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Shrimping Closes, Tonging Reopens

New important information is out for shrimpers who plan to hit coast waters over the weekend. The Department of Marine Resources announced all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway in Mississippi territorial waters will be closed to shrimping at 12:01…

Safe Ride Home Program

A local company offers a helpful option to people who drink a little too much on New Year’s Eve. News 25’s Kendra Turley has more on the Gulf Coast Yellow Cab’s Safe Ride Home Program. From casinos to bars and…

Lighting the Largest Menorah in Mississippi

Another Christmas might have come and gone, but it’s still the holiday season. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah lasts for eight days each year. The Chabad of South Mississippi hosted the lighting of the state’s largest menorah at Edgewater Mall,…

Shaggy’s Donates to Back Bay Mission

Shaggy’s Seafood Restaurant donated over $2,600 dollars to the Back Bay Mission’s veteran’s support fund. The Biloxi location participated in the annual Red, White and Blue Fundraiser that takes place the weekend after Veterans Day and donated ten percent of…

Zaxby’s Grand Opening Deals

The wait is almost over for chicken lovers along the Coast. The new Zaxby’s restaurant on Highway 49 in Gulfport is set to open in just a few short days. Staff members are celebrating the grand opening with a generous…

Cable One Raises Rates

If you use Cable One it will cost you a little extra when January rolls around. The cable company recently announced it will raise its television subscription rates beginning with January’s billing period. The increases will be monthly with $5…

Local Firework Sales for New Year’s Eve

Many ring in the New Year by lighting up the sky with fireworks. Has the expected rainfall on New Year’s Eve put a damper on local firework sales? Employees at S & E Fireworks in Woolmarket tell News 25 they…

Unattended Veterans Service in Biloxi

Today the Biloxi National Cemetery was the site for the first of their monthly direct services. A direct service is a special ceremony that is open to the public and will be held to honor deceased veterans that have no…

Brush Fire on Glascock Circle in Gulfport

A large brush fire sweeps over four acres of land in Gulfport today. The Gulfport Fire Department responded to Glascock Circle off of Seaway Road just west of Cowan-Lorraine Road around 3:30 this afternoon. A man working in the area…

Man Arrested after Fleeing from Police

A routine traffic stop turned into a foot pursuit in Gulfport this morning. A 9 mm gun and drugs were found inside of a black man’s gold Expedition after he was stopped on Whitney Drive around 11:30. A Harrison County…

Menorah Lighting Ceremony

One Coast Jewish organization is inviting everyone out to a special Hanukkah celebration in Biloxi. News 25’s Hank Davis joins us from Edgewater Mall where the Chabad of South Mississippi is set to host a menorah lighting ceremony.

George County Man Arrested

One George County man is behind bars for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. 35 year old Jerry Street was arrested on Roy Street in George County yesterday. When law enforcement authorities arrested him, they found about…

Aggravated Cruelty to an Animal

Moss Point police are still searching for of the second man wanted for their involvement in pouring boiling water on a cat, while it was in a cage, has turned himself in. Yesterday, 43 year old Larry Rostchild Junior of…

Dept. Of Transportation Reaches Deal Alabama

U.S. Department of Transportation officials say they have reached an agreement with Alabama after determining that black residents were disproportionately hurt by the state's closure of rural driver's license offices. The state in 2015 shuttered 31 part-time offices. The closures…

Mississippi Budget

The budget transparency and simplification act was intended to streamline spending by wiping out the practice of some state government agencies paying others for expenses such as rent and technology services. It also was supposed to move all "Special Funds,"…

2017 State Fiscal Budget

Three of the state's top leaders plan to follow the State's Rainy Day fund law. Governor Phil Bryant, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and speaker of the house Philip Gun all agree only 98 percent of the state's projected revenue for…

Monthly Unattended Veterans Service

Starting Thursday, the Biloxi National Cemetery will honor veterans who have been laid to rest, but had no attend their funeral services. The inaugural monthly unattended veteran’s service will take place on the cemetery grounds at 2:30 tomorrow after noon.…

Wilkes Bridge Back Open

A bridge that had been closed in Gulfport has reopened to traffic, allowing motorists to resume their normal commutes. Traffic early Thursday was once again rolling across the Wilkes Bridge on Cowan-Lorraine Road, which spans the industrial seaway. The bridge…

Man Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop

A man is in custody after fleeing a traffic stop in Harrison County this morning. Authorities caught the man just minutes after he fled on foot in the Whitney Drive area.   K-9 unit leaving the scene at Whitney and…

Sixth Arrest In Auto Theft Ring

Stolen vehicle has been recovered from an auto theft ring in Jackson County. A sheriff's deputy on patrol in Vancleave spotted a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro which was reported missing from an auto auctions business near Moss Point. Sheriff, Mike Ezell,…