8th annual Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-Off kicks off
Two big days of seafood starts today with the Good Friday seafood feast and the 8th annual Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-Off and Festival. It all takes place at…
George County Championship Rodeo starts Friday
Over in Lucedale, the George County Championship Rodeo begins tonight at 7:30. The rodeo includes bareback riding, calf roping, breakaway roping, steer wrestling, team roping, and bull riding. All the…
Four injured in apartment fire in Biloxi
Four people are injured after an early morning apartment fire in Biloxi. The incident happened at the Southwind Apartments. Biloxi Fire crews responded to the scene around 4 a.m. The…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory for Pass Christian West Beach
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a beach water contact advisory for Pass Christian West Beach. The beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of…
Traffic Alert: Congestion on I-10 before DeLisle/ Pass Christian EX 20 CLEARED
Traffic is all cleared after MDOT issued a traffic alert due to congestion on I-10 before DeLisle/ Pass Christian Exit 20 westbound in Harrison County. Workers were resurfacing or paving the road. This caused slow moving traffic in the area.
Quality Bakery opening 2nd location in Wiggins on March 30th
Quality Bakery, which is located off of highway 49 near downtown Gulfport, will be opening its 2nd location in Wiggins this Saturday on March 30th. The grand opening has been about a…
Tuskegee Airmen Day commemorated at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum
On March 19th, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed into law that the 4th Thursday of every March will now be recognized as Tuskegee Airmen Day throughout the state, honoring the valiant service of…
Emergency Exercise at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
A mock emergency exercise was staged at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport this morning. News 25’s Austin Lindsey shares how first responders are practicing in response to the unthinkable. With the uncertainty…
Pascagoula Public Library to close April 1st for renovations
The Pascagoula Public Library is getting ready for a huge renovation and will be closed on April 1st until further notice. The building is nearly 40 years…
United Way raises $1 million to support local organizations
The United Way of Jackson, George, and Greene County hosted its annual meeting. United Way raised more than one million dollars to support 17 organizations across the Coast,…
Mississippi awarded over $23 million in Transportation-HUD funding
JACKSON, MISS. – Mississippi will receive more than $23 million in federal funding for transportation projects as a result of the recent passage of the FY2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) Appropriations Bill. Improvements to ports, airports,…
Three injured in two-vehicle crash on Highway 49 in Harrison County
Three people were injured Wednesday in a two-car crash on Highway 49 at West Wortham Road. Mississippi Highway Patrol said two teenage girls were in a vehicle in the northbound turn lane of Highway 49. When they attempted a left-hand…
Splash pads opening in Biloxi Friday
Some exciting news in Biloxi! Three of the four splash pads in the city are opening Friday. Splash pads at Hiller Park, Margeret Sherry, and John Henry Beck Park opens at 9 in the morning. The splash pad at Point…
Stations of Cross events across the Coast
Good Friday means there are events across the Coast in honor of the day, including the Stations of the Cross. Here are a list of those events: Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Stations of the Cross at…
Mississippi Department of Education announces 2024 Mississippi Parent of the Year finalists
The 2024 Mississippi Parent of the Year has been announced by the Mississippi Department of Education. Jessica McNeel is the mother of three, with two students in the Pascagoula - Gautier School District. McNeel was nominated by the school district…
MDEQ Lifts Beach Water Contact Advisory for Gulfport Central Beach
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted the beach water contact advisory for Gulfport Central Beach. Water samples at this station show the area has reached acceptable bacteria levels. Currently,…
City of Gulfport issues 'emergency road closure'
(Gulfport, Mississippi) - The City of Gulfport has issued an “Emergency Road Closure” for a water main repair. Both east and westbound lanes of Gary Street between David Street and Klein Road will be closed to thru traffic. Klein Road,…
Stone County investigating Wednesday night fatal shooting
A Stone County man was shot in the head Wednesday night and the Sheriff's Department has a person of interest in custody. Sheriff Todd Stewart said 21-year-old Tyrese Moye was found at a residents on East Avery Road when deputies…
Jambalaya Fundraiser held in Waveland for corrections officer Shari Rouse
Rouse was a Hancock County corrections officer who died from a hit and run on March 15th. The fundraiser saw lines of community members showing out to support the rouse…
Gulfport Luxury RV Resort set to open in a few weeks
“So here we are into March and we’re rolling right along. Looking to be finished in the next two weeks.” The beachside resort will include 101 back in RV sites, a clubhouse,…
F.E.B. Distributing celebrates 90 years
One local beverage distributor is celebrating nine decades in operation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “Each generation has carried on that legacy of hard work, integrity, and what employees mean to…
Harrison County also denies permits for Spring Break events
Permits for activities on the beach during Black Spring Break Weekend next month may not happen. Harrison County Sand Beach and the sheriff’s office sent an email…
Port of Gulfport shares plans of expansion with local and national leaders
Local and national officials were invited to the Port of Gulfport to see how it operates. The Port of Gulfport is the third…
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has died, according to his family. He was 82 and died of complications from a fall. Lieberman nearly won the vice presidency with Democrat Al Gore in the disputed 2000 White House race. Eight…