appreciation banquet to benefit its restoration project. City officials and community members wined and dined at the Great Southern Club in Gulfport as representatives explained the rebuilding project in detail. A fire destroyed…
The City of Gautier now has a new mayor, Phil Torjusen was officially sworn in this evening. Torjusen won 68 percent of the vote back in May of the primary elections against incumbent Gordon Gollott. There was no opposition in…
Rain and flooding didn’t stop the City of Long Beach from swearing in their new mayor and seven new aldermen. George Bass will assume the office of mayor in Long Beach. He takes this office after serving the city as…
Billy Hewes took his oath of office at First United Methodist Church on 15th Street. This marks the beginning of Hewes’ second term as mayor. The Gulfport native led the City of Gulfport through tragic and triumphant times from 2013…
The heavy rainfall this afternoon in the area has already made parts of Highway 90 start to flood. Highway 90 near Island View Casino was blocked off by police late this afternoon due to dangerous driving conditions. Police urge you…
Merit Health Biloxi donated more than $300,000 to local charities today. Contributions totaling $310,250 were given to local organizations and education programs with medically driven missions. Bethesda Free Clinic, Women’s Resource Center, and the Mississippi Center for Autism are just…
This morning, deputies with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office received a unique award for their time dedicated to service. Officers were given pins they can show off on their uniforms which indicate how long they’ve been with the department. Around…
Breweries will open taps and be able to sell their product inside their business. House Bill 1322 goes into effect this Saturday, just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. The bill allows craft breweries to sell two cases…
AAA predicts more than 37.2 million Americans will hit the roads this weekend for the Independence Day holiday travel period. Before you get behind the wheel, officials want to remind you of a new law that goes into effect Saturday…
It was a family affair at City Hall in Diamondhead during the inauguration ceremony. Mississippi State Senator Philip Moran had the unique honor to stand by his son, Alan Moran, as he took the oath of office to become a…
Today, Diamondhead Mayor Tommy Schafer was sworn into office. A few months ago, the gaming commission ruled against a request to approve a site in Diamondhead for a new casino. The request made by Jacob’s Entertainment would have been a…
Seventeen million dollars of Restore Act funds will go towards the Mississippi Aquarium. Direct component funds and leveraged funding from the City of Gulfport will be used for construction of the Coastal Community Gallery building on the Mississippi Aquarium campus.…
The dolphin that has been stranded in Jackson County the last two weeks has died after being stuck in water not conducive for its health. Dr. Moby Solangi with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies confirmed the dolphin died from…
Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes will stand before many and take the oath of office for his second term. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from First United Methodist Church in Gulfport with details on his inauguration.
In Jackson County on Interstate 10, heavy rain brought traffic to a crawl. Here is a shot from around 3 p.m. as heavy rain and a tornado warning was impacting the Coast. This shot is near the Highway 57 exit.
Afternoon storms cause flooding across the Coast. One neighborhood in Gulfport rushed to keep their cars and homes from flood waters. Here’s a look at flooding at the O’Neal Road Apartments. The water was rising into some homes and others…
Two men in two weeks have both pled guilty to armed robbery and were sentenced to habitual time. Thirty-one year-old Jamaro Kennedy pled guilty to an armed robbery of a Sonic on Creosote Road on October 29th, 2013. Kennedy had…
Those who plan on heading to Orange Beach, Alabama will now pay a cheaper toll rate, just in time for the summertime fun. With the help of the new Beach Express Go program, beachgoers will now pay $2.75. Orange Beach…
They campaigned, you voted and today four cities along the Coast host inauguration ceremonies for elected officials. Familiar face Billy Hewes swears in for his second full term as mayor of Gulfport. No surprise there as he ran unopposed in…
A 15-year-old male is arrested and charged with attempted murder after a shooting on Hancock Drive in Hancock County this morning. A 17-year-old male was shot twice in the head as he was riding his bike on Hancock Drive near…
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Keandra Poole about Break, Fast, Run event July 1st 7 am - 9 am at Keys2Fitness.
News 25's Laurene Callander tells us more about the Inauguration Ceremonies for the new Mayors happening around the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The Wiggins Police Department and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office are currently seeking the identity and whereabouts of two suspects wanted for questioning in relation to multiple counterfeit payroll checks cases. Between January and June 2017, police say the pictured…