Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, one St. Martin High School student has volunteered his time to help others and that’s just what he did tonight. The life of a high school senior can be a very busy one, but for St.…
Students are doing their part to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic by giving blood. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is at the St. Martin Community Center with more.
The Blood Center supplies local hospitals in southeast Louisiana and South Mississippi. They are asking for donors of all blood types to donate but have an urgent need for type O. At the Blood Center in Gautier, they are hosting…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV) — The Blood Center in Gautier is holding a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2020. To donate blood, you must schedule a time online at https://www.thebloodcenter.org/. The Blood Center is licensed…
There’s been an overwhelming outpouring of support for today’s first ever Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive. Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen devoted most of his life to public service, working decades as a policeman. While his watch ended in the…
Would you like to be a part of something bigger than yourself while honoring the memory of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen? You can do just that at the first-ever Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive in Biloxi tomorrow. On Tuesday…
Today, the American Red Cross held a blood drive in Ocean Springs in honor of seven-year-old Ansley Gilich, the granddaughter of Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich. Back in March, Ansley was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute lymphoblastic leukemia which requires multiple…
New Orleans, LA. – Effective Tuesday June 2nd, The Blood Center (TBC) will begin testing all donors/donations for COVID-19 antibodies. This free service will inform the donor if they carry the COVID-19 antibody, which will indicate whether the individual has…
Over the last few weeks the American Red Cross has lost hundreds of thousands of blood donations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Red Cross is now in desperate need of blood and officials say they are taking extra precautions…
Growing concerns about the Coronavirus in our state also means the need for blood will be even more crucial. That is why the Blood Center needs help with blood donations. There will be donation locations set up in South Mississippi…
As Coronavirus fears sweep the nation, hospitals and other medical facilities are taking steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the scare has left the country with a blood shortage. The American Red Cross is facing a blood…
Students at Pascagoula High School teamed up with the Blood Center for a blood drive on campus today. Students also lined up to give blood to support and help a fellow classmate who is battling leukemia. This is the second…
The American Red Cross currently has a critical need for blood donors of all blood types — especially type O — and platelet donors to make an appointment now to give and help replenish the blood supply after the holiday…
An event taking place in Gulfport is a way for people to give back by giving the gift of blood. The Blood Center’s Bloodmobile is set up at Rouses in Gulfport today for a holiday blood drive. All blood types…
It’s a busy time for all this holiday season, but it’s still an important time to give blood. According to The Blood Center, an increase in elective surgeries and traffic related accidents in the winter bring about a need for…
Vampires, ghouls, and goblins will be on the lookout for your blood October 25th at ‘Terror on the Coast.’ No they aren’t going to drink your blood, but donate it to save lives. ‘Terror on the Coast’ is teaming up…
Some people rolled up their sleeves today in Gulfport to help the Red Cross save lives across the nation. The Red Cross set up a mobile blood drive center next to Chick-Fil-A on Highway 49 for five hours, allowing residents…
Statistics show that someone in the world needs a blood transfusion every two seconds. It’s World Blood Donor Day and because of the growing need for blood donations the City of Diamondhead hosted a community blood drive today. The event…
Availability of type-o blood is at an all-time low. Every three seconds someone needs blood. The Blood Center needs your help as they extend their hours and add more blood drives going into the Easter weekend. The Blood Center needs…
Residents along the East Coast continue clean up from Hurricane Florence and now the American Red Cross is asking for more than monetary donations. Over the next several weeks, there will be blood drives held across the Gulf Coast after…
The 13th annual Hurricane Katrina Memorial Blood Drive kicked off today at Edgewater Mall. The event, put on by the American Red Cross, started in 2005, days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in South Mississippi. Dozens of people showed up…
The 13th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina devastating South Mississippi is just days away. Since 2005 the American Red Cross has hosted the Hurricane Katrina Memorial Blood Drive. This Tuesday and Wednesday, August 28th and 29th, you can head over to…
The Blood Center hosted a community blood drive today at Walmart on Bienville in Ocean Springs. The Blood Center is a nonprofit organization that supplies blood and blood products to hospitals throughout the Gulf Coast. With a demand to supply…
As the summer begins to wind down, the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center hosted a blood drive in Gulfport. The summer months are the hardest months for the Blood Center to get blood. They are the most crucial because school is…