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19 students from Coast named National Merit semifinalists

19 students from South Mississippi are among 210 statewide to be named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for 2023. The students were from eight schools, in addition to a homeschooled student. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of more…

Health official: 20,000 Mississippi students in quarantine

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A top Mississippi health official says about 20,000 students are currently quarantined for COVID-19 exposure in the state. That's 4.5% of the public school population. The data comes from…

Possible Threat at Gautier Middle School

Gautier Middle School students evacuated the building this morning after the school received an anonymous threatening call. School officials do not believe the threat to be credible. Students on campus were secured as a precautionary measure, and parents arrived on…

SAUCIER ELEMENTARY WELCOMED BACK WITH NEW CAFETERIA

Students at Saucier Elementary headed back to school and were surprised with a change in the cafeteria. You might remember News 25 brought you a story in may about 4th grade math teacher Ashley Jensen painting the cafeteria to make…

GULFPORT 6TH AND 9TH GRADERS WELCOMED BACK TO SCHOOL A DAY EARLY

Starting a new school year can be scary and overwhelming. Especially for those students making the jump to middle school and high school.. Which is why the Gulfport school district decided to welcome back upcoming ninth graders and sixth graders…

Gulfport Police Want Kids to Get Hooked on Camps

The Gulfport Police Department is holding registration for its Kids Fishing Camp and Leadership Programs. The first Kids Fishing Camp starts on June 19. Both camps are hosted at Bayou View Middle School in Gulfport. For more information, call the…

William Carey students return to campus

Today was the first day of classes, just one month after a devastating EF3 tornado tore through William Carey University in Hattiesburg. Several students displaced from their dorms have moved back on to campus as well. Today, News 25 caught…

Choice Bus Vists Biloxi High School

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Jakob Benne and Chet Pennock about the students reactions to the Choice Bus and what it represents.    

D'Iberville Students Deliver Supplies

On Thursday, a group of coast high school students had a special delivery for some of their furry friends. Students in a community service class at D’Iberville high school dropped off boxes of supplies for dogs at the Humane Society…