The 28th annual Crawfish Music Festival is two days away. Local seafood business Bradley's Cajun Quick Stop is looking forward to tourists and their taste for Mississippi seafood. At Bradley's Cajun Quick Stop in Long Beach, it's been a rough…
A brand new music festival kicked off today at the Harrison County Fairgrounds, just in time for spring break. Families and music lovers gathered for the South Mississippi music festival, with the artist Juvenile featured as the headliner for the…
A Biloxi man is charged having sex with a juvenile and then refusing to let the child leave the premises. Biloxi Police on Monday arrested Calvin Jaquarious Williams, 25, on charges of kidnapping and sexual battery of a person under…
News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is in Harrison County with an update from Harrison County EMA.
Surround yourself with someone who motivates you! Local bus driver Anthony Thompson motivates the kids on his bus daily. Last week he provided them with t-shirts motivating them to be their best. Last Friday, 40 students at…
A Gulf Coast woman hopes to regain access to a non-profit clothing donation site she says she organized a couple of years ago. Shanna Borderlon is the founder of the Clothes Closet, located in Harrison County, where…
A Sunday night forest fire located off Highway 49 near the Grand Bear Golf Course is now 70 percent contained. The fire stretched over 400 acres. Mississippi Forestry Commission and U.S. Forest Service Crew are mopping the…
A Gulfport man who tried to flee a crime scene is charged with assault on a police officer when he hit a Biloxi cop while leaving the scene. Capt. Brian Dykes said in a press release that Eric Finnell Hardy,…
The Harrison County Board Of Supervisors has approved a delayed start of 11 a.m. for Tuesday. This means that all Harrison County buildings, offices and courthouses will be delayed until 11 a.m. because of the threat of ice and winter weather. Courts…
There will be two cold weather shelters in Harrison County tonight. Salvation Army—2019 22nd St. Gulfport, MS 39501; opens at 6 PM Loaves and Fishes—610 Water St. Biloxi, MS 39530; opens at 5 PM
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality awarded Harrison County a solid waste assistance grant of $75,000 that will be used by the county for a household hazardous waste program. MDEQ Executive Director Chris Wells says the solid…
Today in Long Beach at the West Harrison Civic Center first dose COVID-19 vaccines were given to patients 65 and older and anyone 18 years or older with underlying health conditions. Memorial prepared to give 600 first…
Harrison County Fire Rescue, along with CRTC and Gulfport Fire Department, responded to a trailer fire Monday night. This fire was reported shortly before 8 p.m. on Hwy 49 in Saucier. The trailer was vacant at the…
A 37-year-old Harrison County man was convicted by a jury of the unlawful touching of a child for lustful purposes. Trabis Bailey was convicted after a two-day trial at the Harrison County Courthouse. According to District Attorney…
Harrison County Fire Rescue is investigating a mobile home fire that has been ruled suspicious. Firefighters were called to a fire at Landon Road and Allen Road on Wednesday night about 10 p.m. The fire, which was the second structure…
A structure fire destroyed a Harrison County man’s home earlier this evening. Just after 4 p.m. this afternoon, Harrison County Fire Services, along with Biloxi Fire and D’Iberville Fire Departments, responded to a fully involved structure fire…
A Gulfport man will serve 25 years day-for-day without possibility of early release or parole after he was convicted of sexual battery on a 5-year-old child. Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt sentenced Clyde Fitzgerald Blocton, 35, on Friday. He was convicted…
A Gulfport man will serve 15 years for domestic violence -- aggravated assault after he pleaded guilty this week. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said in a press release that Scott Edward Heavner , 34, was sentenced by Circuit Judge…
A New Orleans man has been arrested following that high-speed chase yesterday in Harrison County. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, 29-year-old Charles Travis has been arrested on seven felony charges. Travis allegedly robbed a customer of their keys inside a…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — One person was sent to the hospital following an early morning trailer fire in Harrison County. Firefighters with Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to the call at around 5:30 a.m. off of Robinson Road, where…
The Harrison County Courthouse in Biloxi was on lockdown this afternoon following a fatal shooting outside of the building. News 25 has confirmed with Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer one person is confirmed dead and now it’s…
Informing and preparing the public about disaster weather, man-made emergencies, and much more, Harrison County appoints a new emergency management director. Matt Stratton was recently promoted to director of emergency management in Harrison County, filling the vacancy…
A Gulf Coast family of three escaped a house fire located on Peyton Drive early this morning. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan says the family escaped the fire around 2:30 a.m. after smoke alarms alerted them…
Gathering with family to set off fireworks is a common tradition every New Year’s Eve. There are only two times a year when fireworks are allowed to be set off on the beach: the Fourth of July…