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The Flying Irishmen’s last St. Paddy’s Day

Downtown Ocean Springs’ only Irish pub is closing its doors, but not without a big party. The day that the owners picked as the Flying Irishmen Pub’s last hurrah couldn’t have been more appropriate, starting this morning the pub was…

Hate crime sentencing postponed

The federal court sentencing of a Mississippi man who killed an Alabama transgender woman has been postponed. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. on Thursday delayed the hearing until May 15th. The defendant, Joshua Vallum’s, lawyer sought the move. Vallum…

Rudy Quilon’s family speaks out

After a two day long retrial, a jury found Harvill Richardson not guilty of manslaughter or murder six years after he was previously convicted of murder for the 2009 death of Rudy Quilon. Today, Rudy Quilon’s family speaks out. In…

Equestrian community hurts after rider’s death

The equestrian community on the Coast is mourning the loss of 17-year-old Brooke Posey from Louisiana. She was killed in a multiple vehicle accident in Harrison County Thursday evening. Posey was in town for the annual Winter Classics Horse Show.…

No state lottery for Mississippi

Today might be St. Patrick’s Day, but there’s no luck of the Irish for Mississippians hoping to try their luck in a state lottery. The Mississippi House struck down the last amendment that offered to create a state lottery. The…

St. Patrick’s Day Festivities

This evening this City of Ocean Springs is bathed in green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Community members will be packing into the downtown area tonight to celebrate. News 25’s Hank Davis is at Government Street with more on…

Harmonica master James Cotton dies

Mississippi Delta native and Grammy award winning Blues harmonica master James Cotton dies at the age of 81. Cotton died Thursday of pneumonia in Austin, Texas. Cotton has backed Blues legends such as Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and…

Sixty-one year-old man charged with DUI in Vancleave

An Ocean Springs man is charged with a DUI after a one vehicle accident in Vancleave last night. Around 10:30 deputies found 61-year-old Dale Edwards Seymour’s car upside down at the corner of Joe Batt and Old Biloxi Road. Authorities…

Teenager killed in crash rode horses

We’re learning more today about the Louisiana teenager killed in yesterday evening’s multiple vehicle accident in Harrison County. Seventeen year-old Brooke Posey from Mandeville was in South Mississippi for the Winter Classics happening at the fairgrounds. News 25 is told…

St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pascagoula

Continuing the St. Patrick’s Day festivities tonight will be the second annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pascagoula. The parade will roll at 7 starting at the corner of Delmas Avenue and Frederic Street. From there, it heads east on…

Search for hit and run driver continues in Gulfport

The search continues for the driver responsible for striking a pedestrian on the side of the road in Gulfport earlier this week, killing him. Authorities say officers responded to the area of Polk Street near Ohio Avenue where they found…

St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Ocean Springs

A popular Irish pub is leaving downtown Ocean Springs, but before it heads out the owners are having one last hurrah! It couldn’t be a more appropriate day for the big farewell party at the Flying Irishmen. News 25’s Gina…

Jury finds Harvill Richardson not guilty

After a two day long retrial, a jury found Harvill Richardson not guilty of manslaughter or murder six years after he was previously convicted of murder back in 2011 for the 2009 death of Rudy Quilon. The jury deliberated for…

Maritime Museum opens activities center in Pascagoula

You can now experience Mississippi’s maritime heritage through a new activities center in Pascagoula. The Mississippi Maritime Museum officially opened the facility this afternoon during a ribbon cutting ceremony on DuPont Avenue. The building is mostly administrative offices until the…

Pedestrian hit by train in Pascagoula

Jackson County investigators continue to look into a fatal train versus pedestrian accident in Pascagoula. Police say a woman was walking near railroad tracks on 14th Street when she was hit and killed by a CSX train. The incident happened…

One dead in Highway 53 crash

A multiple car accident claims the life of a Louisiana teenager this afternoon in Harrison County. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol at 5:45, four vehicles were involved in an accident on Highway 53 near Carlton-Cuevas Road in the Lizana community.…

Victim identified in Harrison County fatal car accident

Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 the victim was 17-year-old Brooke Posey from Mandeville. She was driving a black Honda Civic.A 14-year-old friend was a passenger in the car and was taken to Gulfport Memorial Hospital by ambulance.…

Volunteers needed for Special Olympics

The Special Olympics are coming up soon here in South Mississippi and volunteers are still needed. The games will be on March 25th at Stennis Space Center with opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. Organizers are looking for Coast residents who…

Kemper power plant suffers more delays

Mississippi Power’s Kemper County power plant will once again miss their deadline. The plant, which is nearly three years past its original in-service date, had its latest delay due to tube leaks in one of the syngas coolers. Southern Company…

Commission denies casino sites

The second time was not the charm for two potential casino developments in South Mississippi. The Gaming Commission ruled against requests to approve two sites, one in Biloxi and one in Diamondhead, at today’s gaming commission meeting held at the…

Fatal accident in Harrison County

Right now officials are on the scene of a fatal accident in Harrison County at the corner of Wolf River Road and Landon Road. Details are very limited at this time, but we are hearing at least one confirmed fatality.…