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Le Femmes visits senior facility

Seniors at Brookdale Assisted Living Facility got a head start on Fat Tuesday celebrations this afternoon. Dozens of residents put on their best purple, green, and gold attire and participated in the facility’s very first Mardi Gras ball. The evening…

Rare Disease Day proclamation in Ocean Springs

Tonight at the Ocean Springs City Council meeting, some very special citizens will be honored at the city’s proclamation of Rare Disease Day. Amber Olsen of ‘Warriors for Willow’ and Dona Krystosek of ‘Little Levi,’ both mothers of children with…

Keel ceremony for the Frank E. Petersen Jr

The newest Arleigh Burke class destroyer currently under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding is named for the first African American Marine Corps aviator and general. A ceremony was held today to authenticate the keel for the ship named to honor late…

Students celebrate Black History Month

BB King and other African American artists made an appearance at Pass Road Elementary School this afternoon. Students dressed up as various musicians during this year’s Black History Month program to showcase the role African Americans played in the creation…

Potential railroad crossing closures in Biloxi

The City of Biloxi is looking to open two new boulevard railroad crossings to make way for the Popps Ferry extension and the east Biloxi transportation loop. First, they’ll have to close six existing railroad crossings in order to secure…

Holding off on memorandum with MDOT

This afternoon, the Gulfport City Council suspended a resolution to take over the maintenance of lighting along Highway 49 in the area between Turkey Creek and Orange Grove Road. Mayor Billy Hewes explained to the council if the resolution had…

New state budget cuts

Governor Phil Bryant is making a third round of spending cuts since the budget year started in July, the fifth round in the past 14 months. Bryant announced $43 million in cuts Tuesday, saying tax collections remain short of expectations.…

Four people killed in Lauderdale County

A five-year-old boy and three of his family members were shot to death at a home in eastern Mississippi today. Lauderdale County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Ward Calhoun says investigators are pursuing numerous leads. The child and the bodies of three…

Mardi Gras at Brookdale Assisted Living

Mardi Gras Day is just a week away, but one assisted living facility on the Coast is getting a head start on Fat Tuesday celebrations. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the start of the Mardi Gras ball at…

Accident causing delays on I-10 in Hancock County

An accident on I-10 has all east bound lanes blocked. Diamondhead Fire Chief Jerry Dubuisson says a Diamondhead fire truck was struck by a van as they attempted to extract a passenger from a vehicle. The accident has all east…

Krewe Of Neptune Headed To The Coast

Let the good times roll! Floats for one of the coast's most popular parades are headed to Biloxi. Here's a look of what the Krewe brought last year. The Krewe of Neptune started their trip down I-10 this morning It…

Creative Economy Workshop

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Betsy Rowell about the Creative Economy Workshop in MGCCC Perkingston Campus Feb 23rd.

U.S. Army Recruiting Event West Harrison High School

The Adventure Trailer pulled in to West Harrison High today to show students what the United States Army has to offer. Recruiters from the Gulfport Army Career Center parked the trailer in the school parking lot for students to practice…

Gulf Coast Carnival Association Preps

Fat Tuesday is just one week away and the barricades are going up in Biloxi as final preps are being made for the culmination of Mardi Gras Festivities here on the coast. It's been a yearlong effort by the Gulf…

City Looking to Combine Voting Precincts in Pascagoula

One city, one voting location. Could that be the future of voting in Pascagoula? The city council, with support from Jackson County Election Commissioner Danny Glascox, is looking to propose every Pascagoula resident votes at the Jackson County Civic Center…

Dexter Kelly Due In Court Today Jackson County

The trial for Dexter Kelly, the Vancleave man accused of beating his teenage cousin to death back in April of 2016, has been delayed until April 17th. The trial was originally expected to begin this morning, but according to District…

Third Suspect in Cat Scalding Case in Court

Karmen Coleman, the third suspect involved in the video of a cat being tortured with scalding hot water, will serve thirty days in jail, pay over $500 in fines, and perform 200 hours of community service. She was found guilty…

Prosecutors not Seeking Death Penalty

Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against two men charged with killing another man in Gulfport in 2014. The decision means 20-year-old Rashad Johnson and 22-year-old Jalen Williams will face a maximum penalty of life without parole if convicted…

Man Arrested after Robbery

A man is now behind bars after he attempted to take $40 from a Pascagoula Dollar General. Pascagoula police say Monday afternoon 45-year-old Victor Nash walked into the Dollar General on Market Street and handed the clerk a note. That…

Courthouse Road Improvements Gulfport

Gulfport City Council members consider approving a contract with a construction company for improvements on courthouse road. The project includes paving Courthouse Road between Pass Road and Highway 90 while installing raised medians from Perry Street south to Highway 90…

Rescue Mission Seeking Zoning Approval

The Biloxi City Council is set to meet today and there's one agenda item that could help a local non-profit rebuild and continue helping the less fortunate on the Coast. It's been several months since the Gulf Coast Rescue Mission…

Courthouse Road Improvements

Courthouse road will soon see a makeover between Pass Road and Highway 90 in Gulfport. The project includes paving courthouse road, installing raised medians from Perry Street south to Highway 90 with four lanes. Plus a continuous ten foot wide…

William Carey students return to campus

Today was the first day of classes, just one month after a devastating EF3 tornado tore through William Carey University in Hattiesburg. Several students displaced from their dorms have moved back on to campus as well. Today, News 25 caught…