Gulfport

News 25 Student Athlete of the Week: Gulfport CB Jamison Lindsey

Gulfport football just keeps on winning. The Admirals made it twenty district wins in a row last Friday night following a convincing 23-7 win over Harrison Central. Gulfport’s defense stood strong, holding the Red Rebels scoreless until the fourth quarter.…

News 25 Game of the Week Preview: Gulfport vs. D’Iberville

On October 21st, 2016, three years ago yesterday, the Gulfport football team lost to D’Iberville 20-17. As it turns out, that was Gulfport’s last loss in region 4 class 6A. Twenty district wins later, the Admirals and Warriors are bringing…

News 25 Game of the Week: Harrison Central vs. Gulfport

Keep your friends close and your rivals closer on this week nine edition of the ‘News 25 Friday Night Showcase’ Gulfport and Harrison Central are rivals, with Gulfport riding 19 straight district wins, not to mention 10 straight road wins,…

Men’s Town Hall Meeting

Do you have concerns within the Gulfport community? Well, you can bring them to the forefront at the Town Hall meeting at 19th Street Community Center. Swing by on Tuesday, October 22nd to discuss topics such as legal aspects in…

Gulfport getting ready for ‘Harbor Lights’

It might not like seem like it, but the holiday season is almost here. The City of Gulfport is getting ready for their big event. If you drive past Jones Park, you’ll notice that crews are hard at work setting…

MDEQ Lifts Water Contact Warnings for Mississippi Beaches

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its beach monitoring program, lifted water contact warnings Friday for all 21 standard beach segments as well as the four nonstandard segments that were issued August 6.  Water contact warnings were also…

Pink Dress Fun Run takes place October 19th

On today's Non Profit Wednesday, we're talking about the upcoming Pink Dress Fun Run event that is hosted by Carter’s Champions Foundation. Proceeds from the walk go the Real Men Wear Pink campaign, which is then donated to Making Strides…

Community members concerned with overgrown tree in neighborhood

Community members in a Gulfport neighborhood are concerned for their safety after three branches have fallen on their roofs multiple times. Now, one neighbor says he is desperate to have someone help them in this situation. John Neumeyer has lived…

One woman dead after overnight shooting in Gulfport

One woman is dead after an overnight shooting in Gulfport. Gulfport police say officers arrived on scene at the O’Neal Road Apartment Complex at around 1 a.m. Once they arrived, they found 44-year-old Sharon Grantham dead from an apparent gunshot…

Victim identified in fatal crash on HWY 49

The Harrison County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the man who was killed in a two-car crash last night in Gulfport. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer tells News 25 that 69-year-old Gulfport resident Chester Enriquez was pronounced dead…

Gulfport police officers injured while working crash

Two Gulfport police officers are in stable condition. According to Gulfport Police, at 8 this morning, two officers were working a single vehicle crash on I-10 westbound near mile marker 35. At about 8:40, a white Honda Pilot was traveling…

City of Gulfport splash pads staying open longer

If you have been outside lately, you know it is hot. The City of Gulfport has noticed, too. That’s why they decided to extend the city’s splash pad closing until the Monday after Cruisin’ The Coast. They normally close down…

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Grand Opening

A new store opened up in Gulfport today with a pretty special guest. Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor signed autographs for guests at the grand opening of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in Gulfport. The nationwide chain has more…

19-year-old Gulfport man convicted of second-degree murder

District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Kobe Augustine, 19, from Gulfport, was convicted by a Harrison County jury this afternoon of second-degree murder for the killing of 16-year-old Nigel Poole, also of Gulfport. Augustine was 15 years old at…

Gulfport schools begin the new school year

It’s that time of the year again for students in the Gulfport School District. School is back. All 11 schools in the district returned today, officially putting an end to summer break. Over 1,500 students returned to Gulfport High School…

Centennial Plaza grand opening in Gulfport

It’s official! The Centennial Plaza is opening its doors for business. Tonight, the celebration was as grand as the transformation to the property. After sitting vacant for many years, the old VA hospital is now transformed into the brand new…