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Hops For Pops This Saturday

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Brandon Lewis about the Father Day special Hops For Pops this Saturday at the Chandeleur Brewing Company starting at 3 pm.

NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet

Tonight the Gulfport branch of the NAACP hosted their annual Freedom Fund Banquet at Island View Casino. Guest honoree Major General Mark Brown will be presented the Colonel Lawrence E. Roberts Sr. Award. Brown oversees all operational aspects of training…

Eighth Annual Black Tie and Blue Jeans Gala

Ten mentors were honored tonight at the eighth annual Coast Young Professionals Black Tie and Blue Jeans Gala. The night was filled with hor d’oeuvres, a photo station, cash bar and an opportunity to network. Ten of Coast Young Professionals…

Candlelight Vigil for Orlando

Rainbow lights and flags lowered at half-staff over the country as citizens continue to show support for the City of Orlando after Sunday’s mass shooting. “Driving out hate with love” was the mission during a candlelight vigil held at Club…

Eighth Annual Black Tie and Blue Jeans Gala

Men are throwing on their black ties and blue jeans and women are putting on their best dresses for Coast Young Professional’s eighth annual Black Tie and Blue Jeans Gala in Biloxi tonight. The award ceremony honors ten of Coast…

Annual State Supervisors Convention

Representatives from 82 counties chose the Mississippi Gulf Coast to host their annual convention. The 87th annual Mississippi Association of Supervisors Convention is being held at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. The convention has been underway since Monday, filled with…

Diesel Spill at the Port of Gulfport

Port authorities tell News 25 the 200 gallons of diesel spilled at the Port of Gulfport this morning is all cleaned up. Several agencies responded to the spill around 5 a.m. before diesel could leak into the Gulfport Harbor. The…

Candlelight Vigil For Orlando

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Jourdan Hartshorn about Candlelight Vigil For Orlando.  Wednesday to honor the victims of the Orlando shooting. At the Sandbar Daiquiri and Grill Wednesday June 15th from 7:30 pm – 9 pm.         [mappress…

Special Needs Art Camp in Ocean Springs

One local group is helping special needs children on the Coast through the arts. Today was day two of a camp through the South Mississippi Special Needs Organization. Children are invited out to the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center to…

Biloxi Lions Club 2016 Father of the Year

U.S. Air Force Vietnam veteran Dick Wilson is a father of five, grandfather of 11 and now the Biloxi Lion Club’s 2016 Father of the Year. Wilson was chosen as Father of the Year because of his lifetime volunteer work…

SeaOne to Bring Major Tax Revenue to Gulfport

The Port of Gulfport’s newest potential tenant will be the first in the nation to export compressed gas liquids to Central American and Caribbean countries in need. Countries in that region rely on high cost liquid which limits economic growth…

Toddler Dies After Being Taken by Alligator at Disney Resort

Authorities say a toddler is dead after being snatched by an alligator at an Orlando, Florida Disney resort yesterday. Dive teams recovered the body of the two-year-old boy not too far from where witnesses saw him taken by the alligator…

Candlelight Vigils for Orlando Shooting Victims

Rainbow lights and flags lowered at half-staff cover the country as citizens continue to show support for the City of Orlando after Sunday’s mass shooting. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Biloxi with details on how the Coast will…

Missing Person Tina Plourde Found Safely

Today a Mississippi Gulf Coast law enforcement agency located missing person Tina Plourde. A citizen recognized Plourde from the recent media release and contacted police. Plourde was believed to be in good health and she did not report being the…

Child Shot During Altercation in Meridian

Meridian police are looking for a man involved in a domestic altercation that led to the shooting of a six-year-old child in a car seat. The shooting occurred around 11:40 this morning. Meridian police say the toddler was in the…

Mayor Ready to Beautify Biloxi

City officials are hopeful big bucks will soon be spent helping take Biloxi’s waterfront to the next level. Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich wants the City Council to ask for nearly $15 million in tidelands funds to help better the city.…

Law Enforcement Conference

Imagine trying to weave through large crowds on a motorcycle and not make one mistake. This is the pressure motor officers constantly feel, which is why these obstacle courses are set up in D’Iberville. The week long law enforcement conference…

Biloxi Police Searching for Shoplifting Suspects

Biloxi police are searching for two women who are accused of stealing merchandise from a department store in Edgewater Mall. The theft occurred on May 26th and police say security footage shows two females concealed clothing from the store in…

Car ends up in Woods of I-10 in Long Beach

One Biloxi woman is lucky to be alive this morning after crashing her vehicle off of I-10. Shortly before 7:30, Mississippi Highway Patrol and Harrison County Fire responded to a scene of a single vehicle accident near the eastbound County…

250 Gallons Spill In Gulfport Harbor

Crews are working to contain a diesel spill in the Gulfport Harbor. About 250 gallons apparently spilled during a fuel transfer early this morning. Multiple agencies are responding and the cause of the spill is under investigation.

New Superintendent Appointed

There’s a new superintendent in Long Beach and his name is Dr. Jay Smith. Smith will start July first as he replaces Carrolyn Hamilton who is retiring after serving 13 years as Long Beach Superintendent. Smith comes to the coast…

Proposal On Nurse Controversy Dies

To let all of the district's registered nurses go, the ocean springs school board denies a contract that would restructure the school system's health care complement. The proposal would have paved the way for the possibility to renew the contracts…

Mississippi's Economy Grew 0.7% In 2015

Mississippi’s economic growth trailed the national average in 2015, however improved since 2014. Mississippi’s economy grew point-seven percent in 2015 compared to a point three percent decrease in output the previous year. Growth was led by agriculture and non-durable goods…

Fire Destroys Saucier Home

An early morning fire ripped through a home in Saucier off Highway 49. Harrison County fire crews arrived on scene shortly after 7 a.m. to flames throughout the single story house. There were no injuries reported and officials believe the…