Kroc Center hosting breakfast with Easter Bunny

If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, the Kroc Center is hosting breakfast with the Easter Bunny. Waffle House will be catering the event for up to 150 guests. Breakfast with the bunny begins at 8:30 and runs from 10:30 a.m. Kids will be able to take photos with the Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg…

Fundraiser for Vancleave girl hit by car

Residents of Vancleave and the surrounding areas are coming together to lend a helping hand to eight-year-old Sa’Miya Buxton. Sa’Miya was hit by a vehicle while boarding a school busy on February 4th in Vancleave. She suffered multiple fractures in her leg and arm and has under gone surgery to repair some of her injuries. To help with medical bills…

‘Tasty Thursday’ food trucks return to Gautier

Tasty Thursday has returned to the Singing River Mall Property in Gautier. Local food trucks lined up in time for lunch, offering everything from kettle corn to vegan veggie wraps. Today local food truck favorites met up to feed the Gulf Coast. The outdoor food experience allows for safe distribution of food and a quick lunch pick up. Food truck…

Final days of Gulf Coast Winter Classics at the Harrison County Fairgrounds

Equestrians from across the United States are wrapping up the last days of competitions right here in Harrison County. The Gulf Coast Winter Classics has been underway since mid-February and held without spectators due to COVID-19. Despite that challenge and the cancellation of events on Wednesday due to bad weather, the final week of action is back on track with…

Keesler Air Force Base hosts 2021 Military Women Summit

The 2021 Military Women’s Summit started today in Biloxi, allowing women in uniform the chance to be heard. With over 25 years in the Air Force, Brigadier General Laura Lenderman flew from San Antonio, Texas to speak at the Mississippi VA’s 2021 Women’s Military Summit at Keesler Air Force Base. She is responsible for planning and programming a $7.6 billion…

CDC Vaccination Stats

The most recent COVID vaccination demographic stats have the chief medical officer of United Healthcare’s midsouth region, which includes Mississippi, concerned. According to numbers released just yesterday by the CDC, only eight percent of COVID vaccinations have been administered to the black population. Nine percent of vaccines have been received by Hispanics and 66 percent of COVID vaccinations have been…

Teachers in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Some teachers in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Three weeks ago, 50 first dose shots were administered. Today, teachers rolled up their sleeves to receive their second dose in the gym at Singing River Academy. The process was simple. Teachers signed up via email or in-person letting the nurses know they would be…

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker expresses concern on proposed voting legislation

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker is speaking out against proposed legislation he says would make it easier for people to cheat at elections. On Wednesday, Wicker spoke at a press conference, highlighting what he calls problems with the Senate Democrat’s “The for the People Act.” In his remarks, Senator Wicker cited provisions of the legislation that he says would prevent states…

Biloxi residents can now download free crime fighting app

The Biloxi Police Department is now a member of the Ring Doorbell community and they’re offering a free public safety service that Biloxi residents can take advantage of. When residents download the Neighbors app, they’re able to work together to become a safer, more informed community. They’ll be able to communicate with one another regarding suspicious activity within their area….

Ocean Springs School District employees to receive second dose COVID-19 vaccine

The Ocean Springs School District and partners at Singing River Health System are excited to provide employees with their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow. These employees previously received their first vaccine dose with Ocean Springs School District three weeks ago. Things will start at 3:30 p.m. and will last until 5 p.m. at Greyhound Stadium in the…

HIDTA and Homeland Security Investigations Awards

Today is the last day of the two-day law enforcement drug training at the Golden Nugget Casino and Resort and the officers ended it with an awards ceremony. Awards and honors went to officers and task force teams for their teamwork and successes when tackling drug trafficking in the southeast. Awards for largest cocaine, meth and other dangerous drugs seizures…

Gulf Coast HIDTA training took place in Biloxi

At the Golden Nugget Hotel and Resort today hundreds of local law enforcement partners trained for new ways to combat the opioid crisis. Over 300 drug law enforcement and highway officers from all across the south came to the Coast. During training they learned specialized skills like searching hidden compartments, commercial vehicles and license plate readers to tear down criminal…

Southern Shores Family Dental holds ribbon cutting

A Long Beach native decided to bring his knowledge of dentistry back to the Coast and open his own practice. Today, Dr. Jason Olaivar held a ribbon cutting to officially open Southern Shores Family Dental. Dr. Olaivar has a passion for dentistry and wants to focus on helping those with sleep apnea. Getting the facility opened was a challenge due…

A steady stream of donations keep landing at Brown Condor Aviation Heritage Museum

The Brown Condor Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum depends on donations to keep up and running. As we reported recently, a steady flow of anonymous donations keep landing in the hands of those who operate the Gulfport museum. The donations have historic relevance and value in regards to aviation history and airline industry and we are told today that these donations…

Story of WWII Veteran Thomas Dewey Adams Jr.

Today News 25’s Toni Miles shows us one WWII veteran here in South Mississippi with a sharp memory and heroic tales of his first-hand experience and participation in world-changing events now chronicled in an oral history by the Brown Condor Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum in Gulfport. The sound of a roaring aircraft engine fills the air, possibly Keesler airmen on…

Krispy Kreme offering free donuts people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine

Millions of Americans are lining up across the country to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. In hopes of expanding that number and in conjunction with their Act of Joy Campaign, Krispy Kreme is offering an incentive that’s just too good to pass up. For the next year, the American donut company and coffeehouse chain is giving away a free donut to…

Gulfport School District teachers, staff, and administrators get second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Three weeks ago, at Gulfport High School, Singing River Health Systems, and Gulfport School District partnered to administer first dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. Today, second dose vaccines went into the arms of teachers, administrators and staff.  Many teachers say this is the light at the end of the tunnel. Getting fully vaccinated protects themselves, their students, and their families. When…

Jon Nass named new Port of Gulfport CEO

After an eight-month long process, the Mississippi State Port of Authority Board of Commissioners named Jon Nass as the new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport. Nass comes from the Maine Port Authority where he helped develop northern New England’s only container terminal and secured tens of millions of dollars in funding for the port and rail…

Harrison County EMA warns of flooding concerns

The Harrison County Emergency Management Agency warns residents that flooding is one of the biggest concerns during the rain event. The water from the rainfall has to go somewhere, meaning low-lying areas like rivers. All of the rivers in our county will be cresting by Thursday evening. The Biloxi River is already above flood stage and is expected to crest…