BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi businessman has donated land once intended for a casino site to a local nonprofit. Chris Ferrara came close to developing a casino years ago in east Biloxi, but has now donated the 30-acre property…
IP Casino Resort Spa continues its long-standing record of charitable giving, donating a total of $839,000 to local charities and organizations to date in 2021. IP Casino Resort Spa and Boyd Gaming are dedicated to giving back to the communities we…
MGCCC is one of 286 organizations to receive a donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, as announced in her Medium blog post earlier today, “Seeding by Ceding.” The donation of $20 million is the largest gift in the college’s history. “This…
A collection of 50 pieces of African American artwork are now housed at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, thanks to a donation by collector Gordon W. Bailey. Bailey, who lives in Los Angeles, said he was honoring the…
The Brown Condor Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum depends on donations to keep up and running. As we reported recently, a steady flow of anonymous donations keep landing in the hands of those who operate the Gulfport museum.…
What started off as just a Facebook post turned into a huge community effort bringing in over $30,000 worth of school supplies to teachers in Harrison and Hancock counties. Theses supplies were divided up and brought to schools where they…
GULFPORT, Miss. — The AT&T Foundation is donating $15,000 to Feeding the Gulf Coast in Gulfport to support those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The contribution will be used to help provide meals for children, families and seniors along…
(WXXV) — Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that Sherwin Williams, a leading American manufacturer of paints, has donated 5,000 3M N95 masks to first responders across Mississippi. The masks are being distributed through First Responders of Mississippi (FROM), a non-profit…
With casinos closed all across the Coast, the Beau Rivage is giving back to local organizations in the form of food. The Beau has partnered up with local food banks to donate perishable food they have on property to those…
Taylor Swift is donating a million dollars to help with tornado recovery in Tennessee. The singer says Nashville is her home and the losses in the state are devastating to her. Twenty-four people were killed and hundreds of buildings are…
Wells Fargo representatives were in Biloxi today to present one organization with a big gift. Community and education leaders were on hand at the Lopez School for the presentation of an $80,000 check to Biloxi’s Excel by 5 organization. The…
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport has saved the lives of thousands of sea turtles, but now they need your help. Dr. Mystera Samuelson said, “So, he has been with us for about a year. He came in…
Harrah’s Gulf Coast and Caesar’s Foundation are paving the way for more renovations in the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. Today, they presented $10,000 to support renovations in the facility's history hotel exhibit. The History Hotel is a hands-on role playing…
The Mississippi Center for Autism has been helping people on the Coast since 2005. Today, they received a little bit of help from a local bank. Merchant & Marine Bank presented a $1,400 check to the Mississippi Center for Autism…
Merchants and Marine Bank will present a donation to the Mississippi Center for Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities (MCARDD) at 4 p.m. this afternoon at their Autism Center. The Center says they are very grateful to their community neighbors for…
The Harrison County School District gets a big surprise! Mississippi Gulf Coast resident Mr. Darrell Saucier passed away in April and chose the Harrison County School District to be the beneficiary of his life savings. That’s a total of more…
Yesterday, News 25 told you about a local day center for the homeless that needed help to service their nine air cooling units. After seeing this story on WXXV, a viewer donated a check to the Seashore Mission in Biloxi…
With Christmas just a little over a week away, the Salvation Army is still in need of more bell ringers. They are seeking volunteers and donations. All donations made will help the Gulf Coast area. Donations made online also stay…
News 25's Hank Davis interviews Steven Broussard about the Biloxi Doll And Toy Fund Donation Drive happening though out the month of January. For more information please visit Redbasket.org
Thousands of dollars are now in the hands of local non-profit organizations and local college programs thanks to Merit Health in Biloxi. Over $75,000 was donated to help health, science, and medical programs offered at local colleges and over $270,000…
News 25’s Kristen Durand interviews Sgt. Josh Bromen about the help effort to relive Hurricane victims in Texas.
Cancer patients in need are getting some extra help thanks to a big donation in memory of a man who recently lost his life. A check presentation to Gulfport Memorial Hospital Foundation was made in memory of Rick Amos who…
Winn Dixie is doing a special celebration this Independence Day and donating 100 percent of their profits to the Hope for the Warriors nonprofit organization. Hope for the Warriors provides services to veterans as well as their families including clinical…
News 25's interviews Valerie Kattz and James Steele about the Spring Cleaning Donation Drive to support the Humane Society of South Mississippi.