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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Delbert Keyes Jr., age 47, of Gulfport, was found guilty by a Harrison County jury of Robbery, Kidnapping, and Forcible Sexual Assault earlier today after a two day trial in Gulfport. The jury…
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Morgan Shiyou Salvation Army Public Relations Director about Smile Drive.
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…
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…
The director of the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System briefed a small crowd in Biloxi this morning during the State of the System Address. Director Anthony l. Dawson brought up five key topics in improving healthcare to veterans providing…
Federal authorities raid multiple restaurants in Central Mississippi as part of an immigration check. Agents with Immigration and Custom Enforcement executed criminal search warrants at eight Asian restaurants Wednesday morning. It was unclear how many people were detained. The majority…
Mississippi Secretary Of State Delbert Hoseman is on the Coast today. Hoseman is expected to address the millions of budget cuts recently made to the state's budget. He was set to address the Rotary Club at Great Southern Club starting…
Today the president’s administration reversed Obama-era guidelines that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. The Trump administration continues to shake things up in the White House. The latest change is transgender student rights. Mississippi Rainbow Center…
The Wiggins Police Department is seeking information on the identities and whereabouts of the individuals responsible for an armed robbery at the Cabin Store on Parkway Drive last month. Wiggins police say just before 9 p.m. an unknown black male…
The collegiate softball season is underway. Today, 11 teams are sliding into Gulfport for the third annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Softball Classic. Teams like Baylor, Southern Miss and Mississippi State will play all weekend long at the Gulfport Sportsplex. Tonight,…
As a part of Mississippi’s Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week, schools around our Coast took part in a state-wide tornado drill this morning. When they hear the sound of the alarm, these kindergartners at Three Rivers Elementary know what to…
Authorities have charged one person in the shooting deaths of a five-year-old boy and his mother, grandmother, and aunt at their home in eastern Mississippi. Lauderdale County Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun says 44-year-old Kavon McVay is charged with three counts…
Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula is a critical part of expanding the amount of ships the United States Navy can set sail. Today congressmen were getting a close look. Mississippi Congressman Steven Palazzo and Virginia Congressman Robb Wittman walked the shipyard,…
A new piece of playground equipment at Little Children’s Park in Ocean Springs encourages children of all abilities to explore their creativity through music. Together the City of Ocean Springs and Disability Connection cut the ribbon to the new rhapsody…