Holiday surprise in D’Iberville
For the Goss family, this holiday season was one of joy and one of sorrow. The family lost one of their seven children three months ago. However, a group of good Samaritans wanted to make sure that they had a…
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Feed the Needy on Christmas Day
Christmas Day was a day of giving back for many. Gulf Coast Public Safety has fed the needy for the past 28 years on holidays. Monday it was time they continue the tradition. Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Long Beach, and Pass…
Officers give back
Today, a pair of siblings woke up to find their bikes had been stolen, but their holiday season will remain cheerful thanks to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department. “We felt really scared because usually it happens to other people and…
Feed My Sheep Christmas Meal
Today, Feed My Sheep prepared a special Christmas meal.
Coast mayors ringing the bell in South Mississippi
Mayors across the Coast are braving the winter weather today to raise money with the Salvation Army. The mayors in Ocean Springs, Moss Point, and Pass Christian will all be ringing today, along with Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes. News 25…
Sweaters for Veterans
It is the season of giving and Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Homes did just that for our veterans at the Biloxi VA. Since the beginning of Veterans day, the funeral home began collecting sweaters, jackets, and coats for veterans to provide…
Christmas gift drive for South Mississippi Child Advocacy Center
The Child Advocacy Center in Gulfport aims to offer a glimpse of hope in the midst of darkness for children and families dealing with child abuse. The center is currently in the process of transforming its office into a winter…
Giving Tuesday: Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast
Thanksgiving may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean people are done with the spirit of giving. After the Black Friday lines disappear and the shipments for Cyber Monday are confirmed, organizations like The Boys and Girls Club of the…
Toy Drive in Gulfport
The Mississippi Rainbow Center is helping to make a little child’s Christmas a little brighter. They hosted a toy drive at the Courthouse Pier on Saturday and they plan to host two more next weekend. You can drop off a…
The Asgard Motorcycle Club Toy Ride
More than seven hundred motorcyclists joined forces Sunday to try and make every child’s Christmas special. The Asgard Motorcycle Club has hosted the Toy Ride for the past 33 years. They join forces with other clubs and riders for a…
Operation Sweaters for Veterans
On November 11, our nation shows appreciation to our veterans for the service they exhibit. In an effort to carry this mission out, Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home has teamed up with Veterans and Family Memorial Care to implement Operation Sweaters…
Seashore Mission feeds the homeless
Seashore Mission in Biloxi did their part in giving back and helping feed the homeless this Thanksgiving holiday. The shelter cooked up a hearty meal with turkey, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and much more with dessert to follow to…
Feeding the needy in Harrison County
As families gathered around the table across America Thursday to give thanks, the citizens of Harrison County hit the streets all to make sure no one missed out on Thanksgiving. Thursday morning at the Lyman Community Center in Orange Grove,…
Kids in need get a holiday shopping spree
Although tomorrow is Thanksgiving, some already have Christmas in mind. Thanks to an annual initiative called Visions of Sugar Plums, a group of less fortunate kids from Jackson County are getting a much sweeter holiday this year. Seven-year-old Xanti Clanton…
Homeless families enjoy a free Thanksgiving
Everyone deserves a full stomach this Thanksgiving holiday including the less fortunate. A group of homeless and families-in-need got to enjoy a nice plate of hot holiday food in Pascagoula this afternoon. The free meal is an annual event put…
Gulf Coast Rescue Mission prepares for Thanksgiving
Getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday and meal can take hours, even days, especially if you are cooking for hundreds of guests. That’s just what the Gulf Coast Rescue Mission in Biloxi is doing. Those with the Gulf Coast Rescue…
A Golden Basket Thanksgiving
USM Gulf Park campus is getting ready for Thanksgiving Day as well with their annual Golden Basket Thanksgiving Drive. Students in the Bachelors of Social Work Club are presenting Thanksgiving Golden Baskets to 25 needy families across the Gulf Coast.…
D’Iberville students help out Harvey victims
Students with the D’Iberville High School yearbook staff put together a community project to help students affected by Hurricane Harvey. They adopted a different staff in Texas called the West Orange Stark High School. The care packages consisted of candy,…
Feeding the homeless
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Biloxi and Back Bay Mission joined forces today to provide the homeless on the Gulf Coast a warm Thanksgiving meal. Men and women lined up outside Back Bay Mission as they eagerly waited for the…
Big donation from Merit Health kept in community
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…
Donate to Feed my Sheep
We’re just over a week away from the Thanksgiving holiday. While the holiday is set aside as a time to be thankful for what we have, one local organization is providing for those who have nothing. Feed my Sheep, a…
Thousands of homemade holiday cards in route
Thousands of Christmas cards homemade by a local minister are on the way to first responders and military serving overseas. Minister Darlene Carroll of Biloxi has been filling boxes of handwritten cards since January. Heartwarming moments were shared as the…
Honoring Sophia Myers’ birthday
Today would have been Sophia Myers’ eighth birthday. In honor of her birthday, the Ocean Springs Lion’s Club put together the All Creatures Big and Small pet and food supply drive. News 25’s Taylor Rubach has more on the donation…
Giving back: Operation Care Package
Last year, News 25 brought you a story about Darlene Carroll, a local minister who sent thousands of hand-signed Christmas cards to first responders and military serving overseas. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. News 25’s Payton Malone shows…