BY MARK KENNEDY Updated 7:11 AM CDT, September 2, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants,…
The 32nd Annual Labor Day Art Walk is happening tomorrow! The art walk will be held from 10 AM to 4 PM. A mixture of potters, painters, sculptors, and other types of artists are teaming up with businesses to bring…
On September 1, 2023, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 27-year-old Michael Gidden Kelly on one count of First Degree Murder. On September 1, 2023, at approximately 1:55 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 13000 block of Rene Avenue,…
FEMA officials are on the ground in Moss Point, ready to lend a hand to those affected by the tornado that hit June 19th. With a federal disaster…
An art gallery in Gulfport is letting guests get a closer look at the Coast’s scenery. For the entire month of September, Gallery 782 ‘co-art’ will be hosting…
The Lyman Senior Center held their second annual Labor Day barbeque. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department was on grill duty, cooking hotdogs and hamburgers. Inside, Harrison Central’s JROTC presented the…
Gulfport High School is learning how to effectively put out a fire. The Gulfport Fire Department spent the day at the school teaching everyone from custodians to the principal…
Expect extra police presence if you’re going to be out on the road this Labor Day Weekend. The Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Labor Day enforcement period started this morning…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 18-year-old Marchris May, who has an active felony warrant for Accessory after the fact to a capital murder that occurred on August 26th, 2023. During the course of the…
MADISON, Miss. – The Disaster Recovery Center operated by FEMA and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in Jackson County will be closed on Sunday Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day. The center will reopen on Tuesday,…
Today, at a Special Called meeting of the Board of Trustees, the board accepted the resignation of Dr. Amy Necaise from her employment with the Bay-Waveland School District. Necaise is accused of taking $123 in items not scanned when she…
The biggest event of the year for 100 Men Hall in Bay St. Louis begins today. Booker Fest is now in its fourth year and is a celebration of…
Today’s the big day for anglers here in South Mississippi. Red Snapper season is now open in Mississippi waters. The season will be open seven days a week in both state…
JACKSON, MISS. – Who’s ready for some football? As the coaches and players start gearing up for the season, the Mississippi Department of Transportation has its own game plan, the “Road to Game Day” campaign, to help drivers get there…
The City of Biloxi is changing the color of its historic lighthouse to gold in solidarity with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, in partnership with…
We have some exciting updates on red snapper season. News 25’s Amelia Strahan has more.
BY STEPHEN SMITH AND KEVIN MCGILL PINOLA, Miss. (AP) — A species of tiny fish that once flourished in a river running hundreds of miles from central Mississippi into southeastern Louisiana is being reintroduced to the Pearl River after disappearing 50 years ago.…
Victims of Hurricane Idalia have a cool treat headed their way. Comeback Coolers is packing coolers full of sodas, snacks, and beer for rural areas in Georgia and Florida. Ninety-six cases…
The Forrest Avenue Pier on the Back Bay of Biloxi will be back open tomorrow. The pier was never destroyed by a storm, but received some damage over the…
It was a fin-tastic day as local elementary school students got to pet an aquatic animal. The Mississippi Aquarium’s Mobile Marine Unit made its…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded about $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia, and 40 local health departments. This…
Gulfport High students unveiled a new resource in helping to combat homelessness in South Mississippi. Students and faculty in the school’s STEM department worked to create a custom-built transition…
On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Biloxi memorial was found vandalized. The City of Biloxi is unsure when the vandalism happened and it’s…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 75-year-old Edward Garnett McCormack of Gulfport, Harrison County, MS. He is described as a black male, six-foot one-inch tall, weighing 180 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. He…