News 25 Game of the Week Preview: Gulfport vs. Picayune
Week three of the high school football season is already upon us which means there’s another News 25 Game of the Week on tap for this…
Ocean Springs
New CodeRED emergency notification system in Ocean Springs
The City of Ocean Springs has officially launched a new platform to allow the city to more easily communicate with residents. The CodeRED emergency notification system allows the…
Ocean Springs brings the art back to the city
The City of Ocean Springs held their 30th annual Art Walk on Saturday. The event held on Government Street was created to give small business owners and…
High School Football: Ocean Springs vs. Clinton
Who said high school football had to be played on a Friday? Some Thursday Night Lights to kick off an exciting week one here on the Gulf Coast courtesy…
Ocean Springs aquaculture students release fish in the wild
Students in the aquaculture program at Ocean Springs High School gathered at the Shed BBQ & Blues Joint to release 900 fish back into the wild. The…
Ocean Springs child to be featured in Times Square video for Down syndrome awareness
Hudson Hartman is headed to the crossroads of the world -- again! The Ocean Springs boy will appear on Broadway on Sept. 18 as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society's Times Square Video presentation. It will be Hudson's…
Fort Bayou Drawbridge closing temporarily tonight at 10 p.m.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced upcoming overnight closures for the Fort Bayou Drawbridge in Ocean Springs. The bridge will be closed Tuesday, August 24th from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. and then again Wednesday August 25th from 10 p.m.…
High School Football: Vancleave vs. Ocean Springs
What normally is a full slate of games to kick-off the high school football pre-season is down to just a few due to several COVID-19 quarantines. Vancleave playing host…
Java Jo’z in Ocean Springs reopens after complete rebuild
Ocean Springs drive-thru coffee shop Java Jo’z reopened today after being closed for two months. Owner Mickey Creech noticed in June his building started giving him problems…
Ocean Springs man accused of stabbing someone with knife
An Ocean Springs man is behind bars, accused of assaulting someone with a knife. On Thursday, Ocean Springs Police officers were called to Clark Avenue about 8:15 a.m. for a reported assault. Officers made contact with the victim, who was…
Eyeglass company expands its operations in South Mississippi
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A multi-million-dollar expansion at a south Mississippi industrial park is expected to bring more jobs to the region, officials said. The project at the Sunplex Industrial Park, located between Ocean Springs and Gautier, is scheduled…
Ocean Springs investigating man's blunt force death
Ocean Springs Police are investigating a man's death that may have been as a result of being struck by a vehicle. At 2:16 a.m.. on July 24, officers responded to a medical emergency in the 2400 block of Davidson Road.…
Singing River restricts visitor numbers as COVID cases rise
With almost 5,000 new cases reported for Monday and 13 deaths statewide, Singing River Hospital System has revised its visitor policy. "Due to the current increase of COVID-19 cases in our community, our policies have changed to only allow essential…
MDOT announces overnight closures for Fort Bayou drawbridge in Jackson County
The Mississippi Department of Transportation said Monday that overnight closures of the Fort Bayou drawbridge in Jackson County are planned this week. The drawbridge will be closed Tuesday and…
Ocean springs house destroyed in fire on Tuesday
On Tuesday, a huge fire destroyed a house on Washington Avenue in Ocean Springs. The Jackson County District Chief tells News 25 the house was abandoned and it…
Vacant house fire in Ocean Springs
Tuesday, Jackson County responders extinguished a house fire in Ocean Springs. Fire crews, with the help of Ocean Springs Fire Department, battled a vacant house fire in the 6000 block…
OSPREYS awarded nationwide grant for mural, pocket park in Ocean Springs
AARP has awarded a resident organization dedicated to pedestrian and cyclist safety with a Community Challenge Grant for a traffic calming ground mural and pocket park that will help improve safe passage to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, the…
City of Ocean Springs to host community COVID vaccine event
The City of Ocean Springs has partnered with Singing River Health System and the Ocean Springs Rotary to host a FREE Community COVID Vaccine Event, The event will take place on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, from 10:00am to 1:00pm. This…
Ocean Springs annual July Sidewalk Sale
Several businesses in Ocean Springs participated in the annual July Sidewalk Sale on Friday and Saturday. Over 30 local businesses throughout the city participated in the sale. The participating shops…
Improvements being made on Front Beach in Ocean Springs
Jackson County’s erosion project on Front Beach in Ocean Springs is taking longer than originally anticipated. The project is adding new pipes and concrete swells to the…
Sales, sales, and sales for the upcoming Sidewalk Sale in Ocean Springs.
(Ocean Springs, MS) – More than 30 local businesses, downtown, uptown, and all-around town will participate in next weekend’s annual July Sidewalk Sale on Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For two days,…
Locals upset over the cutting down of 200-year-old live oak in Ocean Springs
The two-hundred-year-old live oak tree that once provided shade to the playground at Fort Maurepas Park in Ocean Springs was cut down yesterday.…
Ocean Springs Lions Club offers program honoring first responders
The Ocean Springs Lions Club is inviting the public and all first responders to join them for a program honoring the 9/11 first responders. The program will be held starting at 5:30 p.m. at Aunt Jenny's Restaurant in Ocean Springs.…
200-year-old live oak tree cut down in Ocean Springs
Today the 200-year-old oak tree in Ocean Springs was cut down after months of controversy. A centuries-old live oak tree in Ocean Springs survived Hurricane Katrina, but…