Funeral home directors in Harrison County are suing Coroner Gary Hargrove and the board of supervisors. News 25’s Kendra Turley gives us a closer look at why the group decided to file the lawsuit. Gary Hargrove serves as the Harrison…
News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the Affordable Housing meeting happening 10:30 am, 7/19/2016 at City Hall in Biloxi.
Despite the Republican National Convention kicking off in turmoil, Donald Trump will be presented as the party’s candidate. With Trump’s polarizing persona and his long-time presence in pop culture and American business, a lot of first time viewers will be…
Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich will meet with the City Council tomorrow to discuss a major project for the City of Biloxi and Keesler Air Force Base. Mayor Gilich is aiming to move forward on a new gate for Keesler…
A federal lawsuit filed today accuses the Coroner of Harrison County of steering the County's morgue, cremation, and burial business to white-owned funeral homes. The African American funeral directors and their families filed suit against the coroner, Gary Hargrove, and…
The shooting that killed officers in Baton Rouge won’t scare the Biloxi police into training their new officers any differently for a job that, according to authorities, has always been dangerous. The Operation Commander for the Biloxi Police Department says…
The Salvation Army is looking into taking over land south of their property to build a new gym. Previously there was confusion on who owned the property off Lee Street near Esters Boulevard, the city or the Kroc Center. Last…
If you are planning on gator hunting this season, we have some important information for you. The time to purchase an alligator public water permit is tomorrow, starting at 9 a.m. There will only be 920 permits available on a…
The new Hyatt Place Hotel off of Beach Boulevard in Biloxi is beginning to take shape. Construction workers were installing the bar and working on the outdoor pool today. When finished, the Hyatt Place Hotel will have 114 rooms for…
A new ambulance service could be rolling in Jackson County come November. The board of supervisors voted to open a bid for a different ambulance service in the county. This comes after a 16 year partnership with Acadian Ambulance Service.…
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted to remove Clarence Dubose from the Singing River Hospital System’s Board of Trustees. Supervisor Melton Harris appointed Dubose because of his experiences owning a local pharmacy and hospice service in Moss Point. However,…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a person who is wanted for questioning. The Biloxi man is wanted in connection to a credit card fraud that occurred on July 10th at the Edgewater Mall. Anyone who…
A truck driver traveling southbound on Highway 49 pulled over and called 911 when he saw smoke and flames coming from the engine. Southbound traffic near Highway 49 and 53 was diverted for about an hour while firefighters from the…
A group of black funeral home directors in Harrison County are suing Coroner Gary Hargrove and the board of supervisors. Gary Hargrove has served as the Harrison County coroner for the past 20 years and for the past 20 years…
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Andrea Francway about the Harrison County Fair public meeting to gain support for the fair grounds.
Around noon today an eighteen wheeler caught fire in North Gulfport on Highway 49 South and 53. The driver was not hurt. Traffic was backed up as people worked to put the fire out.
Last weekend the community came together in Gulfport for a Black Lives Matter meet-up, hoping to create a dialogue in regards to recent racial tension in America. A small group, armed only with signs, prayer and hope, gathered at Jones…
A group is trying to share their peaceful message that "Lives Matter." The group stood on the front lawn of the visitor's center in Biloxi this afternoon. The people participating were of all different races. Holding signs that read: I…
The final destination for the big infrastructure project going on in the east side of town. Permanent paving has been planned for Back Bay Boulevard, from Oak Street all the way along the bay. Crawford Street will also be permanently…
A local museum director says visitors should learn about what it was like to overcome hurricane Katrina. A new exhibit at the Ohr-O'keef Museum Of Art in Biloxi gives people the chance to travel back in time to when hurricane…
A musician who left a dance floor sizzling' in bay Saint Louis yesterday. Is known as "Louisiana's Rockin Fiddler," Waylon Tib-Ba-Doe Thibodeaux and his band got an entire crowd dancing during a concert at the One Hundred Men Hall in…
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Dr. Christy Thornton about the needs of children health coming back to school.
News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the effect Janaya Thompson's death even after two years.
At Alton Sterling’s funeral, speakers called for peaceful protests and justice. Sterling’s family held his funeral service at Southern University. Sterling was shot and killed as two police officers pinned him to the pavement last week outside a convenience store…