There’s a powerful message behind the blue ribbons that are now tied on to police cars in Gulfport. They stand for protecting the rights of children who have been abused. In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, a group with…
Today, Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich put on a hard hat and planted a jackhammer into Howard Avenue. This marked the groundbreaking on the long awaited Howard Avenue Project. In 180 days Howard Avenue will be transformed into a two-lane…
Today, Harrison County supervisors approved plans to start the construction of a hotel at the Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. Coast Coliseum Executive Director Matt McDonnell tells News 25 he’s worked on bringing a convention center hotel since Hurricane Katrina.…
One hundred and twenty two students at USM’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach will be the first of their class to move into the city’s first ever dedicated housing for USM Gulf Park students. Just a few months ago,…
Gulfport police are on the lookout for a suspect involved with a trailer theft on Swan Road. Officials have issued a warrant for 39-year-old Jason Conway. He is described as a white male, 5’11”, 200 pounds with green eyes and…
Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley announced the arrest of 24-year-old James Ward charged with capital murder in the death of a man in January. Ward turned himself in without incident this afternoon and is currently being held in the…
There are over 900 children with disabilities in the Ocean Springs School District. That’s why Disability Connection and the City of Ocean Springs have teamed up to turn a popular park into a fully accessible playground, a place where all…
The annual Art in the Pass Festival took place at War Memorial Park in Pass Christian over the weekend. The two day festival included fine arts, crafts, music, and food. One hundred artists from 15 states showcased their works of…
It’s Jolly Time! The Bacot McCarty Foundation is getting ready for this year’s big memorial golf tournament in Jackson County. Volunteers and sponsors backing the annual fundraising event filled the Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula for a kick-off breakfast. A $175,000…
The Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra celebrates 30 years of smokin’ fun at the annual Barbecue under the Oaks. The barbecue is the only fundraiser for the symphony orchestra. The event features the friendly competitive spirit of about 30 cooking teams…
Lt. Mark “Chi-Chi” Rodriguez of Gautier received support from all along the Gulf Coast with a golf tournament among other fundraisers, raising money to offset his medical and living expenses. Rodriguez was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016 and has…
The sport of bed racing entertained locals at the third annual Chandy Fest by the Chandeleur Brewing Company in Gulfport Sunday. There was live music, crawfish, beer, and the amazing bed race at this event. The bed race is a…
Two men have been arrested for the murder of a 27-year-old woman that happened Saturday on Mills Road in Gulfport. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 19-year-old Dannie Bergeron and 21-year-old Jacob Scaife are behind bars after police found…
Gulfport police received reports of a front end loader vehicle running into other vehicles in the Walmart on Highway 49 yesterday. Gulfport police arrested 32-year-old Shaun Stroud of Kiln, charging him with two counts of aggravated assault, grand larceny, and…
Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man considered armed and dangerous who shot another man during an altercation in what’s believed to be a drug deal gone bad. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Sunday, April 8th, the victim, Kevin…
. The Gulfport Police Department is providing the following Summer Camps for 2018. Flyers will be dropped off…
A body believed to be that of Tennessee double homicide suspect Casey James Lawhorn, 22, has been located in a wooded area of Jasper County. The body has not been positively identified but was found about 100 yards from Lawhorn’s…
A little rain can't stop (shan-dee) Chandy-Fest from happening this weekend, but it will push things back a little... The event was originally scheduled to take place tomorrow but with weather moving into the area, Chandy-Fest will now take place…
Today in Oceans Springs, a lucky group of kids got to be the first to lay their eyes on the USM Marine Education Center's Science on a sphere system. The education center is the schools answer to losing the J.L…
[removeFIMG] On Friday April 06, 2018, The Moss Point Police Criminal Investigation Division arrested 25 yoa, Kendrick Donta Williams of Moss Point. Williams is charged with Capital Murder in the Death…
A building is being converted into a student housing complex near the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus. Encompass, a Kentucky-based company, is working with Gulf Coast Student Housing to turn the building in long beach into the friendship…
Just in time for spring, the community of Gulfport is growing together at the 34th Street Wholistic Gardens & Education Center. This morning, the Harrison County Master Gardeners were out at community garden, a 6-acre patch of land at the…
Biloxi police are looking for a man suspected of stealing a bunch of crab legs from the Wal-Mart on C.T. Switzer Road. The theft happened at about 6 p.m. March 17th. The man seen on surveillance video taking the crab…
Biloxi police are investigating a report of shots fired in the area of Crawford and Division Street. Lt. Christopher Deback says an argument between two acquaintances sparked the shooting. One of them pulled out a gun and fired a couple…