(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 88 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 2,003. MSDH is also confirming 8 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
The CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. CDC also advises the use of simple cloth face coverings…
As the Coronavirus pandemic rages on, the federal government is lending small businesses a helping hand. The ‘Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security’ Act or CARES Act continues to offer support to those impacted by COVID-19. “The CARES Act created…
Due to COVID-19 and the newly regulated shelter-in-place order, the Humane Society of South Mississippi has made some major changes. The adoption, foster, and thrift departments at HSSM are all temporarily closed. All other departments, including pet resources and lost…
Today Governor Tate Reeves held another briefing this afternoon, addressing that MEMA launched a new website to help Mississippi businesses. The Mississippi Business Emergency Operations Center is to help Mississippi businesses to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural…
While students on the Coast have been adjusting to their new education routines, their teachers have missed them dearly. The faculty and staff at West Harrison High School created a cute video for their kids. A few educators made a…
Local schools have been using online and at home learning due to Coronavirus concerns, but many are wondering when the students will go back to a physical classroom? Today, News 25 spoke with Harrison County Superintendent Roy Gill who says…
WXXV FOX 25 will air a live virtual town hall meeting with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Thursday, April 9th at 7 p.m. The governor will address the statewide response to the Coronavirus outbreak and will be joined by Mississippi’s…
PEARL, Miss. – On April 5, 2020 Mississippi’s Major Disaster Declaration was approved by President Trump. This request covers all counties for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). At this time 142 entities within the state of Mississippi have applied for Public Assistance. During…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 177 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,915. MSDH is also confirming 8 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
Governor Tate Reeves held another press conference this afternoon regarding the public health crisis unfolding across the country. Reeves also touched on the unemployment claims that increased to 3,000 percent in Mississippi. Governor Reeves said Camp Shelby is being outfitted…
If you insure your car through Allstate you may be seeing a refund. Allstate says it will return $600 million in auto insurance premiums to customers under stay-at-home orders. Many Americans are driving less due to the orders to flatten…
Biloxi Police are seeing a rise in scams during the coronovirus pandemic and want the public to beware. "There have been several email scams that have been identified where it appears that the information is coming from the CDC," Biloxi…
Gun sales are on the rise as Coronavirus concerns continue to spread. In many states, gun dealers were included in orders for shutting down business. Here in Mississippi, gun stores are still considered an essential business. At Dad’s Super Pawn…
PEARL, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency encourages Mississippians to wear face masks while in public to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings…
As COVID-19 continues to impact our state, services such as animal shelters continue to make adjustments to their operations. Over at the Jackson County Animal Shelter, they currently are unable to take in animals except in emergency cases as a…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced his request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government has been approved. The declaration makes available additional federal assets and resources to aid Mississippi's COVID-19 response. Governor Reeves sent a letter to President…
In an effort to help those hit hard by the Coronavirus, students at Mississippi State University are making sure hundreds of ventilators can last longer. Students at the High Voltage Lab will upgrade ventilators with a switch that can go…
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Johnson’s office says Johnson is conscious and…
We got our first look this weekend at beaches along the Mississippi Coast after they were shut down for the state’s stay-at-home order that took effect Friday evening. In Ocean Springs and Gulfport, people listened to signs and stickers placed…
Drive-thru testing is now available in Moss Point today for those at high risk of contracting Coronavirus. The testing is a collaboration between the Mississippi State Department of Health, MEMA, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Testing collections are…
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic claimed its youngest victim yet in Louisiana on Monday - a baby born prematurely after her mother contracted the disease and was put on a ventilator. East…
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the new coronavirus. It's believed to be the first infection in an animal in the U.S. and…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 100 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,738. MSDH is also confirming 8 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
