This morning, Elliot Homes and Lynn Meadows Discovery broke ground on the nationally acclaimed children museum’s new welcome station on Dolan Avenue in Gulfport. Elliot Homes has donated the materials and will construct the new addition at no cost to…
Gulfport police officers brewed coffee and conversation this morning with residents in the city. Gulfport Public Library hosted the department’s first Donut with a Cop event. Residents had the opportunity to speak with police officers as well as Chief Leonard…
Navy chief selects had a different view this morning while performing their physical training. Thirty-eight men and women in the process of becoming chief petty officers ran their PT near the Ocean Springs Biloxi Bridge. Their journey began back in…
With the threatening weather moving in over the next several days from Tropical Depression Harvey, The City of Gulfport will place sand at the following locations by noon tomorrow, August 24, 2017: 1. Orange Grove Community Center on Dedeaux Road…
With all the rainfall expected to happen over the next few days and into the weekend, Harrison County Emergency Management has set up self-serve sandbag locations around the county. In D’Iberville you can pick up sand at the Work Center…
Roads in Pascagoula are back open after an anhydrous ammonia leak near Industrial Road and Highway 90 had a portion of Highway 90 completely shut down last night. Police opened the road around 3:15 this morning. Captain Doug Adams tells…
A damaged U.S. Navy Destroyer will be repaired at a Mississippi shipyard. The Navy announced Wednesday that the USS Fitzgerald, damaged in a June 17 collision with a container ship, will be transported to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. The shipyard…
News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Matt Dooley about the preparedness for the Chief Select Bridge Run in Ocean Springs.
An anhydrous ammonia leak near near Industrial Road and Highway 90 has shut HWY 90 down east and west bound. Captain Doug Adams tells News 25 that a rail car is leaking from either damage or a valve malfunction and…
Saving people from danger, answering emergency calls, and putting out fires are just some of the daily duties of being a fire fighter. Right now, the Gulfport Fire Department is looking to add new members to the team. An elderly…
Today a big announcement came from the Gulfport Police Department and the City of Gulfport. Coming in November, there will be a new car show in town. The event, which will be similar to Cruisin’ the Coast, will feature exotic…
Each year, the Navy Seabees deploy on hundreds of missions across the world. While their humanitarian efforts are helping make the world a better place, their loved ones are anxious to have them home. News 25’s Tanner Stewart joins families…
River Oaks Elementary School in Harrison County will be expanding their facility. The three-year-old school is preparing for a $2.1 million expansion project and adding more classrooms in order to receive more students. News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us at…
The Biloxi Police Department would like help identifying three suspects who allegedly stole two mini bikes from Walmart. One suspect was described as a thin white female with red hair. The other two are described as black males. Police say…
A brand new academic building is near completion on the USM Gulf Park campus. Construction began about 15 months ago and is about 80 percent complete according to university officials. The first floor of the business and health building will…
A group of history professors from universities all over the state say it is time to take down the state flag. An official statement regarding the state flag and events in Charlottesville is signed by a list of professors from…
Biloxi Public Schools received an email threatening violence from an unknown source this morning. The email did not mention which school was being threatened or what type of threat it was. There has not been any suspicious activity noted at…
A daycare worker is in custody charged in connection with the death of a five-year-old boy in Mobile, Alabama. Forty-six year-old Valarie Patterson, of Mobile, was arrested on a charge of corpse abuse. Tuesday’s arrest was related to the finding…
Mississippi Rising Coalition issued this statement on their Facebook page: *** STATEMENT FROM MISSISSIPPI'S UNIVERSITY HISTORY PROFESSORS ON THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG AND THE EVENTS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE *** As college professors, we have watched events of the past few days…
If you’re like millions of others, you bought a pair of eclipse glasses to watch the big event. Now that it’s over, what do you do with those weird paper specs? If your glasses are made by one of the…
After a few years of personnel issues and changes, CASA of Harrison County is turning a new page. They are now welcoming back their original executive director Jeannie Herrin, who served from 2010 to 2014. Those who have worked with…
The Waveland Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying this man. He is being sought in reference to several thefts from Walmart. If you have any information regarding this case or the identity of the person pictured please…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an endangered/missing child alert for 15-year-old Justin Arthur Mackey of Monticello. He is described as a white male, 5’5” tall, weighing 120 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen…
One Suspect John Heflin is behind bars and the other suspect Briceston Fairley still at large in response to last week shooting. The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 18-year-old John Michael Heflin and 18-year-old Briceston…