If your child will need a mask for school this year, be on the lookout for an event taking place this weekend. District 119 Representative Sonya Williams Barnes will host a back to school mask giveaway on Sunday at Lockett…
The end of summer break starts the beginning of the need for school supplies and uniforms. You can save money on these items today and tomorrow with Mississippi’s annual fall sales tax holiday. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf has more.
Diamondhead Mayor Tommy Schafer has passed away from surgery complications in Louisiana. Mayor Schafer is survived by his wife Camille and daughter Caroline. Schafer was elected mayor of the City of Diamondhead in 2013 and he was re-elected for a…
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in a reported bank robbery of Hancock Whitney Bank. On July 30, 2020, at approximately 1:08 p.m., officers from the Gulfport Police Department responded to Hancock Whitney…
Memorial is offering the following temporary drive-up COVID-19 screening and testing sites: Wednesday, August 5, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Biloxi Civic Center, 578 Howard Ave., Biloxi. Thursday, August 13, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., D’Iberville Civic Center, 10452 Lamey…
Today is ‘World Day against Human Trafficking’ and community members gathered in Ocean Springs to raise awareness on how it can impact children. People of all ages broke out their signs and put on their blue wigs to raise awareness…
As the COVID-19 pandemic endures, local officials continue to pass out personal protective equipment to the Gulf Coast community. Earlier today, the Gautier Fire Department handed out free masks at the Singing River Mall property. Gautier residents simply drove up,…
This morning, News 25 had the chance to cook with Chef Kelly English, the executive chef at Harrah’s Gulf Coast Magnolia House. Visiting from Memphis, Tennessee, English showed us how to make a few of the staple dishes at Magnolia…
‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend,’ is hosting their back to school drive-thru jamboree tomorrow at 5:45 p.m. in the rear parking lot of Gulfport Central Middle School. They are giving away more than 400 backpacks. Each backpack is filled…
Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage has positively identified the body found on July 17th on Texas Flat Road in Hancock County as missing Picayune man Willie Jones. Willie Jones has been missing since July 6th and officials later received…
