March for police accountability taking place in Gulfport
Community members are marching in Gulfport to demand police accountability in the country. News 25’s Grant Chighizola has more.
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Singing River Health System completes acquisition of Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) – Singing River Health System has completed the acquisition of Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport from HCA Healthcare. Garden Park will now be known as Singing River Gulfport. This facility will be an integral part of…
Anti-Violent Crime Initiative Project Eject launches in Gulfport
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi announced a new collaboration with the City of Gulfport today to combat and deter violent crime. Local and federal law enforcement leaders are teaming up to ‘eject’ violent crime from the…
Gulfport city employees receive raise
As if we weren’t already looking forward to the end of 2020, Gulfport’s budget for the coming fiscal year has city employees ready to see the first of November. Every year towards the end of September, the Gulfport City Council…
High School Football COVID cancellations
The high school football season is on thin ice for several teams on the Gulf Coast due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a release, Gulfport is the latest team affected by COVID-19, citing two players testing positive as well…
Both suspects in custody in Gulfport drive-by shooting
Two suspects involved in a drive-by shooting yesterday morning in Gulfport are now in police custody. Gulfport police arrested 17-year-old Kobe Hawthorne on one count of drive-by shooting and five counts of aggravated assault. His bond is set at $600,000.…
High School Football: Brandon vs. Gulfport
Gulfport technically getting two results on the same night, forfeiting the original game against St. Martin due to COVID-19 concerns, but still on the road taking on Brandon. Brandon-20 Gulfport-13 Here are some of the other scores from around the…
Mississippi Aquarium offers car tags for sale
The Mississippi Aquarium is offering a specialty tag license plate to help support conservation. The tag not only supports Mississippi Aquarium, but also contributes to conservation efforts in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. The specialty tag fee is $33,…
Gulfport to perform smoke tests in Wildwood subdivision
The City of Gulfport will be smoke testing the sewer lines in the area of Wildwood subdivision beginning Monday. The smoke testing has been scheduled from September 28 until October 2 from 8 am until 2 pm each day as…
AFRH receives rapid COVID-19 testing equipment
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on Tuesday thanked the Defense Logistics Agency for granting her request to expedite the delivery of equipment necessary for rapid COVID-19 testing at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport. Hyde-Smith sought the machinery and supplies…
Gulfport to resume reading water meters for next billing cycle
Gulfport's residential water customers who reside in the city were placed on a temporary flat rate several months ago while the Water Department worked to replace and update register heads on more than 30,000 residential water meters throughout the city.…
High School Football: Gulfport vs. Pearl River Central
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gulfport almost didn’t have its first home game until October, but that all changed last week with the Admiral’s picking up tonight’s game against Pearl River Central. 0-2 Gulfport hosting 2-0 Pearl River Central, Admirals…
Raising Cane's hosting fundraiser to help hurricane victims
– Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers will host a fundraiser on Tuesday to support local communities in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas affected by hurricanes Laura and Sally. With help from its loyal Caniacs, Raising Cane’s hopes to raise at least…
Gulfport Police investigating overnight shooting
Gulfport Police are investigating a shooting overnight that left two people in critical condition. Gulfport Police information officer Jason Ducre said officers were informed about 11:43 p.m. that two people were taken to a local hospital in a private vehicle…
Gulf Ship to add over 200 new jobs in Gulfport
A shipbuilder in Gulfport will soon create more than 200 new jobs to accommodate a new contract. Gulf Ship is a 38 acre shipyard located on Glascock Drive and used for the construction and maintenance of tugboats and platform supply…
Biloxi Police pursing suspect on Highway 49 North
Biloxi police pursued a suspect in an active police chase in the area of Highway 49 near Crossroads Parkway in Gulfport. The suspect stole a vehicle and proceeded to lead police on a chase through Highway 49. As of right…
Coast casinos reopening as Sally moves into Florida
The Mississippi Gaming Commission says casinos may reopen for business at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Casinos closed as Hurricane Sally headed toward the Gulf Coast, but now that it has moved over to the Alabama-Florida border, casinos are planning to reopen.…
Water rising near Gulfport Pier
Harrison County officials put out a warning to folks that because of the already high tide, water was rising in the area, covering the parking lot and nearly submerging some posts and signs in Gulfport. Even near Ken Combs Pier…
News 25 Game of the Week: Picayune vs. Gulfport
The News 25 Game of the Week is reigning 5A South State champion Picayune hosting region 4 class 6A champion Gulfport, three years running. Second straight home game for Picayune, second straight road game for Gulfport. These two teams combined…
Gulfport Coaching Great Ronnie Cuevas needs kidney transplant
Gulfport Coaching Great Ronnie Cuevas is using a recent diagnosis to shed light on the need for donors when it comes to kidney transplants. A 2015 inductee into the Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall of Fame, Cuevas has stage four…
Two bodies found on 29th Street in Gulfport
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…
Goodwill Store now open on Highway 49 in Gulfport
Today was the official grand opening of the Goodwill Store of South Mississippi on Highway 49 in Gulfport. The opening kicked off with a ribbon cutting ceremony while customers lined up all morning to await the event. The first 50…
MGCCC receives grant to build performing arts center
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College received a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts – Arts Engagement in American Communities grant for the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center at the Harrison County Campus. The grant will be used to produce a…
CTA receives Coronavirus Aid Relief grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration today announced a $7.9 million grant award to the Coast Transit Authority in Gulfport Mississippi, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald J.…