Firework Safety
As you head to your nearest fireworks stand to bring in the New Year with a bang, make sure you set them off responsibly. Ahead of the New Year’s Eve holiday, Mississippi fire officials are issuing safety warnings to try…
New Year’s Eve Events Along The Coast
Before you start shedding pounds for the New Year, first you have celebrated ringing it in. Here's a list this weekend. Enjoy your New Year's Eve with a five course meal prepared by an award winning chef in the Julep…
Safe Ride Home Program
A local company offers a helpful option to people who drink a little too much on New Year’s Eve. News 25’s Kendra Turley has more on the Gulf Coast Yellow Cab’s Safe Ride Home Program. From casinos to bars and…
Traffic Accident Causes Traffic Delay
Traffic was backed up this morning on Cowan Lorraine Road after a traffic accident. A GMC Terrain collided with a Toyota Camry a little after 9 this morning at Lorraine Road and Reichold. AMR, Gulfport police and fire departments were…
Federal Lawsuit Alleges Corruption
Fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion...just some of the criminal activities a former Gautier Police Captain says he discovered, and reported. He says they were taking place at the city's police department, while he worked there. Former Gautier Police Captain Jerry Cooksey,…
Shrimping Closes, Tonging Reopens
New important information is out for shrimpers who plan to hit coast waters over the weekend. The Department of Marine Resources announced all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway in Mississippi territorial waters will be closed to shrimping at 12:01…
Safe Ride Home Program
A local company offers a helpful option to people who drink a little too much on New Year’s Eve. News 25’s Kendra Turley has more on the Gulf Coast Yellow Cab’s Safe Ride Home Program. From casinos to bars and…
Harbor Lights More Popular Than Last Year
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Chris Vignes, Public Information Officer, city of Gulfport about the Harbor Lights - Winter Festival at Jones Park in Gulfport.
Lighting the Largest Menorah in Mississippi
Another Christmas might have come and gone, but it’s still the holiday season. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah lasts for eight days each year. The Chabad of South Mississippi hosted the lighting of the state’s largest menorah at Edgewater Mall,…
Shaggy’s Donates to Back Bay Mission
Shaggy’s Seafood Restaurant donated over $2,600 dollars to the Back Bay Mission’s veteran’s support fund. The Biloxi location participated in the annual Red, White and Blue Fundraiser that takes place the weekend after Veterans Day and donated ten percent of…
Updated: Armed Robbery at Dollar General on O'Neal Road
Gulfport police are still investigating an armed robbery that took place at a Dollar General on O’Neal Road just before 9 p.m. Details are limited, but police say at the time there seems to be only one suspect. No one…
Zaxby’s Grand Opening Deals
The wait is almost over for chicken lovers along the Coast. The new Zaxby’s restaurant on Highway 49 in Gulfport is set to open in just a few short days. Staff members are celebrating the grand opening with a generous…
Pascagoula’s Two Percent Food Tax Increase Kicks in January 1st
Starting January 1st it’s going to cost you a little extra to go out to eat in Pascagoula. News 25 checked in with customers enjoying lunch today at a local Pascagoula restaurant who were happy to weigh in on the…
Cable One Raises Rates
If you use Cable One it will cost you a little extra when January rolls around. The cable company recently announced it will raise its television subscription rates beginning with January’s billing period. The increases will be monthly with $5…
Local Firework Sales for New Year’s Eve
Many ring in the New Year by lighting up the sky with fireworks. Has the expected rainfall on New Year’s Eve put a damper on local firework sales? Employees at S & E Fireworks in Woolmarket tell News 25 they…
Unattended Veterans Service in Biloxi
Today the Biloxi National Cemetery was the site for the first of their monthly direct services. A direct service is a special ceremony that is open to the public and will be held to honor deceased veterans that have no…
Brush Fire on Glascock Circle in Gulfport
A large brush fire sweeps over four acres of land in Gulfport today. The Gulfport Fire Department responded to Glascock Circle off of Seaway Road just west of Cowan-Lorraine Road around 3:30 this afternoon. A man working in the area…
Man Arrested after Fleeing from Police
A routine traffic stop turned into a foot pursuit in Gulfport this morning. A 9 mm gun and drugs were found inside of a black man’s gold Expedition after he was stopped on Whitney Drive around 11:30. A Harrison County…
Menorah Lighting Ceremony
One Coast Jewish organization is inviting everyone out to a special Hanukkah celebration in Biloxi. News 25’s Hank Davis joins us from Edgewater Mall where the Chabad of South Mississippi is set to host a menorah lighting ceremony.
George County Man Arrested
One George County man is behind bars for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. 35 year old Jerry Street was arrested on Roy Street in George County yesterday. When law enforcement authorities arrested him, they found about…
Aggravated Cruelty to an Animal
Moss Point police are still searching for of the second man wanted for their involvement in pouring boiling water on a cat, while it was in a cage, has turned himself in. Yesterday, 43 year old Larry Rostchild Junior of…
2017 State Fiscal Budget
Three of the state's top leaders plan to follow the State's Rainy Day fund law. Governor Phil Bryant, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and speaker of the house Philip Gun all agree only 98 percent of the state's projected revenue for…
Monthly Unattended Veterans Service
Starting Thursday, the Biloxi National Cemetery will honor veterans who have been laid to rest, but had no attend their funeral services. The inaugural monthly unattended veteran’s service will take place on the cemetery grounds at 2:30 tomorrow after noon.…