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HARCO Crews Headed To East Mississippi

Parts of eastern Mississippi continue to recover after they were hit by the same devastating flooding that hit Louisiana last month. While Louisiana received national disaster funds from FEMA, places like Wilkerson County and the city of Crosby in Mississippi…

MGCCC To Use Millions For Improvements

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is looking to improve their campus, and Harrison County is doing everything they can to help. This morning, MGCCC officials were on hand at the Harrison County board of supervisor meeting to talk about the…

Hit And Run Investigation

Authorities are still investigating the death of 33 year old Norman Lorenzo Ramsey who died after a car traveling south on county farm road struck him. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 Ramsey was hit by Herded road.…

Inmates Escape Harrison County Work Center

A search is on for two inmates who escaped the Harrison County Community Work Center in Gulfport early Sunday morning. 21 year-old Zachary Savoie and 33 year old Joshua Walton were reported missing around 3 a.m. Zachary Savoie is serving…

Casa Of Harrison County Needs Volunteers

The court appointed special advocates of Harrison County need your help. The organization is in need of volunteers as they look for coast adults to be the voice of young children in the county. CASA volunteers go into the homes…

Late Night Fire Destroys Home

A late night fire destroys a Home in Stone County. According to Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan, this home on horse creek home went up in flames around 9:30 pm. Fortunately no one was home at the time of…

First Technology Summit

Happening now tech companies from the south east meeting with Biloxi Mayor Andrew Fofo Gilich about advanced technology for the city. The topics of discussion biometric identification and cybersecurity. These plus providing higher paying jobs can open a new world…

State Of The County Address

It's a good time to live in Harrison County. That was the focus of Harrison County Board Supervisors President Beverly Martin's speech this morning during her state of the county address. The event hosted by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber…

Biloxi Looks To Begin Dredging Project

The city of Biloxi is currently working to begin dredging projects in multiple waterways in the near future. Among the locations being eyed by the city: Hiller Park boat launch, Point Cadet Marina, and the Biloxi small craft harbor are…

Decision on Skate Park Looming

A year round ice skating ring a place where coast actors can sharpen their skills, supervisors will continue to review proposals for use of the Harrison County Skate Park. Supervisors will meet this afternoon to discuss proposals and bids looking…

Food Donations For Law Enforcement

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about how you can still help the with food donations for law enforcement that are still helping the flood victims in Louisiana.

One Person Flown by the Trauma Center

One person was flown to a trauma center in south Alabama over the weekend after a pest control company truck rolled over several times. The driver was listed in serious condition at the time of the accident. A stretch of…

Harrison County Requests State of Emergency

Members of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors this afternoon have signed a local proclamation that is now heading to Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, requesting the Governor declare a State of Emergency for Harrison County as heavy rainfall continues in…

Two Overnight Fires

Two fires erupt overnight in Harrison County. Both fires taking place within minutes of each other, on "Longview Street" in Harrison County. The first fire destroyed a home workshop. Authorities are looking into the cause of this fire. The house…

Zika Case Reported In Harrison County

The first case of travel-related Zika on the Coast has been reported in Harrison County. In this case, the South Mississippi resident had recently traveled to Honduras. This is one of three new cases of travel-related Zika to be reported…

New Ambulance service To Be Considered

A new ambulance service could be coming to Gulfport. AMR is the current ambulance provider, but their contract is set to expire in December of this year an agreement between the city and Harrison County calls for the county to…

Old Gulfport Skate Park Could Become Ice Skating Rink

Harrison County Supervisors are considering several proposals to bring new life to the old abandoned skate park off Debuys Road in Gulfport. One group has a plan to turn it into a year round ice skating rink. Richard Dedeaux is…

Public Meeting Regarding Fair

The first Harrison County Fair in decades is less than two months away and those organizing it want to hear from you.  So tonight you're invited to a public meeting from 6 to 8 pm at Cafe Climb in Gulfport. …

Black Funeral Directors Sue Harrison County Coroner

Funeral home directors in Harrison County are suing Coroner Gary Hargrove and the board of supervisors. News 25’s Kendra Turley gives us a closer look at why the group decided to file the lawsuit. Gary Hargrove serves as the Harrison…

Black Funeral Directors Sue Harrison County Coroner

A federal lawsuit filed today accuses the Coroner of Harrison County of steering the County's morgue, cremation, and burial business to white-owned funeral homes. The African American funeral directors and their families filed suit against the coroner, Gary Hargrove, and…

Harrison County Fair Public Meeting

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Andrea Francway about the Harrison County Fair public meeting to gain support for the fair grounds.