Hurricane Katrina Blood Drive
The Hurricane Katrina Blood Drive takes place Wednesday and Thursday from noon until 7 p.m. The blood drive will be located at the Edgewater Mall in the old Tulane location near JCPenney.
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Volunteers install smoke detectors after fire
American Red Cross and U.S. Navy volunteers are teaming up to make sure residents have smoke detectors and that they’re working properly. The volunteers were installing free smoke alarms at homes in the Gaston Point community this morning. The smoke…
Boyd Gaming supports tornado relief
The Gulf Coast continues to pour in the support for tornado ravaged Hattiesburg and Petal. Today, Boyd Gaming and IP Casino Resort and Spa donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross. In addition to the monetary donation, IP Casino Resort…
American Red Cross Office Burglarized
The American Red Cross is in the midst of offering disaster relief for Hattiesburg after a tornado devastated portions of the city, but sometime Friday evening, someone broke into the charity's Hattiesburg office. The individual responsible for the burglary broke…
American Red Cross Needs Blood Donations
This afternoon in Hancock County, the American Red Cross was fighting a nationwide shortage of blood. Hollywood Casino hosted a blood drive and the American Red Cross urged the public to take part in the donation of blood to combat…
Turn Your Attention to Fire Prevention
The Biloxi Fire Deparment and American Red Cross say “Turn Your Attention to Fire Prevention” in the month of October was a huge success. Throughout the month of October, Biloxi’s nine fire stations canvassed neighborhoods throughout the city to ensure…
Biloxi Firemen Install Smoke Detectors
The Biloxi Fire Department will soon hit the streets to make sure residents’ homes are protected. Starting this Saturday and the next two Saturdays, Biloxi firemen will roam different Biloxi neighborhoods, knock on doors and offer their assistance with providing…
American Red Cross Needs Volunteers
Disaster can strike at any time as it did in Louisiana last month. The American Red Cross is in desperate need of volunteers. Seventeen hundred volunteers remain in the areas of Louisiana affected by flooding and the Red Cross still…
10th annual Katrina Memorial Blood Drive
Today the American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive at Edgewater Mall in memory of those lost during Hurricane Katrina. This blood drive comes at a critical time during the difficult summer months, a time when many regular donors…
Red Cross Shelter Update
As of 3 pm the Red Cross is consolidating the two open shelters into one at 15038 County Farm Road. With the weather and street flooding clearing, the shelter population has dropped. The County Farm Road shelter will remain open…
MLK Home Fire Safety Campaign
The American Red Cross is making it their mission to decrease the amount of serious injuries and deaths caused by fires by 25 percent over the next five years.
Bay Residents Donate Blood to Benefit the Northeast
Residents in Bay St. Louis rolled up their sleeves for a good cause Wednesday.
Harrison County Woman Arrested for Scamming Red Cross
A Harrison County woman has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the American Red Cross, announced Attorney General Jim Hood Wednesday.
Red Cross Continues to Assist Those Affected by Southeast Mississippi Tornadoes
The American Red Cross will continue relief operations on Christmas Day in southeast Mississippi for people affected by the tornadoes that tore through Marion and Jones Counties in southeast Mississippi Tuesday afternoon.
Red Cross Responds to Tornadoes in Southeast Mississippi with Shelter, Food, & Relief Supplies
The American Red Cross Mississippi Region continues to help people affected by the severe weather system that tore through Marion and Jones counties in Southeast Mississippi Tuesday afternoon.
Mississippi Red Cross Launches Natl. Home Fire Safety Campaign in Gautier
This month, the American Red Cross Mississippi Region is launching a national home fire preparedness campaign in hopes of reducing the number of injuries and deaths caused from home fires by 25% within the next five years.
3rd Annual Bob Collins Golf Classic to Benefit Local Red Cross
The Bob Collins Golf Classic returns to the greens on Tuesday, October 7th at the Grand Bear Golf Course in Saucier, Miss. Registration for the Golf Classic, a four-player scramble tournament to benefit the American Red Cross South Mississippi Chapter, begins at 8 a.m.
Red Cross Blood Donor Reaches 10 Gallon Milestone, Helps Save Scores of Lives
Thursday, September 25th, 2014, Brenda Necaise of Long Beach, Mississippi recently reached her 10 gallon blood donation milestone with the American Red Cross.
Red Cross Holds Blood Drive for 9/11 Anniversary
Thursday, of all days, is a day to feel patriotic.
Local Celebrities Gather for Moonlight & Magnolias Event
Saturday night, some local celebrities danced for a good cause.
Sickle Cell Awareness Month Begins
Sickle cell anemia affects as many as 70,000 people in the United States.