Masks are now required in order to enter all City of Pascagoula buildings after a few city employees tested positive for COVID-19. The employees that tested positive for the virus are currently self-isolating. There was also a deep cleaning of…
Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a fire that destroyed a mobile home this morning off Scarborough Road. A team of 10 men and six trucks took about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control. The residents were not…
While the Coast played host to many locals and tourists for the Fourth of July Weekend, our beaches pay the price. One local group took to the beaches of Pass Christian Sunday to help clean up what is left behind.…
Saturday mornings in Pass Christian are reserved for the Pass Market. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. farmers and artists set up the shop at War Memorial Park along Scenic Drive overlooking the Gulf. Anything from vegetables to…
Finding kid-friendly, COVID safe activities can be difficult right now. That’s why Lynn Meadows Discovery Center welcomed families to come celebrate the holiday Saturday. Although many large local Fourth of July celebrations were canceled in order to help slow the…
We have an update from the fatal hit and run that happened in Pass Christian Saturday night. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified the pedestrian as 56-year-old Michelle Kates from Tampa, Florida. Switzer says Kates was crossing Hayden Avenue onto…
The Black Lives Matter mural painted on the road in front of Moss Point City Hall was vandalized. The word ‘black’ was painted over and replaced with ‘blue’ in a reference to the police. Saturday, the city was notified of…
The Hancock County School District has released a three-part School Reopening Plan for the 2020-2021 school year. The three-part plan encompasses three different learning blueprints, a Traditional Schedule, a Hybrid Schedule and a Distance Learning Schedule. The plan takes into…
The Catholic Bishops of Mississippi released a statement regarding the “evil of racism.” It’s an effort to come together, denouncing racism and referring to it as a plague. A part of the statement reads: “The evil of racism festers in…
A Vancleave woman is in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center charged with stabbing her father multiple times around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4th. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 58-year-old Hazelon Rich and her father were passengers in a car…
After a few Pascagoula city employees tested positive for COVID-19, the city decided to mandate the wearing of face masks in all city buildings. Refusal to wear a mask will mean that person will not be allowed inside. Pascagoula Police…
Florence Gardens has been selected as “The Nicest Place in Mississippi” by Reader’s Digest and is a “Nicest Places in America 2020” finalist. Nominated by resident Hope Goldin, Florence Gardens is being recognized for the way neighbors and friends have…
The City of Ocean Springs had their fireworks show tonight. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf has more.
The Fourth of July is a day to celebrate the independence of our nation, a group of people that have fought for this country may associate stress more than fun with the holiday. Some veterans experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder triggered…
The City of Ocean Springs is preparing for their Independence Day celebration. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf has more.
Many annual July 4th celebrations and traditions on the Coast have been canceled this year due to COVID-19. However, Ship Island Excursion’s firework cruises will still be taking passengers out for the ultimate fireworks viewing experience. All three of Ship…
Thursday the Mississippi Gaming Commission announced all casinos in the state must enforce that guests and visitors must wear masks. The new state-wide policy came just in time for the holiday weekend as the rule goes into effect at 8…
A third grade teacher at St. Martin East Elementary School is now a published author of a children’s book. Samantha Richardson is a lifelong Biloxi resident and now the published author of “Tip your Tooth Fairy: A Classroom Tooth Hunt.”…
This morning, the City of Biloxi gave out 27,000 face masks in four hours during their drive-thru mask giveaway. Earlier this week, Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich announced the city’s new campaign ‘Mask up, Biloxi’ in efforts to get everyone…
On July 3, 2020, the Biloxi Police Department received a 911 call in reference to a shooting at the Super 8 Motel, located at 1870 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased male in the east parking lot…
A temporary funding solution has been found for the Department of Marine Resources to operate over the holiday weekend, but the battle for funding still continues. The state department responsible for everything marine-related on the Coast continues to face a…
The Long Beach School District will begin classes as scheduled on August 6th, 2020 in a traditional manner. Until further notice, all students will follow the 2020-2021 school calendar as adopted by the LBSD Board of Trustees in February 2020.…
With Independence Day on its way please don’t forget about our local veterans. The VFW in Gulfport needs our help now more than ever. After being shut down for a few months from COVID-19 they used all of their remaining…
Fire departments throughout South Mississippi are going above and beyond the call of duty to help protect people as we head into the holiday weekend. The skies light up each Fourth of July as we celebrate Independence Day and like…