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Man killed in Stone County Crash Identified

On 2-23-2017, The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a two-vehicle crash in Stone County that occurred on Highway 49 northbound, south of India Road, at approximately 12:00pm. Upon arriving it appeared Alejandro Pena, 38 year old white male of Long Beach,…

Mardi Gras night parade in Ocean Springs

Let the good times roll in the City of Discovery tonight for the annual Ocean Springs Carnival Association night parade. The floats will line up near the Ocean Springs Yacht Club at Front Beach, travel on Porter Avenue, Government Street,…

Town hall meeting this evening in Long Beach

Tonight in Long Beach a town hall meeting for Mississippi’s fourth congressional district will take place. It is hosted by a group of concerned citizens. The constituents who are hosting the meeting argue members of congress are not doing a…

Suspect Named In Armed Robbery Case

We have an update to the Wiggins Armed Robbery that took place last month. Investigators with Wiggins Police along with the Harrison County Sheriif's Office, and the Biloxi Police Department identified Gordon McDonald as a suspect in the armed robbery…

Dyslexia funding

Mississippi lawmakers could expand a program that lets students use state money to attend schools with specialized help for dyslexia. Those could be private schools or public schools outside the district where a student lives. House Bill 1046 would add…

Senate kills bill to regulate attorney general powers

A Mississippi Senate committee is killing a bill to limit the powers of the Democratic attorney general. Judiciary A committee members set aside House Bill 555 today. Committee Chairman Sean Tindell, a Gulfport Republican, says it’s pretty much dead for…

Gautier students web-chat with Stennis engineer

For a group of students at Gautier Middle School, a virtual tour of the International Space Center turned into a web-cast Q&A session with an engineer from Stennis Space Center, but students were just as excited to learn about rockets…

‘Doodle 4 Google’ Mississippi Winner

A talented student in Ocean Springs could soon have her art on the Google homepage for hundreds of millions to see. Ocean Springs Upper Elementary fourth grader Gwen Lyons is the Mississippi winner for the ninth annual ‘Doodle 4 Google’ competition,…

On-campus housing for USM Gulf Park?

Could student housing be coming to USM’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach? A discussion tonight surrounding the findings of a feasibility study done by the university is giving officials from USM a clearer idea of the pros and cons…

Reading gate educational meeting in Gulfport

Education is a hot topic in the state of Mississippi. In light of recent budget cuts for MAEP that discussion is sure to continue. Members of the Mississippi Department of Education are doing their part to help parents better understand…

Hosemann breaks down state budget cut

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann spent a few minutes breaking down the most recent budget cut to the state. The third round of spending cuts brings the grand total to $151 million since the budget year started in July. Governor…

Live oak planting at George Martin City Park in Gautier

Gautier city leaders and students from Singing River Elementary School took advantage of the beautiful weather today. They planted two live oak saplings at George Martin City Park. The saplings are among young live oaks procured from local growers through…

Veterans Mardi Gras Parade

Patients at the VA were all smiles this morning during their very own Mardi Gras parade. Dozens of veterans caught beads and watched as classic cars wrapped around the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System campus. Floats rolled along the…

Gulf Coast gaining attention on ‘Thrillist’ and ‘Expedia’

Multiple Gulf Coast cities are gaining recognition online, ranking on travel website lists for go-to spots around the country. Gulfport claimed a spot on ‘Thrillist’ travel website’s list for most underappreciated towns you should move to in America. The article…

Hosemann talks coastal preservation

This afternoon, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann talked about the importance of coastal preservation during a Gulfport Rotary Club meeting at the Great Southern Club. News 25’s Kendra Turley brings us the latest on the state’s plans for Cat and…

Governor Bryant wants a lottery

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant wants legislators to make a late session push to enact a lottery as a way to generate tens of millions of dollars a year to boost the state budget. Bryant is asking the state department of…

Couple robs Vancleave man at gunpoint

A Mobile, Alabama couple is facing armed robbery charges after Jackson County authorities say they held up a Vancleave man. Forty-four-year-old James Pryor and 29-year-old Jefardrian Hall were arrested for allegedly robbing the victim after offering him a ride home…

Fatality confirmed in Stone County

One man was killed this afternoon on Highway 49 in Stone County. Another person suffered life threatening injuries. A vehicle traveling north on Highway 49 near Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston campus collided with a construction truck which was…

Reading gate education meeting today in Gulfport

The discussion of properly educating young people in Mississippi continues as MAEP will lose roughly $11 million in funding in 2017 in light of the state legislature’s recent budget cut announcement. The Mississippi Department of Education is hosting a meeting…

Smile Drive Salvation Army

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Morgan Shiyou Salvation Army Public Relations Director about Smile Drive.

Seniors Enjoy Mardi Gras Mambo Gulfport

The good times continue to roll as we approach the big Mardi Gras weekend. A few hundred seniors packed the Lyman Commuinty Center this morning for the second annual Mardi Gras Mambo. Seniors enjoyed music, food, dancing, and had the…

Reading Gate Educational Meeting

Today, the Mississippi Department of Education's regional literacy meetings make their stop on the Coast. In an effort to assist school districts with the implementation of the third grade reading gate, the Mississippi Department of Education is conducting these meetings…