Sunday marked one year since same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States. June 26, 2015 was when the US Supreme Court ruled bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Making it possible for couples like Douglas Myatt and Brandon Hall of…
Coast residents gathered at Charter Bank tonight for a business after hours meeting and to take a trip back in time. Part of tonight’s meeting was the opening of a time capsule buried in 2001 by the employees of the…
As the saying goes, good things come in small packages and in this case it means saving a life. As News 25's Kristen Durand reports, the Mississippi Coastal Trauma Care Region has come up with a way to help officers…
Every month, different chambers on the Gulf Coast host business after hours events, but tonight’s event in Ocean Springs is special. This evening's event is a grand opening for a new Charter Bank, plus a time capsule from years ago…
To let all of the district's registered nurses go, the ocean springs school board denies a contract that would restructure the school system's health care complement. The proposal would have paved the way for the possibility to renew the contracts…
After much controversy and a couple of road bumps, an Ocean Springs couple is still working hard to turn their waterfront home into a bed and breakfast. The request topped the agenda for tonight’s planning committee meeting at City Hall.…
Ocean Springs couple Scott Walker and his wife, Trinity, are in the process of trying to turn their house into a bed and breakfast. The planning commission will hold a public hearing on the couple’s request tonight. News 25’s Kendra…
Soon coffee lovers who live in Ocean Springs won’t have to look much further than their own backyard to get a drink from Starbucks. In just a few months, Ocean Springs will have their very first Starbucks. Construction began about…
A long time dispute over who has ownership of East Beach in Ocean Springs has finally come to a close. After some confusion and a drawn out battle over ownership, a chancery court judge has ruled state ownership over the…
An intense situation in Ocean Springs is now over after a multi-hour standoff ended with one man in custody. News 25’s Shelby Myers was on the scene during those intense moments and joins us with the latest.
The constant thunder or the sound of your emergency alarm alerting you to tornado warnings, I’m sure last night’s storm woke up in the middle of the night. If you're like me and didn't get out of bed here's a…
Family and friends are grieving the death of a Mississippi State student who fell to his death from a jumbotron on campus Saturday morning. Police say the 21-year-old was with some friends and climbed up on top of the video…
It’s that time of year again, a celebration of Ocean Springs and a historical look at how it came to be. For the first time, the annual Weekend of Discovery festivities started at the Ocean Springs Community Center. It started…
The Twisted Anchor Tattoo Shop welcomed hundreds during the grand opening of its new location. Shop owner Matt Stebly celebrated by hosting an art show titled “Backs to the Wall” which featured drawings of tattoo back pieces from artists all…
New businesses just keep springing up in downtown Ocean Springs. Despite some initial controversy, Twisted Anchor Tattoo and Fine Art Gallery will officially hold its grand opening tomorrow night. The tattoo shop is on Government Street. To kick things off…
More fallout over House Bill 1523 as comedian Tracy Morgan cancels his performance in Tunica and Belinda Carlisle writes her own heated opinion of the bill to Governor Bryant. News 25 has learned the 2016 Jazz Tour will no longer…
More fallout over House Bill 1523 as comedian Tracy Morgan cancels his performance in Tunica and Belinda Carlisle writes her own scathing opinion of the bill to Governor Bryant. News 25 has learned that another major event has been cancelled…
A woman is saved after a suicide attempt on the Ocean Springs Bridge earlier this afternoon. The Ocean Springs Police Department received a call about a woman sitting on the Biloxi Bay Bridge who appeared as if she wanted to…
The City of Ocean Springs is ready to welcome Uber and other ride sharing services with open arms after the signing of a new law by Governor Phil Bryant. The new law will regulate Uber, Lyft and other ride sharing…
Eduardo Guillermo Diaz, 58, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, pled guilty on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to one count of mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today. Diaz admitted that, while operating…
The weather wasn’t great today but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Charter Bank as they celebrated the opening of their fourth location on the Coast. This new branch is located at the corner of Bienville and Hanley Road in…
The Ocean Springs Small Craft Harbor is open for recreational use but only on a temporary basis for now. Motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists are encouraged to continue using caution in the area since some of the elements of the project…
Not even an hour later DMR officials responded to a similar call in Long Beach where three kayakers flipped over just south of "Arbor Station Apartments". One of the kayakers managed to make it to shore and call 911. Another…
Over the weekend four people were rescued from two separate and scary situations both in the Mississippi sound. The department of marine resources rescued two, 15 year old boys near "Front Beach" in Ocean Springs after the waters overturned their…