King Cake competition at the Ocean Springs Visitors Center
What better way to celebrate Mardi Gras than eating a wide assortment of King Cake? The Ocean Springs Chamber is hosting its annual King Cake Contest! Until…
Award winning author Natasha Trethewey honored with trail marker in Gulfport
A Mississippi icon in the writing and poetry world had her legacy cemented in Coast history after years of inspirational work. Gulfport native Natasha Trethewey…
Blood Center and Singing River team up to hold blood drive in Pascagoula
There’s no better time to donate blood than Blood Donor Awareness Month! The Blood Center hosted a blood drive at First Presbyterian Church…
Women’s Resource Center hosting 2023 Baby Bottle Boomerang Drive
Every January, the Women’s Resource Center in Gulfport hosts a Baby Bottle Boomerang Drive to help fund the services the nonprofit clinic offers. The center supports those…
Reticent Warriors Tactics trains officers on the Gulf Coast
Reticent Warriors Tactics, a company based out of Savannah, Georgia, came to the Coast to help law enforcement improve and advance their skillsets. The courses and seminars…
Veterans eligible for free mental health care
Beginning today, all U.S. military veterans in suicidal crisis are eligible for free care at any VA or private facility. Unlike for most other medical benefits, veterans do not…
Men’s Health Screening Saturday in Gulfport
The National Council of Negro Women-Gulfport Section and partner organizations will host a Men’s Health Day on Saturday. The health screening event will feature: stroke assessment, vision/hearing testing, blood pressure…
Parts of Government St. closing in Ocean Springs for sewer repairs
Looking ahead to tomorrow, a stretch of Government Street in Ocean Springs will be closed for a few days for sewer repairs. Starting at 8…
Beauvoir Road work completed ahead of schedule
Good news for Biloxi drivers, Beauvoir Road is open ahead of schedule. Here’s a recent look of the road from Biloxi City Councilman Paul Tisdale. You may recall, the…
Bellamy Brothers returning to Pascagoula for Grand Magnolia show
After performing a sold-out, standing-room-only show in Pascagoula in February, the legendary Bellamy Brothers will return to The Grand Magnolia Ballroom on March 3. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show, which is presented by Roy’s Bar, are already on sale…
YMCA pool now open, renovations complete
Good news for Ocean Springs swimmers: after two months of renovations, the YMCA pool is open once again. The concrete pool has a brand-new coat and seal. Tiles that were…
Ingalls awards $100,000 in grants for STEM education initiatives
Ingalls Shipbuilding announced their 2022 academic year STEM grant recipients today during a special breakfast. The Ingalls Shipbuilding Division awarded 26 schools in Mississippi and Alabama with…
Biloxi Police investigating domestic-related shooting
Biloxi Police are investigating a domestic incident that left one man dead and another in the hospital. Officers were called to a residence in the 4100 block of Victoria Lane about 3:57 a.m. this morning to find a man dead.…
Makin’ Groceries in Biloxi selling allergy-friendly King Cakes
It’s King Cake season and one local plant-based café specializes in making King Cakes that are ideal for individuals with dietary restrictions. Makin’ Groceries on Howard Avenue in…
Paradise Pier and Margaritaville Resort Job Fair
Today, Paradise Pier Fun Park and Margaritaville Resort Biloxi hosted a job fair. Both businesses are looking for motivated individuals to join their teams. The fair featured a variety…
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center celebrated Martin Luther King Jr’s life and legacy through arts and crafts. With Monday being the Martin Luther King holiday, Joshue Zarich…
Pool opening at YMCA in Ocean Springs tomorrow
After two months of renovations, YMCA’s pool in Ocean Springs is finally opening tomorrow at 5 a.m. The renovation cost $145,000 to do. In the pool, it has…
Making vegan and gluten free King Cakes at Makin’ Groceries in Biloxi
Since King Cake season is in full swing, we decided to visit on spot specializing in cakes for those with dietary restrictions. News 25’s…
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church holds Wild Game Feast in Ocean Springs
A wild time was had at Dr. Martin King Jr. Memorial Park in Ocean Springs. Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church has hosted a ‘Wild Game Feast’…
Hundreds celebrate MLK Day with Battle of the Bands
Hundreds came out to watch several bands perform as part of the MLK Coastwide Celebration Battle of the Bands at MGM Park. High school and middle school…
Coastwide MLK Jr. Celebration Parade in Biloxi
Marching down Division Street celebrating the man who had a dream, the Coastwide Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Parade took place this afternoon in Biloxi. East Biloxi was full…
Wild Acres celebrates Sammy the Sloth’s third birthday
Sammy the Sloth celebrated his third birthday in fashion! A birthday party in Sammy’s honor was held at his home at Wild Acres in McHenry so all his…
Guests battle for first place at the second annual Paper Airplane contest
It was a battle in the skies at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum in Gulfport as the second annual Paper Airplane Contest took flight.…
Ukrainian bishop visits Our Lady of the Gulf in Bay St. Louis
The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kyiv, Ukraine visited South Mississippi over the weekend to celebrate mass and talk about the plight his…