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Voting Reminders before Election Day

This time next week, we will have a new president of the United States. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann stopped by the Coast today to remind voters of the following before hitting the polls on November 8th. Voter I.D. is…

Shoplifting Arrests in Moss Point

The Moss Point Police Department now has two people in custody accused of shoplifting a boot outlet. Thirty-year-old Moss Point resident Nicole Harvey and 30-year-old Ryan Simmons of Pascagoula were arrested and charged with felony shoplifting of the Highway 63…

$9.6 Million Contract Awarded for USS John Finn

Huntington Ingalls in Pascagoula is being awarded a $9.6 million contract for the USS John Finn. The cost-plus-award fee order is to provide program management, advanced planning, engineering, design and participation in planning conferences and design reviews in support of…

Gulf Coast Legend Joins Walk of Fame

The legendary mad potter of Biloxi is joining a historic line-up of famous names that have come out of Mississippi. People gathered outside the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art today as George Ohr’s name on a star was unveiled. Ohr’s star…

Pascagoula Restaurant Tax is Approved

The restaurant tax increase proposal is a go for Pascagoula. Some residents feel the two percent hike may take a bite out of their wallets. The box is checked for Pascagoula residents to see a two percent tax increase on…

Gulfport Mayor Visits with Elderly

As the holiday season approaches, most people feel a sense of cheer and excitement creep in. For residents at nursing homes, the holidays have potential to be one of the most depressing times of the year. Today Gulfport Mayor Billy…

South Mississippi Veterans Visit WWII Museum

About 200 veterans from South Mississippi were taken back in time as they paid a visit to the World War II Museum in New Orleans. It’s an event put on every year by Riemann Family Funeral Homes. News 25’s Kristen…

Greenville Church Fire Marked with Trump Graffiti

Pro-Donald Trump Graffiti is scrawled on a burning historic black church in western Mississippi. All signs point to arson. Someone spray painted “Vote Trump” on Hopewell Baptist Church in Greenville. Firefighters discovered the message as flames engulfed the church last…

Body of Missing Fisherman Found

A 32 hour search effort ends with crews recovering the body of 60-year-old Anthony Palode, a fisherman who fell in the Pass Christian Harbor early Tuesday morning. News 25’s Laurene Callander was on the scene and has the details. Connie…

Non Profit Wednesday

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Mitch Bauman about Goodwill's services and how to donate to help others and help your taxes.

New Walmart Neighborhood Market Opens in St. Martin

Wednesday was the day many St. Martin residents were waiting for. A Walmart Neighborhood Market opened its doors for the first time in their area. The store opened at 10, but it didn't take long for eager customers to grab…

WWII Veterans Visit Museum New Orleans

Today more than 200 veterans from the coast are in New Orleans looking at history some of them lived through. Reiman family funeral home sponsors this trip to the world war two museums annually for local vets to reflect on…

2% Prepared Food Tax Passes Pascagoula

Those purchasing prepared food in Pascagoula will soon see a two percent tax on their purchases after voters approved a referendum on Tuesday. Nearly 2,200 voters came out and the tax passed with 61 percent of the vote. The first…

BODY OF MISSING FISHERMAN FOUND NEAR PASS CHRISTIAN HARBOR

This morning search crews located the body of 60 year old Anthony Palode , the fishermen who fell into the Pass Christian Harbor early Tuesday morning. Witnesses told police they saw Palode struggle while he was fishing on the pier…

Day Two Search For Missing Fisherman

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us more about the missing fisherman that fell into the water yesterday Monday morning around till 2:30 am. While police officials continue their search for the man who fell into the water.

Pascagoula’s Two Percent Restaurant Tax Passes

Today in Pascagoula, the two percent tax referendum went to vote for a second time and passed with 61 percent of voters casting their ballot in support of the increase. News 25’s Hank Davis was in Pascagoula today, talking to…

Fatal Hayride Crash on Halloween in Newton County

A Halloween hayride left a Newton County mother and two of her daughters dead after it collided with another vehicle last night. The third child remains in critical condition with serious injuries as tragedy strikes again for this family in…

Man Claims he was Attacked by Bay St. Louis Police Officer

One man takes matters into his own hands, filing a report with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department after he claims he was attacked by a Bay St. Louis police officer. Thomas J. Koenenn III and his brother Cody say it…

Epps Arrested for Burglary

Former Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps was arrested today in Flowood, Mississippi on charges of burglary. Flowood police say they arrested Epps for allegedly removing light fixtures from his home which was forfeited as part of his February 2015 guilty plea…

Father Sues Long Beach Police Department

Ryan Hyer, the father of the three-year-old girl who died after being left in her mother’s patrol vehicle, is now filing a law suit against the Long Beach Police Department and the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services. When his…

Search for Missing Fisherman in Pass Christian

Pass Christian was the site of an all-out search for a man who disappeared out into the Gulf as he was fishing before dawn. The search drew out a local family who looked on in desperation, hoping the missing man…

Southern Strike Providing Meals

Military service members need fuel to train and fight. They need nutritional meals to continue the fight where ever they are. For them to eat well, food service specialists prepare four nutritional meals at the Combat Readiness Training Center during…