Simplifying tax reform
Listen up small business owners, if you do your own taxes things are changing this year. Last year’s passage of a new tax code is the first major reform since 1986 and some unexpected changes could make filing your taxes…
$47.6 million in grants helping veterans re-enter the workforce
Nearly 48 million dollars is the investment the Department of Labor is going to make when it comes to our veterans and getting them back in the work force. Today, the Department of Labor announced $47.6 million will be awarded…
Gulfport Fire Department has highest fire rating in Mississippi
Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes, along with Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt, gathered today on the steps of City Hall in Gulfport to make a community announcement. The Gulfport Fire Department is being recognized as part of the top two percent…
Vehicle theft arrest in Biloxi
Biloxi police arrested an Alabama man for reportedly stealing two cars out of a casino parking lot. Twenty-eight year-old Winston Thach of Irvington was taken into custody on two warrants issued for felony taking away a motor vehicle. The warrants…
Man wanted for counterfeit
Biloxi police need help identifying a white male who allegedly attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 at the Walmart on CT Switzer Road. The suspect is described as wearing a white ball cap, white shirt, and khaki shorts and appears…
NTSB to announce 2017 train-bus collision findings in August
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to finalize the investigation into the collision between an Echo Transportation bus and a CSX freight train that happened in March 2017 near Biloxi. Four of the 49 passengers were killed and the…
Farm to Fork event in Gulfport
If you are tired of eating greasy food every day and maybe looking to change your ways, United Healthcare might have the perfect option. Tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harrison County Good Deeds Community Center in…
Accident on Highway 49 in Gulfport halts traffic
An accident in Gulfport this morning stopped traffic on Highway 49 southbound near Community Road. Chief Deputy Chris Loposser with the Gulfport Police Department says oil was spilled on the road as a result of the accident that happened shortly…
Popps Lamey Convenience Store robbery
Four suspects are in custody after an early morning robbery turned shooting at a D’Iberville convenience store. Police officials tell News 25 four suspects tried to rob the Popps Lamey Convenience Store around 6 a.m. When the suspects fled the…
Injured Bay St. Louis firefighter presented with $11,000 check
Today a Bay St. Louis firefighter was awarded with a check to help him recover from a motorcycle accident. Bay St. Louis firefighter Michael Guitreau was traveling on his motorcycle on his way to work when he collided with another…
MGM resorts going straw-less
MGM Resorts International announced that single use plastic straws will only be served upon request at company operated restaurants in the U.S. That means the Beau Rivage and Gold Strike in Mississippi are going straw-less. As one of the world’s…
Two vehicle crash sends three to hospital in Bay St. Louis
A two vehicle crash sent three people to the hospital today in Bay St. Louis. The accident happened this evening on Highway 603 near the Kiln Waveland cutoff road. Bay St. Louis Fire Department reports one of the vehicles ran…
Ocean Springs City Hall gets new art
This morning, Ocean Springs City Hall added a little more color to their walls. Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson worked with the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to commission six high quality prints to hang on the walls of the…
Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art celebrates a legend
He was the self-proclaimed ‘Mad Potter’ of Biloxi, but there were many layers to the life of George Ohr. Just one reason why the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi is offering free admission this week to celebrate a major…
Police need help finding missing person
Biloxi police need help locating a missing person. Fifty-one year-old Ralph Morgan was last seen on the Fourth of July at about 10:30 a.m. in the one hundred block of Kenmore Avenue near Edgewater Mall. Police say he may have…
Man wanted in connection with Gulfport shooting
Gulfport Police Department needs help locating a man wanted in relation to an active shooting investigation. Forty-four year-old Ricky McDonald is believed to be connected to a shooting that took place Sunday evening on the 600 block of 3rd Street…
Mississippi superintendents on school safety
The Mississippi Association of School Superintendents is hosting their annual summer convention at the Beau Rivage this week and their focus is school safety. It is summertime and kids are out of school and having fun while superintendents are planning…
Mermaid Camp benefiting Star Steppers
A new nonprofit organization, Star Steppers, held a mermaid camp on Saturday in Waveland and it made a huge splash. The girls got to sing and dance with the mermaids and even get made over to look like one. They…
Inaugural Coastfest took place this weekend
The inaugural Coastfest kicked off Saturday at the historical Beauvoir. The sun was shining, but the large oak trees and the beach breeze were keeping all of the Coastfest attendees cool. The main thing you would see while walking the…
Seymour Law Firm Childhood Cancer Fish Fry
Seymour Law Firm held a fish fry fundraiser for childhood cancer on Saturday in hopes of paving the path for a cure. There was a lot of eating, listening to music, and fun at this year’s fish fry. They had…
Hunting a hurricane with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
The activity in the tropics is starting to ramp up and being prepared for a hurricane or tropical storm can be the difference between life and death. Over the weekend, the Hurricane Hunters flew into Tropical Storm Chris to gather…
Stolen car found burning in Harrison County
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the Harrison County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a car fire that happened in a wooded area on Huston Ladner Road near Twin Lakes. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan says the car was…
Escaped convict captured in Jackson County Saturday
Convicted killer Michael Wilson is back in custody after three days of being on the run in South Mississippi. The calls came in and on Saturday night around 6 p.m. Michael Wilson was finally put back in handcuffs. Jackson County…
Finally First Friday
It’s the first Friday of the month which means Long Beach residents got to enjoy some free live music on the Long Beach Town Green. Long Beach Live hosts Finally First Friday once a month. For seven years now locals…