Bay St. Louis

Fifth annual Frida Fest in Bay St. Louis

The streets of downtown Bay St. Louis will be bright with Mexican fever come Saturday for the fifth annual Frida Fest! This is a free event and is a community driven, grass roots effort to celebrate the art of Frida…

Pier 5 harbor expansion in Bay St. Louis

The bidding process is well under way for the harbor expansion of Pier 5 in Bay St. Louis. This project is a combined effort between the city and the Hancock County Board of Supervisors. The harbor expansion will accommodate 65…

World War II boat will dock in Bay St. Louis

For two days only PT-305, the only fully restored and operational combat-veteran patrol-torpedo boat in existence, will dock in the Bay St. Louis Municipal Harbor. This special opportunity brings this piece of living WWII history to Mississippi for the first…

17th annual Arts Alive Festival

Feeling artsy? Well, the Arts of Hancock County has an event for you! The annual Arts Alive Festival will take place this weekend for the 17th time. The festival is centered in the heart of Old Town Bay St. Louis.…

Information wanted in Bay St. Louis arson

On February 27, 2019, at approximately 3:32 a.m., the Bay St. Louis Police Department responded to a vehicle fire at B&J Pit Stop. The Bay St. Louis Fire Department also responded and quickly extinguished the fire. Most of the fire…

Proposed restaurant tax in Bay St. Louis

Bay St. Louis is looking to make some improvements. The town of Bay St. Louis runs mostly on tourism. Hancock Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tish Williams said, “Well first of all tourism is the only industry that Bay St.…

ARTS ALIVE AND ARTS SCENE FESTIVAL

Art's alive ... and well in Hancock County. More colorful than ever these thirteen plus years since Hurricane Katrina. News 25's Toni Miles takes us to the art scene in Hancock County where artists, performers and businesses are priming their…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Bay St. Louis

This morning, people in Hancock County and members of the Powerhouse of Deliverance Church joined together to pay a tribute to Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The day started in Bay St. Louis at 9:30 with a celebratory…

Furlough Friday at Mockingbird Café in Bay St. Louis

Many locals on the Coast are still feeling the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. To help make this time a little bit easier, many local businesses around the Coast are trying to help. The Mockingbird Café…

Resolution Run and Polar Plunge in Bay St. Louis

The first annual ‘Resolution Run and Polar Plunge’ took place yesterday in Bay St. Louis. The event featured a 5K, followed by a plunge into the Gulf at the Washington Street Pier. Many people flooded on to the beach to…

Laurent Smith art collection in Bay St. Louis

The late Laurent Sherry Smith was an artist in the 20th Century with a passion for rural settings. Smith’s focus was always southern landscape and there are a few pieces that exhibited the Coast like Bay St. Louis City Hall…

Body found in Motel 6 in Bay St. Louis

On September 28, 2018 at approximately 10:47 a.m. the Bay St. Louis Police Department responded to Motel 6, located at 1003 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, after a deceased adult male was located inside a room. The Hancock County Corner…

MAN DEAD IN BAY ST. LOUIS SHOOTING

A man is dead after an early morning shooting in Bay St. Louis. Police responded to the scene at a home on Ulman Avenue around 12:45. Once on scene officers found 36-year-old Raymond John Estapa dead from gunshot wounds. Police…

Accident on I-10 west near Bay St. Louis

Footage from I-110 westbound near Bay St. Louis shows what appears to be a vehicle engulfed in flames. This footage was taken around 7:30 this evening. Crews were on the scene trying to extinguish and control the fire. News 25…

Two shootings in Bay St. Louis

Two shootings less than a mile away and an hour apart from each other were reported last night in Bay St. Louis. “I don’t expect to have bullets flying in my backyard now that I’m home, it’s sickening.” Erin Page,…

Racial tensions surround Bay St. Louis City Council

Allegations of racism are circulating in Bay St. Louis after a letter targeting a city alderman and the city council’s vote in favor of replacing the only African-American member on the school board. Racism accusations are spiraling in Bay St.…

Bay St. Louis City Council’s vote sparking controversy

Racism allegations in Bay St. Louis after a letter targeting a city alderman and the city council’s vote in favor of replacing the only African American member on the school board. Last night’s vote to replace incumbent Joan Thomas on…

Shooting in Bay St. Louis Sunday

Sunday afternoon, the Hancock County Sheriff Office responded to a shooting in Bay St. Louis. Multiple people were reported injured and police were working two different scenes, one on Sycamore Street and St. Frances Street. Officers were able to locate…

Shooting Trial Set For Myrick Laneaux

A judge has scheduled an April trial for a man charged with killing a Mississippi couple and shooting their baby. Circuit Court Judge Roger Clark on Monday set a date of April 16 for the trial of Myrick Laneaux. He…