Mississippi’s top election officials say voter turnout appears to be light as several cities are holding party primaries for mayor. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says his office had received few calls by midday today from people with questions about…
A woman is behind bars after she hit a pedestrian and fled the scene on foot in Gulfport. Thirty-eight year-old Elizabeth Kate Martin was arrested on the charge of leaving the scene of an accident with injury. The 42-year-old male…
Looking to keep the kids busy this summer? The Gulfport Police Department is offering free fishing camps for your little ones. Kids ages 9 to 13 will learn the fundamentals of fishing and reel in some new pointers on the…
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Cherie Cruso about the Second Annual Young Soloists Concert at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, May 4th at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 for members, $12 for non-members and fr more information please go…
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Joey Schulz, Smoothie King Manager about how to make a great smoothie.
In Long Beach, all five candidates running for mayor are republicans George Bass, Leonard Carrubba, Ronnie Hammons, Kevin Nelson, and Gary Ponthieux (pon-chay). In order to avoid a runoff, the winning candidate would need to secure 50 percent of the…
The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus has announced they will boycott the Southern Legislative Conference's Annual meeting set to take place July 29th through august 2nd at the Beau Rivage. The caucus is boycotting the conference due to Mississippi’s continuing use…
According to court records, a Mississippi physician is set to plead guilty today for bribery. Dr. Carl Reddix originally plead not guilty back in July, but plans to change that plea today. Reddix had pleaded not guilty to six counts…
Large groups of opponents and supporters of a confederate monument clashed at the statue in New Orleans Monday night. A large group of supporters of the statue gathered at the Jefferson Davis monument just before 9:30, and opponents showed up…
Today's primary will narrow the list of candidates for mayor in several cities. With a small number of absentee ballots cast, state election officials are hoping for a large voter turnout. Primary runoffs will be May 16. The general election…
If you’re hitting the polls tomorrow for primary elections there are a few things you need to remember. Polling places will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., but as long as you’re in line by 7 p.m.…
This morning, Diamondhead city Manager Clovis Reed announced he is resigning. Reed was named city manager back in 2014. News 25 spoke with reed by phone this morning and when asked why he was resigning, he simply said he's ready…
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Bob Vigne and Lee Carroll about the 2017 Spring Fly Day on May 13th starting at 8 am over at the Jackson County Landfill in Ocean Springs. For more information please visit their website at…
News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Bobby Watts about the Primary Biloxi Election happening today.
Tonight in Biloxi, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College acknowledged seven years of partnership with local industry at their annual scholarship gala. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is celebrating seven years of excellence in education with their annual scholarship gala at…
Tim Bennett is suing the owner of the Biloxi Shuckers, Biloxi Baseball LLC, and managing member Ken Young over access to the stadium and money owed. Bennett, who is also an owner of the team and owner of Overtime Sports,…
Two high school students are taking negative experiences to create a positive change. News 25’s Kendra Turley introduces us to Mary Kaitlyn, Mena, and their movement called “The Cloud Effect.” A couple of missing toes and a skin condition brought…
If you’re voting in Biloxi tomorrow, there are a few things city officials want residents to know. The new machines that will be used for the primary election Tuesday is the same software used during the presidential election. A video…
Election commissioners are preparing for the election in Jackson County and plan to have technical support on hand for voters. Multiple precincts experienced technical issues throughout the November elections in Jackson County. It was the first time the county’s new…
Today in Harrison County officials broke ground for what will soon be the site of the second pharmacy school in the state of Mississippi. The school at William Carey University is the newest of several health care related projects in…
The City of Biloxi took the Mississippi State flag down at all city buildings by order of the mayor, but you’ll still see it in front of City Hall. That’s because a group of Mississippians are protesting the actions of…
Watching a charter bus surrounded by authorities at the same intersection of March’s fatal train accident in Biloxi had residents concerned today. A recently laid display of flowers marks the same spot where four people lost their lives when a…
Today marked the final chance for Moss Point residents to take advantage of paying off their fines without any consequences. Moss Point officials tell News 25 several people did not take advantage of the amnesty period that started in March.…
A woman is behind bars after she hit a pedestrian and fled the scene on foot in Gulfport. The 42-year-old male victim is in serious condition at an area hospital. It happened around 11:15 this morning. Investigators were out marking…