giving back

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…

Fish fry and silent auction to support local man

St. Martin Community Center was filled with orange t-shirts Sunday morning. People wore orange at the fish fry and silent auction in support of Jeremy Forehand who was diagnosed with renal cancer in May. Forehand graduated from D’Iberville High School…

Santa Claus is coming to town

With December fast approaching, Christmas is right around the corner. The Salvation Army is doing the most good this Christmas season. On November 18th at 11, Santa Claus is coming to the Edgewater Mall in Biloxi. The Salvation Army will…

Lizana Elementary students provide Thanksgiving meals

With the holidays right around the corner, a local elementary school wants to make sure everyone has a Thanksgiving meal. Students at Lizana Elementary School are having their seventh annual food drive. Each grade is competing to see who can…

Second annual Five Course Feast at Beau Rivage

How about a five course feast made for you by your own mayor? Five Coast mayors and five top chiefs are teaming up with Extra Table for the second annual Five Course Feast at the Beau Rivage to fight against…

New Life Disaster Relief prepares for missions

New Life Disaster Relief is back from helping hurricane victims in Texas, but their work in helping communities in need is far from over. Today, it was the volunteer organization that needed some help. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson takes us…

Flowers for Sophia

The D’Iberville Middle School student council will hold a ‘Flowers for Sophia Myers’ fundraiser during the school’s Cruisin’ kick-off event this Friday, rallying behind an Ocean Springs girl who is battling cancer. Students can purchase and decorate a paper flower…

Long Beach Fire Department gives back

With at least half a dozen major hurricane landfalls in the United State over the last two months, the recovery process could take years. News 25’s Tanner Stewart joined a group of local first responders today as they prepare to…

South Mississippi Papa John’s help out Texas

Papa John’s in South Mississippi and the Biloxi Police Department are partnering to collect items for Beaumont first responders and their families. Beaumont, Texas sustained over 47 inches of rainfall and a widespread of flooding that lasted for several weeks…

Biloxi firefighters head to Rockport

Hurricane Harvey is gone, but the damage remains in several cities in Texas. News 25’s Laurene Callander caught up with members of the Biloxi Fire Department who hit the road to Rockport this morning to lend a helping hand to…

Supplies from Waveland headed to Beaumont

An 18-wheeler packed full of donations and supplies is set to head out to Beaumont, Texas for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Infinity AP in Waveland began collecting donations from the community earlier this month and their goal was to be…

Relief efforts in Texas

A crew with the Biloxi Fire Department is on the road to Rockport to get a head start in relief efforts in Texas. Recruits packed the trailer alongside the two men traveling to Rockport with 12 mattresses, a refrigerator, tent,…