JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves launched new COVID-19 initiatives to ensure the health and well-being of students and teachers as they return to school. Understanding the concern of many as schools reopen across our state, Governor Reeves is expanding COVID-19…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 276 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths including one new death in Hancock, Harrison, George, and Pearl River counties. The statewide total now stands at 72,412 confirmed cases and 2,095 deaths. Here are…
The Gulfport School District now has customized machines to help check temperatures for staff. The district has partnered with Mississippi-based Howard Industries to install customized machines to check staff temperatures. It will read a person’s body temperature. If the temperature…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 944 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 70,930 confirmed cases and 2,043 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County is at 419 cases…
The Stone County Jail has had an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, but they are doing everything they can to ensure safety of all faculty and inmates. The correctional facility is now dealing with the spread of these cases by enforcing…
News 25 reached out to the Ocean Springs School District to see how they are moving forward after one of their staff members tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The exposed kindergarten class of 13 is still quarantining and being…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 612 new COVID-19 cases and 22 new deaths with one new death in George County, two new deaths in Jackson County, and one new death in Stone County. The state wide total now stands…
WXXV has learned an 8th grade teacher at Bayou View Middle School in Gulfport has tested positive for coronavirus. Parents were called today and told to monitor their children for symptoms for 3 to 5 days. A Gulfport School District…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reports 1,081 new COVID-19 cases and 45 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 69,374 confirmed cases and 1,989 deaths. Here’s a look at cases by county in South Mississippi: Hancock County is…
Urgent need for eligible donors to give blood Aug. 27 and 29 BILOXI, Miss. (Aug. 17, 2020) – Blood donors are encouraged to help save lives at the 14th annual Hurricane Katrina Memorial Blood Drive Aug. 27 from 11 a.m.…
Aside from students having to quarantine, Governor Tate Reeves today announced that “your efforts are working.” He says the lower numbers are working because of the efforts of Mississippians wearing masks and social distancing. Reeves reiterated that if we continue…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reports 644 new COVID-19 cases and 33 new deaths, including one new death in George County, one new death in Pearl River County, and one new death in Jackson County. The statewide total now…
Governor Tate Reeves today praised Mississippians in helping slow the spread of COVID-19. Reeves said it is nice to see that the numbers are showing gradual improvement in August. He mentioned the seven-day rolling average peaked July 30th at 1,361…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 476 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 67,649 confirmed cases and 1,912 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County is at 395 cases…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 956 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 64,400 confirmed cases and 1,825 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County is at 363 cases…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,245 new COVID-19 cases and 51 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 63,444 cases and 1,804 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County is at 349 cases and…
Raising children can be overwhelming, especially now for both new and veteran moms adjusting to the pandemic. Singing River pediatricians tells News 25 that moms should continue to breastfeed. The milk contains immune fighting cell antibodies so if the baby…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,074 new COVID-19 cases and 42 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 62,199 confirmed cases and 1,753 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County is at 344 cases…
COVID-19 testing continues this month. Memorial is offering drive-up COVID-19 screening and testing sites on: Wednesday, August 5th at the Biloxi Civic Center Thursday, August 13th at the D’Iberville Community Center. Both sites will run from 8 a.m. to 1…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 572 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 61,125 confirmed cases and 1,711 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County is at 336 cases…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers in our state. They have reported 1,168 new cases and 52 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 57,912 confirmed cases and 1,620 deaths. Here are the…
Memorial is offering the following temporary drive-up COVID-19 screening and testing sites: Wednesday, August 5, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Biloxi Civic Center, 578 Howard Ave., Biloxi. Thursday, August 13, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., D’Iberville Civic Center, 10452 Lamey…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers in our state. They have reported 1,775 new cases and 48 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 56,770 confirmed cases and 1,570 deaths. Here are the…
A proposal to legalize medical marijuana is on the November 3rd ballot for Mississippians. The Medical Marijuana 2020 Campaign drafted the amendment to legalize medical marijuana. They received over 200,000 signatures from Mississippi registered voters. Initiative 65 would allow qualified…