Slap Ya Momma’s Barbecue rolled out the red carpet for military and first responders. About 700 customers filled their plates buffet style at the restaurant in Biloxi. The line was out the door when it opened at 11 Thursday morning,…
While some schools had Veterans Day programs, a couple coast schools invited veterans to spend the day with them. St. Martin middle school invited three veterans to their school today for "Take a veteran to school day" sponsored by cable…
Veterans Day was celebrated a day early with a ceremony at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jefferson Davis campus. The Coastal Vibrations Choir kicked off the ceremony by singing the national anthem. Campus leaders, staff, and students gathered around the…
Hundreds of veterans were at Gautier High School this morning for the 17th annual Veterans Day Breakfast. There were moments of celebration, silence, and all around respect for the veterans who served our country from the 1940s all the way…
We're two days out from Election Day, a very critical time for our country. Churches of all different religions united together to pray for our country's leaders and community inside Harrison Central Gym today. Songs of worship and scripture were…
Today, Naval Secretary Ray Mabus stopped by Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula to address hundreds of shipbuilders. Mabus tells News 25 he is in the process of visiting several American shipyards to thank those that have allowed him to commission more…
Keesler Air Force Base is celebrating its 75th year on the Gulf Coast. In honor of the occasion, members of the United States military, officials from the City of Biloxi and community leaders from across the Coast gathered for a…
Military retirees from across the Gulf Coast are heading to Keesler Air Force Base today for Retiree Appreciation Day. The annual event features more than 30 displays including Keesler Medical Center, Tricare, Base Legal Office, Armed Forces Retirement Home, and…
A few of Mississippi’s top politicians stopped by the Coast today for Southern Strike’s Distinguished Visitor Day. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us to a ceremony in Gulfport for the culmination of the two week military exercise. The lives of…
About 200 veterans from South Mississippi were taken back in time as they paid a visit to the World War II Museum in New Orleans. It’s an event put on every year by Riemann Family Funeral Homes. News 25’s Kristen…
Military service members need fuel to train and fight. They need nutritional meals to continue the fight where ever they are. For them to eat well, food service specialists prepare four nutritional meals at the Combat Readiness Training Center during…
Four U.S. Military Veterans took a flight down memory lane this morning. Thanks to the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation, World War II veterans from the Armed Forces Retirement Home flew in a restored 1940s Boeing-Stearman. Their faces lit up when…
Congressman Steven Palazzo demands an immediate stop to the recoupment of bonuses paid to members of the California National Guard. This comes after the Department of Defense asked for the return of these bonuses, in some cases, more than ten…
Governor Phil Bryant was in South Mississippi today. He delivered the keynote address for the reopening of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby. The reopening ceremony took place at 10 a.m. on the museum grounds. The museum was…
Whether it’s after a natural disaster or in a war zone, military service members need to know how to safely move the critically injured on to aircrafts during a medical evacuation. Air Force aeromedical teams are being trained on helicopter…
As your child collects pounds of Halloween candy, how about trading some in to give their teeth a break and put a smile on the face of our men and women serving overseas? You can do just that at Kool…
A patriotic tradition continued tonight, bringing the nation’s top military leaders to Biloxi. Nearly 1,000 people gathered at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center for the 38th annual Salute to the Military. The event aims to honor and recognize the service…
A patriotic tradition continues tonight, bringing the nation’s top military leaders to Biloxi. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the 38th annual Salute to the Military at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center.
Mississippi National Guardsmen charged with keeping aircraft ready for takeoff tell News 25 a massive training exercise in Gulfport improves their skills. Southern Strike is underway at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport. Maintainers from the 172nd Airlift Wing…
Tonight, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce is set to honor our military. The 38th annual Salute our Military will make its return to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum at 7 tonight. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James will be…
Get your tissues ready, South Mississippi. A military dad surprised his daughter at Popp’s Ferry Elementary this morning after serving in Afghanistan for the past seven months. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports on this emotional return. Alexia Richardson raised her…
What’s a better way to show your appreciation for our wounded warriors and their families than traveling 26,000 miles around the states to simply say Thank You? That’s what one group is doing and tonight they stop in Gulfport. News…
Chief Selects from the Naval Construction Battalion Center gazed upon a different view for their physical training this morning. Rather than their normal spot in Gulfport, around 50 men and women warmed up near the Ocean Springs Biloxi Bridge. They…
News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Brain Moroski about the Chief Petty Officer Bridge Run.