By DAN SEWELL CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities and blurred images of…
Outgoing Waveland mayor Mike Smith received an early Christmas present today. His doctors have scheduled him for a kidney transplant on January 9, 2023. Smith, who served two terms as Waveland mayor, announced he would not seek a third term…
The city of Waveland will have a new mayor and two new aldermen following yesterday's municipal elections. Unofficial results show Jay Trapani is Waveland's next mayor after receiving nearly 80 percent of the…
Coast Realtor Jay Trapani says he's listening to the citizens of Waveland in announcing he's running for mayor. Trapani, a real estate agent with Coast Delta Realty, and his wife Colleen, have been in the city for 21 years. Trapani…
The Pass Christian Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted to opt out of the cultivation, processing and sale or distribution of medical marijuana. The mayor and board believe it is too early to opt in to permitting medical marijuana businesses…
The City of Pascagoula held their swearing in ceremony for the newly elected mayor and council members this evening at City Hall. Republican Jay Willis ran unopposed for this year’s…
Almost a month after the conclusion of the 2021 municipal elections, another Coast city is welcoming its newly elected city government this evening. Billy Hewes took the oath…
A month after general municipal elections finalized new city governments across South Mississippi, newly elected officials are taking the Oath of Office. News 25’s Grace Boyles is in Ocean…
Billy Knight has won the mayoral runoff in the City of Moss with 58% of the votes. He faces Independent Howard Bailey and Republican Richard McBride in the General Election on June 8th.
Only two candidates remain in the race to replace outgoing Mayor Shea Dobson in Ocean Springs. News 25’s Grant Chighizola has more.
Here are the election results in municipal election primaries held Tuesday, according to our media partner, The Sun Herald. Winners are listed in bold type. Where there is a runoff, both candidates are in bold. If the election is to…
Dr. John R. Kelly, City of Gulfport Chief Administrative Officer, will retire after 15 years with the city, effective June 30. Kelly has served Gulfport, and more broadly the Coast, as a community leader committed to improving the quality of…
Moss Point Mayor Mario King, 33, and his wife, Natasha R. King, 32, of Moss Point, Mississippi, pleaded guilty Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to the Mayor’s Gala held in 2019,…
Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson tells News 25 he will not be seeking re-election in this year’s city municipal election. He was first elected in June 2017 and is finishing up his four-year term. In his announcement,…
On Thursday, current Pascagoula Mayor Dr. Steve Demetropoulos announced on Facebook he will not be running for re-election this spring. Following this announcement, Dr. Jay Willis declared via a press release Saturday that he will be throwing…
This afternoon, Ocean Springs businessman and Republican State Representative for District 114 Jeffrey Guice announced his plans to run for mayor of Ocean Springs. Guice joins fellow Republican Melanie Allen as the two candidates currently set to…
The City of Diamondhead has a new mayor after a special election Tuesday. Councilwoman Nancy Depreo received the most votes in the special mayoral election, edging out Richard Willis for a crucial spot to fill as city leaders continue to…
The Diamondhead City Council ordered a special election for September 15th to fill the position for mayor. All registered voters can cast their ballot and voting will take place at the Diamondhead Community Center. If you’re interested in becoming Diamondhead’s…
Diamondhead residents will head to the polls next month in a special election to elect a new mayor. A nonpartisan special election will be held on Tuesday, September 15th to fill the seat which was left vacant when Mayor Tommy…
Moss Point Mayor Mario King, 33, and his wife, Natasha R. King, 32, of Moss Point appeared Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker on fraud charges relating to the Mayor’s Gala held in 2019. The indictment alleges that…
Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes on Friday ended the mandatory curfew that has been in effect since March 31. The curfew ran from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. It expires as of 5 p.m. today. Hewes ordered the curfew originally in…
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise's mission into space, the city of Biloxi is releasing two documentaries on its native son, the city announced. Biloxi Television (BTV) is debuting two films created by fellow Biloxian…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes on Tuesday issued an executive order directing city residents to shelter at home and observe a curfew. Hewes said in his statement that residents should limit activities to essential needs only and…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) — The City of Pascagoula is holding a Special Election today, Tuesday, February 11. Citizens will vote to elect a mayor, filling the unexpired term of Mayor Dane Maxwell. Maxwell resigned January 2 to take on a…