A Mississippi state lawmaker who came close to defeating U.S. Senator Thad Cochran now says he’ll run for the retiring senator’s open seat. Today, Republican State Senator Chris McDaniel announced he will drop his primary challenge to incumbent Republican U.S.…
The staff of Singing River collectively dropped 1,200 pounds in their Healthy Heroes Challenge. More than four hundred employees at the health system participated in the challenge. They could team up with eight employees to win prizes and gift certificates.…
Biloxi High School also participated in today’s events, but are calling it a walk-in rather than a walkout. Students started outside to release 17 balloons and read the names of each student lost in the shooting at the Parkland, Florida…
In Gulfport, Christian Collegiate Academy had their own take on National School Walkout Day. Instead of going out, high school and middle school students all gathered to pray and talk about the recent events and the importance of school safety.…
This morning, dozens of Ocean Springs High School students gathered together in the school’s courtyard to take part in the nationwide School Walkout. “We shouldn’t have to live in fear enough is enough.” One month since the massacre of 17…
Today, thousands of students participated in a protest across the country in response to the recent deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida. Four hundred students at Pascagoula High School walked out of class. Senior Meha Patel read aloud names of students…
The new 30,000 square foot addition at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies has been kept quite the secret since construction began months ago. The grand opening of the Ocean Adventures Facility won’t be for another month. News 25’s Gina…
Today, Chris McDaniel announced that he will run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Senator Thad Cochran. The seat will become open on Aprl 1, the date of Cochran's retirement. Cochran's departure from the Senate will trigger…
Today, students in the community of Gulfport are getting a lesson in making positive choices, courtesy of Gulfport Police Department and JZ 94.5. Chief Leonard Papania and the local district attorney are visiting middle schoolers at Gulfport Central and Bayou…
A prayer vigil was held in Channelview, Texas Tuesday night for the high school students and bus driver involved in a fatal bus crash. The students were band members returning from a performance at Disney World in Orlando. Forty students…
A Jackson County man accused of nearly beating his three-year-old son to death in 2016 will serve 40 years in prison. Twenty-six year-old Nathan McCrory pled guilty to two counts of felony child abuse and one drug count in a…
News 25's interviews Caroline Wiygul and Wyatt Miller about the National School Walk Out happening at 10 am today.
Tonight, the musical ambassadors of the U.S. Army held a free concert for the community at the Biloxi Lighthouse Park pavilion. The 41st Army Band is made up of five music performance teams. Tonight their rock and New Orleans style…
For some time, Waveland has been the only Coastal city in the state that has no public restrooms on the beach and it has never been home to a lighthouse. As News 25’s Toni Miles shows us, that’s all about…
Today, the 2018 International Homeland Defense and Security Summit took place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Governor Phil Bryant invited leaders from Israel in attendance to share ideas regarding border patrol. “Israel has shown the world that you…
Security is stepping up at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport and new assets have been brought to better protect the base. Two new K9 military dogs are undergoing training at the Seabee Base. This is the first time…
Tomorrow, thousands of students, teachers, and administrators around the nation will walk out of their classroom to take a stand against violence. The initiative comes a month after the Parkland, Florida school shooting and will honor the seventeen victims who…
Today Gulfport firefighters responded to a call of a fully engulfed structure fire at about 3:40 p.m. Over 25 firefighters and eight units responded to the house fire on Dixie Avenue. At the time of their arrival the home was…
A local high school has been chosen to compete in the Van’s Custom Culture Shoe Design. Students at Harrison Central High School have the chance to win a $75,000 grand prize for their art program. The high school was selected…
A doctor from the Gulf Coast is facing several charges of fraud and will remain behind bars until his sentencing hearing on May 22nd. Seventy-eight year-old Dr. Albert Diaz could be sentenced to eight to ten years in prison on…
Today in Biloxi, Governor Phil Bryant spoke about homeland defense as well as other important topics in Mississippi. While at the summit, News 25 got to speak briefly with Governor Bryant regarding House Bill 1510, a bill that would prevent…
Tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, thousands of students, teachers, and administrators around the country will walk out of their classrooms to honor the victims of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting. Ocean Springs and Pascagoula high schools both plan to…
Gulfport firefighters remain on the scene of a house fire started on Dixie Avenue and Old Pass Road in Gulfport. News 25’s Veronica Bayona is on the scene with more.
A new commerce center is coming to Gautier. Mayor Phil Torjusen announced the project at a chamber meeting at Shell Landing this morning. The Chamber of Commerce hopes this development will continue to diversify business in Gautier. Mayor Torjusen tells…