Mardi Gras Parades
News 25's Caroline Eaker tells us more about the continuation of Mardi Gras around the Gulf Coast. • February 12, 2018 o 5:00 PM, Bay St. Louis – Annual Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Mardi Gras Parade • February 13, 2018 –…
Ocean Springs Mardi Gras parade rolls through
If you were at the Ocean Springs Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade tonight, you may have caught some beads, but did you catch all the action? The streets of downtown Ocean Springs came alive with crowds as the parade began…
Fundraiser for retired Biloxi police officer
Today, the Biloxi Police Department held a fundraiser to help with medical costs for one of their officers. Retired Biloxi Officer Mitch Roberts recently suffered a stroke. To assist with medical expenses the Biloxi Police Department sold seven dollar lunches…
Night to Shine
The Tim Tebow Foundation hosted its ‘Night to Shine’ event at the Woolmarket Baptist Church in Biloxi. It is an unforgettable prom night experience for people with special needs ages 14 and older. More than 540 churches from around the…
Fundraiser for Officer Luis Garcia
The Chandeleur Brewing Company is hosting a benefit event for Officer Luis Garcia after he was seriously injured in a car crash. The company is selling King Cake ale in which all proceeds will go to Officer Garcia to help…
Making Strides against Breast Cancer challenge
Bel-Aire Elementary School in Gulfport took home first place this year in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer School challenge. Today, they held a pink-out pep rally to celebrate their win. “Thank you for caring. Thank you for being compassionate.”…
Krewe of Neptune parade rolls Saturday
Tomorrow at 5:30 p.m., the Krewe of Neptune Mardi Gras Parade will rock the streets of Biloxi. The Krewe of Neptune’s first parade was held on Mardi Gras Day in 1983. The parade is unique in the fact that all…
Ocean Springs Parade gears up to roll
In just a couple hours, the streets of Ocean Springs will fill with floats and fun for the annual Mardi Gras night parade. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson joins us from where parade-goers are kicking off the night in style.
West Wortham Mardi Gras 2018
West Wortham Elementary and Middle School didn’t feel like waiting for the weekend to take part in the Mardi Gras parades. The students, faculty, teams, and clubs of the school came together this morning for their annual Mardi Gras Bash.…
Arbor Day tree giveaway
They’re planting seeds across South Mississippi as hundreds of Coast residents lend a hand in Mississippi’s Arbor Day Celebration, a day that always lands on the second Friday in February in our state. As the old saying goes, the early…
Television stolen from motel room in Biloxi
The Biloxi Police Department needs help identifying two people accused of stealing a 32 inch TV from a motel room on Highway 90. The suspects had access to a room not registered to them and removed the TV from the…
Investigation of Disability Education
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a Mississippi woman’s complaint that the state department mishandled an investigation into the education of her disabled child. Parent Lori Roy tells news outlets a Jackson County school changed her 13-year-old son’s individualized…
A new beginning: Stop the Violence forum
Tonight, the Gulfport Concerned Citizens Coalition held a forum in Gulfport to discuss the recent increase of violence in the community. “New Beginnings: Stop the Violence” gathered community members at the Good Deeds Community Center for an open discussion on…
Mississippi Aquarium progress
Progress is being made toward the Mississippi Aquarium in downtown Gulfport. The project now has a general contractor to start work. The contractor will be out in the area within the next week or two beginning to put the foundation…
St. Patrick High launches deposits program
St. Patrick Catholic High School students are making deposits and not necessarily to their bank accounts. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us to the Biloxi school to show us how staff and students are embarking on a new level of…
Remembering Tom Ferrill: Biloxi High coach and city councilman
The Gulf Coast mourns another loss after former Biloxi High Coach and City Councilman Tom Ferrill passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 88. Ferrill was a 1949 graduate of Biloxi High where he also coached football, basketball, baseball,…
Remember Coach Hugh Pepper
Sunday morning, former Ocean Springs Head Coach Hugh Pepper died at the age of 88. He passed away with his wife of 63 years Janice by his side. Today in Ocean Springs, the man who started coaching football in Ocean…
Two BP oil spill bills pass through the House
The Mississippi House of Representatives today passed two important pieces of legislation that seek to control how the BP economic damage settlement funds will be spent. House Bill 1512, which was co-authored by most members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast…
Charged with child abuse and neglect
Moss Point police are investigating allegations of felony child abuse and neglect after a five month old was brought in for treatment of flu like symptoms. It was discovered the child was also suffering from multiple fractures to his arm,…
Stop the Violence forum
A recent string of violence along the Gulf Coast has prompted locals to come together to bring awareness. Tonight, the Gulf Coast Concerned Citizens Coalition will be hosting a forum in Gulfport to help stop the violence. News 25’s Veronica…
Mardi Gras Mambo at Lyman Community Center
Seniors from across the Coast gathered at the Lyman Community Center in Gulfport this morning for the third annual Mardi Gras Mambo. The Boyington Health and Rehabilitation Center partnered with the City of Gulfport to provide live music, vendors, door…
Fundraiser for Officer Luis Garcia
Starting at 3 p.m. Friday, Chandeleur Island Brewing Company and members of the Gulfport Police Department are looking to raise some money for Officer Luis Garcia to help him through his recovery process. Officer Garcia was injured during a collision…
Fundraiser for retired Biloxi police officer
The Biloxi Police Department is currently taking orders for plate lunches as a fundraiser for retired Police Officer Mitch Roberts who recently suffered a stroke. Red beans and rice plates are $7 each and donations are accepted. They’ll be served…
Felony credit card fraud
A woman is behind bars following a credit card fraud report. Biloxi police arrested 32-year-old Christina Daughdrill on two felony credit card fraud warrants. She was taken into custody and transported to the Harrison County Adult Detention Center on a…