Flooding on Highway 49 in Stone County
One major corridor linking South Mississippi to the rest of the state is open again this morning after flood waters forced all lanes of Highway 49 in Stone County near the Red Creek area to shut down for a few…
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High speed chase leads to fatal shooting in Stone County
The man who was accused of leading authorities on a pursuit last night has been identified. According to Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry, Miles Dylan Cooper of Gulfport was killed after being shot by law enforcement. Law enforcement is still…
Police chase leads to shootout in Stone County
One person is dead and two more were sent to the hospital after a high-speed chase turned into a shooting. This chase initially started a little after 5 p.m. in Harrison County after a traffic stop for what was believed…
STONE COUNTY MAN MISSING
The Stone County Sheriff's department needs your help locating 37-year-old Robert Bruce Hariel. He's been missing since January 11th. Hariel is 5 foot 9, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Police say he was last seen with another man in…
Judge Margaret Alfonso sworn-in
Back in late November, Judge Margaret Alfonso won the runoff election for chancery court judge serving Harrison, Stone, and Hancock counties. Today, at the Gulfport Courthouse, friends and family gathered as Judge Alfonso was sworn into her new chancery court…
Update in Stone County beating death
Stone County sheriff’s deputies are now treating the death of 41-year-old Andrew Lewis as a murder investigation. Lewis was found dead on the side of Thelma Andrews Road a short distance from New Hope Road in Stone County on July…
Body found on the side of the road in Stone County
The Stone County Sheriff’s Department is looking for leads after a man was found dead on the side of Thelma Andrews Road a short distance from New Hope Road in Stone County on Saturday morning. The sheriff’s department identified the…
Fatal wreck on Highway 49 in Stone County
One woman is dead following a fatal crash that occurred on Friday in Stone County. That woman has been identified as 53-year-old Nancy Sexton of McHenry. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 4:10 p.m. on Highway 49…
Two-story house fire under investigation in Stone County
This afternoon at about 5:35 p.m. a fire was reported at a two-story home in Stone County. South Central Fire District was the main department that responded to the scene with Wiggins, Big Level, Harrison County, and Gulfport also lending…
Homicide investigation in Stone County
Authorities are investigating the death of 51-year-old Sherry Johnson in Stone County as a homicide. Johnson was found dead in her home on Johnson Road Wednesday. Stone County investigator Ray Boggs tells News 25 it is premature to know how…
Stone County celebrates National Travel and Tourism Day
Wiggins and Stone County are all in a class of their own and they have no problem branding themselves this way. People, pickles, paper and pines all laid the groundwork for Stone County’s development nearly 102 years ago. Stone County…
Social media school shooting threat in Stone County
A Stone County 15-year-old boy was placed under arrest today after a social media threat was found about killing students at Stone Middle and High School. Concerned parents showed up to pick up their children. “I mean, they are teenagers,…
Fatal accident in Stone County
On 2-1-2018, The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash in Stone County that occurred on Highway 15 northbound, near Wire Road, at approximately 4:15pm, which claimed the life of one man. Upon arriving it appeared an 86-year-old white male…
Stone County Christmas Lunch
If you or someone you know someone in need of a hot meal on Christmas day, you can head over to the Stone County Fair Building. Serving will begin at 11am in the morning on Sunday. Enjoy a plate lunch…
Fatal car crash in Stone County
A woman who died in a fatal accident in Stone County Sunday afternoon has been identified. Trooper Chase Elkins with Mississippi Highway Patrol says 50-year-old Judy Pounds of Moss Point is dead following the crash that happened around 2:15 p.m.…
Stone football making history: Tomcats to host first playoff game since 1991
Before Friday, the last time Stone High School won playoff football game was 1991 at which point second year Head Coach John Feaster was nine-years-old playing pee-wee football. Twenty-six years later, his Tomcats made history with their first round victory…
No charges filed in Stone County shooting
No criminal charges have been filed after a neighbor was shot in a dispute over the weekend. According to Captain Ray Boggs with the Stone County Sheriff’s Department, the shooting happened around 8 p.m. Saturday on Diamond Radar Road. Captain…
Alleged pipe bomb explosion in Stone County
One Stone County man suffered injuries to his face and legs and was hospitalized yesterday morning from an alleged pipe bomb explosion. According to the Stone County Sheriff’s Department, a 9-1-1 call was placed shortly after midnight in regards to…
Man injured by alleged pipe bomb in Stone County
One man is in the hospital suffering injuries to his face and legs allegedly from a bomb explosion early this morning. According to the Stone County Sheriff’s Department, a 911 call was placed shortly after midnight in regards to a…
Stone County celebrates an increase in tourism
It’s National Travel and Tourism Week and Stone County has a reason to celebrate. The Dizzy Dean Welcome Center was spinning with festivities this morning in Wiggins, celebrating the economic impact Stone County has received in the past year from…
Teacher Appreciation Week
News 25’s Katarina Luketich interviews Dr. Ursula Whitehead and Guarnette Arrington about the Teacher Appreciation Week: May 15-19 at Stone Middle School. For more information please call (601) 928-4876.
Pine Hill Festival this weekend in Stone County
The Pine Hill Festival kicks off in Stone County tonight. Live music will begin at 5 this evening at Blaylock Park. Tomorrow, the festival runs from 9 until 5, but kicks off early with a 5K and kid’s race at…
Man killed in Stone County Crash Identified
On 2-23-2017, The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a two-vehicle crash in Stone County that occurred on Highway 49 northbound, south of India Road, at approximately 12:00pm. Upon arriving it appeared Alejandro Pena, 38 year old white male of Long Beach,…
Fatality confirmed in Stone County
One man was killed this afternoon on Highway 49 in Stone County. Another person suffered life threatening injuries. A vehicle traveling north on Highway 49 near Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston campus collided with a construction truck which was…