Saturday, September 12th is ‘Adopt a Grandparent Day,’ a day that has been set aside each year to honor South Mississippi’s elderly. On average, 60 percent of residents in senior care facilities don’t get any visits from friends or family…
The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied a motion for rehearing in the case of Alberto Garcia versus the state of Mississippi. Garcia pled guilty and was convicted in the brutal killing of five-year-old Janaya Thompson in Gulfport in 2014. Garcia…
Two weeks after Hurricane Laura made landfall, a Bay St. Louis artist honored those who were affected by the category four storm. After two and a half months of painting and carving, Bay St. Louis artist Bob McGraw put his…
The deadline for Mississippi small business owners to apply for an important grant is fast approaching. If you’re a small business owner in Mississippi, time is running out to apply for a grant designed to help with economic recovery in…
Popp’s Ferry Elementary has been awarded a $3,000 grant to build a sensory garden for their special education class. Although the benefits of the new sensory garden will be applied to all students, it is targeted to provide sensory relief…
It’s the final countdown as the Houston Texans get ready to take on Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs tonight in the first NFL game of the season. These two teams aren’t the only ones ready for game night. It’s…
As the NFL season kicks off tonight, you can expect sportsbooks to be crowded with football fans ready to place their bets. People were stopping by the Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook in D’Iberville to get their parlays in as well as…
In our new segment ‘Live Local’ News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is highlighting places of interest along the Coast every Thursday. Today, we visit stop number three and four of the Walking Tour. Stop number two on the Biloxi Walking Tour…
LONG BEACH — Your favorite school meals are free now through December 31, 2020. “We are pleased to inform parents and students that the USDA extended a program to allow meals to be served at no cost to all students…
JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – The number of people in Mississippi’s hospitals with COVID symptoms continues to dwindle. State health officials report 426 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with 39 deaths. 683 people are in the hospital with confirmed or suspected symptoms, that’s the first time that number has been below 700 in months. 185 patients […]
Residents in the Eagle Point and Woolmarket areas of Biloxi will soon have a park to call their own. What was once a sewage lagoon will soon be a sprawling park. Biloxi city leaders broke out the shovels and kicked…
Waveland police need help identifying a man wanted for armed robbery at a gas station on September 7th. Police say it happened at 9:54 p.m. at the Chevron Eat and Run. The suspect is described as a black male wearing…
It’s the final countdown in the Locker Room, but this isn’t your typical pre-game ritual spot. Like any good locker room, anticipation is building as construction continues on the latest addition to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Coast Coliseum and Convention…
For those of you who are ready for 2020 to be over, this weekend you have a chance to step back in time. The inaugural Emerald Coast Medieval Fantasy Festival and Faery Masquerade Ball is happening in Biloxi. Although dressing…
Feeding the Gulf Coast and Wells Fargo are hosting a series of six food distributions during Hunger Action Month in Biloxi and Pascagoula that will provide meals to a total of 1,500 families. Approximately 250 families will receive a mixture…
Earlier in Gulfport today, there were reports of two bodies found inside a house on 29th Street. At 3:52 p.m., Gulfport police received a phone call in reference to the bodies being found. The landlord tells News 25 that the…
The Donal Snyder Community Center in Biloxi reopened its doors to the public after Labor Day. The center had been closed since mid-March. The facility is currently open on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and guests can enjoy…
As of Wednesday, schools within the Harrison County School District are offering universal free meals to all children ages 18 and under whether they are learning at school or virtually. The Harrison County School Board approved the U.S. Department of…
D’Iberville, Mississippi –City of D’Iberville employees will depart at 4:00 a.m. Thursday, September 10th from the D’Iberville Fire Department, to deliver donated supplies to residents of Sulphur, Louisiana who are recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Laura. The D’Iberville Team will…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections says autopsies have been set for two inmates who died in custody in the last week. Albert Smith, a 69-year-old inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County, was…
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A police officer in Louisiana has been placed on administrative leave and two others have been temporarily pulled from their regular duties after videos posted on social media showed an officer punching a Black teen during…
Very disappointed–that’s how State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs describes his reaction to a recent college block party.
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – It was a deadly Labor Day weekend across Mississippi, with seven deadly accidents and over 9,400 tickets written. The Mississippi Highway Patrol says there were 184 DUI arrests in the state. 519 of the tickets were for a seat belt violation. Troopers investigated 121 accidents. In our area, a head-on crash in […]
Students and staff at Vancleave High School are sharing their memories of one of their favorite teachers following his death due to COVID-19 complications this past Sunday. Students and staff at Vancleave High School are mourning the loss of a…