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2020 Tour for Life: Largest Mobile Animal Adoption Event

The Humane Society of South Mississippi is teaming up with North Shore Animal League America’s 2020 Tour for Life. It’s the world’s largest national cooperative life-saving mobile pet adoption event. This year, from the first weekend of March to the…

MDEQ lifts six beach water contact advisories

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted six water contact advisories Friday for Station 4, Station 10, Station 10B, Station 11A, Station 13A, and Station 14. Water samples at these stations show the areas…

Jolly McCarty kickoff

It’s Jolly Time! The Bacot McCarty Foundation hosted their annual Jolly Kickoff today. The Jolly McCarty Memorial raises money for multiple nonprofits and organizations throughout the Coast. They do this with a series of events including the largest golfing fundraiser…

Finally Friday

The weekend is upon us.  It is finally Friday and we have some things you might want to consider while making your plans on the Gulf Coast. News 25 Today’s Producer Porsha Williams breaks it down for us in today's…

Hometown Heroes: Little Lending Libraries

In this week’s segment of ‘Hometown Heroes,’ you don’t need a library card to enjoy a good book. Here on the Coast you can find a good story even in the littlest of places. News 25’s Lindsey Goodwin has more…

Soul of the Coast

As Black History Month wraps up, we present to you our fourth and final installment of ‘Soul of the Coast.’ This week, News 25’s Victoria Bailey spends time with a Gulfport native, making waves on the Coast with her many…

Jay-Z, Yo Gotti sue MDOC over conditions

Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gotti filed a second lawsuit this week against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. This suit targets the state’s notorious Parchman Prison where at least nine inmates have died since the beginning of the year. It was…

Welfare funds used to build USM facility

A nonprofit is in the spotlight today for reportedly using federal welfare dollars to build a state-of-the-art volleyball facility on USM’s campus in Hattiesburg. According to ‘Mississippi Today,’ the Mississippi Community Education Center paid $5 million in cash to the…

House passes anti-lynching act

The House of Representatives passed historic legislation making lynching a federal crime. Called the ‘Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act’, HR 35 passed with broad, bipartisan support in a 410-4 vote. It was named after the 14-year-old whose brutal murder in Mississippi…

IMMS talks stranding season

First responders and local law enforcement took a walk on the wild side today at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. The dolphins at IMMS put on quite the show, thrilling the crowd, but it isn’t always fun…

MDEQ Issues One Beach Water Advisory in Harrison County

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued one water contact advisory Thursday for Station 6. This segment of beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming…

Fundraiser for veteran’s service dog

Service animals oftentimes serve as a life line for their owners. Now, there’s one service dog here in Mississippi that needs your help. Everyday service dogs help save the lives of their owners, but now, one service dog named Jingles…

Construction of Sea Hunter II

The Mississippi Gulf Coast is playing a role in the development and future of unmanned surface vessels. The future of Naval Operations and Maritime Innovation is happening on the Coast with the development of an automated unmanned surface vessel. Leidos…

Remembering Madison Harris

Tonight, the community mourns the loss of Biloxi High School student Madison Harris who was shot earlier this week. “Her laugh, her laugh. She never had anything negative, she was always positive.”  Memories shared by close friends of Madison Harris…

Bringing awareness to Heart Disease

In her first official press conference, Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves is bringing awareness to heart disease and the risks to women in our state. Joining American Heart Association staff and volunteers, heart disease survivors, and other organizations, First Lady…

U.S Marshals top fugitive Jacob Scott behind bars

The Moss Point man who allegedly faked his death and was on the run for nearly two years for sex crimes is back behind bars in Jackson County. U.S. Marshals brought Jacob Scott to the jail this afternoon. The 43-year-old…

‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ facing life in prison

Following a grueling three day manhunt in July 2018, Michael ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ Wilson has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Today, a Green County jury found Wilson guilty on a felony escape charge. Wilson…

Remembering Madison Harris

Tonight the community mourns the loss of Biloxi High School student Madison Harris who was shot and killed earlier this week. News 25’s Victoria Bailey has more.

MDEQ issues two beach water contact advisories

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two water contact advisories Wednesday for Station 8 and Station 9. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness…