As many states around the country are under shelter-in-place orders, many residents in Mississippi want to take the same measures. A shelter-in-place petition is circulating with the goal of reaching 10,000 signatures to officially issue a state-wide shelter in place…
Now more than ever it is important to be a good neighbor. Health officials are asking that you stay home and avoid contact with others unless you absolutely need to go out to places like the grocery store. For older…
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…
As of today, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 39 cases of Coronavirus in Jackson County, including that of a Singing River Health System physician. Healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are continuously working to…
Following a meeting with the Board of Alderman on Friday, the City of Moss Point has issued a curfew and shelter-in-place order that is now in effect. Mayor Mario King says the city-wide curfew runs from 11 p.m. to 6…
Two Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System employees at the Biloxi VA tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. The individuals are currently in home isolation mitigating further risk of transmission to other patients and staff. The Gulf Coast Veterans Health…
Three Biloxi firefighters have tested positive for Coronavirus. The first two employees to receive positive tests are in their mid-40s to mid-50s and received the positive results Friday. A third firefighter learned he had positive results Saturday. Biloxi Fire Chief…
Three more employees tested positive for the Coronavirus at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, making the total there now at seven. The first case of COVID-19 at Ingalls was announced March 22nd. All shipbuilders who worked near these individuals or those…
The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting 89 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi as of Monday, March 30. The new cases were identified by testing from the state Public Health Laboratory and private testing providers. Two new deaths have…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Local law enforcement agencies are keeping an eye on Harrison County beaches to make sure people are following current guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Biloxi Police Department has stepped up its officer patrols…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — Louisiana's governor says his orders closing many businesses and keeping people home ‘may well’ have to be extended past April 13. Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke as the numbers of Louisiana residents sickened by and dying…
Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, announced today that the grocer will extend shopping hours on Monday and Tuesday to add a special shopping hour from 8–9…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported Sunday morning that the state has 95 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 758 confirmed cases. In addition, another person has died, bringing the state total to 14. Numbers are current…
The Mississippi Department of Health Services reported Saturday morning that 13 people have died as a result of contracting COVID-19. The numbers were updated as of 6 p.m. Friday. State health officials are updating once a day. There are 663…
Biloxi, Miss.(WXXV)-Mrs. Louvenia McDonald turns 100 years old. But in light of the Coronavirus outbreak her celebration had to be a little different. News 25's Victoria Bailey explains. The lady you see before you is because of miss Lou. Mrs.…
Kiln, Miss.(WXXV)-With the store shelves bare of cleaners, sprays and sanitizers the lazy magnolia brewery is lending a helping hand. As the Coronavirus cases continue to climb in the magnolia state the brewery is making hand sanitizer. The sanitizer is…
Edgewater Mall announced Friday that due to COVID-19, the mall will close at the end of business Sunday, March 29. The mall will tentatively reopen April 13. Some stores will remain open for business, but there will be no access…
Coast Transit Authority will begin restricting trips on its fixed-route bus service to those that are for essential travel only. In a statement released Friday, CTA officials said the bus service is seeing a "significant amount of passengers that are…
A physician at Singing River Health System has tested positive for coronavirus, the hospital confirmed. Sun Herald reporter Mary Perez first reported the news on SunHerald.com. SRHS CEO Lee Bond told the Sun Herald that the doctor is over age…
Gulfport, Mississippi – March 276, 2020 --Today, Gulfport Behavioral Health System announced the opening of its Stress and Anxiety Hotline. Currently the only local HOTLINE of its type on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, it will operate 24/7 through the COVID-19…
Shopping areas typically packed with spring breakers this time of year - now stark as evidenced by near barren parking lots but there is a ray of hope as it appears congress will likely take the final steps in passing…
Jackson, Miss. – The Mississippi Legislature will delay reconvening the 2020 Legislative session beyond Wednesday, April 1, by agreement of Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn. The Legislature adjourned its 125-day Session temporarily on Wednesday,…
Singing River Health System has tested 418 individuals for COVID-19 from the beginning of this outbreak through the end-of-day, Wednesday. SRHS providers have taken more than 4,000 calls on the Singing River Coronavirus Hotline since they started tracking the calls,…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press Mississippi's education leaders moved to ease the way for seniors to graduate and third graders to move on to fourth grade in the face of closed schools. The state Board of Education voted last week…
