Jackson County Fair Begins
The 95th annual Jackson County Fair kicked off in Pascagoula today. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the fairgrounds with details on what to expect from this year’s festivities.
Zoning Change Challenges for Biloxi
Tensions are heating up between the City of Biloxi and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann over plans to rezone acres of land on Point Cadet. On Thursday, the city plans to meet to discuss rezoning more than 20 acres to…
Kiln Man Accused of Sexual Battery on a Minor
Bond has been set for a Kiln man accused of sexual battery on a minor. Hancock County deputies arrested 66-year-old Alex J. Pearson on 21 counts of sexual battery, one count of touching a child for lustful purposes and one…
Verdict Reached on Danielle Dewitt Trial
A Hancock County jury has determined the fate of the basketball coach accused of sexually touching a student. After several hours of deliberation, the jury found Danielle Dewitt guilty on two counts of touching a minor for lustful purposes, but…
Alabama Women Arrested for Robbery
Two Alabama women are behind bars in Harrison County on robbery charges. According to Biloxi police, 25-year-old Tiffany Scruggs of Mobile and 21-year-old Kenyatta Washington of Prichard were arrested after reportedly knocking on a hotel room door, assaulting a man…
Search is still on for Masked Shooter
Police are still searching for the person who shot a cashier in Pascagoula. An unidentified man wearing a mask shot a woman in the back while attempting to rob a Murphy Express gas station Thursday. The woman was sent to…
Coach gets 30 Years in Prison After Molestation of Player
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that a jury has found 34-year old Leslie Danielle Dewitt guilty of two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes relating to a 16- year old sophomore student on the girls basketball team…
Authorities Search for Missing Pascagoula Teen
A note and a vehicle are all that’s left behind from a Jackson County student who went missing Friday night. Seventeen-year-old Dawson Hellar was last seen at Resurrection Catholic High School. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson spoke to the principal and…
Former Coach Sentenced to 30 Years
After several days of hearing testimony, a Hancock County jury has determined the fate of the basketball coach accused of sexually touching a student. News 25’s Kristen Durand is at the Hancock County Courthouse with the latest.
BREAKING: Jury Decides Fate of Former Hancock High Girls Basketball Coach
Jury finds Former Hancock High School girls basketball Coach Danielle Dewitt guilty on count 3 and 4 of touching a minor for lustful purposes. Jury found Dewitt not guilty on sexual battery charges.
Second Annual VGA Tourament
Over 80 veterans are taking a swing for the number one title at the Veteran Golfers Association Championship. This second annual national tournament features players at the top of each region in the country. They all met today at the…
Flood Risk Workshop
The Education, Economics, Environmental, Climate and Health Organization or EEECHO is hosting a week of events with the hopes of empowering the community. This morning, EEECHO kicked off those events by partnering with Climate Central and NOAA for a flood…
Search for man who Shot Clerk Last Week
The search continues for the man who shot the cashier of a Pascagoula gas station during an attempted robbery last week. A masked man entered the Murphy Express gas station on Chicot Road early Thursday morning. Before attempting to take…
Jackson County Fair Begins in Pascagoula
The 95th annual Jackson County Fair in Pascagoula is now in full swing. Even before the rides opened up, families were checking out the fairgrounds in Pascagoula this afternoon. The Jackson County Fair is eight straight days of fun, rides…
Fourth Annual Bachtoberfest Biloxi Town Green
The Biloxi Town Green was taken over by live German music, brats, strudels and pretzels and more Saturday. It was all part of the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra's fourth annual Bachtoberfest. It was fun for the entire family with face…
American Girl Fashion Show
July 25th and August 9th 2015 10 am to 5pm at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Must be 6 or Older For 6 Fashion shows in October
Fear Fete Dead Carpet Walk
South Mississippi's biggest nightmare came true this weekend as scary film characters like Freddie Krueger and Pennywise the "It" clown stepped off the big screen and into South Mississippi. News 25's Toni Miles was caught up in all the action…
Fear Fete 2016 Wraps Up
It may have been creepier inside the Coast Coliseum as Fear Fete 2016 wrapped up. Vendors, selling all kinds of ghoulish goodies from artwork to costumes, were packing up today. The Fear Fete Horror Convention hosted the coast's very first…
Fatal Motorcycle Crash
A fatal motorcycle accident in Waveland claimed the life of one Gulfport man this weekend. According to Waveland Police Chief David Allen, around 7 a.m. Saturday, 49-year-old Roy Mitchell was riding his motorcycle westbound on Highway 90 when a vehicle…
Missing Teen Last Seen Friday
The Pacagoula Police Department is requesting public assistance in finding a missing 17-year-old boy. According to a post on the police department's Facebook page, 17-year-old Dawson Heller was last seen Friday night at Resurrection High School. Heller was wearing blue…
30th Annual Fall Muster
History came to life at Beauvoir this weekend for the 30th Annual Fall Muster. News 25's Hank Davis was there and has all the details. Once a year, the scenes of the Civil War jump off of the pages of…
American Girl Fashion Show
Over a hundred little ladies hit the runway in Gulfport to support the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. The American Girl Fashion Show took place once again, pairing up miniature models and their American Girl dolls to display the periodical fashions…
Fear Fete Horror Con and Film Festival
Horror movie villains are on the Coast for the Dead Carpet Walk at the Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville. News 25’s Toni Miles has more.
Can you Identify this man?
The Waveland Police Department needs help identifying the white male suspect in an active credit card fraud case. Waveland Police Chief David Allen tells News 25 the suspect has a cross tattoo on the inside of his left forearm and…