The cold weather shelter will open at 5 p.m today and Thursday. It will close each morning at 7 a.m. The shelter is located in the Harrison County Multi-purpose (blue) building behind the Jerry Lawrence Memorial Library. The library’s address…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) — Police responded to a report of a shooting early Wednesday morning in the 100 block of North Seashore Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found 33-year-old male Brandon Bodie suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Bodie was pronounced…
One person is dead and two more are injured after a deadly fire broke out in Gulfport this morning. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer confirmed that 42-year-old Claude Thornhill was pronounced dead at the scene, suffering from smoke inhalation. This…
DAPHNE, Ala. (WXXV) — Federal officials say a rare snake has won protection in two states under a critical habitat lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that 325,679 acres of…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulf Islands National Seashore will attempt to conduct a controlled burn in the Davis Bayou Area of the national seashore Wednesday, February 26 through Friday, February 28. Acceptable weather conditions are expected beginning today. Visitors…
In the spirit of Mardi Gras, News 25’s Jeff Haeger happened to be given the opportunity to help judge the Krewe of Gemini Night Parade, which just so happens to be the very last one on the Gulf Coast. Here…
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Residents and visitors lined the streets of Downtown Gulfport to celebrate Fat Tuesday. The Krewe of Gemini rolled for the 51st year this year with more than 40 floats. The parade featured several dance teams, a toast to King Jupiter…
With Fat Tuesday coming to an end, a rebirth of sorts will take place tomorrow. Ash Wednesday is celebrated around the world as the official start of Lent. Three pastors from three different churches come together in Long Beach on…
The Mardi Party has been going strong all day here on the Coast. If there’s music, beads, and a sea of hands waving, it must be Mardi Gras on the Coast! Paradegoer Amanda Johnston said, “Here we don’t have to…
The Krewe of Gemini is set to roll through the streets of Downtown Gulfport. News 25’s Victoria Bailey has more.
The Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade brings in upwards of 75,000 to Downtown Biloxi to watch the floats roll by. With all those people there is bound to be a lot of trash left behind. That’s where the…
So you let the good times roll today, but what will you do with the Mardi Gras beads tomorrow? The Bay Ratz Marching Battery will put your throws to good use. The organization is involved in at least five parades…
Putting on a parade like the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade takes a lot of work. The City of Biloxi has the set up for this massive parade down to a science. Officials were out setting up the…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Five juveniles are being charged with capital murder after a shooting that took the life of a young woman Monday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Biloxi Police responded to the 2000 Block of Rustwood Drive,…
As the Coast’s only Lundi Gras parade, the annual Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse evening golf cart parade rolled tonight. This year’s theme was ‘mutiny in the bay’ and that means pirates of all kinds took to the streets of…
The City of Gautier is bringing back their annual amnesty program for those looking to get rid of their late fees and warrants. If you pay the balance in full with cash, all unpaid late fees will be removed and…
It’s time to let the good times roll with the Corvette Club. Today, this club brought the best of classic cars and Mardi Gras together for their mini Mardi Gras parade. The group is parading their classic cars throughout senior…
While you’re letting the good times roll during the Mardi Gras parades, it is important to remember to put safety first. The Biloxi Police Department wants to remind all paradegoers to follow all safety procedures, including staying behind the barricades…
After the night parade took place last Friday, it is back to business for Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson. He stopped by our station this morning to discuss what is on the horizon for the city. Mayor Dobson talked about…
The good times keep rolling on the Gulf Coast as Mardi Gras approaches. News 25’s Victoria Bailey has more at the annual Mystic Krewe of Seahorse Parade.
Biloxi police are investigating the scene of a deadly shooting. It happened around 2 p.m. inside a home on Rustwood Drive off of Popps Ferry Road. According to police, a woman was shot after a struggle involving a gun. She…
The Gulf Coast is in mourning following the death of beloved Coast Photographer Alex North on Saturday. Alex, a colorblind artist, was known for his landscape photography that captured the true beauty of our Mississippi Gulf Coast. Thousands of people…
In Jackson County, a man has pleaded guilty to a series of carjackings among other crimes. Twenty-nine year-old Clinton Pierce has been convicted as a habitual offender on two counts of possession of stolen property, one count of carjacking, and…