Paving Continues: Live Report
News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the continuing Biloxi road projects as come closer to a close.
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Remembering six million on Yom Hashoah
Today synagogues around the world will read aloud the names of the six million members of the Jewish faith that perished during the Holocaust. News 25’s Hank Davis has more on National Holocaust Remembrance Day. Congregation Beth Israel in Gulfport…
Autism Awareness Month
April is recognized as National Autism Awareness Month, an opportunity to inform those who aren’t familiar with the disorder about the complexity and challenges of day-to-day life. It’s a complex disorder that can affect a person’s ability to speak and…
Last chance to hear from all municipal candidates in Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs residents, tomorrow night is the last chance to hear from all of the candidates at one time before the May 2nd primary elections. The Mississippi Gulf Coast League of Women Voters is hosting a non-partisan political forum for…
Peaceful protest in Harrison County against Confederate Memorial Day
Some groups believe their tax money should not go toward a holiday they say commemorates a government that wanted to maintain slavery and white supremacy. Over a dozen people of all races and ages marched around the Harrison County Courthouse…
Safe haven for human trafficking victims
Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world, reeling in billions of dollars a year. One local non-profit is on a mission to provide a much needed safe haven for those victims in our area.…
Students trek across the United States
Students at Crossroads Elementary School walked across the entire United States of America, a trek that only took them about 30 minutes. Today, representatives from the Mississippi Geographic Alliance at the University of Mississippi brought a giant map of our…
Organ donor families honored in Ocean Springs
April is National Donate Life Month. Two organ donors’ legacies are living on through the patients they helped survive. The families of those organ donors were honored by Singing River Health Systems during a special ceremony at the Ocean Springs…
Police investigating who stole Ocean Springs mayor’s signs
Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran says she hopes police can find out who stole over 50 of her campaign signs over the weekend. Mayor Moran tells News 25 signs were taken from along Washington Avenue and to the west all…
Capital murder initial appearance
This afternoon, Thomas Stafford made his initial appearance in a Jackson county courtroom where he faces a capital murder charge. The 40-year-old man is accused of murdering 65-year-old Jerry Kirkendall by strangulation before stuffing his body into a freezer at…
Bark in the Park at MGM Park
Tonight, fans are sure to have a doggone good time at MGM Park at the Bark in the Park event during the Biloxi Shuckers game against Jacksonville. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Biloxi with more on how you…
Learn About Foster Parenting
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Reverend Tony Karnes about Learn About Foster Parenting program happening April 24th at 6 pm, Jackson County Courts Building and Tuesday April 25th at 6 pm, Harrison County Youth Court. For more information please visit…
Benefit For Ciara
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Ciara Blethen and Cajun Joe about the Benefit for Ciara this Saturday, April 22nd starting at 12 pm at the Paralyzed Veterans of America Hall.
Homeland Security Chooses Mississippi
The Department of Homeland Security selects Mississippi as a new base of operations for its drones. Much of the evaluation of how to best use the devices will be done right here in South Mississippi. Mississippi State University will lead…
Teacher Appreciation Week
News 25’s Katarina Luketich interviews Dr. Ursula Whitehead and Guarnette Arrington about the Teacher Appreciation Week: May 15-19 at Stone Middle School. For more information please call (601) 928-4876.
Capital Murder Suspect In Court Today
The capital murder suspect accused of strangling a man to death in Larimer will make his initial appearance in Jackson County Court this afternoon. 40-year-old Thomas Elliott Stafford is accused of strangling 65-year-old Jerry Floyd Kirkendall Senior.. and then stuffing…
Pascagoula Run's Paddle Race
75 kayakers, canoeists, and paddle boarders dipped their paddles into the Pascagoula River Saturday morning and engaged in a friendly paddle race. The Pascagoula run brings together all river race enthusiasts for a 12 and half mile race beginning at…
2017 Primary Election Candidates Forum
The Biloxi NAACP and the local chapter of the league of women voters hosted a candidate's forum with those running in the 2017 Biloxi citywide primary elections. The purpose was to inform the community and help local grasp a stronger…
LOCAL VOTERS REACHING OUT
This afternoon a public input meeting in Biloxi gave constituents a chance to discuss issues of concern regarding their elected state officials: senators roger wicker and Thad Cochran, and Congressman Stephen Palazzo.. Here's News 25's Hank Davis with more from…
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY PROTESTS
Members of the Mississippi Rising Coalition plan to protest peacefully outside the first judicial district courthouse in Gulfport this afternoon form three until five. They aim to raise public awareness regarding what *they* say is ongoing institutional racism and systemic…
Police identify woman killed in weekend accident in Pass Christian.
Pass Christian police say a local woman involved in a Friday night accident has died from her injuries, and has been identified as 30-year-old Iris Franklin of Pass Christian. On Saturday April 22, 2017, Pass Christian Police Chief Timothy Hendricks…
CRAWFISH FESTIVAL
We peel them, we eat them, and occasionally we suck the heads... The 25th Annual Crawfish Music Festival is in full swing on their third day with a crawfish cook-off for all Cajun Chefs to put their recipes to the…
BILOXI TAKES DOWN THE STATE FLAG
If you're traveling through Biloxi, you won't see the Mississippi state flag flying in front of city buildings any longer. The city has made the decision to remove the state flag, which bears the confederate battle emblem, from all city…
CRASH SENDS MOTORCYCLE DRIVER TO ICU
A man is in the ICU in Mobile receiving treatment for severe injuries after a car accident in Ocean Springs early Friday morning. Police say the crash was on Highway 90 in front of Grace Independent Church. The call came…
