Today the Biloxi City Council met for the second time this year and a new and very controversial ordinance was presented on the agenda. The ordinance asks to approve a zoning map amendment that would change the area on the…
Today the Mississippi Senate voted for a bill backed by Coast senators that would send a majority of BP economic damages money to the Coast. Senate Bill 2176 would put nearly $700 million of the $750 million economic damages settlement…
As the stretch of cold weather continues, stores are running out of supplies to keep Coast residents warm. Lowes, Home Depot, and a Walmart in Gulfport were cleaned out of space heaters today. The stores News 25 went to that…
Back to back shootings just hours apart in Gulfport are leaving neighbors uneasy. Officers are investigating two shootings. Both incidents surfaced yesterday. Most recently was a shooting on the 100 block of Holly Circle. Police responded to Garden Park Hospital…
Gulfport police arrested 26-year-old Melvin Fennell of Sumrall, Mississippi. He is charged with armed robbery, tampering with evidence and false information. According to Gulfport police, this morning at 2:10, Fennell robbed the Exxon gas station located on 30th Avenue wearing…
A Biloxi man arrested on Sunday for three counts of burglary is now being charged with armed robbery in another incident. A victim claimed 38-year-old Charles Wayne Tharpe robbed them at gunpoint at an ATM on Porter Avenue around 9 p.m.…
With this upcoming cold weather is the Gulf Coast prepared? News 25 talks with emergency management about what Harrison County officials are doing to be ready for this storm.
When the school year rolls around, dozens of parents decide that home schooling their kids is the best choice. Thanks to places like the Kroc Center those home schooled kids now have a way to interact with other home schooled…
The Salvation Army and the Kroc Center are trying to get kids up and out of the house while they’re on Mardi Gras break. The Kroc Center is hosting Mardi Gras Camp the week of Mardi Gras on February 12th…
While the marches and parades associated with the Dr. Martin Luther King Junior holiday are behind us, one Coast organization wants to continue the conversation of racial healing. The Steps Coalition is partnering with the WK Kellogg Foundation to celebrate…
Tonight, the Steps Coalition hopes to bring people of all walks of life together to start a conversation about moving from racial division to racial harmony. It’s all part of the National Day of Racial Healing. An event tonight put…
The victim in Sunday morning’s fatal accident in the Big Point Community has been identified. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department says 17-year-old Jasmine Pierce of Ocean Springs was the victim who died at the scene after her car went off…
Here is the latest on a shooting that occurred last night in Gulfport in the 100 block of Holly Circle. Gulfport police responded to Garden Park Hospital in reference to a 25-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his…
News 25's Hank Davis interviews Gregory Brown about Racial Healing Day Jan 16 2018 at 6 pm 7:30 pm at Leggett Memorial UMC.
News 25’s Kristen Durand interviews Maridee Mallette about the adoption, and foster care for pets. Make sure to come visit Jackson Animal Shelter at 4400 Audubon Ln, Gautier, MS 39553 Monday-Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and on Saturday…
One victim is in the hospital after the Gulfport Police Department responded to a shooting that happened in the one hundred block of Holly Circle. The 25-year-old male victim sustained non-life threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. He is currently…
The Pass Christian School District board of trustees has announced that Superintendent Dr. Carla Evers has been granted a two-year extension to her contract. After evaluating Dr. Evers’ contract during a lengthy executive session last week, the board unanimously amended…
The Port of Gulfport is starting the New Year on a positive note with their newly issued expansion permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The permit will allow the port to expand its current footprint by two hundred…
Gulfport police have obtained a warrant for the suspect involved in the shooting that occurred this afternoon. Detectives are looking for 41-year-old Marvin Ray McMillian, who is identified as the suspect, and are charging him for one count of aggravated…
On January 15, 2018, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Gulfport Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 500 block of 26th Street. Upon arrival Officers located a 41 year old male victim who was suffering from one non…
Martin Luther King Day is being celebrated all across the Coast. Numerous events took place in honor of the Civil Rights leader. The MLK Parade in Gulfport is now over 30 years strong. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson takes us for…
BP settlement dollars would be set in an account for coastal projects under Senate Bill 2167 passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said today. The bill, by Senator Brice Wiggins of Pascagoula, creates the Gulf Coast…
A Harrison County official claims a longtime lobbyist made a crude sexual demand to her in front of other officials at a social event. District 1 Supervisor Beverly Martin claims that Lobbyist Scott Levanway used a vulgar expression to demand…