After months of planning by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College staff and administration, students were finally welcomed back to campus today. In years past, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College campus in Jackson County would be a bustling scene…
Students are doing their part to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic by giving blood. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is at the St. Martin Community Center with more.
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued three water contact advisories Thursday for Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach), Station 7 ( Pass Christian East Beach), and Station 9 (Gulfport Harbor Beach).…
The federal wire fraud trial for Moss Point Mayor Mario King and his wife has been delayed. Mayor King and his wife, Natasha, were indicted in June on 13 counts of wire fraud and one of conspiracy to commit fraud…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Employees from the Beau Rivage Casino and IP Casino are set to testify before the Mississippi Gaming Commission virtually Thursday. The employees plan to testify via Zoom about workplace conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen workers…
Tomorrow morning, workers from the Beau Rivage and IP Casino will testify to the Mississippi Gaming Commission regarding conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen workers between the Beau Rivage and IP Casino have tested positive for COVID-19 since reopening. The…
Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a truck fire earlier this afternoon on Highway 49. The truck was southbound when it began filling up with smoke and then flames. The two people in the truck at the time were able…
It’s been another year filled with uncertainty for Mississippi’s fishermen and some are sharing their concerns and hopes for the rest of the year. Local oyster farmer Christopher Rhodes says the economic impacts of COVID-19 and the legislative budget battle…
Airbus Helicopters Inc, will deliver 16 choppers to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The Dream Program, an Ocean Springs nonprofit organization, is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Routine is something that most thrive on, but imagine having a disability and your everyday life is being completely torn apart. This happened to…
Yesterday marked the 100th year women have been able to vote in the United States. The 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution was passed by Congress on June 4th, 1919 but it was not ratified until August 18th, 1920.…
Earlier today, the Coastal Mississippi Board voted to apply for and accept the coronavirus relief fund grant given out by the state. In the special called meeting, members of the board discussed the terms and conditions of the grant agreement…
This morning the driver of a tanker was sent to the hospital with injuries and a section of Highway 603 in Hancock County was shut down as crews worked to contain a dangerous threat. An early morning commute on Highway…
Voters across America will cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election as Republican incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence square off against Democratic contenders Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on November 3rd. If…
As the 15th anniversary of Katrina approaches, the City of Biloxi is dedicating a special presentation to those who worked with the Salvation Army during that time. The City of Biloxi presents “Salvation Army: the People behind the Shield,” a…
With Americans celebrating the warm Labor Day holiday weekend with extra enthusiasm this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to remind everyone about the dangers of drinking and driving. This Labor Day weekend, NHTSA will…
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) - One person is injured, and crews are working to contain the scene of an accident in Hancock County. A section of Highway 603 in Hancock County, about 15 miles north of Interstate 10, is closed…
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is reporting 34 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus and 795 new cases as of Tuesday. The Health Department said Tuesday that Mississippi has had more than 73,200 reported cases…
The Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers purchased two additional community and crime fighting kiosks with an anonymous donation. After the ribbon cutting for the first ever kiosk in the state at the Biloxi Walmart, an anonymous contributor made it possible for…
The American Medical Response Mississippi Gulf Coast received the American Heart Association’s Mission Lifeline Gold Award. This award is for the quality treatment of patients who experience massive heart attacks. The award is not easy to come by as it…
Today, the mayor of Gulfport designated August 18th 2020 as Leonard Papania Day. The former police chief announced his retirement at the end of 2019. He has served the community and been with the department for over 25 year. Papania…
Gulf Islands Waterpark is usually open through a busy Labor Day weekend, but staff shortage due to COVID-19 has forced the park to close early for the summer. The Gulfport water park posted Monday on Facebook that Sunday, August 16th…
LOWNDES COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)-One of the largest embezzlement cases in the state of Mississippi is happening in the Friendly City. Former Chief Financial Officer, Milton Rawle Jr. is accused of swindling $290,000 in a scheme that reportedly went on for two years. City leaders had long suspected something was wrong with how the city’s finances were […]
As the COVID pandemic affects communities across the United States, it has also impacted in-person fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. For 66 years, firefighters have collected critical funds in the community as part of the ‘Fill the Boot’ program.…