Today a large drug and gun bust was announced in Pascagoula in the height of a 13 month multi-unit effort. This bust contains 17 indictments, 97 illegal guns, and lots of drugs with the help of Jackson County police, federal…
The Jackson County inmate found dead early yesterday morning has been identified. Thirty-eight year-old Cindy Arnold of Moss Point was found unresponsive in her cell around 2 o’clock Monday morning. She was pronounced dead at the jail. Jackson County Sheriff…
Jackson County is also preparing for Tropical Storm Gordon as emergency managers declared a state of emergency this morning. There have been a number of locations added across Jackson County for residents to fill up sandbags. Pascagoula Fairgrounds Ocean Springs…
Around 4 a.m. officials responded to a car accident on I-10 in Jackson County. Chase Elkins with Mississippi Highway Patrol tells News 25 that a Ford Explorer pulling a trailer was heading eastbound on I-10 near the Pascagoula River Bridge…
Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a string of car fires that happened early this morning. Sheriff Mike Ezell says around 2:45 a.m. two cars were burned while parked at a house in the Latimer community. At around 5 a.m.…
The City of Pascagoula is mourning the loss of former police Chief Michael Whitmore. He died Tuesday at the age of 70. News 25's Lindsey Goodwin has more on how he's being remembered by family, friends, and the city. A…
A tragic accident early Sunday morning killed 55-year-old Ladonna Rich of Lucedale after she was rear-ended by an 18 wheeler on the Pascagoula River Bridge, forcing the car off the bridge and into the water. The accident happened around 7:20…
A white male’s body was found this afternoon in the Pascagoula River. News 25’s Veronica Bayona brings us more.
Over in Jackson County, officials want you to be aware of card skimmers that could steal your information. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, this device was discovered at the Circle K on Tucker Road in St. Martin. Typically,…
A ten month old boy was found dead in Jackson County this afternoon. According to Jackson County authorities, it is believed the boy was found inside of a car on Jean Street in Latimer and pronounced dead on the scene…
Authorities have confirmed that a Jackson County resident discovered pipe bombs in his home. The man, who lives in the home located in the 15,000 block of Big Ridge Road, came across a chest full of explosives inside the house.…
With the results coming in, News 25 wants to know which counties did their part despite the bad weather earlier today. News 25’s Jaylon Morris is in Jackson County with vote totals.
Jackson County is also gearing up for Tropical Storm Alberto with more than ten different sand bag sites. Some of the locations include Central Division Roads Department in Vancleave, Ocean Springs Public Works, and Jackson County Fairgrounds in Pascagoula. Most…
This morning, for the first time this year, residents in Jackson County had a chance to meet some of the faces behind the blue line. A handful of Jackson County deputies came together at the Flooring Mart Home Design Center…
The Jackson County Economic Development Foundation had Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias announce at their meeting the reactivation of the East Bank Facility. Local and representatives in Jackson County applauded the news of the East Bank Shipyard coming back to…
The two people that were killed following an accident on Highway 614 near Otis Cooper Road in Jackson County this morning have been identified. Fifty-four year-old Kevin Hyatt from Mobile was traveling west on Highway 614. His car crossed the…
On 2-23-2018, The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash in Jackson County that occurred on Highway 57 southbound, near High Point Road, at approximately 4:00pm, which claimed the life of one woman. Upon arriving it appeared a 21 year…
A young boy lost his life yesterday after a tragic accident in Jackson County. News 25’s Veronica Bayona is in Moss Point with details.
Four Alabama residents including a 15-year-old girl have been charged with armed robbery after reportedly holding up a man in a St. Martin hotel room where the victim thought he was meeting a woman with whom he’d met through social…
According to Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, some citizens are reporting to the sheriff’s office that they are getting calls from someone claiming to be a sheriff’s representative. The caller tells people they either owe outstanding fines or have a warrant…
2018 will bring more funding for projects to the Jackson County area. Today, News 25’s Jaylon Morris attended the State of the County Address which focused on county improvement projects. Industry and economic development was the focus at today’s State…
Over the last couple of days, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has been sending out smoke alerts after several fires in the woods. News 25’s Veronica Bayona is in Pascagoula with the latest.
The intersection of Hamill Farm at Fountainbleau Road in the Gulf Park/ St. Andrews area is currently closed to traffic until further notice. Image License Cropped Photo: Daniel X. O'Neil / CC BY 2.0
This morning, an ultralight aircraft crashed into the back yard of a home on Marguerite Drive in the Gulf Park Estates area. The pilot, James Hitterman, took off from Ocean Springs Airport to test the single seat plane and was…