Mark your calendars for the year 2068. Students and teachers at Pecan Park Elementary in Ocean Springs buried a time capsule this afternoon. Over five hundred students from kindergarten through third grade each took turns pouring dirt on the capsule.…
The City of Biloxi and the American Red Cross are challenging the community to roll up their sleeves to save a life for a community blood drive this week. The blood donations will help restock blood supply and provide patients…
98 degrees was a record high temperature set in Pascagoula yesterday. We barely even passed go with spring and we’re right into that summer heat again today with another record high for Gulfport with a temperature of 94. It’s easy…
Biloxi firefighters and Keesler Air Force Fire Rescue watched as a house went up in flames today. Three houses on Forrest Avenue were donated by the city for the two departments to conduct live burns on. Keesler Fire Rescue and…
The table has been set and the chair is waiting, along with family and friends of our military servicemen and women who are prisoners of war or still missing in action. News 25’s Toni Miles take us to a POW/MIA…
Second-term Mississippi Treasurer Lynn Fitch says she intends to run for state attorney general next year. She briefly discussed her plans last week with a Republican women's club. Her chief of staff, Michelle Williams, says Fitch, a Madison Republican, will…
On May 15th, 2018 the Biloxi Police Department arrested 39-year-old Jason Jerome Smith of Gulfport on an outstanding felony warrant for credit card fraud. The warrant stemmed from an investigation from March 2018 where a victim reported losing his wallet…
The Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday approved a new conventional tackle state record for Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana). Lonnie Carroll of Ocean Springs set the record with a fish that weighed 35 pounds, 2.4 ounces. The previous record was…
SCI Construction has submitted a notification of a road closure in the area of Courthouse Road from Epico Hollow north to Hancock Place. The road closure has been scheduled from May 21, 2018, until June 4, 2018, for road repair,…
Three arrests have been made by Gulfport police after an investigation in a reported shooting one week ago in the area of 65th Avenue. Arron Maiella Boudreaux of Gulfport, Aundrea Lashann Mitchell of Ocean Springs and 19-year-old James Earl Walker…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that 27-year old Charles Connetti, III of Kiln, MS was sentenced by Judge Larry Bourgeois in Gulfport to forty years, fifteen years suspended, with twenty five years to serve day-for-day for the second degree…
. On May 14, 2018, Gulfport Police Patrol Officers arrested 22 year old Shapria Lashay Richmond, of Gulfport,…
A family in D’Iberville is suffering following somewhat of a natural disaster in their front yard over the weekend. A tree fell through the center of their home. This tree, a great oak, estimated to be at least 700-years-old. It…
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law that required states to band gambling on the outcome of sporting events. News 25’s Veronica Bayona visited Palace Casino Resort and brings us more on what this decision means…
The City of Ocean Springs has dubbed the month of May as ‘Food Month.’ This week, the city is holding ‘Restaurant Week’ which is an event celebrating the city’s culinary culture by offering a chance for locals and travelers to…
May 14th through the 20th is National Salvation Army Week. This will be the Salvation Army’s 153rd year of fighting for good in 129 countries around the globe. Each year, this week serves as an opportunity to celebrate those who…
Ocean Springs police arrested 18-year-old Zishon Hunt for robbery that took place at Government Street Quick Stop late Saturday night. A victim claims that once he entered the store, he was confronted by Hunt and when the victim left, Hunt…
Modern day slavery. It’s hard to believe it exists, but it does. Sex trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the world and it happens right here in South Mississippi. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us to a meeting by…
School shootings are something no one ever wants to go through. It’s necessary to be prepared at all times. Saturday, Acadian Ambulance and Jackson County Public Safety agencies teamed up with Ocean Springs High School drama club in active shooter…
A man in Jackson County is charged with aggravated domestic assault after reportedly holding a woman hostage at gunpoint early Saturday morning. Twenty-seven year-old Steven Harris gave himself up to the police after a five hour standoff inside a home…
A patient at the Ocean Springs Hospital contacted the Ocean Springs Police Department to report that he was robbed at gunpoint at Fort Bayou Apartments. The victim claims that he went to the wrong apartment just before two black males…
Last night, Deer Island was lit up by flames. Melissa Scallan with the Department of Marine Resources told News 25 they sent someone out to Deer Island to check out the fire and they are still working to determine what…
On Saturday, officers from the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to the downtown area in regards to shots possibly fired after an altercation that took place inside of Boots N Spurs. Officers were directed to a location in the parking…
. National Police Week 2018: Honoring and Remembering our Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Again this year, the Gulfport…