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News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Andrea Francway about the Harrison County Fair public meeting to gain support for the fair grounds.
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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…
$61.1 Billion, that’s how much the 2010 BP spill cost the oil giant. This is the first time BP has put a total cost on the catastrophe. BP officials say they expect to spend a total of $44 billion after…
Mississippi Power announced it has started producing syngas using lignite at the Kemper County energy facility, the most significant milestone at the plant to date. An integral aspect of the plant’s operations, syngas is created when locally mined lignite is…
The stage is set for a peaceful Black Lives Matter meet up in Gulfport tomorrow. News 25’s Hank Davis has the details. Tomorrow at 4 p.m., Jones Park will be the setting for a Black Lives Matter protest, part of…
Crusaders for Veterans have made it their mission to help veterans in need on the Coast. Whether it is helping a disabled Vietnam nurse in need of help tearing down her house or holding a memorial for veterans of the…
A Gulfport High School teacher received an unexpected award today. Engineering and robotics teacher Clint Brawley was not only given the AFA John C. Stennis Teacher of the Year Award for the local chapter, but also state wide he has…
City officials want “Pokémon Go” players to know there are some areas in Biloxi that are a “Pokémon” no, especially this weekend. As the mania continues, the Biloxi Visitors Center and the Lighthouse have become popular places for “Pokémon” players…
The co-owner of the Biloxi Shuckers say MGM Park is a dream come true but his journey in helping baseball come to the Coast wasn’t easy. President of Overtime Sports and co-owner of the Biloxi Shuckers Tim Bennett was this…
Gulfport police officers started their day with some Chick-Fil-A, thanks to two women who dropped off the breakfast this morning. The two ladies wanted to show their appreciation for local law enforcement and decided to do it with a meal.…
A Biloxi firefighter says he wasn’t on duty when he saved a police officer and his kids from drowning in the ocean. Firefighter Charlie Herbert was awarded today during a ceremony at the Biloxi Police Department. Herbert was fishing when…
In the aftermath of the recent shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, Black Lives Matter protests have gained strength across the country. Protests have taken place in Louisiana, Tennessee, New York and now right here on the Mississippi Gulf…
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, placed water contact advisories for two beach monitoring stations on Friday. Water samples at these stations show the areas have exceeded acceptable bacteria levels. There are currently four…
While one splash pad opens in Harrison County, plans to open another have just been released. The City of D’Iberville will be getting its very first splash pad at Rudy Moran Park off Lamey Bridge Road. Residents will be able…
A new family attraction is making a splash in Biloxi today. The third splash pad in the city opened at 10:30 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The county provided $25,000 for materials and labor. The splash pad offers water hoops,…
Following the attacks on Nice, Governor Phil Bryant released a statement: “The cowardly act of terror perpetrated on those celebrating Bastille Day is the latest tragic reminder that the free world is under siege. I remain in close contact with…