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Crews Monitoring Forest Fire : Live Report

The area where a three day forest fire burned nearly 500 acres in Harrison County is still being monitored. Authorities say four homes were endangered during the fire that started Thursday in the woods off Turner Road near 28th Street.…

Forest Fire in Long Beach

A forest fire is moving through a heavily wooded area south of the interstate in Long Beach. Harrison County fire officials were the first on the scene, arriving just after 6 p.m. The fire is located just north of Turner…

High School Girls Soccer: South Jones at Long Beach

According to the website MaxPreps.com there was only one high school girls soccer game played tonight in the entire state. That was a second round playoff match-up between Long Beach and South Jones. Both schools agreed to play this one…

High School Girls Soccer: Gautier at Long Beach

Let’s head to the pitch where it’s Gautier visiting the Long Beach girls. The latter having gone to overtime themselves in their first three district games, but not tonight. The Lady Bearcats take this one 4-1.

Habitual Offender Sentenced To 5 Years

A Long Beach man will spend five years behind bars without the possibility of early release for robbing a business in October of 2015. Fifty-three year-old Patrick Todd Young pleads guilty today to robbing the Oil Plus on Pineville Road…

Bedroom Fire Destroys Trailer in Long Beach

A Long Beach family is in search of a new home after a fire destroys their trailer. The structure fire happened near Thompson Road around 12:30 this afternoon. County fire officials were able to keep the flames contained to the…

Longtime City Alderman To Run For Mayor

One Long Beach city official is throwing his hat into the race to be mayor. Gary Ponthieux announced yesterday he will be running to become the next mayor of Long Beach. Ponthieux has been on the city's Board of Aldermen…

High School Basketball: West Harrison at Long Beach

Long Beach hosted West Harrison tonight, a pair of region 8 teams that somehow avoided one another in the Gulfport Hardwood Holiday Classic. Long Beach goes on to win a close one by the final score of 42-39.

Celebration Of Excellence Tour Coming To The Coast

The Mississippi Department of Education's "Celebration of Excellence Tour" will be making four stops on the coast. The tour featuring State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carey Wright, district leaders and school board members are hitting the road to honor all…

Celebration Of Excellence Tour Coming To The Coast

Celebrations begin today for coast a-rated school districts. Mississippi department of education officials including state superintendent Dr. Carey wright are hitting the road to honor all "A" districts and schools receiving top scores in the statewide accountability model. This morning…

Boat Parades This Weekend

Boat parades are a huge part of the Mississippi Gulf Coast's Christmas and three are on Saturday December 3rd. Christmas by the River takes place in Moss Point at the Riverfront Dockside at 6:15. Fireworks are set to follow at…

Long Beach Man Arrested Embezzlement Charges

A Long Beach man is behind bars for felony embezzlement. 51 year old "Everette Waits" is accused of accepting a 20-thousand dollar personal check toward contracting work for a job, but did not complete the construction for a Bay St.…

Bicyclist Hit on Highway 90 in Long Beach

A vehicle hit a bicyclist on Highway 90 in Long Beach on Thursday afternoon. A 67-year-old was riding his bike near Ocean Wave Avenue when a car turned off of Highway 90 and hit him. The Long Beach bicyclist was…

Long Beach Mayor Skellie’s Farewell Breakfast

Earlier this morning, USM Gulf Park held Long Beach’s Breakfast with the Mayor event, but this one was very meaningful for Mayor Billy Skellie. After serving 13 years as Long Beach’s mayor along with other city positions, Mayor Skellie announced…

Veterans Day Program Long Beach Middle School

Long Beach middle schoolers celebrated Veterans Day early with their annual Veterans Day program. The student council welcomed veterans inside the school for an hour long tribute to their service. Both the band and choir performed and members of each…

Long Beach at Stone

Sports can be a lot of things: entertainment, an escape, a release and sometimes even a break from reality. What happened this week at Stone High School is very real. It’s something that’s much bigger than the game of football…

Mississippi School Districts Graded

The Mississippi Department of Education released letter grades for school districts across the state. The accountability system is based on an "A" through "F" system. For the 2015-2016 school years, district grades include 14 "A" districts, 39 "B" districts, 36…

Sex Offender Registration Failure

A 74-year-old man is behind bars on felony charges for failing to give his correct address when registering as a sex offender. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 Archie McManus Jr. of Long Beach put a false address…

Structure Fire in Long Beach Ruled Arson

The Long Beach home under construction that caught fire over a week ago is now being ruled arson, according to authorities. The fire department is now looking for anyone with information to come forward regarding the structure along Highway 90…

3rd DUI With Child In Car

Deputies said a Gulfport man was driving under the influence of alcohol for the third time this time with a child in his car. Michael Devon Jones was arrested Tuesday after leaving the scene of an accident in Long Beach.…

Blessing of the Animals

It looks like they'll be joined by a few cats, a potbellied pig and a miniature pony. Coast Episcopal School in Long Beach held their Annual Blessing of the Pets today; the ceremony coincides with the feast day of St.…